The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-01-01
Grover Cleveland.
an ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN ELECTORS M
PRRssIoNs OF GOV. CLEVELAND.

PREssIoNs OF GOV. CLEVELAND. 5
Mr.. Andrew Shuman, editor or the
Chicago Erea;ag Journal, and the Presi-
Dental Elector chosen to carry the Flee
toral vote of Illinois to Washington, has
sent to the Journal an account of his
Eastern trip. When at Albany, on his way
to Chicago. Mr.. Shuman called upon Gov.
Cleveland, with whom he had very pleas
snt interview. Of which he speaks az fol-
lows:
HE tthe Governor greeted me warmly
and impressed me favorably. His pictures
10 not do him justice. He is better look
Ing than his photographs represent him
has larger and better shaped head, and is
larger and solder in person. He is me
dium- sized man as to height, heavily built,
almost corpulent, and weighs, ] should
think, about 30. His hair. thinly cover
ing well-roanded head. is light brown.
and he is partially bald on the top and
centre. His forehead is large, smooth, and |
well formed, his light-blue eyes have a |
kindly expression, and when he smiles give |
a peculiar twinkle that seem to bespeak q |
good soul within. His large head is SYM |
metrical from the top to about the middle |
of the face, where his fat cheeks round |
out to thick neck and down to double
chin. He wears q short, light brown mus
tache his face being otherwise clean shaver.
His well formed and good-sized Roman
nose and the portion of his face and head
above the mouth and fat cheeks remind
one of Napoleon Bonaparte-it is Ma
poleonic head, in fact. except as to the
eyes, and those are more like the optics Of
4 woman or poet than of rugged states
man or warrior His great head sits well
poised upon short, full neck and broad,
ample shoulders and full chest. He looks
like man who lives well and enjoys the
good things of life, which he no doubt
does. He dresses in plain black, is en-
tirely unassuming in his manners, and is
as simple and approachable as any common
man. In conversation he speaks up clearly
and nnhesitatingly, his voice being deep
but low, and his intelligent face is almost
~ expressive Of his thought and feeling as
Is his tongue.
$50 much as TO the appearance and style
Of the man who is soon to fill the greatest
Office in America. have already said
that my interview with him was apleasant
one. 1t was an agreeable disappointment.
Unjust confess that the recent campaign
had left on my mind an unfayorable preju-
dice regarding this man, and some mis-
givings regarding his capacity for the
Presidency. This prejudice l am now
convinced was in a great measure unwar-
ranted. Learning from his friends before
calling upon him that he had a mortal
dread of newspaper interviewers and Cos
sipers, / took occasion at the very opening
Of the conversation to assure him that did
not come to interview him, nor to report
anything he might say-that the object of
my visit was to pay my respects, not as q
Journalist. but as a citizen, to the Gov
ernor of the Empire State and the Presi-
dent-elect Of the Republic. This remark.
I observed, pleased him, and he spoke
without apparent restraint, and at once
took me into his confidence in a good
natured way as far as one in his peculiar
position could be expected to take strang-
or and political opponent into his conf
dence. will, of course, fulfill my promise.
not to report his words, or even the
thoughts and purposes he expressed. It
will not be violation of that promise,
however, when state that, as the result
Of the conversation and of his utterances,
I am fayorably impressed with Grover
Cleveland, his good Intentions, and his
courage. He is inspired by better motives
than the party that nominated him for the
Presidency. He looks and talks like a
thoroughly honest man and true Ameri-
can patriot, and shall expect that he will
SO prove to be when he gets to Washing
ton. do not believe him capable of reck-
less partisanship. He will do nothing that
will injure the business interests of the
country or bring discredit upon the Gov
eminent or the Nation. He is apparently
q just man, of broad ideas and sympathies.
No one can talk with him for 10 minutes
without being thus impressed. The ques-
tion is. however. will he have the nerve
the eourage--to resist the wiles and the
pressure of the bad elements of his party
when he assumes the reins of government
He has the appearance Of a brave. self
mastered, and self-reliant man, and the
people of Albany of both parties assure
me that be is precisely that style of man !;
that he has demonstrated the fact in the
Gubernatorial office, and that he will de-
monstrate it even more convincingly at
Washington.
'sThere is one fact / learned while IN
New York City and Albany that was new
to me, and that was that many Democrats
In both those cities voted against Cleve-
land at the November election, and that
many Republicans other than the rebel
hous 'mugwumps' voted for him. One of
the most prominent Democrats of Albany
expressed the opinion, with emphasis, that
the Republicans of New York State who
elected Cleveland Governor also elected
him President. After what heard many
times and on all sides, both in New York
and Albany, / have not the least doubt
that this is true. Having been elected by
Republican votes, / do not wonder that the
President-elect has by no means I'M
friendly feeling toward Republicans. He
has treated them very fairly, l may say
generously, as Governor of the State, and
like treatment is not at all improbable
when be gets to be President of the United
States
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