The New England magazine . Sergeant-at-Arms Casson, House of Repre-sentatives Sergeant-at-Arms Daniel N. Ransdell,U. S. Senate childhoods Christmas-time friend. , after long and stormy service,has passed off the stage; that is, he was de-feated for renomination and is now supposedto be living in Athens as a private is not thought in Washington that he hasactually retired, because it cannot be be-lieved that General Grosvenor could existfor any length of time out of public life anymore than a fish could live all summer outof water. However that may be, this rugged,cross-f


The New England magazine . Sergeant-at-Arms Casson, House of Repre-sentatives Sergeant-at-Arms Daniel N. Ransdell,U. S. Senate childhoods Christmas-time friend. , after long and stormy service,has passed off the stage; that is, he was de-feated for renomination and is now supposedto be living in Athens as a private is not thought in Washington that he hasactually retired, because it cannot be be-lieved that General Grosvenor could existfor any length of time out of public life anymore than a fish could live all summer outof water. However that may be, this rugged,cross-fire debater who was under cross-firehimself much of the time during his longcongressional career, will be absent fromthe floor of the House when the new Con-gress meets, and it will be necessary to fillhis place on the Committee on Rules. What-ever General Grosvenors shortcomings, itis plain that the Republicans will find ithard to fill the particular place which heheld so long and so effectively, looking atthe matter from


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