The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-30
SOME SENATOR'S.
Pen Pictures of Few Representative
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GORDON OF GEORGIA.
Conspicuous among the gentlemen from the
wounded eight times in Confederate battles
and bears the mark of a scar upon his cheek
He is tail, OF commanding presence, with
straight black hair, blue eyes, and not
wholly patrican nose. His colleague, "Ben
Hill, looks less like soldier and more like a
and wanders about with his hands behind
him in dreamy distracted way His hair
is slightly tinged with gray, his eyes are
blue, and he is much given to meditation at
dinner and at other inopportune times. His
speeches are good, his eyes clear in their out
look, and the prevailing expression Of the
man, both In person and countenance, is one
Of sadness. Among the most conspicuous for
form and face is Senator
DAVID DAVIS OF ILLINOIS.
Weighing over 300 pounds, he has to have a
special chair built for his benefit. But were
his figure smaller, his head and face would
command attention. The most intimate
ence clngs to his name, which is well sus-
tanned by his presence. His head is large, his
faceSstrong, and the whole expression of his
cOuntenance benignant. The slken softness
OF his hair is particularly noticeable, in spite
of his immense size, indicating, as it does,
fineness of temperament. If the other Sena-
tors were troubled with his talent for listening,
the Senate would indeed be what it now often
is not, a truly judicial body Not Senator
opens his mouth, but the ex-Justice and
in order to catch every word that falls from
his lips. AS a seat OF ample proportions had
to be built especially for him, this sometimes
causes some Inconvenience. Yesterday, as
Senator Maxeys of Texas, was speaking,
Judge Davis approached and took seat near
him. The chair, rebelling at the unusual
weight, softly gave way, and dropped the
great Senator on the floor.
JAMES G. BLAINE
Of Maine, though among the new Senators, it
seems superfuous to describe so familiar is
his face and figure. STILL in a few years,
his appearance has greatly changed. He has
grown bulky, his hair has grown gray, and
filled about his eyes In stature and presence
he is still one Of the most remarkable men of
the Senate. In the same number of years he
has grown old even more than Conkling.
GEORGE F. HoAR,
Of Concord, so long familiar in the House,
presents new face to the Senate. In it's con-
tour, colOring and expression it is strongly
tones of his voice recall to his friends the
presence of the great journalist. Since be-
coming Senator Mr. Hoar has improved in
presence and in manner. He is in person
more serene, and in speech more affable He
is clear-headed. and nearly always in the van
Of advanced ideas. He is likely to make a
mark in the Senate of which Massachusetts,
even, need not be ashamed
STANLEY MATTHEW'S,
the only Senator who is supposed to be able
to whisper in the presidential ear. He is not
so imposing looking. mortal as Conkling,
who won the high insignia last year of whis-
perer at the White House, but is quite the
average Ohioan. His extremely sanguine
glows in the red-yellow hair
and beard, in his beaming blue eyes and
blooming cheeks. He looks like younger
Brigham Young. That is, he looks like the
pictures of Brigham Young | would be the
last person on earth to accuse this gentleman
Of resembling the disgusting Mormon in
character or habits Mr.. Matthews seems
rather a man of refinement than of great
mental force. He dresses with extreme care.
His high white collar is faultless, his head is
fine, his brow commanding, his countenance
open, but his nose, slender and rather fiat, is
no+ the nose of power. It will never cleave
his way to eminence, like the proboscis of
Eyarts, for example.