Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-06
CONVENTION PICTURES.
NOTABLE MEN FROM VARIOUS STATES OF THE uNfoN

NOTABLE MEN FROM VARIOUS STATES or THE UNfoM
Chicago Telerram to the n Y Tribune
Elhu Washburne, who was on the platform on
Tuesday, is living In handsome house In the city,
but has been dissatisfied with politics ever since
the convention OF $780, when he was registered e
for Grant, and yet to some extent was operated @
q candidate himself
Senator Ben Harrison is also said TO have gone
into retirement in Chicago The Gresham men al
lege that his Candidacy was only made 10 keep
Gresham back, while Blaines friends consider the
separate movement for Harrison TO be Ineffective
and hardly friendly.
At an early hour the convention was visited BY
ladies' not only from Chicago, but from all the
western cities, as Tar away as San Francisco and
Portland, oregon
HOW THE CHAIRMAN LOOKS.
twas known that ex-senator John b. Hender-
son would become the permanent chairman. Heis
man OF tall and lean person, with hungry coun-
tenance He wears glasses, and bears the appear
ance OF man OF study and ambition. not unlike an
American copy or Carl SchurZ. with whom he Is
recommended him to the New York and Massachu-
setts delegations Henderson lost his seat In the
Senate soon after his marriage 70 Miss Foote, OF
Vermont, the niece OF Senator Foote, In whose
place MIR. Edmunds was elected TO the Senate
Mrs Henderson was an accomplished Washington
beauty, and she has written a book on cooking and
other compositions Henderson lost HIS seat by the
eTneute engineered by GratZ Brown ana Carl
Schurz In the state OF Missouri Mr.. Schuz Oh.
tained seat In the Senate for brief time, and
ever since the state has been In the hands OF the
rebel democracy. Mr.. Henderson Is first for Ed.
munds and next for Arthur.
THE FOREMOST SCHOLARS IN THE CONVENTION.
Amongst the notable faces In the convention are
those or Andrew ID. White and George VIM. Curtis,
who came In together Mr. Curtis is rather tall,
with a skin now sallow, and hair and side whiske1
decidedly gray. His hair is parted In the middle,
and fails In wavy curls upon his square, broad fore
head. He is man OF somewhat wiry, though set.
tied Frame straight, and tidy TO look at with face
both amiable and nervous. His dress IS black with
gray
lis, and shorter, hardly weighing 140 pounds. He
has lean arms and large hands, a head running
back TO a high crown, and his dark hair streaked
with gray. lie stands straight, has countenance
expressive OF both f1exbilty and purpose. and
under the scssored beard and mustache are seen
the jaws OF a sound animal structure He has NOT
strong features otherwise. He smiles when he
speaks, and there is a touch OF the gawk IN his
contour. Like Mr. Curtis, he wears an eye-glaaR
and shows reading man and public thinker.
COLLECTOR ROBERTSON AND EDITOR NEpuL
William III. Robertson, or New York, comes u
early. A man OF clear eyes, and pugnacious. Y
composed face, with white hair and the tuft OF .
white goatee at his chin, and elsewhere smoothly
shaved. He is af1able 10 all men, speaks 70 MI.
Curtis cordially, and brings his tired, square body
down into his chair.
Elihu Washburne appeared on the platform with
ance OF the typical Mormon elder, with white locks
falling from his straight, rgd, almost bald head,
and with a red face, warm blue eyes and some folds
OF fat He would now pass for seventy.
TYPICAL OHIO MEN,
John sherman's most sensible representative.
who sits among the Ohio men, is VIM B. Smith, Q
man OF shortcut gray hair, military manners, red
face and something OF the look OF Bazaine He n
without his spectacles sometimes, and then lookD
like general In his tent He is noted for his Jef-
sey cattle and Old wines, and lives among To
hills OF Cincinnati
Judge West, OF Ohio, who Is to put Blaine in
nomination, is led In by boy, tall. thin blind
man OF a gentle indeed happy, expression OF fac4
and gold spectacles. He understands all the con-
f1ictS or men In this seeing world as well a. John
Milton did, and evidently has no such d0meSt1o
pouts as Milton happier face Is not 70 be eeeo
In Chicago, and ft is almost impossible TO feel, -
he looks at you, that ne Is not enjoying every nno
mark OF your face.
GRoCPs OF NOTABLE MEN.
Mr.. Warren, OF Buffalo, Mr. Arthurs manager, =
q bald, gray-neeced, long -lipped man, OF . beam
ing, pale and red color, with deep eyebrow, Q
Roman nose, and gray beard cut short He ha8
rather strong, decided countenance. The TEN
porary chairman stood behind the preacher who
opened the convention, his hand on the back Of The
chair and his head bent down. Excepting only
his skin, he seems to be white man with small
ears, O settled, res0lute, composed countenancoI
voice distinctly heard and well modulated t0noA
and way OF folding his hands across his armA He
has q strong nose, black eyes, and goes NJ buzneD
was emphatically the biggest man In the convOn-
ton. as he came IN Just before the session ana
made the round OF the reporters desks smiling and
bowling. He Is master OF height and feGh bur
unlike most giants seems TO be perfectly healthy.
Indian looking, hair black and straight, be would
appear 70 be over seven feet high, and probably 1
wsagh 90 POUNDS.