Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-06-06
olume XL.---No. 50.
Pl esidential Gossip.

INTERESTING FACTS IN REGARD TO
SEVERAL CANDIDATES.
Here are some interesting items
about the presidential candidates:
Robert Lincoln, at the age Of 40, is
the youngest of the Republican can
didates, and General Sherman, who is
GA, is the oldest. Senator Sherman.
at 81, stands next in age, and all Of
the remaining candidates are between
so and 60. Harrison and Gresham
are each 81, Arthur is 81, Allison 80,
Edmunds so, and Hawley of Connec-
tieut, So. Senator Logan, is his auto
biography in the Congressional Dirse--
tory, does not give his age, but he.
looks to be within so and 60. I1,c
Democratic candidates show major
ity of old Samuel J. T1ien is
n, Henry~B. Iss".,e IF. Allen G.
Thurman Joe Mcdonald IS, Tom
Rsnaficks 60, Tom Bayard 81, General
Denver &C, and Flower of New York,
40.
OF the candidates Of both parties
prominently before the country or
probable us dark horses, over one half
were born IN Ohio, viz, the two Sher-
mans, Harrison, Allison, Mcdonald,
Hendricks and Grant Thurman
was born in Virginia, Tilden. Flower
and Payne in New York, Arthur and
Edmunds in Vermont, Logan and
Lincoln in Illinois, Jewett in Mary
land and Hawley in North Carolina.
Of eleven Republican candidates,
eight received collegiate education.
Edmunds had private tutor, and
General Sherman was schooled at
West Point. Logan's education was
received at the common schools, as
were also those of Denver and Flower.
Blaine went to college at Washington,
Pa, Lincoln at Harvard, Harrison at
Oxford, O., Allison at Hudson, o.,
and Hawley at Hamilton College, New
York.
Senator Logan's father was hotel
keeper, Sherman's judge. Arthurs
a Baptist preacher, Gresham's a sheriff
Thurman's preacher and Bayard's
lawyer and statesman. As to the re-
ligion of the various candidates | AN
unable to find that any of them ever
had any. Senator Sherman s church
is the Episcopalian ; the Generals wife,
every one knows, is Catholic.-sPresi-
dent Arthur attends the Episcopal,
ard Gresham is sometimes found in
the Presbyterian. Both Payne and
Thurman are liberal in their views,
and Mrs. Logan, who has II strosg
influence with her husband, is quoted
as n thodist,
As to professions, Blaine and HaW-
ley have been editors, Logan, John
Sherman, Edmunds, Harrison, Allison.
Arthur, Gresham, Bayard, Hendricks,
Payne and Thurman have practced
law. Mcdonald once followed the
saddle trade. and Arthur taught
school at SIS a month, and John
Sherman acted as surveyor.
Every one knows that Tilden is
bachelor, and that Allison and Arthur
are widows. Gresham has wife and
two children. Lincoln has three
children, one of whom is named Abra.
ham, and Blaine, Edmunds, Payne
and Thurman are married and have
families. Joe Mcdonald has had two
wives, and is now, as they say in Scot
land, wearing his third.
OF course. any estimate of the wealth
of the candidates must be based on
supposition. Tom Bayard is said to
be worth $l5O,OOO, Roswell 2. Flower
S2,O00,00O, Henry B. Payne from S2,-
100000 to $4,000,00O. Allen g. Thur
man 100000 to 100000, and Hugh
J. Jewett is estimated as being several
times millionaire. No one knows
what John Sherman is worth, but |
have an idea that his income, outside
of his salary, is large enough to keep
him. Edmunds has an income est.
mated at 100000, Mcdonald one of
$4,000, General Sherman, his salary
as a retired officer, and Blaine, says
William Walter Phelps, is worth less
than half million. Every one has
heard of Tilden's bar'l, and most peo-
pie know that Logan and Gresham are
moderately poor.