The Washington critic., 1888-02-18

ideas and culture, but he is first q Me-
braskan, and he can talk by the hour
about the great resources and won
derful possibilities of its fast growing
country. He says that Omaha is
riyaling Kansas City; that II will soon
snrpass il, and he thinks il is bound
to be the great packing centre of the
West. N1anderson, however, owns
nice bit of property in Omaha, and
ii may be that his real estate interests
somewhat affect his Judgment. Kan
sas City is booming, and its growth is
proportionately about the same as that
of Omaha.
SENATOR MANDERsoN
sits in the middle of the Republican
side of the chamber, and, during q
part Of the session, he hobnobs with
John Sherman. He is much younger
man than Sherman and he was just 80
last week. He was born in Phila-
delphia, moved to Ohio, fought in the
army and came out general. After
the war was over he returned to Can
ton and moved to Omaha about seven
teen years ago. He is straight, fine
looking young man, with q fierce
moustache and imperial, and with IN
eye which, at rest, isas mild as that
of the gazelle, which Moore loved
so well. His brown hair is
combed well back from q broad,
high forehead, and he is one Of
the few Senators who do not have
to use hair restoratiyes. He is a man
of ability, and he is one of the Sem
ators who think in good language. He
can dictate as easily as he can write,
and he makes speeches so good that
during his trip to Florida last spring
he met q young man who told Man
derson that he was modelling his style
after his, and that he had a pile of
Manderson's speeches as thick as %
>jictiapprv. and 1t was as well thumbed
as two-year,old spelling
Doc
M. ry popular man
in the 81 good friend,
and, / 1uas. respectable
enemy. He is = of the youngest
Senators at heart, and there is nc
dyspepsia about his constitution. He
is the best traveller / have ever met,
and during the trip to Cuba he saw
more than any other member Of the
Sherman party. He was up early
and went to bed late, and he can
make now an accurate map G
Havana, which is city Of several
hundred thousand, and modelled
quite as intricately as Boston, from
memory. Senator Manderson has
been living in one of the big hotels
of Omaha, but understand that he
has either built, or intends building,
a new house, and when this is COM
pleted he will give up his workshop
in the barn upon his Omaha lot. This
barn is almost as we'll built as q house,
and it has constituted, for a. year or
so, the Senator's sanctum. .sanctorum,
where he received his closest friends
and did some Of his best political
work.
MRS. MANDERSoN
is one Of the popular women of Wash
ington society. She is rather tall,
plump, straight and fine looking. She
has complexion clear and rosy, and
sheis noted for her vivacity. She
dresses in the best Of taste, and she
fellow in Washington, and she is not
far out of the way, Mrs. Manderson
was Canton, Ohio, girl, and her
IdIneI, MI. n. .. DTOWu, Was Olle vi
the prominent lawyers of that State.
She comes of one of the oldest fami-
lies of Ohio, and one of her grand
fathers settled there when the State
was twelve years old, and he was one
of those who nominated Millard Fill
more for Vice-President at the Phila-
delphia convention Of 1913. Senator
Manderson and his wife live very
nicely at 1.-The Portland flats, and Mrs.
Manderson's receptions are always
largely attended.
SENATOR PALMER.
Manderson's good nature and bon
homie is only eQualed by that of Mr.
Palmer, and the
one is the fldns man
.Achates OF the -&-
other. The man ...H11:~