The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-30
The Next Vice.l'resldent.

have spent The morning with William
ID. English, the Democratic candidate
for Vice President, and he is no more
like the William II. English of popular
imagination than COW Is like an oyster
His picture gives him prim, New Eng.
landish,. pedagoguo look, with carefully
trimmed beard, exact fitting clothes. and
general mir of complacent sweetness. but
bis pictures are like tho "Pinafore' ad.
miral, "they mean we'll, but they don't
KNOW" Indiana is hot, very hot; hot
ter. in fact, than half dozen New Yorks
rolled into one. Red.faced politicians
rush frantically from place to place red.
hot Democrats plot and red-hauded Re.
publicans bluster. 1t requires no vast
intellect to discover that the politics OF
the State are raging like the fierce fiames
OF prairie fire., with Indications of a
greater intensity in the near future. The
surface suggests great Republican vic.
tory In October, but, as the State Auditor.
MIR. Fleming, quantity puts it, "the Re.
pnbilcans always carry Indiana down 10
the day OF election, and then the Demo.
Gratis out vote them."
Having seen and heard much of vii.
liam Ii. English, his loans, foreclosures
and general cassedness, i'm compliance
with Herald orders I sought and found
him this morning. He is Chairman of
the state Democratic Committee, acting
as Gen. Arthur does for tho Republican,
in New York. The headquarters are in
the Bates House, not nice-dilapidated
bare and unattractive. On the walls
hang samples of Boys in Blue uniforms.
torches aud banners; on the floors are
nothing; on the tables are bundles of
political documents, and on the chairs
the orators of the nation, waiting for an.
pointments and the necessary funds for
expenses. Mr.. Fleming is the right
bower Of Dir. English in this matter.
He stands end stoops about six feet high.
is an of-hand enthusiast of the Gen
Barnum type-"not too enthusiastic. hut
just enthusiastic enough"-and quite
confident that he and his party arer"aIl
right up to the present time" Having
introduced the Herald TO the magnetic
magnates, MIR. Fleming kindly took me
to the private Office of Mr. English and
left me alone with the Indianian. Tho
great expectant was occupied for a mo.
ment, and thus afforded me an or Jortu.
nifty for observation. He stands in low.
cut, unbnttoned CATERS above five feet
nine inches. His hea,' would be bald
but for an ingenious, though not an en-
tirely ingenious, combing of his side
hsir, end is vel! shaIcd sor business.
lie has q shelving forehead. clear gray
eye, full dyed beard and red socks. He
wears black broadcloth, coat ard trousers
1.-The latter perhaps two inches too
short; brownish vest, no watch and n
silk cravat, with the knot nearer his ear
than his windpipe.
The far-famed iron-Iined mansion ia
an ordinary two. story double brick house.
with KING cE square tower running to
the top. We entered and looked. The
doors are like thousand in New York.
s.::s ..-v5 80 iron lining or protection in.
side or oat. One window in the second
story was then pointed out.
"Tbere.". said MIR. English, "vou can
see the barricaded window of which so
many lies are told. When I was Presi.
dent of the Bank. Col. News room was
entered by burglar and shots were fred.
re and l exchanged opinions about it..
and agreed thns We ought to be more
careful os onr |sarsons, lest entorprisipe
burglars should scize and bind us and
carrying us back to the bank, compel us
to open the safes. then had that lat
tlce work, which slides in and out. mt
up, 30 that II burglars attempted to get
IN would be aroused and prepared to
defend myself and protect the property
OF the bank, and that's the whole egg
from which Aalstead's tremendous lies
are batched."
l Was greatly interested in what Mr..
English and the way he put it. He
wore an old felt Int, walked carelessly
along with one hand in pocket and
used The other as a pointer. He an.
peared to be entirely earnest and honest.
and spoke of himself and his affairs with
ccommendation, as though it was a per.
fectly accomplished fact that English and
the world were friends. He is building
an opera house, fine structure, to hold
1000 people, with beautiful broad.
deep stage, absurd little boxes and an
entrance direct from the street. It to
be opened later in the month by Mr..
Barrett in one of Shakespeare's nIays
Mr. English showed me through It and
pointed out with commendable satisfac-
ton the name of English worked in the
parti-colored tiles upon the roof. His
son, who is theatrically inclined, is 70
have the management of the theatre.
which stlnds next door to his dwelling
and, like it, is to be part of system.
attic frontage along the entire block
owned BY Mr.. English. Indianopoiis
Letter to Me,o York Herald.