Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-13
PRESIDENTIAL DOUBLES.
All Presidents Have Them, and Harri-
sons Has Already Appeared Here.

Washington Correspondence Philadsiphis Telegraph.
Mr. Harrison's shadow has appeared!
Ipresume every President has had his fac
smile, or mimic. can speak from personal
observation for those since Lincoln. He and
those before him were certainly not less
honored. To this day there are plenty of men
who initiate Jackson in both dress and man.
ner.
When Grant came into the White House
there appeared on the streets of Washington
a man of his size and general build, with his
whiskers cropped short all around his face and
cigar in his mouth. without being made up,
he probably bore slight resemblance to the
general. Dressed like him, barbered in his
style. adapting his walk, and initiating his
habits, the resemblance was made startling.
This man used to walk down the avenue in
the morning smoking, as was Grants custom,
and he was in the hotel Hobbies nearly every
evening, walking about to be seen. His days
work was a success, and he probably slept
soundly if once or twice during the twenty
four hours he was addressed as general-with
a tip of the hat. / do not know what his bust
ness was, nor whether he made any money out
of his resemblance.
Hayes was not a man of such characteristics
as animate imitation. But he had his shadow
in long-whiskered, mild-mannered man. He
had to be content with being stared at and
getting a wild sort Of notoriety. He had to
avoid bar-rooms to keep up the resemblance,
and no one ever thought of asking him to- take
drink on the strength of his face. He had a
thirsty existence for hotel hanger-on.
Several men with faneied resemblance to Mr..
Arthur tried to initiate him, but one
only really looked like him. Next to Mr..
Arthur this one was the most admired man in
Washington by women. He may have been a
few years younger than the President, and he
was, of course, a very handsome man. On
pleasant afternoons he used to stroll along the
streets in the fashionable northwest, creating
quite a sensation.
Before him, Garfield had an imitator who
even bad the habit of throwing his head back
with a shake when he walked
When Cleveland came in there were fac
SMILES springlng up in all directions, and APP
parently without any intention on their part to
get fame as proxies. The most striking re-
semblance is, as has often been commented on,
that between the President and Representative
Cogswell. There is no pretense about that.
The man who was chosen Mr.. Clevelands
marshal Of the District prides himself on his
resemblance to the President, though it is some
degrees remote. OF all the men know who
dislike Mr.. Cleveland. the most violent in their
antipathy are two who bear considerable re-
semblance to him. To me the resemblance
does not appear nearly as striking as some
have seen, but in the eyes Of most people it is
remarkable. One Of these is a democratic
newspaper man, who warmly detests the Presi-
dent for his civil service reform. The other is
Representative Mason of Illinois. Both are
easily offended by reference to .he likeness
The other night / was in the lobby and dis
covered that MIR. Harrison's double had come.
He was walking back and forth through the
lobby and stopping now and then to give the
crowd chance to see him. He appeared to be
perfect stranger, and no one seemed to know
where he came from. He did not speak to any
one, but sauntered and posed, while scores Of
people stopped to look at him, struck by the
resemblance. Many Of the hungry offce-seek-
ers half believed it was the President-elect, and
were inclined 10 seize nnon and daYour him