Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL TYPES.
MEN. WHO HAVE WON IN SPITE
OF EVERY OBSTACLE.

The Leaders In the House Have Had to
Fight Their Way-Richest Representa-
tive was Mir, Boy at Seyenty'fIye
Cents Day.
ssThe richest man in the House OF
Representatives at Washington is
Connsll, Of Pennsylvania, who has ac-
eumulatea over $1O,OO0OO0, and who
ssIis5ie: e: Item item -o7 incohe Of oyer.
$500 q day. Connell is a coal operator
-one of the largest in the Uniteu
States. Fifty years ago he was
working in the mines as driver-Doy
at f5 cents day. Closely approach
ing HIM are Levy, of New York, the
owner of Monticello, who inherited his
wealth, and Sprague. of Massachusetts,
who acquired his by marriage. Other
rich men in the House, some of whom
are in the millionaire class. are SiD-
ley, of Pennsylvania; Stewart, OF WIS
consin; Hit, OF Illinois; Cannon, OF
Illinois; Dalzell and Adams, of Penn
sylvania; Rupert, Mcclellan and
William Astor Chandler, Of New YORK;
Babcock, of Wisconsin; Lowering, OF
Massachusetts; Wadsworth, of New
York, and Burleigh, Of Maine. 1t IS
safe to say that great majority OF
the members of the House have little
besides their salaries, although there
are few Of them who could not earn
more than their salaries if they were
to retire from Congress and devote
themselves to their profession.
with comparatively few exceptions,
both Senators and Representatives
started in life as poor boys. Perkins,
of California, was cabin boy, shipped
before the mast when - years old,
and followed the sea for II years.
Stewart, of Nevada. was stage-driv-
er. Thurston, of Nebraska, supported
:mself as boy in Vermont by farm
WGSSsand by driving teams. Need
ham, Of California, was born in an
emigrant wagon somewhere in Ne
vada. He is one Of the youngest
members of the House. Adamson, of
Georgia, worked on farm and hauled
goods and cotton. Lorimer, OF llli-'
nois, VINO, while still under 40 years, is
supreme in the Republican politics of
Chicago, was a bootblack and car
driver Cusak, of Illinois, was
sign-painter. Smith, of Illinois, work
ed his way through college from
blacksmith shop. Robinson, of In
diana, was n newsboy, and worked in
a shop from the time he was fifteen
till he was twenty. Haugen, of Iowa,
began to earn his own living at IA, and
when he was 1S had bought farm.
Hepburn, Of Iowa, was printer. So
were Heatwole, Of Minnesota; Young,
of Pennsylvania, and Amos Cum
mings, 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 timer and locomo-
tive engineer. De Graffenreid, Of Tex
as, was q brakeman. Often was fore
man in rolling mill. Mercer, of
Nebraska, taught school, clerked in q
store, worked on farm and edited a
newspaper. Robinson, of Nebraska,
worked as a mechanic in hinge fac
tory. Gardner, of New Jersey. was
waterman. DAILY, Of the same state,
was a moulder by trade. Spaulding,
of North Dakota, left home at eleven
to earn his own living. Ryan, of
Pennsylvania, was employed about the
coal mines as a mule-driver. Graham.
Of Pennsylvania, was employed in a
brass foundry and enlisted at II.
Breazeale, of Louisiana, clerked in
dry-goods store while studying law.
Wheeler, of Kentucky, worked on a
farm summers and attended school
winters. Baker, of Maryland, work
ed on farm until he was 80. H. G.
Smith, of Michigan, worked on farm
and in factories, and after he entered
college did chores for farmers for his
: board, teaching school in vacation.
William Alden Smith was page in
the Legislature. Tawney, Of Mime
sofa, ] leading member of the Ways