Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
FEW RICH SENATORS.
NOT MORO THAN A DOZEN ARE
WORTH OVER A MILLION.
Even Stewart Is a Poor Man, mt Least
He Calls Himself SO-Ex-CIerks
as Parliamentary Attorneys
and Claim Agents.
From the Chicago Post.

From the Chicago Post.
The senate ia losing its standing as a
millionaire club." There are only two or
three very rich men in that body, and PROB
ably not more than a dozen whose wealth
is above 100000. In point of fact, a great
majority are poor men, and have little or
nothing beyond their mere salaries, or at
most possess only a moderate competence.
Senator Perkins, of California, Is probably
1.-THE richest man in the senate: He may
be worth $50, 000, 0O0. Senators Marcus "A:
Hanna and stephen B. Elkins are supposed
to be worth anywhere from $5,0O0.0O0 to So
5000 o apiece. Senator Mcmillan. of Mlch1-
gan: Senator Davis. of Minnesota; Senator
Proctor, of Vermont; Senator Sewell' OF
New Jersey. and SenatOre Wetmore, OF
Rhode Island, are commonly rated at 2,OO,-
600 and better. Senator Hale, of Maine, IS
q millionaire. he having married a daughter
of the late Senator Zach" Chandler.
Scnator Aldrich, Senator German, Sen
atOr PenrOse, Senator Shoup and Senator
Fairbanks are rich, being worth anywhere
from 100000 to S1,0OO,OO0 each. Senator
Lodge. of Massachusetts, is also worth
considerably more than a million. What
Senator John z. Jones, of Nevada, is worth
no one but he can tell. He is thought to
be worth 5000. 90. but that is mere con-
lecture. Senator Thomas c. Platt may be
a very rich man and he may possess only
a fortune of a few hundred thousand dol
lars. He is at the head of one OF the
great express companies of the country,
but that does not signify that he is the
main owner Of the property. The names
above enumerated take in practically all
the rich men Of the senate. The most
active and influential senators and those
who have served longest in that body are
comparatively poor in this worlds goods.
Senator Morrill, is not worth as much as
when he retired from mercantile pursuits
with S200.0C NJ forty-one years ago and entered
public life. Senator Allison would not have
an income from his fixed investments as
large as he now draws from the govern
meEt if he should retire tomorrow. Sena-
tor William L. Chandler may be worth
one hundred and fifty or two hundred
thousand dollars: Senators Cullom. of Hi
nOis, Daniel of Virginia, Harris OF Tennes-
see, Pasco of Florida, Allen of Nebraska,
Cockrcll of Missouri, Jones of Arkansas
and Gear of Iowa have nothing but their
salaries. Senators Thurston of Nebraska,
Tillman of South Carolina. Wilson of
Washington, Frye of Maine, Foraker of
Ohio. Morgan of Alabama, Plat of Con-
Indiana and Vest of Missouri may have
$2J.0 600 each.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, was a mill
ionaire five times over a few years ago,
but he now calls himself a poor man. SEN
atOr Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Is still rich,
but not nearly as wealthy as he was for
the first few years after his father. the
canny Scotch banker, Alexander Mitchell,
died leaving an estate of S.G0O.OOO. Sena-
tor Teller, of Colorado, may be worth $780,
very large income from legal practice, but
is probably not worth a great deal. He is
Il daring Spectator and has his ups and
downs. Senator Quay is like Wolcott in
Utah. is only well-to-do. When his father,
the great Mormon leader. dies he will be
worth millions. None of the senators from
all that section south of Mason and Dix
on,s line can be classed as even moderately
rich. In fact. the m~illiOnaires of the SEN
ate are in a decided minority. a roll call
would disclose a large majority who do not
possess property worth $4,000 each.