The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-17
AGES OF THE SENATOR'S
'PETTUS THE ELDEST AND JOE
 BAILEY THE YOUNGEST.
one Over 30, Six Between 75 and so, Mine Between 40 and 45, While Only One is
 Under 40.

Under 40.
 r., washington. March 16.-(Special.) )-Of S. ate years the average age of United otatss a,au., senators has been lowered by the Do'l or such young men as Bailey, Deveridge, Carmack, McCumber and Pen rose Four more young Senators, Kearns s ana smoot of Utah, and Ball and Alice . os DeIaware, have swelled the ranks of tne youthful Senators, but the return at Ine same time of such venerable men as Fettus and Teller and the coming again ot Gorman has kept the average about .ne s same. The figures of the average age oL senators are, to a traction, 56.7 years The Senate of the Fifty-eighth Con gress, grouped according to age, is as fol- group:
 over eighty years-One, Edmund w. Pettus, of Alabama.
 Between seventy-five and eighty-Slx yonn T: Morgan of <iabama; William B. Date or Tennesseel George F. Hoar of massachusetts,; Joseph R. Hawley of Con- nectlcut; Orville H. Platt of Connecticut and William M. Stewart of Nevada.
 Between seventy and seventy-five-Six, William B. Allison of Iowa; Selby NJ Cullom of Illinois; Henry M. Teller of held Proctor of Vermont; William P Frye of Maine
 Between sixty-f1ve and seventy-Twelve Thomas c. Platt of New York; Matthew So1y 5, Quay, Of Pennsylvania; Chauncey M; Depew of New York; Francis M. Cockrell Of Missouri; Russell A. Alger of Michi- gan; John H. Mitchell of Oregon; Addi- son O. Foster of Washington; Jacob H. eiaihnger of New Hampshire; Joseph H. Willard of Nebraska: Julius C. Burrows of Michigan; Samuel D. McEnery of Louisiana; Marcus A. Hanna of Ohio.
 Between sixty and sixty-fve-Seven- teen, Knute Nelson of Minnesota; James B; McCreary. of Kentucky; Joseph c. S. HlankhiITn n alryy. kins of California; William A. Clark of Montana; Arthur P. German of Mary land; John F. Dryden of New Jersey; fernando D. Money of Mlssissippi; Berry of Arkansas; Thomas M. Patterson of Colorado; Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia: Nelson w. Aldrich of Rhode Island; Thomas R. Bard of California; Scott of West Virginia; John G. Spooner of Wisconsin.
 Between ffty-five and sixty-Nine, Will liam P. Dillingham; of Vermont; Joseph V: Quarless of Wisconsin; Francis E. Warren of Wyoming; Levi Ankeny of Washington; Henry E. Burnham of New Hampshire; Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio; George P. Wetmore of Rhode Island; Albert J. Hopkins of Illinois; Louis E. McComas of Maryland.
 Between fifty and fifty-fve-Eighteen Thomas s. Martin of Virginia; Benjamin R. T1llman of South Carolina: James P. Taliaferro of Florida; William J. Stone of Missouri; Francis G. Newlands of Ne vada: Anselm J. McLaurin of Mississippi; Stephen R. Mallory of Florida Murphy J. Foster of Louisiana; Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts; Robert J. Gam ble of South Dakota; Clarence D. Clark of Wyoming; Moses E. Clapp of Mime sota; Fred T. Dubois Idaho; Asbury c. Latimer of South Carolina; Weldon B. Hepburn of Idaho; Charles w. Fair banks of Indiana; John Kean of New Jersey; Josepr R. Burton of Kansas.
 Between forty-hve and ffty-Ten, Charles W. Fulton of Oregon; Charles H. Dietrich of Nebraska; Alexander s. Clay of Georgia; Lee s. Overman of North Carolina; Furnifold S. Simmons of North Carolina: James P. Clarke of Ar kansas; Charles A. Culberson of Texas: J. Franw Alice of Delaware; Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota; Jonathan F. Deliver of Iowa.
 Between forty and forty-five-Nine. Ed ward w. Carmack of Tennessee; Chester l. Long of Kansas; Boies Penrose of Pennswlvania Alferd B. Kittredge of South Dakota; l.. Heisler Ball of Della ware; Reed Shoot of Utah; Thomas Keans of Utah; Albert J. Beverfdge of Indiana.
 Under forty-one, Joseph w. Bailey of Texas.
 Senator Pettus, when he entered the Senate six years ago in his 77th year, found only one man his senior in years, the late Senator Justin S. Morrill, of Yer mont. Pettus was older six years ago than are all but two of the present Sen ate The next oldest Senator Is Pettus colleague John T. Morgan. Morgan and Pettus live in the same town of Selma and years before the civil war practiced law at the same bar. There IS differ ence of a little less than three years Tn their ages. Next to Morgan in age comes Bate Senator Bate and his young col league, Edward w. Carmack, between whose ages there is a difference of thirty two years, were born In the same pre- cinct or baiiwick, of Castalian Springs. Sumner County, Tennessee. Next to Ala bama's pair, the State having the oldest Senators is Connecticut. Senator Platt of that State is 76 years old and his col league. Henator Hawley, is less than year older. Senator Hoar is twenty-four years older than his colleague, MT. Lodge, who Is close to the average Senatorial age. The two New York Senators, Platt and Depew were babies at the same time. the one no doubt bossing the house. hold while the other more than likely with a precocious agooing made his nurse to laugh when he had his warm milk, Blackburn and McCreary of kentucky' were also babies together. The two youngest Senators are Beveridge and Bailey Beveridge is exactly one year older than Bailey. The Texas Senator was born october 6, 1863. and the Indiana Senator October 6, 1862.
 Senator Allison has had continuous service of over thirty years. beginning March 4. 1873. Next in line of continuous service is Senator Cockrell who in 1875 succeeded Carl shurz. Senators Hoar and Morgan entered the Senate together just two years later-March 4. 1S77.and have served continuously since. Other sena- tors who have served without a break over twenty years are Aldrieh, date % of service beginning March A. 1881; Hale. i6,. 'Sl; Hawley, S1; Cullom, 'SS; Frye, 'a;
 Senator stewart came into the Senate in lSs5 served ten years and was ten years W out, when he returned in 1885. Sen ator German served two terms beginning March 4, 1881. Senator Teller came into the Senate with the admission or Coio- became teca ne'N secretary @ of the Interior under President Arthur. and returned to the Senate three years later. since wnlch ne has had a continuous serVice-tWenty-