The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-18
YOUNG BLOOD IN THE SENATE.
rom the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphla inquirer.
Boies Penrose was born on the 1st OF
November 1860. He will become sena-
tor of the United States on the fourth
day of next March at the age of 80 years,
months and days. He will be the
youngest member of that body with the
single exception of Marion Butler, the
North Carolina Populist, who was born
on the Goth of May, 1863, and who took MS
seat in the senate on the 4th OF March,
1895 Mr.. Butler was then little less
than 80 years of age. He will not be quite
"a when Senator Penrose takes the oath
of office. Senator Cannon, of the new
state of Utah, was born on the 25th OF
January, 1853, and became senator i'll
1896. Senator Pritchard, of North Caro-
lima, was born in 1851 These constitute
a group of the youngest men now in the
senate. Youth is good thing when II
is supported by Intelligence. Many of the
best known members of the senate en-
tered that body years ago when young,
and have made for themselves name
and for their states fame. Penrose came
from Harvard college, studied law, ana
was elected to the state house of repre-
sentatives at the age of %. The following
year he was sent to the state senate,
where he has served for ten years, part
of the time as its presiding officer. This
has been excellent training, and now that
he goes into the national senate he has
the same opportunity before him that
many of our famous men long ago ac-
cepted Mr.. Penrose's future depends upon
himself That he will make the most of
it cannot be doubted. That he will be-
come a credit to Pennsylvania is wholly
probable 1t is interesting to note in this
connection the careers of some of the
men with whom he will come in contact.
John Sherman, of Ohio, has made a his
for him self and for his pO1lntrV and
it stretches back for many years. Sher-
man was born in 1923. He was admitted
to the bar in 1914, and Immediately took
an active part in politics. He was a dele
gate in the national Whig conventions Of
| 1913 and 1852, and presided over the first
Republican convention in his state of
| Ohio in 1S4j. Then he was sent to con-
gress for four terms, and went to the
| senate on the Attn of March. 1861 He was
| then but IS years of age. Under Hayes
| he became secretary of the treasury, but
| on the 4th of March, 1881, was returned TO
| the senate, of which he Is still leading
figure. Sherman started Just as did Pen
rose-a young lawyer interested in poll
| tics. Senator Allison, of Iowa, who has
| Just refused the offer of a cabinet posi-
| tion, was A years of age when he en-
| tered the senate, but previous to that he
| had spent eight years In the house. He,
| too was but SO when he entered public
|
| setts became a senator at the age of i3,
| after two terms in the legislature and
| three in the house of representatives. His
| colleague, Senator Hoar, who has been
| twenty years in the senate, entered at the
| age of 81, but he had served eight years
| in the house, and had declined a renom-
| ination for a NTH term, so that he was
only about 40 years old when he first Went
| to Washington. Senator Mitchell, of ore
| gon, who is now lighting for a bill for
| the election of United States senators
| by popular vote, was sent to the senate
| in 1872 at the age of 81. Senator Aldrich,
| of Rhode Island, began his public career
| at an early age. He was born In 1871,
| started in politics as president of the
| Providence common council in 1871: then
! he went to the Rhode Island general as
| sembly and was elected speaker. From
| the assembly he entered congress, and
| succeeded Ambrose II. Burnside in the
| United States senate on the 9th of De-
cember, 1881. He was then 40 years of age,
| German, the Democratic leader, and at
| one time a page in the United States SEN
| ate became a member of that body at the
age of 42. Senator Frye, of Maine, went
| to congress when he was about 3S years
old, and was elected to the senate at the
| age of 80. His colleague, Senator Hale,
| was 45 when he took his seat.
| Our own Don Cameron succeeded his
| father in 1877 at the age of A. In this coH-
| nection II is curious TO note that Senator
Quay was born in the same year that
| Cameron first saw the light of day 1888.
He went to the senate in 1887, at the age
of "a, but meanwhile he had had a long
public career, not only as an army Of
ficer, but as private secretary and mill
tary secretary for Governor Curtin. At
ter the war he served two terms In the
legislature and for several years was Sec
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