Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Pen Sketches of the Democratic Con
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tribune gives the following pen pictures
o. few of the Bourbon leaders f,t Cincin-
natl:
The Convention is mob, we'll behaved
thus far, but still a mob, and intelligent
Democrats are watching in fear and treEs.-
bling TO see what it will do. Wsda
Hampton Is not master spirit, or rather
cannot be one, without injuring the cause
he espouses more than he helps it.
Southern Democrat said with some biz.
terness yesterday, IN speaking of the
rasbness with which General Hampton
WIS leading the South to demand Bay
ards nomination, that the General lost
his head long before he lost his leg. Tbs
gentleman with the gray mustacne and
blue eyes sitting by Wade Hampton,s
side is not leading spirit; that 80 Gossxy,
it would be better tor his party that be
should not be. 1t is Gen. Hamburg But
Ter, of South Carolina.
Nearly every Southern Senator is said
to be here. The tall, slim man, WITH q
long, white chin beard, looking like
plain Methodist minister, is the historic
Joe" Brown, of Georgia, once Governor,
now Senator by means of the resign alton
OF General j. B. Gordon. General Gordon
Is here alsO-a dark, Suuthern-l looking
man, with q sabre.cut across his cheek.
SO also is "Ben" Hill, who shows hie
square head and pale face, and straight
hair cOmbed as smooth as a schoolH1as.
ter's. Senator Jones, of Florida, is seated
on the stage, a face q little of the IQdisu
type, though without the dark Indian
hair. Senator Ransom, OF North Care.
lima, happens to walk in front of him iust
at this moment. General Ransom is an
excellent representative of the Southern
gentleman in politics. There is iust time
to notice the slight stoop in his shoulders,
the iron gray that has fallen On his beard
and on such hair rs Is on decidedly bald
head, gentleman George" FL. PenGle-
ton can hardly be called Southern Sen.
ator, though he is Senator and the Sem
ate is Southern. He is in the centre of g
group OF friends on the platform, and
only gives a glimpse now and then of &
dark and yet sunny face, surrounded with
clustering dark hair and an iron gray
beard.
There ere some more interesting figures
here. Elk Gov. R. III. Bishop, with q
long, white beard like an apostle, is one
OF tnem.. He hand shook himself into
the Governors chair, and now he is at it
again, in wild nope of the Vice Presi-
dency Secretary Frederick 0. Prince is
one Of the land marks OF the Demo cracys
he has been Secretary of the National
committee for nearly generation, and
has been attending Democratic Convep-
lions from time immemorial. There is q
superstition among the younger members
OF the party, that he was on intimate
terms with Thomas Jefferson. Now he liz
RnStnn fin oh inf
ton on all subjects, from police salaries
to baked beans, recipes for the latter be-
ing actually demanded now and then
from heather lands like Texas.
The short, nervous looking man, with
gray be I'd, who is passing by at this
moment, is Abram J. Hewitt. A friend
stops him and says:
"You know, of course, Mr.. Hewitt. that
they have designs On you?'
go, WE'LL" MT. Hewitt replies, ''this
matter OF dark horses IS like Artemus
Wards corps of brigadier. generals. Thes
were all dark horses"
An ante-bellum Southern Statesman
lately resurrected is Robert McLane, OF
Maryland, who Sc face IS somewhat of the
antique ana revolutionary type. Many OF
these SOutherners are interesting. Over
in the Virginia delegation stands tall,
spare man, dressed in black, with moss
dignifed badness. That Is Professor
Johnson, son of Albert Sidney John
son, and one of the most accomplished
gentlemen in the South. Randsll Tucker
is another of the scholarly-looking ViF+
ginians
In the New York delegation extremes
meet in Smith Weed, with mis- face mask
ed in black beard and with his dark un-
fathomable eyes, and Gilbert G. Walker,
with light, handsome and vacant face,
Just behind is John R. Fellows, slightly
suggesting Mr.. Punch, if ore could sup
pose that Mr.. Punch has curling hair,