The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-27
ARTHUR'S lNTlMATES.
VIA MaS Have n Good Deal 20 DO
with the New Administration.
New York Letter to the Boston Herald,

New York Letter to the Boston Herald,
| George Bliss stands foremost in char.
acter and ability among Ar,hur's init.
mate friends. has all along been his
ceniidant and adviser, and it will be
surprising indeed if he does not so into
the new Cabinet. Bliss is y stout man.
Of medium height, and full face, re-
naskshly light complexion, and hair
which, though now tinged with grey,
was formerly SO taken that, when he
was private secretary to Gov, Morgan.
he was popularity known as "Mesgan's
tow-heaaea boy He comes OF an old
Massachusetts, family, Springfield being
his birthplace, and is about so, He is
a Harvard graduate, and lawyer OF
great ability His professional practice
Is largely in insurance eases. and ne is
the attorney for several leading COM
panies> lie is said to be worth $1,000
zee, partly Asesm inheritance and partly
| from his own accumulation through
labor and lucky Investment, He is a
politician from love of politics and not
fer neenniars gain. He is fearless and
aggressive, As i, member of the gov
ernor,s staff during the war he had
charge Of the maintenance aud trans
portation OF troops in this city. and il
was then that he formed friendship
with Arthur, who was a Quartefmaster
general. His services at that period
are said to have been honest and val,
liable, He has been an excellent
| United States district attorney, He is
a charter member Of the Union League
iela.,. and ffeqaesltes of its house,
where he is popular and influential.
He is the author Of Bliss Annotated
Code, and of several works on insnr~
aace law. He has Travelled extensively
abroad, and has some linguistic acquire
mesats He has been an organizer in
/ MS party.
Stephen B. French is Arthar's boon
conapanleG.. lie used to be merchant
aa Sag Harbor, f. L., and dabblea in
po!iIics there, serving one term as
4 braasErrer OF the aeiupty He was no.
sussaessfnl in business, and in 1879 Ar
H niTnr brought him here to make him
Il sajiise commissioner Heis something
lower 5f, mas wiIise ihair and monst1che,
IL Hlnus, and below the average in
iititHgsiit. HE il nat brilliant, nnertalls
ian mGrHliS, End if SGT down rs a poIi-
Iitsmnnifnr wiat he nRn make. He is
Ils..ssalfsiiilty q different n,sn Ffrsra Bliss
kanG Eliinu asnnt is quite rs different
Z lrirnm asftiisr. fsDDt is q young lawyer o.
Z tiu1rnligi culture, striking ability and
thigh ambition Ne has for sepsra.
! wears liHserl IpraEtiGlng law IN PARTNER
3 Esnlp with Willard Bnrtlstt. His ace /:
1ntmnre than ID, If 30 much, and hi
., ERratfter q tfaintisDme fellow, with sniff
\ kniellt sefennfitlsnce ito enable him tt
z IIsenlpipy al ms bruins On .sfy occasion
s tielran ifnrjutlge uf the Court of Com
feas iiaat wear and was beaten
y tieCtiId Imtttpmuch I'm u p0iitical wa1
-itI;uiitil fitttty ane Ills intimacy with Ar
Y thur nut of Tong standing. Socially
Inns NDmmcsiulB IRE prHtelrtIDus, Anf
Y his friaIltis regard linn ah bound Ii
= make ms mgNk Whenever he gets tn.
? ilSnppDrtrnrty-sH .as ATTORNEY General
Fl astiiiI1n rs Dlif DISTRICT nItgrn
ley by RilDrItnas1rt, IT'D Hunaera the las.
rsHIlHnlu a. Issil, aSilsr i h ssE;sis;;
fIlsRIr Inc was TDr u number of wears Rsii
y inns HR small, auaiwe mRn III So, with !.
a,ignad rDund haaa, mo AIRS, End raalh
u remarkable abifitssas "a public g,rs#enu
7 nor. Rollins IL "a YaiH graduate, thur
! his rs,r
8 tnnt Hnd rHlatlD,M, quite lolrriiar ulnnn,
= lawyers, iRI,d nm abis Kt:ifnmaril IN prii,
; tics. HH iiiitimncy with Artn,r nras.
n frDm pDlitical .asarnlution mnd IL i,usa,
u pnmDipaly an mutual interest RUI
" Inns bruins smre VT u Hlfneniur tuuaitt
u and he uses them ns Arthur iiiyaIits. IN
e RAiumg lIlitical n,rafsrmant IN ret,,r,
lpI EnDngillhns already 1saan written Il
"a Hhpw fnat Alrthlrss rDnsnR1iiDR Rre L
&c varisa :anrtss, md this iMiiliuHtratsd fr,,
r tther by Mhamas Murphy md piarxe {
iii Oh, ,st II ;iise ;i,Iiiy iiH d ID,
MI sire ifnr afiae. ,8nfn a. 1wiia6ba, wa
~ Arthlirs deputy iii the nllstnm nous
land with iiim was ..ur1ial mt. He lin
au iItDIlg altibi nnlaii1it,ye sufiiaes. lbutiitr
he rnrtfssrst well since, though npw In III
anl assembly, HE im "a gunt. llansinr 81.
NJ ] !, foitnr nf Db and arnuat iaisisful he.n,l
~ hninn Gif 6'oli3siing
ut -. -
ne Missshlts0 ASA fas,t Jshslt mo .rrisn ,esv,
Iel came ttp tine presidency yshp WIS iin,
ar. 'ainagdiAy.