The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-22
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CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-jlr. Andrew Shumau.
clitar u Ia Chicago Evening Journal, >n
the piasi,e t.ai elaetgr c,-oss.l - carry tLl
electoral yU,e o. iililUls e Washington, n,.s
sent to The 3aural. aaaccount Of his eastern
trip NAue ~ Albany, Cd lis way u chi
cage, Mr .5-u-uan cal.tA upon Governor
Cleveland, WITH whom lie had very p4eas-
ant interview, o. which he speaks rs follows:
lie 1.-THE govs,noII Greotei me warmly
ami impressed me TavOralAy HIS plctuT65
dJnoi do hin justice. lie Is better looking
than his photographs represent hm-hss a
larger anu b71ter-5uaped head, and IS lager
and solder in person. Tie Is medium
sized npu IS to height, heavily
built, almost oospuienL and weighs,
l should think, about 24l. his hair,
tEiuly covering q well<rouaded head, Is
light brown. ana ho i partially bald IN the
top and center Ills forehead is Large
smooth, and we'll formed; his light biue eyes
have d iln4y' expression, and when he smiles
give a peculiar -terinllle thae seem to bespeak
good saul Within. His large hesd
is Symmetrical. frcgsl the top to about the
middle OF the face, where HI fat
checks round out to a thick neck ANA
down to q Double chin lie wears a short,
light brown nlustacGe. his face being other
we cean-shavea. His well-formal ana
yaOd-sized Roman noe and the portion Of
his iaCe and head above the mouth and fat
,heeEs remind one OF Napoleon BonapaTte-
1t is a NapOleoEic head, il fact, except as to
the eyes and those are more IKE the optics
Of woman or a poet than Of rugged state
man or warrior. His great head sits well
poised upon short tul neck and broad AN
PIE shoulders and full chest. He looks Like
q man who lives well and enjoys the good
| things OF life, which he no doubt does lie
dresses in plain black, is entirely unGssuming
in his manners, and IS as simple aud ap-
| prOaChable rs any common man In con
| versation he speaks up clearly ana unhesa'
| tatingly, his voice being deep but low, and
| his intelligent face Is almost as-eXpres5ive OF
| his thou, ut and feeling rs his tongue .
| He spoke without apparent restraint, ana
| Mt once took me into his confidence in good
| natured way, as far as one in his peculiar
| position could be expected to take q stranger
| and political opponent into his confidence.
| = As the result OF the conversation
and Of his utterances, / am fayorabiy
| impressed with Grover Cievelaui, III.
| good Intentions and his course. IIe Is n
| spirad by better motives than the party that
| nominated him for the presidency. Re lOosl'
| and talks like q thoroughly honest man aNC
a true American patriot, and ! shall expect
that he will 50 prove TO be when he geIs t.
| Washington do not believe him capable
! Of reckless parti|anship. lie viii do nothin,
| thai will injure the business interest OF tGt
country or bring discrsdit upon the govern
ment or the nation He is qparent!F jus
| man, of broad ideas and synfpathies. No onj
can talk with him for ten minutes without
being thus impressed. lie has tat
| appearance Of a brave, self-masterel, snt
| seif-reliant man, and the people OF Albany
| of both partie assure me that he is precisely
that style Of man. that ne has demonstrate
the fact in the gubernatorial office, and that
| he will demonstrate il even more conviuc
| ingly at Washington.
Mr.. Shuman adds that he learned tia
many Republicans, not belonging to tn
"Mugwumpp clement, voted for CLEVELAND
for president, and that one prominon
Democrat said "the Republicans of Ne,
York elected Cleveland governor and pres
dent. !" Mr.. Shuman thinks that the gov
ernor's past treatment OF Republicans make
it probable that his treatment Of them in tn
future will he very fair