The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-07
The Men OF Mark.
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DON CAMERON,

| DON CAMERON.
Suddenly little cheer gOes M. and 10,
Cameron comes forward 10 the de>k ~ mo
presiding officer and raps two or tbroo
little rapS, and sieEcc fall, upon the t,,t
tbrong OF people simultaneously. You
could hear pin drop. the hush /, 80 Also.
Lutte. Mr.. Cameron j, not an imposing man
undersiZed-a at least 20 be appeared behind
the desk--dark- skinned. with dark eve. and
dark moustache. He has none Of the ,lr. ~
a senator. He might be merchant. or
bank president, or the actuary Of mn IN.
surance company, or a country LAWYER il
good practice, but not a statesman accord.
ing to the common type Of statesmen. The
three little raps wiki the g3yel betrav
Mr.. Cameron's Nervousness. They lack tie
clang OF resolution. Indeed. A. the cllir-
man Of the National Committee stand, 4
moment regarding the vast audience be- has
stlled so easily there l. an air Of hesitation
almost OF timidity, about TIE man. And
all this is i'm very striking contrast with MI.
lion-like bravery OF two dly, ago /, the
National Committee room. wsete BE- pro.
claimed himself dictator 81 his colleague
and refused TO put the question that did $40
suit him, and refused 10 entertain APPEAL
from his autocratic decisions. Bu. The
break in the Pennsylvania delegation was
not then a matter o. history. Imporanl
events have occurred IN TIE fast Few DAYS.
and these events have left their mark uoor
the member Of the syndicitc from The key
stone State. lie looks worn and ha -.IJ.
MR.. C0NELI,G.
A handsome man is Mr. Conking: hlnc
some is the exact word tail aud ,traight
/ hfak tftrft bio Ia D. ff,.s
away OF the light sandy. curly hair: M.
beard, nearly white. just long enough
admit OF beng trimmed and dressed mo
the rather foppiSh Venetian point->urh
beard as the Dogc, Wore-the beard ~ tle
man who values the high opinion oi l1h
man and woman who are u0t intellectually
above sdmiring mere physical bclu'}: a
small nose, pincbed at the end. with thc ',I,t
suspicion Of an appearance u II designed ~
nature TO "turn up -; cold, gray-hIUr. 81.
fish eyes. This is Mr.. Conkling H. looks
anxious and care.wofn. a, II conscious o.
having reached = crisis IN HI polilicI ior.
tunes. There is an expression on hi, hand.
some face as of a man who constantly d..
tects himself in the act OF looking back iu-
stead Of fOrward-thst reflective mood
which robs action OF it. tire. and cheats TIE
man OF the world OF success.
HANNIBAL HANLIN.
| Hannibal Ilamlin flits about the stage Ike
man Of thirty or forty, or any age indeed
consistent with aIertne,s and activity. he
is seventy-One years old, but be ha, lost
none Of that vital force which has made him
an important factor in The politics u the
country for quarter Of a century: and he
Is In Chicago now A. the trusted adviser u
Mr.. Blaine's managers.
LOGAN AND CHANDLER.
General Logan. and Chandler u New
Hampshire, as they stand side hy side, pre-
sent striking contrast. The one T. pic
ture OF great physical forcc-lhe o'her u
no physical strength worth mentioning
The swarthy Senator might well be- u.i,.
taken for an Egyptian from Alexandria
He is short, stout, dark A. an American III
dian, with long, straight black hair. and an
immense blue-black mOusiacuc hiding BIS
mouth and meeting under his chm. b me
side OF Logan. but not regarding him 10 be-
ing regarded By him, stands Chandler. llr
is a slight, boylsh figure, IN no particular
noticeable except Tor an apparent ins.gsiu-
canoe. He has thin gray hair. 4 thin gray
beard, thin fiat chest, thin ltgS. and Tim
arms. His head is small. hi, etc' aIc small,
and his nose is small. No woman would
ever fall in love with him at first sight. But
Mr.. Chandler has "A keen, bright lntcIltc',
and he never tires. No obstacles diunt
him. No difficulties arc sufficient 20 ,NtTye
him from pursuing the line he hes marked
out. He has Just foicd Don Cameron. But
there is not the faintest trace Oi pride ot
victory in his face. \ microscopic eXami-
nation would probably fail to detect m any
feature OF hi countenance any sign % hi'
victory over the Triumyirate in the hr,!
round OF the great political battle now In
progress. His face is IL impas>iye a, tAil
Of 4 marble statue. His old.fashioncd
spectacles hide the expression Of hi pale
blue eyes, II they have any expression, and
his limp figure and unobtIusiyc pre,cnce
protect him from the common Observation.
JUDGE HOAR.
Then came forward Hoar. rcd-iac'd
man. with white hair, fringe OF WhiIr,'de-
whiskerS, and steel spoctacles. lie Wa' oil
large size. looked like 4 clergyman, wore
4 loose sack.c0at buttoned down to tLe
breast and covering the knees, and had MS
speech near by in manuscript though nc
did not much consult il. His voice va,
rather mournfui, as il ii came up from Dr.
st0mach-as IL Il was the offspring o! a ,onie-
what querulous nature. No man m ilN
Convention was OF such distinctive ""
England type or story.
Mr.. HALE.
Mr.. Hale, OF Maine, Is up--a neat lii,'t
man, with beard around his mouth 5nd
jaws, clipped beautifully. He was the ')h'
in-aw OF Zachariah Chandler. whose huge
portrait, spelling for a fight, hung dir,c'y
over the head OF Chairman ll0ar.
The reading clerk, Judge Cli>bee, a alaS,
nihcent-ehested man, trained IN the tnlled
States House OF Representative, created
burst OF applause as his deep, clearlN-ar-
tieulated voice was heard to the iar'le'i
limits OF the ark.