Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-28
~ PRESIDENTIAL GOSSIP.
Tntere sting facts I'm Regard to Several
~ Candidates.

FL Candidates.
Here are some interesting items about
the Presidential candidates, writes a
Washington correspondent to the Cleye-
land Leader: Robert Lincoln. al the
age of 40, is the youngest of the Repub-
lican candidates. and General Sherman,
who is "a, is the oldest, Senator Sherman
at 81, stands next in age, and all the
remaining candidates are between so and
CO. Harrison and Gresham are each 81,
Arthur is "a, Allison IS, Edmunds Sc,
Hawley, of Connecticut, 58. Senator
Logan in his autobiography in the Con-
gressional Directory, does not give his
age, but he looks to be within 80 and CO..
The Democratic candidates show a ma.
iority of old men: Samuel j. Tilden is
IL, Henry B Payne "a, Allen G. Thur
man II, Joe Mcdonald 65, Tom Hen
d-icks go, Tom Bayard Sc, General Dem
yer sc, and Flower, of New York, 40.
Of the candidates of both parties
prominently before the country or proba-
BILE as dark horses, over of1e-half were
born in Ohio, viz: The two Shermans,
Harrison, Allison, Mcdonald, Hendricks
and Grant. Thurman was born in Vir-
ginia, Tilden, Flower and Payne in New
York, Arthur and Edmundsin Vermont,
Logan and Lincoln in Illinois. Jewett
Maryland, and Hawley in North Caro-
lima.
Of eleven Republican candidates, eight
received collegiate education. Edmunds
had d private tutor and General Sher-
man was schooled at West Point Logan's
education was received at the common
schools, as were those of Denver and
Flower. Blaine went to the college at
Washington, Pa, Lincoln at Harvard,
Harrison al Oxford, O., Allison at Hud-
son, o., and Hawley at Hamilton College,
New York.
Senator Logan's father was a hotel
keeper, Sherman's Judge, Arthur's a
Baptist minister. Gresham's a Sheriff,
Thurman's preacher and Bayard's a
lawyer and statesman. As TO the relig-
i'm of the various candidates, I am una
BILE to find that any of them ever had
any. Senator Sherman's church is the
Episcopalian; the Generals wife. every
one knows, is Catholic. President
Arthur attends the Episcopal. Gresham
is sometimes found in the Presbyterian.
both Payne and Thurman are liberal in
their views, and Mrs. Logan, who has
influence with her husband is quoted as
Methodist.
AS to professions, Blaine and Hawley
have been editors: Logan, John Sherman,
Edmunds, Harrison, Allison, Arthur,
Gresham, Bayard, Hendricks, Payne and
Thurman have practiced law. Mcdonald
once followed the saddler's trade, and
Arthur taught school at $15 a month,
John Sherman acted as a surveyor.
Every one knows that Tilden is bach
lor, and that Allison and Arthur are
widowers Gresham has a wife and two
children, Lincoln has three children, one
of whom is named Abraham, and Blaine,
Edmunds, Payne and Thurman are rcar-
ried and have families. Joe Mcdonald
has had two wives, and is now, as they
say in Scotland, wearing his third.
Of course, any estimate of the wealth
of the candidates must be based on sup
position. Tom Bayard is said to be worth
$l50,000: Roswell P. Flower, $2,000.00O;
Henry B. Payne from 100000 to
$4,OOO,OO0; Allen G. Thurman, $500,
900 to 100000 and Hugh J. Jewett is
estimated as being several times mill
ionaire. No one knows what John
Sherman is worth, but have an idea
that his income outside of MS salary is
large enough to keep him. Edmunds
has an income estimated at 100000.
Mcdonald one of $4,000; General
Sherman, his salary as retired officer,
and Blaine, says William Walter Phelps,
is worth less than half million. Every
one has heard of TildeH's bar'l, and most
people know that Logan and Gresham
are moderately poor.