The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
RICH MANS CLUB.
There Are 80 MilliOnaires in
the u. 8. Senate.
The House Has IA Members in
Similar List.
GUGGENHEIM LEAD S.
He Is Rated All the Way From
30 to 100 Millions.
Andras of New York Leader
in the House.

Washington, D. c., April TO-
There are 80 millionaires in the Unit
ed States senate and IA in the house
OF representatives. In the senate ev-
cry third man has fortune of seven
figures. In the house every 9th
man is reckoned a millionaire or
more. This is an interesting COM
mentary in view of the repeated state
ments that the senate is rich
mans club" and the house a poor
mans club
The 32 reputed millionaires Of the
senate aggregate wealth of $780,
100000. The reputed twenty-seven
millionaires in the house aggregate
wealth of $S3.00O.000. These figures
take no cognizance of the many near
millionaires, of which there are a
host. For instance, Vice President
Fairbanks is often referred to as
millionaire, but Washington newspa-
per men credit him with a fortune of
between $500, 900 and $75O,000. The
list here discussed is of millionaires
who have the coin to the knowledge
of ALL
The richest statesman of the lot is
Simon Guggenheim of Colorado.
whose fortune is placed at 100000
600, representing a brothers portion
trust. The Guggenheirns. father and
sons, practically control the smelling
of the continent. 1t is a business in
which large money is made and made
fast, and it would be hard for the
Guggenheims themselves to say what
they are worth. Popular estimates of
Senator 'Guggenheim's fortune run
from $20,00O,00O to 100000, 900. The
most generally accepted estimate Is
$60,000,000.
mi IL l.
Stephenson of Wisconsin,, who has
just entered the upper house, succeed
ing John w. Spooner. Stephenson'S
fortune of s30,0O0,O00 has been made
entirely from lumber. His vast for
ests are increasing in value by leaps
end bounds. Shylock never made his
gold earn gold as Stephenson's forest
investments have earned money for
him.
The third richest upper house
statesman is the venerable Senator
Ekins of West Virginia, whose pro-
duct is figured at $25,00O,O00. The
Ekins wealth has been dug from
mines, railroads, farms and banks
He married a daughter of Henry Gas
5away Davis. who was the candidate
for vice president on the ticket with
Judge Parker, and that helped some,
as Davis himself was a man of count
less millions. Davis and Elkins have
hand in about everything in West
Virginia from which money comes.
The fourth richest man in the SEN
ate is Nelson w. Aldrich. He is rich
and glad of it, and friendly to those
who are similarly embarrassed. Aid
rich is said by some to be the greatest
power in the upper house.
His nearest competitor in the road to
wealth is John Kean of New Jersey,
whose fortune Is placed at 10000, 900.
Kean Is a bachelor and clubman and
inherited the major portion of his
wealth. Just below him in the line was
the late Redf1eld Proctor of Vermont,
whose fortune is inyentoried at IS, 000,
600. He made his money in granite
and that is about al there is to tell.
He had been in the senate 16 years. He
was secretary of war fer President Har-
rison.
House Millionaires.
The richest of the house millionaires
is John E. Andrus of New York. He
is the largest manufacturer OF pepsin
in the United States and the bulk of 1t
goes into chewing gum. His $35,000,-
600 have accumulated principally from
popular nickels invested in chewing
gum. Next to Andrus the richest con-
gresham is William D. Mckinley of
Illinois, who is the most lavish enter
tainer and most popular spender in the
national capital. Mckinley is rated
ing street railway holdings in his ma
tive state of Illinois. He is the largest
electric traction magnate in the middle
west.
The third richest congressman is
George f. Huff of Pennsylvania Mr.
Huff is president of the keystone Coal
and Coke company, one of the largest
producers of gas and steam coal in the
United States He was elected to the
Fifty-fourth congress and has succeed
ed himself ever since.
The fourth richest congressman is
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois. He is a
lawyer by profession and is credited
with a fortune of $4,000, 900. His wife
was formerly Miss Florence Pullman of
Chicago.
Some of the other big millionaires in
the upper house are Henry A Dupont
of Delaware, who has 1000 000 made
from powder. Francis G. Newland of
Nevada Is the richest Democrat in con-
gress. He has $6O0o000. largely invest
ed in mines and property. He owns
more real estate in Washington than
any other senator. Senator Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., of Oregon has Sc, 1000, 900,
and he is willing to spend some Of it
to see President Roosevelt nominated
for third term. Senator Chauncey
M. Depew of New York has Sc, 0OO, 600
which began to grow when he hooked
up with the Vanderbilt New York Cen
trail Railway line. Senator Wetmore of
Rhode Island has 81, 900 ,000 which came
principally by Inheritance. Senator