The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-22
the WOMAN IN the RACE.
Pen Picture of Mrs. BeIva LooH
wood, Who Wants To Be Prest


WOOus VINO wants AO Ee kf6sk
dent.
BALTIMORE, Sept. %. The Washington
correspondent of The Sun gives the following
description of Mrs Belva Lockwood, the can
didate fer president of the National Equa
Rights party:
Mrs Lockwood is about five fee SIX inche
in height, weighs probably about l40 pounds
is rather stoout than otherwise She coulC
put to shame by the healthy, ruddy glow OF
her cheeks the danes of high and low degree
who rely OH art for their color As
atricyciist Mrs Lockwood has ne
superior; she is the pioneer in this
method of iocomotion, ard it i.
understood that instead of driving four-in-
hand like President Arthur she will use hel
favorte tricycle. altogether Cor business and
pleasure if 'he people call her to the White
House Here friends want her to revive the
custom of George Washington and deliver
her messages in person to congress. Ii she
does this, she can ride her tricycle. into the
senate chamber and deliver her address
without dismounting. She has pleasant
face, surmounted by an abundant growth OF
silver hair Her voice is attractive
and she is of a kindly disposition
In the back room next to her
office she keeps constantly spread a
plain but substantial lunch fol
the benefit of her colaborers She seemed tC
oe gratifled in speaking of some of the legal
cases in which she had appeared, as showing
her disposition to appear at all times for the
weak and helpless, and mentioned several
including the Louisa Wallace case, the Lucy
Horton case, and the Ben Hill seduction case
She said she had made but one application
for office, which was in 1885, for the Brazilian
mission, but Mr. Hayes, who was then occu
pying the White House, would not give tc
her.
Mrs. lockwood was seated IN her front
office when called on by a repre-
sentative of The Sun. Several tables and
desks were in this room, all covered with
books, pamphlets papers and manuscripts
| evidences Of busy life. Mrs. Lockwood wa.
ensconced in the receSses of a capacious high
backed leather chair, dividing her attentier
between a baby which she held in her arm:
and some campaign circulars spead on hel
| writing table before her. She greeted Thf
The Sun commissioner said that it was de-
sired to know her views on the campaign
and she indicated her willingness to give
such information as she possessed. The
baby became uneasy at this point, and
| Mrs. Lockwood showed that she die
not know much about managing it
She said it belonged to a friend of hers
and that it would take part in the campaign
Baby initiated the campaign at once il
regular baby style, and Mrs Lockwood
calling one of her male clerks, venerable
graybeard, and handing the young howle1
to him, babe him walk il up and down Thi
treatment not appearing to calm the infan
disciple of equal rights she requested it
muscular nurse to take it upstairs, ,,,and then
addressed herself the questions to her.
She is in dead earnest in her candidacy
and has compassionate sympathy for tn
deluded adherents of Blaine and Cleveland
who think their favorite will be elected
She says she expects electoral tickets in he
favor will be put up lin a short time ii
| various states