The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-13
YOUNG MEN AND OLD.
THE FORMER LARGELY PREooMI-
NATE nv CONGRESS.

Ihe FOHMeH lAhGelv PhtOOMl-
NATE IN CONGRESS.
Congressmsn Mozlsy. the .sBaby" Of the
Houss-Msrion Butler. the Youngest Sem
stor - Some Vigorous Veterans = The
President Pleased with His Recent Trip.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 11.-[Special The
young men appear to be- coming to the
front In the house Of Representatives. The
new house Is believed to contain larger
number Of young men than any congress
We have ever had In Washington. The
youngest nember appears to be Norman
Mozley OF Missouri who was born Dec.
IL, 1865. Next comes George b. McClel-
Ian of New York city, the son Of the Ia
nous military commander Of the rebel
lion. Young Mcclellan was born Nov.
23, 1885, I'm Dresden, Saxony, where his
parents had gone on q visit. He Is there
fore only 30 years old, and no has already
attracted much attention In the house ON
account of the fact that he Is the son of
an illustrious sire. The New York delega-
tion has number of other young men, as
youth goes In statesmanship. Mr. Ben
nett of Brooklyn Is only two years older
than Mr.. Mcclellan, while Mr.. Fischer of
the same city Is only 81. Mr.. Walsh of
New York city Is of the same age, while
william Sulzer, also Of New York and
noted as the man who looks like Henry
Clay, Is only 32. He has already been
speaker of the New York assembly. Lem
uel K. Quigg of New York Is only 32 and
IL now serving his second term In the
house. Ben Fairchild, also from the me-
tropolis, Is of the same age as Mr.. Quigg
and was once department clerk In Wash
ington. David 4. WILDER of Oneonta, n.
Y, Is 35. His Is another example of the
son of famous man making Roadway in
politics.
Young and Bright.
Mr.. Foote of Port Henry, N. T., 4 still
another young man from the Empire State.
He Is but 81. Rowland Blenherhassett
Mahany Of Buffalo Is only 81. He Is noted
as the young man who was lucky enough
to secure Mr.. Reeds old seat on the floor
Of the house In the lottery drawing on the
opening day. Notwithstanding his youth
fulness Mr.. Mahany has already been Sec
Rotary of legation to Chile and minister to
Ecuador.
Illinois sends two young men In the per-
sons Of Mr. Foss of Chicago, who is only
80, and Mr.. Lorimer of the same city who
Is "a. Hugh Belknap, also of Chicago son
of General Grants secretary Of war. and
who Is given the seat vacated by Mr.. Nc
Gam, is among the youngest members of
the house, being only little over 80.
M. w. Howard of Alabama, who year
or two ago wrote the notorious book, III
Christ Came to Congress, is one Of the
youngsters of the house, being only 80.
Mr.. Underwood Of the same state, hailing
from the iron city Of the south, Birming-
ham, Is but 33. Mr.. Hartman Of Montana,
who Is now serving his second term, Is
only "a. Thomas Settle, one Of the rising
young men of North Carolina, is but six
months younger than Mr.. Mcclellan OF
New York, having been born in March,
1865. Mr.. Bailey Of Texas, who was the
baby of the Fifty second congress, is
still very young man, as statesmen are
reckoned, being only 32 years old.
Mr.. Swanson of Virginia is 33, while
Mr.. Sauerherring of Wisconsin, in addi-
ton to his peculiar name, Is pointed to as
one of the youngest men in the house, hav-
ing been born in June 1854. Edgar Will
son, the new member from Idaho, Is one
of the rising young men Of the far west,
at "a years Of age.
A Young Senator.
The youngest senator is Marion Butler
of North Carolina, who was born in May,
1868. The baby senator has lived a very
active life. He has been in the state sem
ate of North Carolina president of the
state Farmers Alliance and also president
Of the national Farmers Alliances and In
dustrial union. He Is trustee of the State
university of North Carolina, and in addi-
ton to his senatorial duties is the editor
Of newspaper. With the exception of
Henry Clay, who took seat in the senate
before he had actually reached the consti-
tutional age, Mr.. Butler Is believed to be
the youngest man who ever served in that
body. Mr.. Mcbride the new senator from
Oregon, Is also included In the youngster
class. He was born In 1854 and Is native
of the state which he represents in the
senate. Mr.. Dubois of Idaho, who was I'M
til recently the youngest member of the
senate, Is now entitled to promotion to the
veteran corps. He Is A.
Some Of the Oldest senators are fortunate
enough to have an exceedingly youthful
appearance. Mr. Allison of Iowa, for in
stance, though nearly 81, is so well pre-
served that the casual observer would not
think him more than 80 or 55. He has
been 80 years in congress and looks able to
remain 5O years more, unless percnance
the people should ask him to go to the
White House. Senator Hawley Of Connect
icut Is another of the old fellows whose
age Is nearly always underestimated by
people not familiar with the facts. Judg-
ing from appearances, one would say that
Senator Hawley was about So, though the
truth Is he Is 80, and has been an editor as
we'll as senator for nearly 40 years.
Morton's Conversion.
Among the vigorous old men seen In
public life In the national capital Is Score
tary Morton of the department of agricul-
ture. Mr.. Morton, though considerably
past thresscorc, is one of the most active
men and hardest workers in the govern
ment. A recent letter Of his, In which he
announced himself boldly In favor of free
trade, has attracted considerable attention
throughout the country. Mr. Morton once
told me the story of how he became free
trader. While he was at college debating
society was organized, and among the
questions that came up for discussion was
the old topic, Resolved, that free trade
would be better for the American people