Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-15

the customs that now prevail, and es-
pecially that unwritten law that makes
it necessary for every Senator and Rep
resentatiye to furnish an autobiogra-
phical sketch, beginning with state
ment of age. for publication in the
Congressional Directory. The records
in the directory are revelations to
many people who consult them, says
the Washington Star. These records
show an evenly balanced Senate of
young men and old men. Al the pres
ent time the records reveal tile ages OF
eighty-six Senators. Senator Bur
ton, Of Kansas, who has not yet
reached middle life. is the only Sen
ator whose name is included in the
directory without the date of his birth.
Senator Dryden, of New Jersey. has
not YET had his biographical sketch
published. The absence of the two
Senators that Delaware is entitled to
makes up the four vacancies in the
Senatorial age records.
The record shows that of eighty-six
Senator'S, three, Bailey. of Texas; Bev-
eridge, OF Indiana. and Kearns, of
Utah. are under 40 years of age. the
Texas Senator being IS and the Sena-
tors from Indiana and Utah 80 years
of age. Twelve Senators are between
40 and 30; thirty between 80 and 60,
twenty-six between GO and 30, fourteen
between 20 and so. and just enc, Sena-
tor Pettus. of Alabama, between 80
and 90 yeas of age. Senator Pettus
was 50 years of age at his last birth
day.
Senators who have lived more than
20 years. nearly all of whom have the
yigor and appearance of much younger
men. are: Allison. of Iowa, -; Bate,
Of Tennessee, 10; Cullom. OF Illinois.
~; Frye. OF Maine, 90; Gibson. of Mon
tana. Il; Hawley, of Connecticut. 70;
Hoar. of Massachusetts, 10; Jones. of
Nevada. 70; Morgan, of Alabama, a;
Plat. of Connecticut. "A; Proctor. of
Vermont. 10: Stewart. of Nevada, "A;
Teller. of Colorado. II. and Vest. of
Missouri, II. Senators between go and
20 wears of age are: Aldrich, of Rhode
Island, 60; Bacon, of Georgia, 60; Bard,
Of California. 60; Berry, Of Arkansas.
90: Blackburn, of Kentucky, GO; Bur
rows. of Michigan, 60; Clark, of Mon
tana, G3: Cockrell. of Missouri, G7: De
pew, of New York, 90; ElkiDs. of West
Virginia. co; Foster, oI Washington.
G5; Gallinger. of New Hampshire, GA;
Hale. of Maine, 60; Hanna. of Ohio. 81;
Harris. Of Kansas 80; Jones. Of Arkan-
sas, 60; McEncTY. of Louisiana, Ga; Nc
MILAN, of Michigan, So; Willard, of
Nebraska. to; Mitchell. of Oregon. &c;
Money. of Mississippi, g.; Patterson, OF
Colorado. 81; Perkins. of California, Go;
Plat, of New York, 6S. and Quay, of
Pennsylvania. 6S.
Senators whose ages range between
80 and 60 are: Burnham, of New Hamp-
shire, 81; Clapp, of Minnesota. 30;
Clark, of Wyoming. 80; Daniel. of Vir-
ginia. 80; Deboe, of Kentucky, 53; Dill
bingham. of Vermont. IS: Dubois. of
Idaho. so; Foraker, OF Ohio, IS; Foster,
os Louisiana. 90; Gamble. of South Da-
kota. 81: Hansbrough, of North Dako-
to, 54 Lodge, of Massachusetts, 81;
McComas, of Maryland. 30; MeLaurin.
OF Mississippi. SO; Mallory, Florida, 50;
Martin. Virginia, "a; Mason, Illinois.
81; Nelson, Minnesota. so; Qaarles,
Wisconsin. IS; Rawiins, Utah, 81;
Scott, West Virginia, 90 Simon. Ore
gon. 81; Spooner, Wisconsin. 50; ITALIA
ferro. Florida. 81; Tillman. South Caro-
lima. 81; Turner. Washington, 81; War
rem. Wyoming. 81; Wellington. Mary
land. 30. and Wetmore. Rhode Island.
81. The following are between 40 and
80 years: Carmack. Tennessee. AZ;
Dietrich, Nebraska. rs; Dolliyer. Iowa.
A: Fairbanks. Indiana, 10; Heittield,
Idaho As; kean, New Jersey. 40; Kit
tredge. South Dakota. 40; McCumber.
North Dakota. Al: McIaurin, South
Carolina, II; Penrose. Pennsylvania
Al; Pritchard. North Carolina. A; Sim
mons. North Carolina, As