The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-25


uncle That II all that Is notable. Mr.. Brown is In
the prime of life. He IL coming to the Cincinnati
Convention and You win See his shock OF red hair
''A'f' Mr. BLAIR ON DAVIS.
at Is said at washington, Mr.. Blair, that Carl
Schurz is coming to the Convention pledged to
II don't believe that anybody knows enough to
uniting himself.n
'Do yen think that Davis will sweep the Conven-
ton, as the democratic members OF Congress
IN" 1r ..eI the organization !. :. nArfscted there
Mr. Davis win make no great showing Mere out
side19plnlon y q no great weight in representa-
cnn S - n c1 ~ inc liberal repHo
spite OF the leaders: 1t comes from the voting
democratic masses. The leaders In Congress have
gains in advance they have rallied on Mr.. Davis,
and have used the party organ called at Washing
upon another party. This was a great mistake In
point of management and 1t did no help to Davis
1apprehend that the Cincinnati Convention will add
nit none as voting delegates who have not been
,Do You think MI. Davis man of forces"
eyes He IL not a talking man. although he can
talk when he wants to but he keeps up q heap of
thinking, and is cautious, and looks at you. He
mas strong me- m hes will and good
show him to have a love of justice and to be fine
equity lawyer. He is not as learned as some mem,
masculine sense and safety"
BLAIR on ADAMS.
"What do you think OF the nomination Of Adams
and Groesbeck by the papers OF this city,"
''Oh that is a local freak-a desire for ticket of
their own. Mr.. Groesbeck has considerable support
around the city OF CINCINNATI and they have tackled
Mr.. Adams on to give him local habitaton. adj
mire both these men for their good qualities, but
hardly think there is anything probable In the sue
cess Of the combinaton.n
BLAIR ON TRuMBuLL.
''IIow do you like Trumbull?' ~
En ~
been oyercautious in the beginning. don't know
what his chances may be-iair should think"
"Mr Chase is probably not up this tine ~
"Not unwilling, but too late. Did you know that
in 1864 It was to have met at Cincinnati, and ne
prepared the framework Of It In the New England
States. Mr.. Lincoln was apprchensive about II and
stopped 1t by Offering the Chief Justiceship to
Chase"
GRANT NOT FAILURE, But PERIL
do you think Grant failure Mr. Blair 2"
mot as man. He Is as an administration.
think him very dangerous personality, and not to
be lightly estimated in an encounter. He has the
fight his way out of this dilemma. You see II he
does not follow up spain IN ana Cuba hard tins sum nm
best hold. If this canvass goes against him there
win be movements from Washington to distract the
public purpose. Nothing can re-elect him. how
ever, but the stupidity OF democratic leaders,"
Here Mr. Blair finished his sausage, measured
the highest-priced toOthpick in the Burnett House,
ana darted toward the omnibus to take the St.
filed with Cincinnati reporters looking en-
vousy at the HERALD representative, and they
would not be cOmfOrted because Mr.. Blair was not
ILLINOIS OPINION ON DAVID DAVIS.
The HERALD's representative had meantime
"bounced" lawyer practising before the Supreme
Court of the United States, residing at Quincy ILL.,,
but until Of late resident of Bloomington, the ILL
nois home of David Davis This lawyer was r. X
Turner, and he had also just returned from wash
ington.
gliding to business like pearl diver to the bottom,
q lib.
licans on the nomination at Cincinnatia"
~ am for Grant, sir. There Is some insurrecton,
however. In our town the most conspicuous citizen
ExsEcRETARY BROWNING,
formerly at the head OF the Interior Department.
He is now about seventy years old, and is the best
head perhaps, In our district for law and affairs.
wt the
"Would the Illinois people like to see David Davis
President ?"
81 would, for one reason; l have some cases in
the Supreme Court which he decided against me
below, and might be willing to give him the Pres
idency to get him out of the way, up above Davis
is popular man, in certain sense in our State.
He has many warm friends and no bitter enemies.
The people like him because he is easy-going, pc
culiar, fast in his friendships and never much In
to debtors Mo6o o
term to term, so that we lawyers have to advise
our clients to strengthen the securities Of their
debtors and wait. The lawyers are all starving to
death In Davis district. He is wonderfully queer
man. He often attends to his private affairs, cor
i
Court to begin, when he strides up there in hurry
and finds the lawyers all waiting. The course of
order order, until Davis suddenly recolIects some en-
I gagement other, when he says, without pausing
I'm 5 :aAdl D court He el Is worth from
let's his property improve BY contact with that Of
more enterprising folks. He owns 1000 acres of
fine land just out of the 1ourshing city of Bloom
Iowa and toward the Missouri River. His Chicago
property he did want, but took it for debt Of
5000, and now it is worth 100000 Mr. Lincoln
used to say with mixture of admiration and
all of us together in law Yet Lincoln said, with
evident belief, that If his administration had done
no other act than to put David Davis on the SUI
that"
DAVIS AND LINCOLN.
"What was the bond between thenl-Lincoin and
Davis2 We're they in anything alikef"
"Davis Is not a hard man, but he is more selfish
and cautious than tnSon The latter cared
thrifty. lie gave half the first 5000 he earned
to Billy Herndon, his partner, against the protests
So out of sympathy and cxuberance of feeling. He
put the Other. $500 in imitation of Davis in wild
cent for it, and then withdrew it. Lincoln was a
man who had desire, overruling all things, to find
out the truth n OF matters At law t Davis has
worldly and prudent and nothing OF the poet
that Lincoln was. lie would make q safe and de-
the. age or the party, He is per.
leCt CONSERVATIVE, ana was many mOuIIS
making up his mind to vote for Mr.. Lincoln. Every
thing In Davis goes through process of considera
ton, except his legal decisions, which are made
from sort of horse intuition. You may cry in
vain, This is the laws but the old fellow will
put down his hand and say, This is the right
Probably no judge exists who Is so decisive, fear
less and direct in his Office, and yet worldly and
personal matters slow and hesitating. He has
got rich by hesitating and eminent by his decision.
DAVIS AS A CHARACTER.
'There is lawyer named Holmes out In our parts
who cannot be scared of his line OF argument by
Tho TuIr fitnaa InIp vpa linz
with speech--Davis the bench-when Davis
said, in his emphatic voice, which gets squeaky
and suppressed when he is In earnest, as If afraid
Of its own volume:-
"'Mr. Holmes, that is not the law, slr!'
sHolmes went on and Davis got uneasy.
"'Mr. Holmes, say that is not the law that you
are stating
Holmes persisted and finally Davis, very uneasy
for he has quaint Kind of imperial wll-br0ke
out,
Mr. Holmes say that is not the law but II you
think 1t is I'd like to bet you =