hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt tə ðə fˈɪftisˈɛkənd ænd fˈɪftiθˈɜːd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third United States Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895).