The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-22

million dollars upward, and he has In
all probability twice as much as any
other of the candidates. Allison is said
to be worth 100000, Hawley is we'll
TODD, and ingalls, is poor enough TO
have felt the loss caused by the burn
ing of his Atchison home. Evarts has
laid away considerable from bis legal
earnings. Frank HiscOck made some
money and married more. Edmunds
has the Yankee thrift added to his
money-making ability, and his posses
sions are such that he will not come to |
want. Cullom is by no means well Oh,
and doubt whether he has much more |
than his salary, and as to Lincoln, he
received a number of times SlO,OOO
from his fathers estate, and he has
big law practice. Ben Harrison is not
a rich man. though he is well-to-do.
and the same may be said OF Gresham.
Nearly all of the Senatorial candl-
dates have been lawyers. Eyarts can
make from S25. 900 to $4,000 year at
the law. FRANK Hiscock, born at Pom
pey, practised law at Tully, and Cullom
was making money at the law In
Springfield when he got into politics
and reduced his income. Edmunas Is
Ill 20 ,,,oI-a G,a tipooc &c much at the
law as he gets salary as a senator, and
Sherman is a good lawyer, though he
does not practice it. He has no con-
nection with law firm, though he was
a good collection lawyer as youth.
Allison is, understand, still connected
with his legal firm. Hawley is an edl-
tor who edits paper at Hartford.
There are no bachelors among these
candidates, though Allison is widower
and Hawley has his second wife. Sher-
man, Edmunds, HiscOck, Cullom and
Evarts all married when they were
young and their wives live here with
them and are among the accomplished
women of Washington society. Ores
ham has a wife and two children. Bob
Lincoln has three children, one OF
whom is named Abraham. Edmunds
has several children and Frank His
cock has grown-up sons. Ingalls, has
number of children and CullOm has one
daughter here with him and another
who is married and living at Spring
field.
The Republican presidential candi-
dates are, as rule, self-made men.
Sherman's father was a judge, but he
died young, left large family and not
much 10 keep it. John Sherman
worked as a surveyor on the canal, and
lie considered himself happy as young
lawyer when lie could save $500 year.
CUllom was farmers boy, and those
rough, angular hands of his could shuck
corn faster than any man in his county
Edmunds made some of his first money
in law office, and ingalls,: when he
reached manhood, started West with a
very thick OvercOat and very thin
pOcketboOk. Gresham's father was a
sheriff. Ben HarriSOn'S was a mem
Der of congress. Bob Lincoln is rum
ming somewhat on his fathers reputa-
ton, and President Cleveland's father
was a preacher.
Nearly all of the senatorial candi-
dates have had good educdtiOnS. John
Sherman went to school at an academy
before he became a surveyor, and he
had completed his studies up to what
would be called the sophomore year Of
a college class. Allison was educated
at Hudson, o., near Cleveland, and
Hawley went to school at Hamilton
College, New York. Ingalls, graduated
at Williams College, Massachusetts,
and he made such 4 fiery speech on
graduation that his diploma was with
held from him for some time. He was
at school at the same time that Gar
field was at this college, and the de-
ceased president does not number In
gals among his hero wOrshippers.
| CullOm had a university education.
IiscOck was well educated and VIM.
NJ. Evarts was in the same class at
Yale as Chief Justice Waite. Ed
munds was educated by private tutor
and as for Bob Lincoln, he went to
Harvard. Ben Harrison got his school
ing at Oxford, o.
Evarts is the oldest of the Republi-
can presidential candidates. He was
seventy on the 9th of February. Sher-
man is sixty-fve, Allison is fifty-nine,
Hawley siXty-twO, Edmunds sixty, and
CullOm fifty-nine. though his hair is
still black. Frank Hiscock is the
Youngest presidential candidate of the
senate. He was fifty-four last Septem-
Der. ingalls, comes next to him, at
iifty-fve, and the youngest Republican
spoken of for the presidency is not in
the senate, but is acting as an insur-
ance lawyer at Chicago. His name is
Robert L. Lincoln, and his age is
about fOrty-four. Gresham and Har-