The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
The Genus nsugent-C Pen Pctre--Surpising H.
Facts Pointed Ou--C Characteristics Of 'hreconciables

Now that the House Insursent has,
become more of substance than shad.
low, more Of fact than theory, let us
put him under the microscope and x
ray and sec just what kind Of a critter
he liz.
There Is a popular notion, very wide
spread. that this new species of the
genus Republican constitutes the
younger wing of his party. Thus we
lpublicans referred TO as the elder
stateamen." a Statistical comparison
which l have Just made Of the two
wings of tho Republican party in the
House shows, with other things, the
fallacy OF this notion. The surprising
fact that the average House Insurgent
is nine years older than his Republican
brother OF the opposite wing of tho
party / compute from authorized biog-
raphies of the more than 200 represent
atives claiming allegiance to the O..
o. r.
Average Insurgcnt, 81; Conservative, 43.
The average 1nsurgent Is frosty
haired middle-ager of ffty-two. while
the average conservative" Republican
Is young chap of forty-three.
Indeed the ages of the nine 'irrecon.
clables" OF the Insurgent wing-the
old guard, which stuck together to the
last in the revolution Of March 19---
average forty-eight years. or five years
older than the conservative Republi-
cans.
The younger Republican blood of
the House was loyal to the Speaker
Throughout the imbroglio only
quarter OF the Republicans who are
not over forty turned Inaurgent dur
ling one stage or another of the fight.
Another popular fallacy Is that tn.
Jnsurgent is a greenhorn and tender
foot as regards the legislative bust
mess The average Insurgent has
served in three Congresses. which
means that he has been sitting here
under the big, white. iron thimble
since 1905 And In this respect, too
the average irreconcilablc is more as
tonishing than the average Insurgent
in general, for he has served still
longer One irreconciliable--Coo
of wisconsln--!s now in his ninth
term having been first elected back II
the old days when Grover CLEVELAND
sat in the. White House. Only q dozer
of the freshmen class of the House
have cast their lots with the 1nsur.
gents and only two of these dozer
stood with the old guard at the las
stand.
Another thing about the average
l7Oeo genuine. Only three Iueurgent:
were born in large cities. Only four
less than tenth of them-now ltv'
In large cities, Eleven make thei'
home in small cities and twenty-eigh
(s5Ge) still remain loyal to the opei
country or country town. Yes. you
average House Insurgent is still coun
,ryman enough TO wish his dinner IL
the middle OF the day and abhor TIT
feel of hard hat
The "Irreconcilnbe"
The irreconeilabie is two-third
country bred, but now more than hal
city dweilsr One Ereconeilable
fI.!ndbergh. Minn.1 is a swede and tw,
Insurgents common tFoelker, Neq
York, and Kustermann. Wisconsin, ar
Germans with only few exception
the remaining names are TYPICAL!
American like Cooper. Hubbard, John
son. Taylor, Gardner. Hayes. Kendall
Norris.
And as to education: Only one of you
House Insurgents is self ducated
only seven stopped their general edn
cation In the common schools (and al
but two of these studied law later
Eleven have high school. academic o
commercial college Quotations; thirtee
have been through regular law school
and eighteen t44Ts) are college an
university graduates. Three are Har