The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
DAVID HARUM OF THE SENATE.
Question Between Stewart Of Vermont
and Stephenson of Wisconsin.

The title of the David Harum oil
the senate is in question, says the Wash,
ington correspondent OF the Springfield
Republican. The friendly contestants are
Senator Stewart of Vermont and Senator
Stephenson of Wisconsin. These two
grey-headed but light-hearted old men
form the most picturesque PAIR OF chums
in the senate today. Senator Stewart,
who is 81, is the Oldest man in the body.
Senator Stephenson, who lacks few
weeks of being 10, is just little younger
than Senator Allison OF Iowa, who IS
the second oldest senator and who passed
his 10Th birthday some little time ago.
But Senator Allison is weighed down by
i'll health and the thought OF coming
campaign, while there are no two men IN
the senate who are enjoying themselves
more these days than Senator Stewart and
Senator Stephenson. Despite their COM
bined l6l years they seem as young IN
spirit as PAIR oil boys.
Since they are both new men IN the
senate harness, the detailed labors OF leg
islation do not fall very heavily upon their
shoulders. They are free to swap stories
and crack Jokes at each others expense IN
the lobbies and indulge in mutual reminis-
cences, for it so happens that they both
were members of the house of representa-
tives in the 4Sth, 49th and 50th congresses
a generation ago. But the suspicion should
be delicately limited that one cause OF Sen
ator Stephensons present light hearted
ness is the absence of Senator La Toilette,
who has been under the weather for some
time. Although Senator Stephenson Is
understood to have been the 'angel who
supplied the funds for La Follette's va
rous campaigns it has been apparent IN
1t has been suggested that when La Fol-
hna tp bp IL IN n
old man who obligngly filled the cam
gagn barrel. In La Follette's absence
Senator Stephenson is therefore free
agent and apparently enjoys the. sensa-
ton as much as boy playing hockey.
1t has been suggested that when La Fol-
ette gets back on the scene he will have
TO bring suit to replevin Stephenson from
the clutches of Senator Aldrich.
The other day Senator Stewart and SEN
ltor Stephenson were Kidding each
other in the lobby and swapping .observa-
ions. Each told of his younger days and
5he modest wages, such as So, Sl4 or SIG
ltor Stewart declared that he had felt like
/ rich man when his pay as teacher was
'aised to SIG. In the course of the talk
Senator Stephenson invited Senator Stew
irt to go on camping trip which the
Wisconsin senator makes each summer in
he northern part of his state-the north
,m part of said state being pretty much
lis own property. Stephenson explained
hat he had tent which had been given
nim by Gen. phil" Sheridan in rs, but
when Stewart asked if there were any
1oors to the tent Stephenson replied dis
LAWFULLY that there were not, and that
hey just laid fresh green boughs. Stew
lrt then wanted to know if Stephenson
was going to do the cooking, to which |
Stephenson replied that there would be
yood cooks along, but that he had been
able to cook in his day and that he could |
AXE the Vermont senator to the very
spot in the woods where he had cooked
lis last batch of biscuits about so years
lgo. "Yes," replied Stewart, "and we'd
find those very biscuits petri-
led"