Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-25
Unitea States Senators.


since the Inauguration. says: The
special session of the Senate has
been an object of interest for the
past week chiefly on account of its
functions in confirming nominations.
Now, however, that the nominations
come in slowly, the Senate is more
of an object of interest on account of
the personnel of its new members.
The fact is that there is afeeling that
no political volcano is likely to open
its crater at once. The attention
turns to new faces. The two men
that are most asked for are
EvARTs AND STANFORD.
The first has the greatest wealth
of any man in the Senate; the other
has a wealth of intellect quite as great.
1t is little odd that these two men
most asked for occupy seats just to-
gether, and seem likely to become
fast friends. Perhaps there is the
same sort of sympathy that obtains
between the peculiar characters in a
show. Anyway, they not only sit to-
gether. but are seen chatting togeth-
er great deal during the sessions
and at other times. Probably MIR.
Sanford feels the need of some of the
wealth of mind and words that Mr..
Evarts has, as much as that gentle
man recognizes the value of that 9th
er wealth which the Senator from
California has accumulated since he
went to the golden shore in 49.
Stanford is rather a large man. with
rather red face, dark hair only lit
tie mixed with gray, which is combed
back from the forehead and temples
in true Andrew Jackson style. His
full beard is brown and gray, the lat
ter making pretty good showing,
though scarcely indicating a man
who has seen as much hard work as
has this man, fifty times millionaire
There are supposed to be several
millionaires in the Senate-men worth
some of them, three or four millions
but Stanford could buy them all.
Aud yet, he does not seem to be at
all proud. He chats cheerily with
his neighbors, talks horse with those
who Ike horses, pays attention to
what is going on about him, even the
minor details, and wears clothes of
very ordinary cut and quality. He
is living quietly at hotel, making
no display, and evidently does not
propose to be a second Tabor in any
sense As to Mr.. Eyarts, everybody
has an idea how he looks. Yet, there
are some surprises in his appearance,
He is smaller physically than You
would suppose from his portraits
and his noseis lon ger. 1t has a more
intimate acquaintance with his chin
than his pictures generally represent.
Get side view of his face. wrinkled.
thin and smoothly shaven, and it re-
minds you of some old woman you
have seen. He dresses in q black
suit that does not fit him any too
well, and seems to he perfectly at
home in the big chair. which is big
enough for two or three of him.
sPooNER
of Wisconsin, is another of the new
ones who attract good deal of at
tention THAT boy, as the specta-
tors term him, gives evidence already
that he is going to make his mark IN
the Senate He is a little fellow,
physically, short and slender, with
smooth boyish face, looking somo
thing like Senator Gornan, and very
much like him in size 1t is odd to
see him and the senior Senator from
his state. Mr.. Sawyer, together. Saw
yer is big and fat-not SO tall, but
very bruad-with white hair and
and whiskers, while Spooner is young
and boyish in appearance, with smooth
face, black hair in short. he is quite
a baby beside the millionaire lumber
man, who introduces him everywhere.
TELLER,
the new old senator from Colorado,
is attracting good deal of attention
Just now by his very vigorous bout
with Senator Van Wyck. of Nebras
ka. His very plain face, neatly dress
ed figure and head of very black hair
combed straight back from his high
forehead, are not unfamiliar to the
frequenters OF the Senate and de-
partments for he WAS a member of
the Senate before he went into the
Cabinet. He is q very vigorous
speaker and made it interesting for
Van Wyck from the start.
BLACKBURN,
of Kentucky who succeeded "Cerro
Gordo' Williams, is a familiar figure
here, having been SO long in the
House. He is a rather handsome
fellow, with something of a brigand
look, probably caused by his very
heavy mustache, which will run a
close race with Senator Logan's if
that gentleman comes back to the
Senate, though Blackburn's hair and
mustache are not SO black as Logans.
EUsTIs,
of Louisiana, is another familiar face.
He was here six years ago as Sena-
tor, and was succeeded by Jonas,
whom he succeeds again in his turn
He is a broad shouldered, bluff look
ing old fellow, a good deal like Beck,
of Kentucky, in his looks, with his
bushy chin whiskers, pretty well
marked with gray, and a full head of
iron-g gray hair. He took great inter
est in the Back bone land grant"
squabble, sitting beside Van Wyck
constantly, and coaching him as the
fight went on. Indeed, it is suspect
ed that he set Van Wyck up to the
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