Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-31

I.MJ V/NM Senator Colquitt had
ANl>SA not quite reached
tlENSA the point of three
SNSAE score and ten years
TX @' fo- his SEVENTEEN
birthday would not
have occurred until the 10th of April next.
Yet he has been classed generally as one
of the 'old men" of the Senate, particular
ly since his stroke of paralysis some
months ago, which aged him very much.
Senatorial ages by the way, are full of
curious statistics. They range all the way
from forty to eighty-four years, Senator
Morrill,, at the latter age, being more than
twice as old as Senators Kyle and Irby.
the youngsters at the forty mark. Count
ing Senator Colquitt. eight of the members
of the Senate had passed the line of
seventy, six of them beirg democrats and
two republicans.
The latter are Senators Morrill, at eighty
four, and Sherman. at seventy-cne. The
democrats are Palmer at seventy-scven,
Harris at seventysiX, Pugh at seventy
four, Hunton at seventy-one, and Morgan
and Colquitt at seventy. The age of Sem
ator Harris is not given in the Congress
sional Directory. In fact, he rather pr!des
himself upon this omission, and his actual
term of years has been somewhat of a
problem for long time. In appea rance he
is well qualified TO be called the grand
father of the Senate, as he looks quite a.
old. If not older. than Mr.. Morrill,. His age
however, is given without question in
Appleton's Biographical Encyclopedia
whence other omissions m the directory
have been supplied. Senator's Bate, Gibson.
Pasco, Squire and Turpie refuse to give
their ages officially. but the encyclopedia
gives Mr.. Pasco's age as sixty. and that
of Mr.. Turpie as sixty-fve Thus il will
be seen that some Senators are as. tender
as traditional women on the subject of
periods of existence.
The Majority Over sixty
The average senatorial age IS a 1rac-
ton short of fifty-nine years Senators
enter the upper house at all ages, but more
OF them, ii is said, come into that body be
tween fifty and sixty. There are at pres
ent more in the sixties than in any other
decade OF life. there being sixteen republi-
cans and fifteen democrats, so far as the
records show. in the sixties, TO thirteen re-
publicans and fourteen democrats in the
nIues' whlle there are seven republicans
ana eight democrats in the last division
at forty years. Vermont, Alabama and
Illinois are the star states in point of the
ages of their senatorial representatives
Vermont leads with a total of La wears
Alabama follows with IA, and Illinois has
of the line are South Carolina with ninety-
six years upon her senatorial shoulders
California with but ninety-six. while Soutb
Dakota, a mere youth in the nation. and a
Nertaple infant in arms in senatorial
statistics has a total of but eicbtv-Six
years, barely more than the age of the old
est Senator
The states of Florida. Pennsylvania Ore
gcn and Delaware are. curiouslv enough
provided with Senators evenly balanced as
TO ages. Thus Messrs. Gray and HiCgins
who are now bewailing the blighting of the
peach crop, each furnishes fifty-fol5r yasTS
to Delaware's total Senators Mitchell ana
Dolph have passed fifty-nine wears al least
though the former is classed as Oregon's
senior Senator.
Florida's Senator's, Pasco and Can ara
sixty years each. and Pcrnsylvania's onav
ana cameron, are siX-y-one Don Cameron
by the way, is much older man than he
looks; or than he is generally thought 10
be. The absence of any beard 10 ,,rn
gray and the sandy color of his nlustacbe
are elements In his favor to keep him younr
In appearance. His colleague 100 ,ioas
nor snow MS sixty-one years. There are
other senators whose ages belle their
years Gen. Palmer, the Nestor of tho
democratic side of seventy-seven tbo,,eb
white in beard and hair, looks Younger To-
Gay Gay tnan Hlr fugh and Mr.. Harris. though
both are nis juniors. He is active too ana
showed his great vitality during the mr.
longed sessions of the silver debate last
fall, when he was present at almost every
Appearances Are DcceitfuI
Senator Hawley, though a year older
than his colleague, Mr.. Plat. being sixtv-
eight years of age, looks fully five years
Mr.. Platts Junior. So, too. with Senators
Ransom and Vance A casual glance n,
these two North carolinians would piyc
one the impression that Mr.. Vance is fasf
seventy ard MIR. Ransom barely in the six
ties. On the contrary, Mr. Ransom &c
siXty-elght and Mr.. Vance but sixtv-four
For all of his venerable appearance bts
lCng white beard that has caused bI,,, -
be often compared to the traditional por-
traits of Father Time, Senator Stewart or
Nevada is a comparatively Young man
His siKty-seven years rest lightly IInon his
shoulders, and in comparison with some
energy and activity. His colleagues Mr.
Jones, is sixty-four. and shows about thar
age. Mr.. Mcpherson rather deceives an Oh
server, for, although his mustache IS
siXty-two years. ans
Some OF the delegations present consider
able contrast between the Senator'S in nojnt
OF age, such as Massachusetts There WAS
day, not long past, when the old hav site
was represented by two of the most elisri,
Looking men in the Senate Hoar ana
Dawes. Mr. Dawes place has now bcen
Ilieu py much younger man, MIR. Lodge
VINO is nearly the infant Of the republican
side OF forty-four years, Mr. Dubois beat
ing him downward by year Mr. Hoar
Is slXty-eight, and this makes the differ
ehce between their ages. twenty-four years
senators Brice and Sherman are separated
by twenty-five years, thus making a wide
gap IN the Ohio delegation, and Senator's
NORTH ana Proctor are twenty-one years
apart. As already stated, the average age
OF the Senators is a trife less than fifty-
zine years. OF thirty-eight republicans
whose ages can be ascertained, the total
of years is 2,2iS. or an average of a slight
traction over fifty-nine years each This
gives the republicans six months advant-
age over the democrats now in the Senate
whose ages are on record. Forty-three
democrats give an aggregate of 25l4, and
an average of an Insignificant fraction O, er
fifty-eight and a half. In this calculation
the republicans have been considered as
including all sitting on the east side Of u {
chamber, and contrarywise the democrss.s'
all on the west side. There are two popu-
lists on each side of the chas her.
The Tricks of Time.
Considering the populists as a party, their
four ages aggregate 2l7 years, or an aver
age Of fifty-four and a quarter, thus maxi
ing them younger in age. as well as in
politics. than either of the two regular