Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-09
the customs that now prevail, and es

tne customs tnat now prevail, ana eS-
pecially that unwritten law that makes
1t necessary for every Senator and Rep
resentative 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. At the pres
ent time the records reveal the ages of
eightysix Senators. Senator Bur-
ton, Of Kansas, who has not yet
reached middle life, is the only Sem
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
Senators. three, Bailey, of Texas; Bev-
eridge, of Indiana, and Kearns, of
Utah, are under 40 years of age, the
Texas Senator being 3S and the Sena-
tors from Indiana and Utah 80 years
of age. Twelve Senators are between
40 and so; thirty between so and 60,
twenty-six between 60 and 10, fourteen
between 20 and so, and just one Sena-
tor Pettus. of Alabama, between so
and 90 years of age. Senator Pettus
was 80 years of age at his last birth
day.
Senators who have lived more than
20 years, nearly all of whom have the
vigor and appearance Of much younger
men, are: Allison, of Iowa, ~; Bate,
of Tennessee, 20; Cullom, of Illinois,
70; Frye, of Maine, 20; Gibson, of Mon
tana, n; Hawley, of Connecticut, 10;
Hoar, of Massachusetts, IS; Jones, of
Nevada. 70; Morgan, of Alabama, u;
Plat, of Connecticut, "a; Proctor, of
Vermont, 20; Stewart, Of Nevada, "a;
Teller, of Colorado, II, and Vest, of
Missouri, II. Senators between 60 and
10 years of age are: Aldrlch, of Rhode
Island. 60; Bacon, of Georgia, O2; Bard.
of California, 60; Berry. of Arkansas,
so; Blackburn, of Kentucky, Go; Bur-
rows. of Michigan, G5; Clark, of Mon
tana, 03; Cockrell, Of Missouri, 81; De
pew, of New York, CT; Elllins, of West
VirgInia. 60; Foster, of Washington,
65; Gallinger, of New Hampshire, GA;
Hale, of Maine, 65; Hanna, OF Ohio. 81;
Harris. of Kansas. 60; Jones, of Arkan-
sas, 90; McEnery, of Louisiana, GA; Me-
MILAN. of Michigan, Go; Willard. OF
Nebraska, Go; Mitchell, of Oregon, 66;
Money. of Mississippi, 60; Patterson. of
Colorado, 81; Perkins. of California, CO;
Plat, of New York. GS. and Quay, of
Pennsylvania, 6S.
Senators whose ages range between
so and GO are: Burnham, of New Hamp-
shire, 81; Clapp, of Minnesota, 80;
Clark. of Wyoming. 80; Daniel. of yir-
ginia, SO; Deboe, of Kentucky, SO; Dill
bingham, of Vermont, 5S; Dubois, of
Idaho, so; Foraker. of Ohio, 90; Foster,
of Louisiana, SO; Gamble, of South Da-
kota, 81; Hansbrough, of North Dako-
to, ID; Lodge, of Massachusetts, 81;
McComas, of Maryland, So; McLaurin,
of Mississippi, 53; Mallory, Florida. 90;
Martin, Virginia, %; Mason, Illinois,
81; Nelson, Minnesota, SO; Quarles,
Wisconsin. IS; Rawlins. Utah, 81;
Scott. West Virginia, 50; Simon, Ore
gon, 81; spooner, Wisconsin, SO; Talia-
ferro. Florida, 81; Tillman. South Caro-
lima. 81; Turner, Washington, 80; War
rem. Wyoming, 81; Wellington, Mary
land. so, and Wetmore. Rhode Island,
IS. The following are between 40 and
80 years: Carmack, Tennessee, 43;
Dietrich, Nebraska. As; Dolliver, Iowa.
A; Fairbanks. Indiana, 40; Hetfield,
Idaho, 43; Kean, New Jersey, 40; Kit
tredge, South Dakota, 40; McCumber.
North Dakota, A; McLaurin, South
Carolina, Al; Penrose. Pennsylvania,
Al; Pritchard, North Carolina, Al; Sim
mons. North Carolina, As.