Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-05
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PEN AND INK SKETCHES.

PEN AND INK SKETCHES.
The papers are beginning to hgnle
closely upon the chances OF various
gentlemen in connection with the
leadership of the House of Kepre-
sentatives which will be organized on
the 1st Monday in December, or the
.,ext fair day thereafter" as the auc-
tioneers have it. At present the con
4cst lies between Micheal c. Kerr OF
indiana and Samuel J. Randall OF
PENNSYLVANIA It will be very hot
" contested fight aud very inter
esting one, for various reasons. Inc
other prominent candidates are Sam
mel s, Cox. c'Sunset'O and Fernando
Wood OF New York, and Milton Say
Ter of Ohio. If neither Kerr, or Ran
dali is elected after few ballots, the
choice will be very apt to lie between
Sayler, and J. Proctor Knott OF Ken
lucky. Wood and Cox will be aban-
doned very soon if they do not devel-
one more strength than they seem to
have, and neither will be taken as
compromise candidate. There has
heen some talk of Gilbert G. Walker
of Virginia, but that will not be Verl-
fed especially if the programme pub
Iished in regard to it is attempted to
be carried out.
A personal description of these va
.ious gentlemen may be interesting and
we give it, Micheal G.. Kerr is tall,
raw-boued, rather awkward and stiff
looking man with brown hair, combed
smoothly. hazelgrey eyes, bilious
complexion, and beard. He has
strong, manly, and pleasant volce-ls
n good lawyer--a man hard sense
and correct habits, but not first class
.,arlianaentarian. He would be an
honest speaker, bat would lose
his temper sometimes after eating
something which disagreed with him.
Samuel J. Kendall is medium siz-
cd, rather short, slightly stopped
shouldered man, with black hair, dark
brown eyes. and smoothiy-shaved face.
lie is called handsome, but has hab
it of disforting hir face by ''screwlng-
up" his eyes and nose, on account OF
defective sight. His voice is pleasant,
but in no wise remarkable. He is a
man of great nerve, ehrewdness, and ex-
perienee in politics, and is universally
esteemed ''the best fellow in the
world" He is more familiar with the
rules than any Democrat in the House,
and is great at ''fillibustering" as a
resort to di!atory expedients to prevent
legislation, is called. He is very pop
ular on both sides of the House, and
would make more acceptable speaker,
personally, than any of his competi-
tors
Samuel S. Cox is little wiry fellow
who resembles Rev. DR.. Deems a good
deal, except that he wears a dark
beard, sprinkled a little with grey.
lie is an irrepressibIe individual full
of fun, but as sensitive as a val j
school girl. He is we'll read, bright.
puick and eloquent.
Ferdinanda Wood is tall, thin grey
haired man, with distinguished air,
caused principally by his white nous
tuche and gold eyeglasses. He has
ability, large experience in politics,
and great wealth.
Milton Sayler is rather large, and
rather clumsy man, ford, with light
Brow, close cut beard and large grey
eyes, and is a bon UiUant. He is
scholarly and sensible, has travelled
much, and speaks German fuently.
7. Proctor Knott is a short, forid
Zig! t-hared man of genius. He is q
fine lawyer "a hard student, a wit and
humorist, and has fine artistic taste
and talent. A pencil sketch which he
nade between Butler and Garret
Davis, was an object of amusement
and surprise to every one who saw it.
lis celebrated Duluth" speech was
the most elaborate piece of burlesque
n our political history, and has caused
him to be esteemed only as wag,
but he Is IL UGH more than that.
Such are the personal features and
characters of these candidates for the
position which is extended the highest
next to the presidency III this country.
Which one will be elected, or whether
either will be, is zone of those things
which no fellow can find out" unit
after the election.
A CASE was decided by the United
States Supreme Court the other dav,
in which the question to be settled was
whether war existed in this country
April %, 1861. The court held that
while war did actually exist at the
date named. yet as it had not been de-