Morris tribune., 1884-12-24
THE pRESIDENT-ELEcT.
An Illinois Editor Gives His Impressions
of Him.

of Hin.
CHICAGO, Dec 22-Mr Andrew Shuman,
editor of The Chicago Evening Journal, and
The presidential elector chosen to carry the
electoral vote of Illinois to Washington, has
sent to The Journal an account Of his eastern
trip While at Albany, on his way to CHI
cago, Mr.. Shuman called upon Governor
Cleveland, with whom he had very pleas
ant interview, OF which he speaks as follows:
He 1.-THE governorl greeted me warmly
ami impressed me favorably. His pictures
Sdonot do him justice. He is better looking
than his photographs represent him-has
larger and better-snaped head, and is larger
and soldier in person. He is medium
sized man as to height, heavily,
built, almost corpulent and weighs,
should think, about $40; His hair,
tEinly covering well-rounde1 mead, Is
light irown, and he is partially bald on the
TOP and center. His forehead IS large,
smooth, and we'll formed; his light blue eyes
have q kindly expression, and when he smiles
give peculiar twinkle that seem to bespeak
a good soul within. His large head
is symmetrical from the top to about the
middle OF the face, where his fat
cheeks round out to thick neck and
down to a double chin. He wears short,
light brown mustache, his face being other
vie clean-sLsven His well-formed and
guod-Szed Roman nose and the portion OF
his face and head above the mouth and tat
cnceiis remind one of Napoleon Bonaparte-
it is Napoleonic head, in fact, except as to
the eyes, and those are more Like the optics
OF Il woman or a poet than OF rugged states
man OF warrior. His great head sits we'll
uoisel upon a short full neck and broad am
DIE shoulders and a full chest. He looks like
a man who lives well and enjoys the good
things OF life, which he no doubt does. de
dresses in plain black, is entirely una>sumlng
in
proacha bic as any common man. In con-
veY,ation lie speaks up clearly anu unheSl-
tatingly, his voice being deep but low, anu
his Intelligent face Is almost as expressive OF
his thought and feeling as his tongue.
He poke without apparent restraint, ana
st once took me into his confidence in a good
natured way, as far as one in his peculiar
position could be expected to take stranger
and political opponent into his confidence.
= X < x AS the result Of the conversation
and OF his utterances, L am tavora6ly
impressed with Grover Cleveland, his
good intentions, and his course. He IS in
spred by better motives than the party that
nominated him for the presidency. He looks
and talk; like thoroughly honest man and
true American patriot, and shall expect
that lie will 50 prove to be when he gets TO
Washington. do not believe him capable
of reckless partiSanshlp. He Will Go nothing
tha. will iniure the business interests OF the
country or brnr discredit upon the govern
ment or the nation. He is apparently just
man, of broad ideas and sympathies. No one
can talk with him for ten minutes without
Icing thus impressed * He has the
ap: p:earance OF q brave. self-nastered, and
self-reiiant man. AMI the people OF Albany
of both parties assure me that he Is precisely
that style OF man: that he has demonstrated
the iact in the gubernatorial office, AMI that
he Will demonstrate it even more convinc-
ingly Washington.
Mr.. Shuman adds that he learned that
many Republicans, not belonging to the
"Mugwump" element, voted for Cleveland
for president, and that one prominent
Democrat said "the Republicans of New
York ele ted Cleveland governor and presi-
dent" Mr.. Shuman thinks that the gov
ernor's past treatment OF Republicans makes
it probable that his treatment of them in the
future will be yery fair