Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-06
OUR NEW SENATORS.
Gossip and Story About Seventeen
Amateur Statesmen.
PEN PICTURES -FACRIlOUS FACTS.
Bssss's Successor caIifornla's Million
aire-Queos War Espersencs--rrby
aud Chiltoa-Davi6son and white.


strange TO the people Half of its men,
bers have not been in Office more than two
years. and there are sixteen senators who
take their seats ia the chamber for the
first time. The old men Of the Million
aires Club are passing away. There Is not
enough white bair left in the body to
stuff q pin-cushion, and most of the new
senators are under fifty Many OF them
are poor. many Of them have strange his
tories, and altogether they form most IN
teresting set Of congressional curlosities'
TWO SENATORIAL BADIEs.
Some Of the brightest of the young men
come from the West, and two OF these are
30 young that they are hardly out OF their
short clothes. Dubois of Idaho and Hans
hrou9h Of Dakota are the babies OF the
Senate. IL Is all Dubois can do TO raise q
moustaohe. and Hansbrough does not LOOK
90 be over thirty. still both Of them have
been IN the House, and Hansbrough was
editing paper ut DEVILS Lake when the
State OF North Dakota was admitted, and
he became Its first congressman. Both
Dubois and Hsnsbrough were born IN lii
nois. Hansbrough's parents were poor
and he got his education in the printing
Office. He left Illinois after learning nus
trade and went to California. Ihere ms
published daily at San Jose and worked
for a time on the San Francisco Chrofnce.
He was news editor of the Chronicle IN 1879
and left il to GO TO Wisconsin ana edlt the
Bsraboo Buletia From Wisconsin he went
20 North Dakota about nine years ago ana
he comes to the Senate as the successor OF
Gil Pierce. He is q straight, clean-cut;
rosy-cheeked young man, with req
mousiache. which looks for all the world
like that Of Dan Lamont. He weighs about
a hundred and City pounds, has good al,
dress, and is fair type OF the pTactica,ii
Young businessman OF the west. lie sun
owns his paper at Devils Lake and varies
his congressional work by writing edlto-
rials for it.
Dubois is a younger man than Hans
brough. He weighs twenty. pounds less
and ne is brunette. while Hansbrough Is
a strawberry blonde. Dubois's parents
were well to do, and no received good
education. He went 10 school at lale ana
he was there noted as an athlete as wen
n O student. For tour years he was the
catcher of the baseball nine OF his class;
His ambition grew with his muscles, and
after his graduation he found Illinois TOO
small for him aud he moved to ldah9. lie
put his muscle into politics. ana during
his first congressional campaign he SPOKE
in every settlement in Idaho travelling
over its sc 900 square miles OF mountainous
and being at times nearly q month away
from the railroad. His indefatigable energy
enabled him TO beat the older politicians
of the State. and this will make him one
Of the hard workers of the Senate. he IS
an unpretentious man and his chief plea,
sure is in his work. He is bachelor, ana
lives very quietly at Washington, appa-
rently caring nothing for society.
TWO Ex-RKPREsESTATIyEs.
Senators Blair Of New Hampshire and
Hearst of California are succeeded by TWO
men who served together in the House OF
Representatives. These are DR.. Jacob
Gallinger and Mr.. Charles FELTON,.
Gallingor is bright-eyed, black-mous-
tached. semi-bald little man, whose frame
Is packed full Of nervous activity. lie Is
a smart politician. ready speaker, and
cordial hatred exists between himself and
his colleague, Senator Chandler. He be-
Can life poor and has been printer, an
editor. and a doctor. He has made money
in all his trades and professions, and he Is
now a well-to-do man for New Hampshire.
Mr.. Charles FELTON, also started life with
nothing, and he is now q rich man IN that
state az rich men-California. This means
that mo is a millionaire. He owns mining
stocks. railroad stocks and bonds, and he
owns the water-works of one OF the best
suburban towns near San Francisco. lie
ia very modest with all his millions, and he
Is one of the most earnest and practical
mon in Congress. The newspapers not
long ago put him down as worth Slo,OO0,-
600. happened to be with MN When ne
saw this report, and he was by no means
pleased with it. 1.-The newspaper reports.
said he, always over-estimate the wealth
of public man. never maze
money so fast in my life as since
/ came TO Congress. NV, actual
wealth has not increased. but the news
papers have made me out many mlillons
richer than / am" There Is no DOUBT,
however. but that FELTON, ia worth several
million dollars. He was born in New York
. and at seventeen went 70 California TO
yOske his fortune. He studied law, triedd
ono case, and then dropped the law and
went 10 business. lie has never been q
candidate for office and his political
honors have been thrust upon him. lie
does not think much of congressional
methods and says he will not remain IN
the Senate without be can do something,
Senator FELTON, Is now nearly nifty years
old. lie is o well-dressed man OF ABOUT
Ave feet six and he weighs lust 100 pounds
He is noted for his good fellowship and his
sterling business qualities. lie IS mar
OF ideas and can make O speech which wal
hold the attention of the galleries.
SENATORS BRIcE AND HILL.
Nextt IN FELTON, the richest man OF the
new members Is probably Cal. Brlce, who
represents Ohio but lives IN New YORK
Rrice's fortune, however, is specializing
one and he is engaged inso many thlngs
that he does not know himself just how
rich he is. knew him when he was worth
hundred thousand dollars less than no.
thing, and this was only about ten years
ago. Governor Foster, who Is now Secre,
terv of the Treasury, was then the Chief
Executive OF Ohio, and Brice and he were
building the Ohio Central railroad. They
finished IL. but don't think it paid until
they ran il into the coal-helds. Then the
stock took turn and Brice was able Il
nav his debts and TO clear moro than
hundred thousand dollars. He next made
big fortune out of the Nickel-Plate ran
road, and his friends say ne mas Deer
/. making money ever since. lie mas always
dealt in big ventures, and once OF twice
has been very close 10 the ragged edge Of
failure but has pulled through, Brict
comes from Lima, o., and he does not loof
tiay older now than he did ten years ago
He is in his forties and IS full OF energy
He is a man Of medium height, well-puht
but rather angular. and ne looks NOR NOR
like Westerner than u railroad specula
tor. He has reddish-brown beard. very
large nose, and his eyes are as blue as TN
skies of Italy. He is a man OF consldera
bic culture and he spends great part o
his surplus in fine books. bric-a-brac, ant
pictures. Hepaid q quarter OF million
dollars for his house on Murray Hill, New
York, aud he will probably entertain ex
tensively at Washington after be has beef
here long enough to get into tho swim
He has q very bright wife. who is largel
interested ia charitable work and VIII
will have good chance 20 exercise thu
part OF her character at Washington. whiel
Is to large extent city Of beggars.
Senator David II. Hill has selected hi
winter quarters at Washington. He wi
live Just over where Charles Sumner use
10 hold forth ana Just across the stree
from where President Madison lived afte
he left the White House. HIS quarters ar
bachelor ones and his hotel is the Airing
ton. Hill Will DO one OF the great charaC
ters Of the Senate. The discussion of hin
|. asa presidential possibility and his pos
ton as Governor Of New York have 70
the past Ave years made him one of til
leading figures OF the Democratic part,
aud the people will expect more from Lin
as a senator THAI they viii probably gel
Men who have great regulations bt
fore they get to the Senate ofte
fail there because they do nc
come up 10 public expectations, and Hill
will have to be genius 20 make grea
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