The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-25
THE Candidates wealth
Mr.. Morton Heads the List and
Senator Cullom Ends 1t.
QUAY is WORTH ONE MILLION
McKinicy's Circumstances Modsrats-Hs
Was Barely Saved from Bankruptcy
Recently-A Term ns Governor OF
Ohio o Dubious Financial uouor.

Washington, March Ex-senator Gull
lom has said he IL too poor to purchase
delegates to u national nominating
convention. This Is literally true. He
is worth less money. perhaps. than any
other Republican presidential candi-
date mentioned. Morton Is the wealth.
lest In the Republican list: Quay comes
next and Allison third. Morton Is
millionaire Quay IS worth nearly
million, most OF ,s,ich has been made
In stock speculation. Aliisons modest
fortune has been acquired through
years of careful saving. Mckinley is
in very moderate circumstances, and,
but Tor the generosity of some of his
millionaire friends. might have been
financially embarrassed Il year or so
ago.
1t has come to be a tradition that q
term as governor of Ohio means bank
ruptcy. Few OF the ex-governors Of
that state left the office as well finan-
ciaily as they entered 1t. Foraker left
1t poverty stricken and went to Gin
cinnati to practice law, where he has
reclaimed some of his lost ground by
law practice that yields an income Of
$5O,OOO year. Campbell was unable
10 meet the ordinary expenses of lly.
ing and was badly in debt when he was
defeated for governor. Hoadly left the
Office poor and went to New York;
where he has since built up a good law
practice. Charley" Foster one OF the
celebrated eX-governOrs. was unable to
pay MS creditors SO cents on the dollar.
The present chief magistrate of Ohio
is n member of u millionaire manu-
featuring firm.
CULLOM'S CONDITION.
The crisis In McKinleys financial af.
fairs came while he was governor but
wealthy friends came promptly to hia
rescue and saved him from humilia-
ton.
Speaker Reed still counts his wealth
In the thousands and can't afford to
ride to the capitol in u cab. Senator
Davis, of Minnesota. II he enters the
list of candidates, will rank with Quay
In the matter OF wealth. Some one has
said that he owns half of Minneapolis
and will have mortgage on the other
half IL he lives long enough.
About year ago a Judgment was en-.
tered in a Washington court against
Senator Cullom as security for ex-Pen-
sion Commissioner Green b. Raum.
Since the judgment was rendered the
senator has been paying 1t of. His in
dorsements on the paper of political
friends have cost him $780, 900 or $4,000,
nut he has met these demands patient-
ly and is poorer today In this worlds
goods than when he entered public life,
The senator's possessions are said to
consist of farm in Tazewell county,
Illinois. and his home at Springfield.
He lives in q rented house here in
Washington. His residence Is the
house on Highland Terrace occupied
by Mr. Bayard when he was secretary
OF state. The senator's family live
very plainly. They pay 81, 500 a year
rent for the house. which Is modestly
furnished. and keep a horse and car
rage. They meet all the social obliga-
tions of public life.
Two years ago when the political sit.
uation I'm Illinois did not look auspi-
sious for Senator CullOm, and II was
generally predicted a Democrat would
succeed him as senator, he told friend
he would 20 out of public life with
scarcely anything in the way of money
to his credit. 1t was his intention, had
he failed of reelection, to go to Chi
cago and engage in the practice of law.
While he has been unusually success
ful In politics, and his whole career has
been succession of political triumphs.
he expresses regret for pecuniary rea.
sons, that he ever entered politics.