St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-08
NEPREsENTATIYE BLAND.

rency topics come up. But let the silver
question or anything that touches in that
direction be agitatcd. and Mr.. Brand is at
the front in a minute. As rule he is one
of the ouietest men in the house, but when
tue silver interest is touched, nothing can
hold him down. Talk he will, and very
much to the point, too, from the
standpoint Of the sIycrmen. IL his personal
appearance Mr.. Bland does not strike you
fayorably. His clothes usually hang upon
his not very closry-knit figure in a way that
imprcsscs YOU with the belief that they were
bought at some country cross roads store.
His rather thin hair and brown beard are
not 50 carefully brushed as TO lead to the sus-
piciou that Mr. Bland is at all q dude. On
the whole he looks more like n comfortable
wcl-to-do farmer Just come 10 town with his
marketing than the man who is TO lead the
fight for silver in the national house of
representatives.
Mr. Warner, who Is quoted above, is a
taller, heavier better built man than Mr..
Bland. hut with less reputation than he ON
the silver question. He is accredited with
the discovery that
MIR. CLEVELAND HAD VIEWS
on the silver question, and it is probably
due to his visit to that gentleman and his
subsequent agitation Of the silver question
that Mr.. Cleveland was induced to write the
letter and the subject taken up thus early in
the session. Mr.. Warner has established quite
reputation Us an collector in the
late congress, but not as able in its gen
eral character Us that of Mr.. Holman. He Is
tall and strong in figure with face covered
with black beard, strong voice and habit of
popping up on the floor aud injecting ques-
ton into this or that fellows speech in way
that is very annoying, aud that makes him
very unpopular There will be a struggle be-
tween Warner and Bland for the leadership
ON the silver question Warner Is vain of
his discovery that Cleveland had designs on
silver, and Bland glories in the title OF "Sil-
yer Dollar Bland, - and will not give mp his
claim To the leadership without struggle
Another man who will set in for
a Long FIGHT AND \ STRONG ONE
with President Cleveland on the silver ques-
ton is Senator Beck. Indeed, there is a sus-
piciou that Beck does not especially fancy
MIR Cleveland, anyway. Perhaps Mr.. Cleve-
land omitted to ask Mr.. Beck's advice in
making up his slate ANYWAY. Mr. Beck
UtlNS NOT NtSildtt 10 NudCh ~ MI.
Cleveland when asked about his sill
Yer thcoric{ Il don't Know much
about Mr. cleveland, he said somewhat
testify the other day in talking Of him aud
his prospective policy. IL have not seen
hum, ana don't pretend to know what he is
going To- do" As to the silver question l
Will fight against the decentralization Of silver
or the suspension Of its coinage" Mr.. Beck
Is strong fighter, too. and steady one
His sturdy Scotch determination aud
hun dog teuacity OF opjuion, added to his
absolute fcaricSeness, make him a man
whose lighting qualities are not to be under
rated Personally he Is biz, the biggest OF
the silver mcn,as be is intellectually, too He
stands fully six feet high. but does not seem
So tail because Of his well-propovjioued body
The weight Of e. years has rounded his
shoulders little, but he Is strong mentally
and physically. He will lead the dSht iu-
favor of silver in the senate,
rHr SILvEE-PEopUcING STATES
viii have better lighting material in the SEN
ate than in the house. Colorado, Nevada.
Montana and California viii sll have new
men in the house in The next congress. Gel.