The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-11
PEN-PIOTUREs OF NoTABLEs.


Hampton and Barnum.
.'Gath's'' Special.
The most noted person in the convention is
Thurman He looks like man between ad-
vaneed middle life and old age of rather large
frame, with broad shoulders, little stoop,
rather a white skin, a face in which there is
little cunning, some good nature, some old fogy
and considerable mild fortitude He is now
gray. and wears very light gray suit which at
. distance looks like homespun. He sits down,
and is rather passive and phlegmatic, while the
proceedings are going on. When he rises to
make motion he puts both hands on the chair
before him. leans forward and seems to be
pretty cautious, for it is universal testimony
that be has got the presidential bee bad, and
expects to be the Garfield of this convention
perhaps by speech to sweep things in his ID
rection. 1t seems that he has no political tact,
however, aud the Ohio delegation plays around
him like cats around the foot Of statue. There
is no by-play in him, no fnessee- nothing but a
very healthy, almost simple expectation that in
the convention is lightning somewhere ready to
be attracted to his topknot.
The next man to be considered is Hendricks
He lis of very nervous temperament, with a
rather reddish skin, hexibility and femininity in
his countenance, and he watches everything
with great deal Of quickness, not moving much
in his seat, and rather disposed to crouch down
if attention shall be called to him. Hearing the
talk about the great fraud, he seemed to grow
more modest and non committal He is pretty
well preserved, the hines of his hair still being
those Of youth, and he conveys the impression
of q gentleman of sensibility and understanding,
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By Hendricks side sits Voorhees,, a man
rather of the Southern type, though of old Hol-
land Dutch stock. He is tall with large willowy
limbs, generally sits with his arms folded, has a
brown mustache and goatee, with q little red in
both, and his countenanee is somewhat over
ing, yet with eqnipoise in his glance, as if he
could on occasion start to fire.
Beck, of Kentucky, is on the platform q large
man with not much of the appearance of a pro-
fessional person or scholar. looking rather like
big, quick witted planter, fond of going to town
and talking politics. He is rather active
quantity here, has considerable influence in the
Kentucky delegation, and thinks Cleveland is a
mistake. His view was that Of Harmon, of
Michigan, named above who said to me: For
thirty years we have been buying the quarrels
of New York State and nationalizing them. and
have got SO in the habit of doing it that they
come out every four years easier and easier to
make sale to us of the old traps and perpetual
fights
The next man to notice is John Kelly He
las q rainier good FACE, W1IH q DaSnIQlneSS 1t
amounting to timidity, and an easy address
somewhat between courtesy and smile His
face rather bellies these indications as il is very
large and square, though the jaws are not ami
NAL. These jaws are covered with a silver gray
beard, in which remainS some hairs of the former
black His head is also becoming gray, and his
akin is assuming the color which temperance
and age concur to bring. His eyes seem to be
dark and are quite bright He is very well
dressed, like a gentleman, and might pass for an
old army officer or a railroad president When
< he rises to speak, 1t is seen that he uses the
language generally very well, and is careful
about losing his temper. His voice has two
tones one very deep, but the loquacious tone is
rather low. and can not be heard far distant
He is compelled by the exigencies Of his situa-
ton to compliment persons he dislikes, and the
scene between him and Fellows, yesterday, was
q good instance of outward propriety without
political sincerity in it.
Wade Hampton is not so much of curiosity
as he was. There Is little something of Daniel
e. Sickles in his face, for he seems better fed
and more capable of taking on good color He
is rather blue-eyed man, with hair now gray
and seems little run down in physical stamina
yet traces of the old style Southern gentleman
exist there, and he has fair though not profound
public faculties, can speak pretty we'll and only
needs more of a following to make wider a1nbi-
tion. he stands by Bayard but cannot do much
with the other element, which Dawson controls
Barnunl, of Connecticut, sits on the platform
and has the appearance Of farmer or foreman
who has been successful in commerce He has
not much skill, is blue-eyed, redfaced looks to-
be long for life, and is about sixty years old
There is some gray beard around his face He
has none of the arts of address, is UP and down
does not concede in essentials, and believes in
thorough practical pohtics-that the end justi-
les the means. In the present contest he is not
very steady, seeing dangers almost everywhere
the nomination will perch. OF his Democracy
there's no doubt