New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-10
win contain the autographs Of all those who to
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TIE NEW SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA.
HIS PERSONAL PECULIARITIES-THE MIN
lSTER TO PERSIA-GOSSIP.
trroM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rErBUs

JSTER TO PERSIA-GOSSlP.
trrom TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-John w. Daniel, who
VIII succeed General Malone in the Senate in 1887, Is
forty-our years OF He WILL be therefore Of the
youngest members Of tho body. Only Riddleberger his
future colleague and kennl OF West Virginia. Will be
younger Tho former is forty.one years old, the
latter thirty seven. Daniel is native OF Lynchburg
and son OF William Daniel who from 1sl7 TO the close
OF the war; occupied seat the bench OF the virginia
Court OF Appeals. He Is also Maah" having risen to
that rank by promotion after three years OF service In
the Confederacy. He was wounded at Manassas, and
again az the battle OF the Wilderness Though able to
walk about without assistance he generally makes OF
stout cane when In the company OF strangers. He
never appears In public without crutch cruch and
n cane, as the may demand When stumping the
State however he always has to two crutohes
1t Will he from this that he IL at shrewd and
calculating. lie evidently knO the value of a crutch
His appearance In q public assembly Is ways well
timed 1t rarely fails to produce the desired effect.
When he enters all eyes fixed upon him. Until he is
seated no remains the chief object or interest His get
up too is the result partly OF vanity aud partly OF self
interest. His friends, for instance, can pay him no
greater compliment than TO compare him to Edwin
Booth II they should say that no has an Ideal Hamlet
face his happiness would be complete. True enough,
there Is the dark wayy hair brushed back from high
and well moulded forehead, the slightly aqulno nose
with Its delicate nostrs the compressed lips and the
pale. sad dreamy look in the eyes. Tho saow, almost
sckly color OF his face heghtens the general eeE 1t
Is decidedly an interesting face.
Major Daniel has need OF all these accessories, 1t would
seem, to the public attention which he evidently
thinks his talents merit For the last fifteen years he
has been standing candidate for almost every Office
within the gft OF the State OF Virginia. lie three
times candidate for Congress, twice n candidate for
JudgcOf the Court OF Appeals twice candidate for Gov
and twice candidate for Senatorial honors. In
the egslaro two years ago. redstrctcd the State and
cut out district especially for him. which secured his
election to tho XIXth Congress- II Ia secret that his
personal habits have always stood in the way OF his
political prciermcnt OF him It may truly be said that
he was himself his worst enemy. The Young Democ-
racy OF Virginia have been Mr. Daniels chief support
In him they " second Patrick Henry" They
regard him great orator Some OF them suspect
him OF possessing qualities as statesman Upon what
this TlcOn Is based II would be difficult TO say Mr.
Daniels OraOry is OF that old fashioned pompods and
oracular Kind which pleased audiences fifty years ago
and In It's day served to bring down the galleries
without much mental effort the part Of the
speaker. In this Mr.. Daniel cNccs. He omrloycd 1t
February. at dedication OF the Washington Monu
meut with terrible effect upon President Arthur the late
Secretary Frclnghuysen the rest OF the Cabinet the
DIl omdtic Corps, the senate and the House Half OF
these unfortunate went 10 sleep, the other bali
wished Themselves outside the hall OratOry such
this Il stll affected by southern statesmen and one
u occasionally now in the senate and House;
but II no more draws rs 1t did formerly. NJ,
Tue ingrAtltnde OF southern BOurbOnS Is well Illus
tratcd in Daniels nomination. III, principal opponent
Barbour. Hero Was a man ~ aul!iy VINO. IN tlo
face OF increasing vote and against odds when MS
pre- cccssors we're unab." to overcome nae lea ms party
10 victory. In various enterprises, On -uc-s
and railroad manager, nal conferred substantial
benefits uTou the state and upon his party; wo IN tue
ihthih ana often uh-'tuIuu!N ',I7'u'Nup ~ uI' lu'
duties, had earned the gratitude ana was In common
fairness tied to recognition ~ the hands of the VIZ
CiuI Holruons. Yet Il" was thrown ONcIuo'r shu.ncl
and -Gcd by them and made the laughing stock Uf tho
political factions which rule Virginia for Mr. Daniel
T. n. Winston ir. Of Chicago. the newly appointed
Minister 10 Persia 4, I'm town. here receive MS
instructions from the State Department lie will start
for MS new post next month 10y way Petersburg. at
tho requc- OF Secretary Bayarl Who wishes him To be
ACC ainrd with the Russian aut orlle7 whose IN
nurucc with the snh Of Persia generally conceded to
hc paramount Mr.. Winston. who Is man OF wealth,
go,s tn Persia for his pleasure and tho cOnsiiera
lion which his Official rank VIII him under the CIR
cuustauces than ythng else lie Is pleasant laced
s0ldcrly looking man, oi hnc pht 5lnr' apparently ahd
about fty years old In Chicago hc - clAssei u.
AN IIoguol. although lac Is not identified With either Of
tho local facGous. II ANYTHING he Is a six st1rkigS
Father than short hair" Never having hcId oinco
before hIs not had ocason Ike his colleague judge
Mike Mcdonald and " Joe Mackln. Hi sou, whols
Yale. Will accompany Mr.. winston lhe tiIp ne
expensive one. IL cost me- PIedr'ts7o'' ItI
over $500 IN back,heesh anl presents Everything u
pocket. 40 wonder that the frugal Hanna. OF Indiana
fought shy Of tho Persian mission.
\ new edition oi the Congressional Directory IS out
among the iol men CONT o-ing the NLlNth con
grc-- Baker Cooper. Fisher. Glover. savior.
~a1ler "A Skinner. Teller. Turner. a wheeler,
Weaver "A Barbour a Butler three Mlcrs and four Fay
lor. strange 20 saw among all thcsc workncn there Is
Won except two Ilumhs. only siuglc IoDo. Ihfee OF
The -,tc,iucn are Brown one White Gray and II
seems scarcely credible two only are Green one Is
Lang and one u Little one strait and one Is Ever
hart ono man IL Gay another Bland, still another
ri,p while there two who are Halo There II only
single Wise man IN the crowd. Nr" York SENDS bll,S
The IrnLSylvauia delegation has "a Boyle. Indiana
boa-ts OF "a Holman. Arkansas furnishes a Dunn Tue
vegetable kingdom Is represented by Bcdn a Berry,
Oats. and Rice The Nc ana the O-. are ont IN fnu
force there bcnS eight o the former and nv" OF the
Inter Two doubling ThOmasrs will have . contend
against one Lyman Poetry will have a. us champion
Pindar The mclnest Stites Tennessee and Indiana
which furnish n Ictfibonc and - Cobb respectively.
Cole coke Burns and singleton seem To form an hPpro-
pirate combinations do steel and lrion There ~ "A
tia,s and Peel I'm the House, hut sugar and Nhiskcy
seem wanting There is Cannon but only three
stones 10 load IL with. Illinois supplies an Eden nut
there Is one saint Ony-S Martin OF Louisiana To &C
cupN IL.