The age-herald., 1900-12-23

Millionaire Members.
 "The talk about millionaires in the Sem ate is largely guesswork. It must be in the nature of things, for a millionaire is very vague and ill-defined creature. T'he lists which are sometimes published giving names of Senators with seven or eight fig ures attached, preceded by the dollar mark, are always imaginary. Common repute would probably put the following in any list of Senatorial millionaires Aldrich, Depew, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Hama, J. P. Jones, Kean, Lodge, McMiifas4aProc- tor, Scott Shoup, Stewart, Turner, Wet more and Wolcott. Common repute is mis- taken in about 25 per cent this number. Aside from these who, whether rightly or wrongly, are sometimes classed among the millionaires, there Is another group of Sen ators who are 'well-to-do-just how we'll to-do it would be hard to say; but any one of them could lose his political office with out missing the salary. Allison, Chandler, Cockrell Davis, Hawley, Hoar Lindsay, McEnery, Penrose Perkins, the two Platts, Quarles, Simon, Spooner, Teller, Thurston, Hurley, Wellington, Sewall and Warren are in this group. Doubtless there are others.
 "Of the members of the present Senate twelve have been Governors of States; twenty-six have been members of the House of Representatives; thirty-two have held other elective offices. For instance, Ross of Vermont was chief justice of his State; Chandler was Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives; Si- mon was president of the Oregon State Sen ate. There are only thirteen who never held any elective office, and only two or three of these are in the so-called million aire class.
 ''The richest man in the House is Cornell of Pennsylvania, who has accumulated over BIO 000, 900 and who has single item of in- come of over $500 day. Connel is a coal fAr nf fha laro ct in fbn nj fpH States. Fifty years ago he was working in the mines driver boy at 75 cents day. Closely approaching him are Levy of New York, the owner of Monticello, who inher- ited his wealth, and Sprague of Massachu- setts, who acquired his by marriage. Other rich men in the House. some of whom arc in the millionaire class, are Sibley of Penn sylvania. Stewart of Wisconsin, Hit of H. hnois, Cannon of Illinois, Dalzell and Ad- ans of Pennsylvania, Ruppert, Mcclellan and William Astor Chanler of New York, Babcock of Wisconsin, Lowering of Massa- chusetts, Wadsworth of New York and Burleigh of Maine.
 Started as Poor Boys.
 with comparatively few exceptions both Senators and Representatives started ia life as poor boys. Perkins of Callfc-Aia was cabin boy, shipped before the gsst when F years old and followed the sea for
 
 stage driver. Thurston of Nebraska sup ported himself as a boy in Vermont by l farm work and by driving teams. Need ham of California was born in an emigrant wagon somewhere in Nevada. He is one of the youngest members of the House. Adamson of Georgia worked on a farm and hauled goods and cotton. Lorimer of Illi- nois, who, while still under 40 is supreme in the Republican politics of Chicago, was a bootblack and a car driver. Cusack of Illinois was sign painter. Smith of Illi- nois worked his way through college from a blacksmith shop. Robinson of Indiana was a newsboy, and worked in shop from the time he was 15 until he was 20. Haugen of Iowa began to earn his own living at IA, and when he was IS had bought a farm. Hepburn of Iowa was a printer, So were -Heatwole of Minnesota, Young of Penn sylvania and Amos Cummings of New York. Weeks of Michigan had to buy books and study law through the intervals of teaching school. Brownlow of Tennessee earned his own living when ten years old He was a timer and locomotive engineer. De Graffenreid of Texas was a brakeman. Otjen was foreman in a rolling mill Mer- cer of Nebraska taught school. clerked in a