The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-04
SEN. STEWARDS BUSY DAY
Greeted by President Roosevelt and In.
vlted to Lunch at the White House


John w. Stewards first day at the
capitol city MS senator from Vermont
has been full OF activity, says Wash
ington dispatch to Mondays Boston
Herald This morning he thought he
would pay visit to his friend and son
Pills friend, Theodore Roosevelt SO
he journeyed over to the White House
offices and stopped at the entrance to
the cabinet room to renew his acquain
lance with Major Loeffler, the veteran
doorkeeper.
AS they talked the door was aJar.
The president was moving around In.
side with much energy. He happened
to look through the door
by George, Senator Stewart" he
exclaimed. cutting the conversation
with Major loeffier short. Come
right in, am real glad to see you"
Before the new senator had chance
to say anything he had been invited to
the White House for luncheon today.
He had to hurry away to the Capitol
to be sworn in at noon and to take his
place as the most aged man Of the up.
per legislative branch. The galleries
were full OF tourists and some of the
spectators were Vermont school girls
here on an excursion. The senator's
attention was called to that, and also
to the fact that they were going to the
White House at 1880 D. IN. to see the
President.
| mot tnuifnd tn hA InunhAAs, kA<
are they?" he inquired.
About all the Senate came to shake
hands with him. He seemed to know
most OF the employees, down to the
doorkeepers and messengers-people
who were around the Capitol In some
|capacity when he was here as rep
resentative, twenty years ago. On
every side the octogenarian was given
the glad hand, and tonight although a
little tired. he thinks he will like being
a senator very much.
Says a dispatch to the Boston Globe
"A week ago the youngest member oil
the Senate died. Today the oldes,
member OF that body took his seat
when Ex-Governor Stewart OF Vernon,
the successor OF the late Redfield Proc
tor was sworn in.
Twelve years ago Mr.. Stewart, ther
a member of the lower house, wen
out Of Congress. Everybody supposed
that was the end of his public career
for Mr.. Stewart had then exceeded tn,
Biblical age of three score and ten. II,
was u years old when he retired from
the house because 1t no longer interest
ed him.
To-day he comes back Senator
looking scarce day older than wheI
he left, and so far as one can judg
from looks. good for many years 4
come.
And perhaps he may be disaE
T pointment to some of the Vermont po
iticians who have counted on his bein
content to serve until the meeting O
the legislature next October and the
dropping out of sight. But Mr.. Stew
art likes the Senate and II he shout
be a candidate before the next legisls
t,Ue when a senator is to be elected
would perhaps not be surprising.
MI. Stewart was asked that que,
ton today, whether he would be a car
didate in the fall, and he answered |
regulation New England style: 'Thi
is March. The next election is In o,
tober. Never do fall work In th
SPRING with which enigmatical repI
inquirers had to be satisfied.
Before today Senator Allison {
Iowa was the father of the Senate. II
Is 10. Senator Stephenson OF Wiscol
sin is few months his junior. Sen
tor Stewart with the added weight {
Ave years looks a good twenty veal
younger than his colleagues and Sc
eral senators from different parts
the country remarked that they wei
sorry they did not live in Vernon
where the fountain of perpetual yout
must have its source deep in the hea
of the wonderful Green Mountains"