Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-07

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He made an appeal on behalf of John
Sherman and of himself that touched the
heart of every delegate More than this,
he visited the Connecticut and other dele
cations at midnight and implored his adj
mirers TO cease voting for him. His un-
questioned ability, his spotless character
and his answering manliness made him
n strong candidate for the honor of the
chair. There appears TO be well de-
fined vein of Presbyterianism in his COM
position. He invariably arises at prayer,
and he is undoubtedly as religiously in
clined as any of the seven candidates.
The Illinois candidate is Hon Joseph
G Cannon of Danville He is fifty-two
years old and has served longer in the
house than any of his competitors This
is his eighth consecutive term Mr. Can
nonjs a Tar Heel by birth He was
state attorney in Illinois for seven years
before his election to congress. He is n
hard-headed Republican--one who has
ever been in the thickest OF the fighting
on the floor of the house. He gives and
teceives blows with the sang froid of a
pugilist. His eyes are blue and bright
and his voice rings like a clarion His
hair is thin, but as soft and as fine as
silk 1t shows few silver threads. He.
a
and enjoys a good cigar. In de-
bate he comes to the point at
once. There Is no beating about the
bush. He charges home direct, and
either routs or is routed. He holds no
animosities, and is just the man to hug
fellow who had beaten him black and
blue in fair fight. FJoe, - as his
friends endearingly term him, is well
yersed in parliamentary law. When an
abstract point of order is made, he is one
of the six who open their desk and drag
out the red book. No man can split
hair finer, and none can more adroitly
escape from a dilemma. Mr.. Cannon
always arises at prayers, and he is Ger
tainly as pious as any of the seven can
didates.
The Hawk-Eye candidate is the Hon
David Bremner Henderson of Dubuque.
Henderson is of Scotch birth, and is
forty Eight years old. This is his third
term in congress. He lost a leg in the
war, but his most intimate friends would
never know it unless they had heard of
it. Henderson is sturdy and fine look
ing. He has silvery mustache and
thick, iron gray hair. His eyes are steel
blue. He is an eloquent speaker and is
aggressive in debate. He was the. only
speech of William Burke Cochran in de
Tense of President Cleveland while the re-
taliation bill was under consideration The
reply, like the speech, was off-hand. 1t
was certainly as good as the reply of Joe
Blackburn to Senator ingalls,, although
it did not attract as much public atten-
ton Henderson also lately distinguished
himself in a ough-and-tumble oratorical
fight with General James b. Weaver. 1t
was a lovely scrimmage. Many man
would have gone hundreds of miles to
have seen it Henderson more than held
his own, and got away with the belt
The general smokes good cigars, and is
an adept in that peculiar Western game
known as "Blue Peter He always
arises at prayers, and probably goes to
confession as often as any of the seven
candidates.
The Excelsior candidate is John NJ =.
Farquhar of Buffalo. He, also, is of
Scotch birth, is fifty-six years old. He
served in the Onion army and is one of
the fifteen printers in congress. This is
his second term. He has devoted himself
to the study of the rules and practices of
the house, and is able to cope on points
of order with men of far greater legisla-
tive experience Farquhar was once pres
Union. He has a fine presence and is a
man of weight in debate. If elevated to
the speakers chair he would be the first
NewsYork representative to receive that
honor in over sixty years. Mr.. Farquhar
always arises at prayers, and is undoubt-
edly as orthodox in religion as any of the
seven candidates.
The Bay state candidate is Hon. Henry
Cabot Lodge of Boston He is thirty
eight years old and a graduate of Har-
ward. This is his first term He is stu
dious and unobtrusive, yet able and ac-
complished. No new member has re-
fiected more clear intellectual light. His
speeches are replete with logic and adj
mirable in dictiOn. He chases the anise-
seed bag, but there is none of the dude
in his composition. His manner is at
tractive and he has won a host of friends. |
1t is safe TO venture the prediction that if
he is a candidate he doesn t know il. Mr.
Lodge usually rises at prayer. He is as |
fully as ecclesiastical in bearing as any Of |
the seven. candidates.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.