The Washington herald., 1914-05-07

Senator Depew's dinner celebration OF
having reached the fourscore mark. and
Secretary Tracy's vigorous expression on
| Mexican affairs at the age OF eighty
four called forth gracious and felicifous
comment in editorial columns the coun-
try over, without failure to suggest that
| such men are capable of much after
passing the prophets limit of life Even
SO. the editorial Fluctuations might have
mentioned many other eminent Ameri-
cans who have achieved high national
honors and continue both watchful and
active for their country's welfare. though
| they are older than either Senator
Depew or Secretary Tracy. An or-hand
listing of other no less distinguished
citizens of the republic counts up sixteen
who have reached and passed the four
score mark.
Levi p. Morton. of New York. will be
ninety on May IS. and he has held higher
honors than either DIR. Depew or Ben
jamin F. Tracy. having been chosen
Vice President with Harrison in 1855. and
later governor of New York, not to men,
ton a term in the House. Henry CASA
way Davis. OF West Virginia, is several
months older than Morton. and served a
dozen years in the Senate. He Is in
good health though politically silent.
with his ninety-first birthday coming
next week. May H.
Frank Hiscock. long powerful in New
York Republican affairs. with service in
the Senate and House, reaches the eigh-
tieth mark in September. Henry W.
Blair, who was Senator from New
Hampshire and now lives in Washing
ton. has come to the age Of eighty with
some show of physical impairment. but
not retired from business. Robert T.
Doan. OF Ohio. who had a single term in
the House. also decided TO remain a
lawyer in Washington, and passed the
fourscore limit not long ago. Loren
Fletcher, a magnaie of Minnesota. who
enjoyed long activity in Gopher politics
and several terms in the House, is yet in
touch with both business and politics at
home.
William z. Haynes, who came to Con-
gress twenty years ago from Fremont
the home of President Hayes. is now
eighty-five and remarkably active as a
banker and public-spirited citizen; also as
a Democrat who did little differently in
the civil war by going to the front a
colonel of Union troops.
Cen Grosvenor. long prominent in Con-
gress and frequent in debate when the
Democrats deserved humping continues
hearty at Athens. Ohio. after his eightieth
and willing to try another term
in the House. Senator Sprague. of Rhode
Island, who came TO the Senate its young
est member with the beginning of Lin
coins term, is living at the age of
eighty-fve and remarkably vigorous.
Powell Clayton, OF Arkansas. a Senator
when Arkansas could send Republicans
to the Senate, is now eighty-one and
continues on the Republican National
Committee. its oldest member. both in
years and in continuous service. He was
1t.sagG
torial career. and is now looking ahead !
to the campaign Of 1916 with pertinacity |
and promise OF no less effort than in |
the DAYS of youth
Stewart l. Woodford. of BROOKLYN. long |
4 big figure in New York political af- |
fairs and nationally famous in 1895 as /
minister to Spain, is now nearing the !
Eighty mark and continuing active in |
business. Senator Stephenson. OF Wis
,onsin. will be eighty-five on June i. and |
indicates very firmly that he will 90 /
lfter another Senatorial term, which will
End when he is ninety-two years old. He
an point TO Simon Cameron who lived
'eyond the ninety mark long after be-
lueathirG the Senatorship TO his son. and
q both Martin and Davis at ninety who
ire vigorous enough for Senatorial duties
iesrite their advanced age.
Then, too, he can cite that President
iohn Adams was ninety-one when he
lied. twenty-five years after leaving the
White House and his son. John Quincv.
vas eighty-One at death, while FRESH
lent Madison lived to be eighty-tive. and
Jefferson to be eighty-three.
There has never been Senator in
Ictive service at the age of ninety bit
he old lumber king Of the Badger state
promises his best efforts to make q, rec
'rd Of that sort in d campaign now COM
nG on out home.