The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-11-17
WEALTHY SENATORS.
THAT BODY SHOULD NOT BE CALL
EDA MILLiONAIRES' CLUB.


Are the Most Able.
The senate Of the United States is
frequently spoken of as the million
aires club. " It came by this title be-
cause some very wealthy men have been
and still are among it's members. If the
possession of a million or more of dol
lars, however, were a requisite to mem
bership in that body, a rather small
percentage of those now on the roll
could remain there.
The fact is, there are more poor men
in the United States senate than there
are men who reckon their wealth in
seven figures.
AS rule, the senators from the south
and west are III moderate circumstances.
The milliOnaires come from the northern
tier Of states Beginning with Maine,
one of her senators, Eugene Hale Is
very wealthy His colleague, Senator
Frye, is poor man He has long been
in public service as a member Of the
house and senate and today has very
little except his $4,000 year salary
From New Hampshire there comes
one rich man, William E. Chandler
and one poor man. Jacob H. Gallinger
The latter IS physician by profession,
but has not been able to accumulate
any large quantity Of this world 5
goods. Senator Chandler is supposed
to be quite wealthy, but he is not the
sort OF a man to 90 about with a state
ment Of his finances ready to be submit
ted to any one who has the curiosity to
inquire about them. He lives in a hand
some residence almost adjoining the
Mexican legation on | street, but makes
little pretense to lavish entertainments.
Both senators from Vermont are Ion
the sunny side Of easy street. Senator
Morrill, the father OF the senate, owns
considerable valuable property and is
understood to have quite a snug little
fortune He has handsome home in
Washington on Thomas circle, where
he lives III quiet elegance and on stated
occasions entertains his brother senators
and the leading members Of official and
diplomatic circles
Senator Proctor, his colleague, is
reckOned as very wealthy man ard
entitled many times over to member
ship III a "mIllIonaires' club. He is
practically marble king His inter
ests III marble IN various states Of the
Union and III 5he granite Of his own
New England section are probably lar
ger than those CT any other individual
Massachusetts can contribute but one
millionaire 10 tire senate. This is Henry
Cabot Lodge, the statesman. historian
and lltteratGur He Is very wealthy III
his own right, and his wife Is also pos
sessed Of a large fortune His lIlustri-
Gus colleague, Senator Hoar, on the cen
trary, Is quite poor man Only few
years ago he stated OH the floor Of the
senate that all told he did not possess
$50, 200 worth @! this world goods.
Rhode Island Is a small state, but she
sends two miIlionaires to the Omitted
States senate. Nelson W. AIdrich and
George Peabody Wetmore could each
write check for at least 81 ,00O OOO
and the latter for several times that
amount.
The middle states stand pretty well
as far as wealth IS concerned There is
Senator Murphy Of New York, who has
made several millions out Of his beer
brewerIes, and Senator Z. G. PIatt who
has piled up fortune out of the sever
al interests in which he is concerned
Senators Quay and Penrose of Penn
sylyania, while probably not eligible to
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Of wealth to keep the wolf from the
door for some time to come.
The south does not send many mil
lionaires to the senate. If Maryland and
West Virginia can be considered south
EN- states, they probably furnish the
only two who can be so rated from all
that section Senator German Of Mary
land and Senator Elkins Of West Vir-
ginia are both millionaires many times
over They both entertain and are prom
inent in Washington society.
Senator Martin Of Virginia is said to
be worth about 100000, but his col
league, Senator Daniel, is about as poor
as the traditional church mouse
Senator Mills Of Texas has always
rather boasted OF his poverty but now
that oil is said to have been discovered
on a big farm he OWLS in the Lone stan
State he may become millionaire m
spite Of himself
Ohio has always maintained her title
to recognition IN the mlluouaires
club by keeping tWo wealthy men q.
her representatives III the senate Ar
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