The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
HAS EVERY MAN u DOUBLED
Great Men Who Ara Frequently Mis-
taken for Other Fellows.

q double. The persons who look alike may
have such long distance between them
that they never come in contact with each
other. Ii a man was To search the country
over be would certainly find the fellow who
looked like him. Most likely be could
accomplish this simply by taking up resi-
oence III New York. | have frequently
made mistakes, as / think every one else
living here who has general acquaintance
all over the country has done, in Identifying
persons. That is the reason New Workers
have the habit of waiting to be spoken to
first Hardly a month passes that do not
see on Broadway some one whom think [
have known in some other part Of the
country.
When they had the republican parade
here short time since in honor of James
G. Blaine's return, Col. William F, Schafer,
the well-known New York politician, was
mistaken for the plumed knight As will
be remembered, Mr.. Blaine did not reach
here until the morning after the parade,
although he had been expected for two
days As the parade passed the reviewing
stand at Madison Square, those in it no.
ficed Col. Schafer occupying one of the
most conspicuous positions on the stand.
The crowd thought IL was the man from
Maine and cheer after cheer went up, and
Mr.. Blaine's double had to retire
Col j. S. ClarkSon, the clever gentleman
who represents Iowa on the national repub-
lican committee, has double in the person
of ex-Congressmau j. Hale Sypher OF Lou
isiana. Col. Clarkson has charge of the
oratorical bureau attached to the national
committee, and as such he is greatly sought
after by persons who are seeking employ
ment as campaign orators. Ex-Congress-
man Sypher, who is of very cornwall
disposition, spends considerable time
here and is frequently mistaken
piring orators. The other day one of them
tackled Sypher and they spent an hour to-
gether. Sypher told the fellow to call next
day at headquarters. He did so and OF
course asked for the Iowa statesman. He
was shown to Col. Clarkson's room and nat
urally he was treated as a stranger. The
man mentioned the conversation he had
upon the previous afternoon, and Col
Clarkson had no little difficulty in con-
vincing his visitor that there was mis-
take.
Ex-senator Stephen w. Dorsey, who now
practically makes New York his home, is
almost the image of Judge Maurice j.
Powers, the leader of the county democ-
racy. 1t is almost daily occurrence for
some democratic politician to accost Senator
Dorsey and report the condition of affairs
in his ward. II Dorsey was still in active
politics he might make use of his re-
semblance to Judge Powers to advantage
in discovering democratic secrets. On the
other hand, Judge Powers is approached
by strangers who open a conversation with
him about some Of the schemes that Dorsey
is interested in.
Congressman Amos j. Cummings and
Senator John d. Jacobs, who came near
being nominated by the democrats for gov
ernor a few years ago, look so much alike
that their friends can hardly tell them alart,
The night of the democratic caucus just
previous to the assembling of the present
congress, Congressman William L. Scott
pointed Cummings cut to the sergeant-at-
arms. That is State Senator Jacobs of
New York." said the Pennsylvania states
man, land be probably don't know that
only democratic members of congress can
be present. You had better give him the
hint" Mr.. Scott refused to believe that
Cummings was not Jacobs until several of
the New York congressman astured him OF
it.
Jay Gould has double in the person of
r. j. Frazier, a prominent business man OF
Memphis. Mr.. Frazier frequently comes
TO New York, and he always is taken for
MIR. Gould. When he was here some time
ago railroad manager met him at one of
the hotels and talked with him for half an
hour before he discovered that it was not
the millionaire About year ago
Mr.. Gould, passed through Memphis
at the depot i'll the Tennessee metropolis,
citizen of the place noticed Mr.. Gould look
ing out of the car window. Surprising it
was Mr.. Frazier, the man walked over to
the car and asked Mr.. Gould how his folks
were. Mr.. Gould, slpposing this was but
sample of southern hospitality, replied
pleasantly they were well. Just then some
one addressed Mr.. Gould, calling him by
name, and the man standing by the car
window discovered he had been mistaken
and apologized.
Col Zeb Ward, the famous southerner
who has been warden of nearly every peni-
tentiary in the south, was frequently taken
for Gen. Grant. The resemblance between
them was quite striking. About ten years
ago Gen. Grant visited Little Rock, where
Col. Ward lives The general received q big
reception and people went there from hun
dreds of miles around to see him. 1t was
arranged that the general should stand in
the corridor of the state house sand shake
hands with the people as they passed
through. The general had besn doing
good deal of Misunderstanding for several days,
and it did not take long for his arm to give
out. He complained of his trouble and Col.
Ward hearing it, said:
General, just swop coats and hats with
me and I'll take your place, and these poo
pie will nevor know the difference"
The general did SO, and Col. Zeb took his
place. Col. Zeb has the grip of iron, and
he made many a fellow jump up and down
while he shook his hand Col Zeb, who is
q native Kentuckian, gave them the genu-
ine grip of his state. In consequence the
people agreed that Gen. Grant was
the best hand-shaker they had
ever met. Col. Ward was getting along
splendidly in his impersonation of the "O.d
Commander" and had nearly completed
the job, when big strapping negro stepped
up and proffer2d his hand As he did so he
recognized Col. Ward. The negro had
served term in the penitentiary while the
colonel was warden of it,
"Yese can't fools dis chide. Nav yese
can't Kernil lib. Yese no Giner'l Grant,
roared the negro. "Yud's Massa lib
Wardn
Col Ward had no more hands to shake Of
ter this, and great Indignation was expressed
among the crowd, most of whom were ne
groes.
Much has been written about the resem-
blance between Chauncy NJ. Depew and
Adam Forepaugh, the circus man. Mr..
Depew laughipgly said at the time that the
Autographs of himself which were every
where about Chicago at the time of the
republican convention, had not cost him
cent He had simple borrowed them from
Mr.. Forepaugh.
Col. Thomas P. Ochltree has a counter
part in the person of a man who keeps a
drug store at New Jersey summer resort.
The Texan only heard Of him recently, and