Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-08
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CERTAIN PERSONS RECENTLY MADE
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CERTAIN PERSONS RECENTLY MADE
uNPLeAsANTLY PROMINENT.
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Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON. June 6.--Alexander Sui
Ivan, Of Chicago, is well known in
Washington, where he sometimes ap-
pears on business connected with Irish
affairs or his law practice. Sullivan is a
remarkable man. About 40 years old
he hasa face smooth and bright like that
Of boy. His eye Is very keen, and pos.
sesscs the quality when fixed upon one
Of making obvious the mans force of
character and wonderful strength Of
purpose. He Is always calm and well
poised, and even in the heat Of n court
trial or of fierce struggle in Irish con-
ventions or secret society was never
known to lose tho cool and almost cruel
equanimity which is his predominant
outward trait. He has n striking gift
for diplomacy and intrigue, and in his
time has played most important part
In the Irish agitation, which assuredly is
the most remarkable thing of its sort in
this century. possessing, as II does. more
pertinacity and continuity Of purpose,
and unfortunately some Of the blood
thirstiness as well as the self sacrificing
spirit Of the Anarchistic movement in
Russia For several years Sullivan has
been the head and front of Irish agita-
ton in America II is well known that
he has been the brain or idea i'm
pelling power of nearly all the
recent activities in that direction
in this country. As president Ct the
Irish National League of America he was
close to Parnell, and is personally known
to all the great agitators on the other
side of the water. Mr.. Sullivan res gned
the presidency of the National league TO
take part in tho presidential campaign
Of 1884, being n strong admirer and
warm friend Of Mr.. Blaine. IIc took
the ground that he had no right to par
ticipate in political campaign while
acting as president of an organization
which embraced men of all parties. Per-
haps his friendship for Blaine arose in
tho fact that he was born in Mr.. Blaine's
state Of Maine. He was also friend of
Horace Greeley's, and left the Repub-
lican party to support the Greeley move
Art In. sl,,t A. L.
stumped the state of Michigan for the
constitutional amendment giving negroes
the right Of suffrage, and was an active
Abolitionist. AS lawyer no stands high
in Chicago, and as n man and citizen is
well respected, though by many thought
dangerously jealous in tho Irish cause
and somewhat prone to carry his points
at all hazards Whatever troubles his
connection with Irish agitation may lead
him into. the fact will remain that he is
a strong. a remarkable man, ono who in
tho romantic era would have ruled the
state or overturned dynasty.
Not less remarkable than Sullivan him
self is his wife, Margaret. She is n wo-
man Of broad culture, and one of tho most
brilliant writers in America. Her husband
earns eight or ten thousand dollars year
as lawyer, and this is supplemented by
his wife's income from her pen, surely
as much more. In tho field of art or
literary criticism she Is the foremost
writer in Chicago or tho west, and for
some time has written tho foreign and
many other editorials in two or three
leading papers Of Chicago. Her word
pictures Of tho national conventions of
1881 and 1883 attracted attention tho
country over, and she used her wonder
fully facilo pen on the Inauguration of
kdent Harrison and the welcome 10
Blaine in New York harbor. She
Is, what probably her husband dare
lot DO, travel in Great Britain and Eu-
Irope, and thence she has sent some re-
markable letters.
She is now in Paris writing cable let
ters to tho New York Associated Press,
and somo Of her descriptions have be-
come the theme for innumcrable editori-
ais on both sides the Atlantic. Some
years ago she interviewed Gladstone and
described his homo life in manner
which made her name known wherever
the English language is spoken. Though
a woman Of refined feelings and delicate
manners, she has head for practical
affairs as good as that of her husband
Alexander Sullivan never takes an inn
portant step without first consulting his
wife She is every bit as much diplo-
mat as he, and Secretary Blaine once
said il she were man he would like to
SanA hnr "A t,,tntgtnr 70 Of hn
tails of Europe.
That woman can keep secret no
longer needs exemplification, since wo-
men lawyers, physicians, journalists and
politicians are playing so important part
in modern activi- ~
ties with months %TktA