The Washington herald., 1908-01-26
BY DEXTER MARSHALL.

BY DEXTER MARSHALL.
OF the new timber in the Senate of the
United States-some eighteen toga wear
ers. all told-Isaac Stephenson, who sue
ceeds John c. Spooner, OF Wisconsin,
is by far the wealthiest; a conservative
estimate of the value Of his worlds goods
is 100000 CO., He also is the oldest, being
only three and a half months younger
than William B. Allison. OF Iowa, who
was born March ., 1893, and six years
younger than Senator Whyte, of Mary
land. They are the three Oldest Senators.
Senator Stephenson is the only one Of the
new Senators who is not eligible 10 the
Presidency; his birthplace was on foreign
soil. in Fredericton. n. B.
The youngest Of the legislative fiedg-
lings is ". James Bryan, Of Florida, who
was thirty-one last October; the next
youngest is Thomas ?. Gore, who, in
December. drew the lot OF Junior Senator
from Oklahoma. lie Is the only blind
member. and, moreover, the first blind
man to be elected to the Senate His
colleague, Robert L. Owen. is fifteen years
his senior. Bryan and Gore are the only
Simon Guggenheim. of Colorado. the
third youngster member OF the Senate
being forty years old on December 80
last is the sixth Jew 10 secure a seat
in the Senate. Another Jew in the Sen
ate al present is IsadOr Rayner, OF Mary
land Hebrew Senators of the past We're
Benjamin and Jonas, Of Louisiana: Yulee
of Florida, and Simon, OF Oregon. Gug-
genheim is the sixth Of the seven sons
OF Meyer Guggenheim, who control the
smelling business Of the country and he
is the only one Of the new Senators who
is the son of an immigrant. The father
who died not very long ago, came over
in the steerage. met his wife-to-be IN the
steerage. and began his new world ca
reer as a peddleT of stove polish. After
Stephenson, Of Wisconsin, Senator Gug-
genheim is probably the richest new
member, though Jonathan Bourne. jr., of
Oregon, on "a count of millions. might
turn up I'm second place.
Several Other MiIIiOnaires.
Other mil!ionaires among the new tim
ber are II. A. Richardson, Of Delaware
who is interested in numerous Industrial
concerns; William Alden Smith. of NIichi-
gan, and Frank O. Briggs, manufacturer.
of New Jersey. owen, of Oklahoma. as
victorious chief attorney of the Cherokee
nation in its famous suit against the
United States involving a claim Of ap-
proximately SS,000O0 made himself
thTee-Quarters millionaire
Owen is one-eighth Cherokee himself.
He is over six feet tall, straight as the
pToverbial Indian arrow, and with a face
and complexion typifying the Indian more
than the white man Charles Curtis, the
junior Senator from Kansas, and sue
Cessor to the seat Of the unfortunate
Ralph Burton, is one Of the few remain
ing Kaws. His mothers grandmother
was "A full-bloOded Kaw, his maternal
grandfather was a French Canadian and
his fathers parents were Of Pilgrim New
England stock. owen and Curtis are the
only Senators with Indian blood in their
veins.
Curtis. like owen. has sufficient to keep
the wolf from the door, though he is not
so dangerously near the millionaire class
as his fellow Indian. As 2 Represent
ative and a prominent member Of the
House Committee on Indian Affairs Cur
It's put through what IS known as the
Curtis act. which provided for the allot-
ment In severalty Of lands and money TO
the Five Civilized Tribes and wound up
Under this act he and his children re-
Ceived from the government 5000 acres
of fine Oklahoma land This is the real
basis of the Curtis fortune. Like Owen,
Curtis shows his Indian blood He has
the straight figure, the straight hair. and
the dark features OF the original Amer
lean.
Brown "a Poor Man.
Norris Brown, Of Nebraska, is prob
ably the only Senator who does not own
his own house He frankly acknowledges
that he is too poor to hold the deed 10
home Of his own. Thomas ?. Gore also
should be classed with the poor men OF
the Senate His chief worldly possession
is mis- modest n-tle home in LawtOn,
Okla. This he had to mortgage IN order
TO raise funds with which to prosecute
his campaign for Senator Jefferson
Davis. of Arkansas, whose anti-pIutO-
cratic antics have led most people to
believe that he is shy Of the dollars, is
very well fixed as 20 this worlds goods,
thank YOU. Brown and Gore are radi-
Gals, too, but they do not use the Davis
methods TO make known their views.
Gore was a Populist when POpulism was
at its height, Brown was elected Senator
on an anti-railroad platform As attor-
ney general Of Nebraska, he made It ex-
tremely interesting for the corporations,
and one Of his pet measures is the cleo
tion Of Senators by popular vote
Jonathan Bourne, jr., Of Oregon is the
first Senator SO to be elected He is the
only new member TO have made a tour
Of the world; this he did soon after leav-
ing Harvard, in 1876 at the end Of his
junior year Two years later he located
IN Portland, Greg, and has lived there
ever since. Born at New Bedford. Mass.
on the Atlantic, he represents a State
whose shore IS washed by the waters of
our other ocean. His father made a mil
lion or two out Of whaling and lumber;
the son IS adding TO his share OF the
pile by operating mines in his adopted
State and cotton mills in his native
State. In the latter State there IS a town
named for Bourne ST.; in the former a
town named for Bourne, jr.
Many College Graduates.
Other college educated men among the
new timber are Davis. who is a graduate
Of Vanderbilt University; Joseph NJ. Dix
on. Of Montana, whose alma mater Is
Guilford College. n. G; William II. Bor-
ali, OF Idaho, who went to the University
Of Kansas; Frank o. Briggs. who was
educated at government expense at West
Point; owen. OF Oklahoma, Washington
and Lee University, Of Virginia; Brown.
OF Nebraska, University Of Iowa: r. II
Paynter, of Kentucky, Center College,
from where his predecessor, J. c. S.
Blackburn was graduated; Bryan, of
Florida. Emory College. Gore, of Okla
homa, attended a university law school
Smith, OF Michigan. who was self-edu-
Gated. holds an honorary degree of NJ. A.
from Dartmouth College
Smith was page In the Michigan legis-
latuTe: Gore was page in the Mississippi