Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18

one of Pennsylvania. one Of Maine. one Of
Maryland, one of Connecticut, one of Ire
land and one Of Saxony. The average age
Of the delegation is fortysix years. Bart
lett has the distinction of being an Oxford
graduate, while Mccormick and Mahaney
have represented the government abroad
North Cardinals delegation contains
three republicans. three democrats and
three populists. OF these, Settle. aged thir-
ty, is the youngest and Strowd, sixty-three.
The oldest. Five are college men. seven are
lawyers and two farmers. Every member
vas born il, North Carolina. The average
age of the delegation is fOrty-three years.
johnson, who singly represents North Da-
kota, is forty-ve years old, college man,
lawyer, and was born in Wisconsin.
Ohio sends to this Congress nineteen re-
pubiicans and two democrats. Taylor and
Van Voorhis, forty-three years each, are
the youngest members, and Danford, sixty
six, the oldest. Fifteen are college men.
There are eighteen lawyers, one lawyer
and manufacturer, one banker and one
tobacco manufacturer in the delegation.
Six were Union soldiers. Seventeen were
West Virginia, one in Connecticut, and one
in Indiana. The average age of the dele
cation is fifty-three years.
OF the two republicans who represent
Oregon, Ellis, forty-tive, is the younger,
and Hermann, fifty-two, the elder. Both
are college men. One is a lawyer, the other
joins newspaper work to law. One was
born in Maryland, and in Wisconsin.
Their average age is forty-eight and half.
Pennsylvania is represented by twenty
eight republicans and two democrats.
Twenty-eight are college men, Hart is the
youngest member. thirty-six years. and
Grow, seventy-two, the oldest. Eighteen
are lawyers, two lawyers and newspaper
men. four merchants, one editor, one bank
er, one real estate dealer, one mining en-
gineer, one farmer and one oil producer
Seven fought for the Union. Twenty-Five
we're born in Pennsylvania, three in Con-
nectcut, two in New York. one in Massa-
oh in nd in
The average age of the delegation is fifty
years. Ex-Speaker Grow enjoys the dis
tinction of being the Oldest man in Con-
gress.
OF Rhode Islands two republicans, Bull
is forty-one and Arnold fifty.sx. One is
college man. One is farmer, the other
cotton manufacturer. Both were born in
Rhode Island Their average age is forty
eight and one-half years.
Democrats and Republicans.
South Carolina sends a solid democratic
delegation of seven. McLaurin, thirty-tive,
is the youngest member, and Elliott, fifty
seven, the oldest. Three are college men.
Three are lawyers, two farmers. doc
tor, and one a doctor and farmer. Thrae
served in the confederate army. All were
born in South Carolina. The average age
of the delegation is forty-six years
Two republicans make up South Dakota's
quota. Gamole, forty-four is the younger,
and Picker, fifty-one, the older. Both are
college men, and both are lawyers. One
served in the Union army One was born
in New York and one in Indiana. Their
average age is forty-eight.
Six democrats and four republicans lep-
resent Tennessee. OF these. the youngest
is Mccall, -thirty-siX, and the oldest Cox,
tifty-eight. Eight college men. Nine
are lawyers and one a lawyer and farmer.
Four saw service in the confederate army.
Six were born in Tennessee one in Ken
lucky, one in Maryland, one in Virginia and
one in Alabama. The average age of the
delegation is forty-nlne years.
Wonderful to relate, Texas includes one
republican in its delegation Of thirteen this
year. Bailey, thirty-two, is the youngest
and Cockrell. sixty-three. the oldest. Four
are college men. Twelve are lawyers and
one farmer. Six were in the confederate
army. Two were born In Texas. two in
Tennessee, two in Mississippi and one each
in Massachusetts, Virginia, Kentucky, Geor-
gia, New Jersey, Missouri and Alabama.
The average age of the delegation is forty
six years.
| The two representatives from Vermont
are republicans. Grout, fifty-nine, is the
younger, and Powers, sixty the older. One
is a college man, and both are lawyers.
One born in Vermont and one in the
Province of Quebec. One served in the
Union army. Their average age is fifty-nine
and one-half years.
Virginia sends ten members to Congress.
of whom one is republican. Swanson is
the youngest of the delegation. He Is
thirty-three. Walker, sixty-three is the
lawyers and one civil engineer. Five saw
! service in the confederate ranks. Eight
were born in Virginia, in New York
and one in Alabama. The average age Of
the delegation is forty-eight years.
Two republican sit for Washington.
Hyde is fifty-three years old and Doolittle,
gives no age. Both are lawyers and both
served in the Union army. One wsts born
| in New York. the other in PennsJ ivania.
West Virginia is a solid republican state
| as far as the lower house of Congress is
concerned this session. Dayton, thirty
| eight, is the youngest member. and Doven-
er, fifty-three, the oldest. One member Is
a college man. Three are lawyers. one a
| lumber man. Two served in the Union
| army. Two were born in West Virginia.
| one in Pennsylvania and one in Ohio. The
| average age of the delegation is forty-fve
years.
Wisconsin's delegation is composed of ten
| republicans. Sauerhering, thirty-One, is the
| youngest, and Stewart, sixty-one, the old
| est -Four are college men. Four are law
| yers, two lumber men, three merchants and
one a pharmacist. Four were Union sol
ders. Four We're born in Wisconsin, and
| one each in Vermont New York, Ontario.
New brunswick, England and Ireland. The
average age of the delegation is forty-nine
years.
MondelI of Washington Is alone in his
glory. He is thirty-ive years old, rail-
| way contractor. and was born in Missouri.
All the territorial delegates the men who
may talk, but cannot vote with the excep-
ton of Flynn of Oklahoma, are men.
| Murphy of Arizona is fortysx years Of
| age, was born in Maine, is interested in
| Mines and is republican.
Catron of New Mexico is fifty-five years
| old, was born in Missouri, is a college
| man, lawyer and a republican. He saw
| service in the confederate army.
Flynn of Oklahoma is thirty-three years
of age was born in Pennsylvania, is a
| lawyer, and has edited several papers. He
| is a republican.
Cannon of Utah is thirty-sx years old,
| a college man, was born in Utah, Is a re-
| publican and a newspaper man.
THE LITTLE TINTOMETER.