National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-11
CANDIDATE BELVA.
-FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE LOCKWOOD
FAMILY ENGAGED IN THE CAMPAIGN.


rum AThhuHtss
Mrs. Belvs A. Lockwood, candidate of
she equal rights party for president, was
ut homo whom reporter for The REPUB-
LIcAN called. He know that before he
entered her basement Office on + street,
because her well-worn tricycle. was hitched
to tho sidewalk, the stuffed seat hanging
nwry as her skirts had chung to 1t when
she alighted. But she was not In her
Office, having retired TO remove the stains
of tricycle. travel from her clothing and
person. Her daughter, comedy matron,
whose infant was being rocked in net
covered cradle in rear room whilo she
sewod some white goods In the office,
volunteered to call her distinguished
mother. Besides these descendants of
the future great and at present famous
woman, her own mother also sat In the
Office, sewing O hom around handker-
chief without glasses. Another human
occupant Of the room was skilled dress
maker, who was putting the finishing
touches TO an elaborate black lace and
silk costume for tho candidate. A fat aud
and eruntled in q wash basket
which did duty for kennel and
waste paper receptacle. Two birds
of gay plumage. but In cages from which
the glory had departed, hung In the win
dows. On tho walls the most prominent
adjournment was framed diploma OF Mrs.
[ Lockwood's graduation in law. But the
most interesting article was relic Of the
candidates long past youth in tho shape
ola photograph representing young
woman with her hair arranged In the
puffs about her face that were fashiona-
Bile fftv years ago. The face is attract
lively plump, but ola correct oval, aud
with marks of individuality that have
since matured into deep lines ofintellect-
uality. All the family have abundant
hair, except the representative of the
fourth generation, and he or she has large
undoveloped possibilities in that direc-
ton. There was no male person visible
about the premises.
The entrance of Mrs. Lockwood put an
end to the visitors observations. She 10
o lady who demands, nay seizes, her inter-
locutor's whole attention.
when do i take the stump? / speak
at Cleveland on Sunday, at Louisville and
Lexington later, and on the Goth at New
York. The proprietor of the opera house
at Cleveland has invited me and selected
the issues Of the campaign from list OF
half dozen subjects submitted to him.
! should have chosen my own subject, but
being Sunday night 1 preferred that he
should decide, knowing the people better
than 1 do, and knowing what would be
acceptable for that day. At Louisville
shall BIO the guest Of the southern expo
sition."
A letter which sho here took from her
pocket and handed to the reporter from
Bennett ii, Young, president of the expo
sition, pressed for q definite date, so that
excursion and advertising arrangements
could be made, in order that she should
receive "a characteristic Kentucky well
come"
~ shall also address the ladies of Lou
isville, who have invited me" Mrs. Lock-
wood resumed, eff can do so consist
emily with my engagement with the
exposition people. Then am invited to
speak in Lexington, where shall 90 from
Louisville. / am in correspondence with
aosdemy of music, and Chickering hall,
New York, one of which want to engage
for my speech on the Goth. 1t appears
that they object to renting them for po-
litical meetings, but my information Ia
that they are used for such purposes, and
am going to see about it. / had two
invitations from New York for this week
one to speak at tho Tammany barbecue
on Wednesday, and the other at repub-
lican meeting in Hudson City, N. j., but
! had to decline both"
"You have good deal of correspond.
ence, supposed" queried tho reporter,
his glance falling on number of bundles
which looked like letters.
EYES," said she, rising and spreading
out the packages so that their contents
could be plainly seen to DO correspond
ence. "These letters have all come te
me on my presidential prospects. These
four bundles have answered. and these
have yet to be attended to-" The las
bundle held some twenty or thirty en-
velopes; the Others over fifty. apparently
"How many states will have Lockwood
electoral tickets In the fieldp
"The returns are not all in yet, but
have very encouraging letters from Ar
kansas, where a well-informed man say
will divide the vote with the othe
parties. and from Illinois, Now Jersey, ant
northern Maryland"