, 1880-06-03

ling he did mot tleign to tnke for some
time. lie remained standing, his talt figure
rendering him n conspicuous object to whIc',
many eyes were directed. But the cheers
with which his entrance WIS greeted were
neither hearty lt0r prolonged. Nor were
ihcy renewed ut all, notwithstanding 1t was
evident that n renewal OF applause would
have been grateful 10 tic somewhat lnscer-
atcd feelings Of tho ex-tictator OF the Elm.
pifo State. liz turned this way md Tint,
peering I'D Into the galleries and tho platform
and tho press stand.
y handsome mnn Is Mr. Conk1Ing; hand
sonle Is the exact word; tall and straight;
high forehead. matle higher by tho falling
away of the light sandy, curly hair; Il full
beard, nearly white, just long enough to NIL
nit Of being trimmed and dressed into tho
rather fopplsfl Venetian point-such beard
rs tic Dores wore,-the benrt1 Of tho man
who values the high opinion Of l,otI, ,t,a1l and
woman who arc not intellectually atovu asl-
niring mere physical beauty; s:nall muse,
pine'lcsl ut the end, with tho least suspicion
Of ait appearance rs II designed by Nature to
"turn np"; cold gray-bluc, selfish eyes.
This Is Mr.. Conkllng. lie looks anxious and
careworr, ns II conscious nf having reached
4 crisis III Ills political fortunes. There
Is Hi expression OH hts handsome
face rs OF a man who constantly detects llGn-
self iii tho net uf looking back instead Of fnr-
wartl, that reflective mood which robs action
of It's fire. and clicnts tho man Of tho world
| Of success. Te careful, keen observer can-
! not t[issundu himself Of the Impression that
tile Sprague atfatr turks In his memory, and
that TINT !nglorfous episode Is constant
| thorn In his flesh.
But the writer Inns fingered long over this
| rntller attraetEye picturc,-too long, perhaps,
sincc Conkllng lIas evidently reached tile
climax Of his career, and even women, to
say nothing Of politicians. will cense to ad-
mise Him when lie ceases 10 wicItl the powers
Of machine ma'tagcr.
Tho hall has rapidly filled up, md the
platform 'sas become crowded. What
n vast sen Of faees,-too many
10 describe except III tho 1nass.
They aro good American faces, anu some
Of them arc very eager md earnest, not to
say determined. TT many 0f them It Is cyi-
dent that the business Ut tho Convention Is
Of the most serious import. And when that
business sl'all begin, when It touches the
heart OF the matter, the earnest Unes will
cheer or hiss rs tie action of tho Convention
shall please or dfsp!case them.
Marshall Jewell, Of Connecticut, isa prom
inent figure OH the platform; a bluff, hearty
looking man, with flushed face and long.
flowing white hair. Ills hair is old, bnt his
| fnce Is young. lie Is stout, and uses n fa1
violently, but this does not prevent linn from
| getting redLer and rcdder In tho face. Ills
white hnfr and mustaclc make hin look very
venerable, but his smile is enchanting. lie
looks like yerltab1e Ncstor, but appears like
a very robust and fro1icksomo boy out of
school OIL fnrlough.
Fred D0ug1nss Is too well known to bcnr
description. Ills presence OIL tho platform
recalls more yiyitlly than that of any other
man tic cra Of slavery, and Of the struggle
for Its abolition. Lie seems to 10 out of
place alnong living men. Tie belongs with
the pictures OF Chase, and Wade. and Sew
artl, md Sumner, and Lincoln. But lle is on
the platform, looking very hearty and by 10
means ohllyous Of tho large share of atten-
tion bestowed upon hin. by the side Of
Douglass stands Matt Carpenter, the boy
lawyer and Senator, tho man who ab}ures all
responsibility for whit he does and what l,e
says. liz lappcns to be n member of tic
Syndicate, md ho llas come on from tho
Capital to do his pnst. lie l,as TINT langufd,
l1sticss mir which betokcns little interest lie
Is III tic Syndicate to-day, but may be out of
1t tomorrow.
Hannibal llamlln 1IEts about the staRo like
man Of 10 or 49, or my age indeed con-
sistent with a!crtness md activity. lie Is n
years old, but te has lost none Uf thnt vital
forco which Inns made lin MI Important
fnctor in tho politics OF tho country for q
quarter OF century; and ho is III Chicago
NOW rs the trusted adylser Of AIr. Dlaine's
managers.
Gen. Loga1,, a1,d Chnndtor Of Now Hamp.
shire, rs they stand side by side present q
striking contrast Tho ono Is n picture Of
great physical forcc, tho other of no physical
strength worth mentioning. Tho swarthy
Sc,lntor might we'll be mistaken for an
Egyptian from Alexandria. lie Is short,
stout, dark ~ NIL American Indian, With
long, straight black hatr, atd IN immense
blue-black m,lstacile, hiding his mouth and
meeting under his chin. lle looks fierce
now, fur tho scheme OF tho Syndicate, Of