The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-19
Convention Personahfioss p.anns.
n-,nker.s Pen Pictures VI
-, rvdsnun Democrats.

From the Indianapolis E'th'E :, q
NJ John C. Robinson, OF spencer: "
sne.Iookinc man and clever gentiel'H,,'i, !,
Who hears marked resembhhce ~ l,'
nbvs;caI outlines to Daniel w. soorhee -,
tM: Robinson smells critically OF his WHISKY
before drinking, and looks reproachIun,, T.; IN
the barkceper when he feels the corfos'o" -
his stomach. IN. :. round
Aorid, compact gentleman. WIZ ha. ,,.nee:.
twinkling eyes and taste iof " nar,;c,,lar
ing and pri.e-fgLls. lie j. .n " p q Awful
friend to J. Q. Thompson, tns n,;e,Iv
eqa'u ,,;,,nrt comment. If le doesn't like
thu quality set before him al the "o'"'"
Mnrse he yoes to Pat. Welclis.
Hon Rayless w. Hanna Is too we'll known
o. noed any description. Most OF our reao-
a ~ are familiar with his large, portly form,
and h;s genial, intellectual countenance'
,vb;,e many of them have heard his lnatcll.
,ess rendition of "Mrs. Lofty IL bayles9
hoe a cornwall fault, it is standing with ms
alag, in his hand and keeping the party walt
in. while he tells story. u
The Wild Man of Whitley county Is TALL
fierce, and rcd in appearance. lie mas an uh'
pheasant habit of STOPPING suddenly III tue
midst of 4 sentence and listening attentiVeiy
with his head on one side, as il some one iiaG
stepped on dead stick i'll the WOODS anu
broken it. He munches acOrnS between
drinks, and gulps his whiskey AS II 1t were
medicine.
The Hon. Jason Bazoo Brown is slender
and fragile i'm his appearance, and looks as II
his tremendous mental force was rapidly
wearing out the frail casket. Dir. Brown 4
pentlemanly, almost gentle, in bearing, Dti'
fierce in orltory. lie sips his whlskey Win
the air of connOisseur, and looks to the man
on the right for confirmation OF his JuaS
mcnt. 49,,
Mr.. Willis NofT, Of Grecncastle, is human
reopy i'm point of ioridity of color. He l.
fun of roiicking good humor, and an iii
passioucd orator, who sometimes is com
nelled to stop i'm the midst of a roaring de
camation and gasp unp'easantly for air OF
words lie wears Il short-tailed co;li since
his lust session in the Legislature, and takes
his whiskcy plain, with an utter contempt
for water or sugar.
DIR. William Il. Sherrod, Of Orange, is II
finey.preservcd and handsome old bachelor,
who carries gold cane, and Is us chivalro''s
in his devotion to the fair sex as i MEDIEVAL
knight in armor. The Doctor is II Virginiail
of the Old School, and is thoroughly posted
in the politics Of the past thirty years. he Is
thorough partisan, and has voted the ticket
unscratched since entering upon his major:
ity. He has q cultivated taste for mixed
drinks. and a special weakness for Shoe
makers peach brandy before he began "cut-
ting" it.
John S. Williams, Of Lafayette, is rs agree
able gentleman rs you will meet i'll Il day )
travel. and prefers u hard-bottOmcd chair To
Ia lp
II steady drinkcr, and otlcnds some Of the
ruder brethren by watering his wbiskey. lie
wears an immense Panama hat, spect:lclcs,
and a still standing shirt-cOllar.
General James X. Slack is large-brained
Democrat, with Il sturdy physique and Il
round, shining face, ,beaminS with good HUI
NOR. Mr.. Slack is somewhat vulgar in his
convivial tastes, being given to black-stlap,'
"stone-fence," and t:lnSy bitters. His uppre-
citation of peach and honey, however, covers
q multitude of sins. 1t is related of General
Slack that while in the army, after several
weeks deprivation Of the comforts of civil
lied life, lie swooped down Oh q village one
hot day and dartcd in on an analytic chemist
who was engaged in drawing foaming am.
Der liquid from cedar spggOt. ''Wmt's
that" said the General, eXcitedly. "BCrr?
How dye sell it," He was informed that it
was beer, and was sold ut the ruinollSly low
price of tive cents per glass. "Great Cesar"
exclaimed the General in grateful astonish-
ment, I" give me dollars WORTH"
Hon. Cyrus +. McNutt, Of Morgan county.
is a talented Democrat, who argues constitu-
tional Questions with q degree Of logical
vigor that you could scarce expect in one of
his age. Mr.. McNutt has hosts Of friends
who do not agree with him in politics. He
shakes his whiskey in the glass before drink
ing, and critically examines the "bead.'
Judge Dr,ummond is hard-shell Demo-
crat Of the Old School, whose reputation was
principally made in Arkansas and California.
He reproves his friends sometimes for speak
ing of bad whiskey. He says it is all good,
though some wliiskeyS are better than Others
Hon. Lambdin Z. Milligan is the gauntest
and grimmest-looking Democrat in the State.
Mr.. Milligan usually stils little gunpow-
der in his whiskey.
John Il. Stoll, the popular candidate for
auditor, is large and rather portly gentle
man, who does not look as If he were ever
dyspeptic. He Is generally abstemious, but
takes an aperient cocktail now and then.
Hon. A. Il. Whittlesey is an impulsiye and
cXcitable Democrat, and a rabid talkcr. He
stops in the middle Of u sentence, swoops
down on his whiskey, swallows it in bulk,
and resumes the thread OF his discourse.
Judge Samuel Buskirk isa handsome, allablc
Democrat, ofgreat legal ability, who wipes his
Grecian nose with scented cambric, and takes
his whiskcy sans sugar, but with y squirt of
rose water in it. He drinks deliberately and
apprcciatiyely, rs if he were indulSing in Il
iuXury--n0t necessity.
Mr. M. Il. Safer, editor of the Franklin
Herald, is slim and genial Democrat, who
takes his whiskey straight, without any vui-
gar smacking of the lips, and allows no jeer-
ing skeleton to wiggle its bony fingers ut
him without giving it AS good as it sends.
He is the best square seven-up player in the
United States.
Hon. Daniel w. Voorhees, does not appear
to good advantage on this occasion. He is u
game cock under cow, with his comb cut and
his feathers daggled in the mud. Mr.. Voor.
hees is an aesthetic Democrat, who takes his
whiskey from frosted wine-glass, and in
sists Oh having preliminary bit of lemon
rubbed OH the rim.
MIR. Harry Vandegrif is an old-time Dem
ocrat, whose record is free from spot or
blemish. His favorite potitOn is stone
fence, though he tan worry Il little straight
now and then. Mr.. vandegriG is above the
affeetation Of granting after imbibing, as il
he had just performed disagreeabe duty.
Mr.. Joseph Blake, OF Terra Haute, is the
most active and outSpoken of the delegates
who have faith In Voorhees,, and will die in
the last ditch In defending the party from
Greeleyism. MIR. Blake is devoted to lager
with jerk OF peppersauce in it, but occa-
sionally HOSTS in light drink of Bourbon.
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CHEAP RAILROAD FARE.--The Massachu-
seltS Legislature passed an act whereby every
railroad in the State should be compelled to
furnish morning and evening train at pro.
per hours, for distances not exceeilinp