The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-09
Freely of Chicago Holds the
Honor of Being Youngest,
MANYKANSASYOUNGSTERS
Long, Curtis, Scott and Jack
son are Al Years Old.

members ana delegates II Lle muse ot
representatives., seventy three are young
men out Of the entire membership.
afty-seven are men OF 20 years OF
younger. sixteen are % years Of age. a
man of 90 years Of age in congress is
considered a very young man
The youngest man in the house IS John
J. Feely OF Chicago. He vii be . years
CID the coming August The nsxt young
est member is Asbury Lever, Of South
Carolina. who has just passed his twenty
seventh birthday. Both are new mem
bers.
Feely defeated the redoubtable Billy
Lorimer. the leader Of Illinois RepUbli-
cans, who served three years III the
house himself a young man. Lever spent
four years here as private secretary 70
the late Representative Stokes Of South
Carolina When Stokes died last fall
MS secretary was chosen 10 succeed him.
The next youngest or the two above
mentioned Is Montague Lester. OF New
York city. Lester does not give his age.
but is about thirty He recently won il
special election. defeating Perry Bel
mont.
But while these three boys" receive
much attention as the youngest members.
there are many others who are also IL
the youngster class. Among them is Z
J. Burkett. who represents the Lincoln.
Nebraska. district. He is thirty-Tour
and is serving his second term. AMI has
a place on Uncle Joe" Cannon's com
mittee on appropriations. Then there
Is young John Fitzgerald Of New York
city also in his second term, and only
thirty. Joseph A. Conroy, OF Massa-
chusetts. is but thirty-three. The two
Iitchins Of North Carolina brothers. are
also youngsters CIaud is thirty-three,
and his brother Walter W, serving his
third term, is thirty-dve. Jacob Rupert,
brewer, OF New York city, is on his sec
end term and IS only thirty-four years
Of age.
Another notable youngster is James. z.
Watson Of Indiana. who recently made q
celebrated speech in the house, closing a
Philippine debate He is only thirty
seven. and is serving his third term. He
has the distinction CT having defeated
". s. Holman. who was, during Demo
cratic congresses. chairman OF appr0pria-
tons. and known as the watchdog Of the
treasury Cushman. of washington, is
thirty-four, and serving his second term.
He Is sometimes called The Abraham
Lincoln Of the West. because % his
quaint h0meIy manner Of expression.
and general lanky appearance. His col
league, Jones. is only thirty-eight. Chas
i. Snodgrass, serving his second term
in the l5lse. from Tennessee, IS but
thirty-fve.
New York also furnishes two other
youngsters. both Of whom have acquired
some fame. one considerable unpleasant
notorety- The latter is William Sulzer
who wanted to be- vice-president two
years ago on the Democratic ticket He
s. thirty-nine and has been in congress
since 1880 Before that he was three terms
in the New York legislature. and once
speaker The second Is George P. Nc
CIellan. from New York city Mcclellan
IS q son OF the well-known union general
Of the war Of the rebellion, and has been
in the house since 1895. He Is one of the
prominent members OF the minority on
ways and means. Another ways and
means minority member who Is also
young. Is Claud y Swanson. Of Virginia
Swanson tried 10 be governor of his state
last year. but failed in securing the
D. mocratic nomination. He is forty years
old and came To congress ten years ago
Kansas has Youngsters on its delega-
ton Ths youngest is Long. who is forty
one. Three others are the same age. lack
Ing but few months They are Curtis.
scott and Jackson. Long is serving his
thsrd term; Curtis his fifth; Scott and
Jackson their first
Iowa has several young men on its del
sgation. Among them are: Bob Cousins.
C. y Haugen. ". I Smith. and, in the
senate. DoIliver.
Besides Watson. already mentioned.
Indiana has several boys There ts Ian
dis sharp. clever. serving his second
term. who is aut little past forty; and
Jesse Overstreet Of the Indianapolis dis
trict. on his fouth term: Brick. who is
forty-one and Robinson. Of the SAKE age.
Needham of California. is thirty-seven.
Years ago h. was clerk in the war de-
pertinent here in Washington About
twelve years since. he zEprised his fell
lows bv resigning. Asked what he was
SONG 10 90. he said. Go out west:
study law. and run for congress He
did all three and in 1SS was elected. Ne
Is uew oa his second term. His cor -ague
Julius Kahn. author Of the Chinese ex-
clusion act. Is forty-one, and is now on
his second term. Besides he was quite
prominent IN san Francisco and Cali
Toruia politics for some years rior
kahn was an actor formerly. ana they
say. q good ore. lie Is Jew. @ pleasant
fellow. and quite q fav0rite in The house
Il
aEo when a younEster arose in his seat
n the house and said a Few impertinenr
thines about the secretary OF state. the
PRESIDENT. and others in Official life; raa
down the Germans. and Incidentally
touched W the approaching visit OF
Prince Henry Of Prussia. This yourgster
was Charles C. Wheeler Of Hentucky-
for he is saly thirry-nius- ard is serving
his thlrd term in the house. HIS CO..
league. south Trimble IS only tzirtv-
e.ght. and 0as speaker OF the house II
The Kentucky legislature throughout the
GocieI troubles
Missouri has youugster or tWo-Den-
ecrlts .of course. one is Cowhc-a 81
Kansas City. who was mayor years ago.
ana is new on his third consecutive con- 4
sresslonai term ~ forty-oue. His col
league. James Butler. OF s.. Louis. who
is a theatre proprietor when horne. IS bur
thirty'-nine-
Burke. OF South Dakota. IS useful
member and is serving his secoad term .
Ise could have been senator Whel Kyle /
died last summc-. II he had wanted The /
job. and = good many Of his friends n
70 think that BE vii he. in q var or
two Yet he is o-ly t0rsy years o.6.