New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
AN OLD-TIME DEMOCRAT.
WASHINGTON MCLEAN. STRETCHED ~
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.

lftl hlIulcoS oil heart cNrUtudttu III loltlh'' n.y.
Of friends and a most happy home and family sur
Uund,ngs lie was Of scotch stock planted IN New
Jersey. which emgIsted the West, and In that day
# was considered the proper thing and genuine re
IuDltahl>m TO place ones son at mechanics MI
Mclean had too bright mind. however l" be LOT
ever executing with his own hands work obtained from
others. Born after the second war with England ahu
becoming a voter after tire remarkable Presidential
career Of Andrew Jackson. when pemocracy and
Whigrey firmly Mraycd against each other. ana
were not far from equal in votes. and hen both
parties were un-cctional, he. one al the people
threw himself heartily into the Democratic RANKS
and became organizer OF his party IN CINCINNATI
and held sort " ,npervl,or-hp it at the state
Legislature and finally at Washington.
lie q blue eyed man, his eyes excessively bInc'
h., temperament very fine and nervous. In, hair
iucliucd he red. The color hi. check, clear and
ed. ana his skin otherwise soft and white, he was
luilt light and WHY. and capable Of immense
cycrtion and loved exercise. Quick IN his iPpie
tensions, keen and witty. easily moved by tde
~ woe. biz hand almost nstnCtivcly went to ha
rocket when some In want. He could TAX
WE'LL give good advice. encourage people who were
cast down but nevertheless the oi his charity
v;i. 900 aid and liz had little patience with men who
too lofty and refined to come To the tombstone
OF bringing forth their money. whether Ia help ndi-
'dua-. assist hi PARTY or pun on foot public achieve
m~nt-. While others were lc,alinr wondering
what 10 do hi, resort every time Va acton. ANA
ibis continued 10 be the rule ~ hi, life down almost
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natl a. DO" adviser uf lie city government, the maker
90 u- poik~ stock Naid~. newspapers. etc
fist met HIM 90 Washington CIV about twenty
year and ar once taken with hi, quick watch
ful communicating v.,-lec and talk II" was full ~
rem -ucncc- and A. the beginning poured them ont
nr.tl, but D.. ,,,, never f,nd Of being quoted the
prints. ll. finally sad to me-: sec here. youns
fellow. am Away glad 70 tlll, with Won. and ,ou
ann. ,,, what .,, Llt WON must l.iv, me ont
m
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beautifully paved STREETS appr"ifi'" 'f'''' ''''.
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DIS Judgment "'~ generally -"""d' H.'t va "'n,'''
presented r'-.' t.N opportunity 10Y '' '"I''' '
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Nor ~ Do" man - 70 INTO ono O''A 'l''' ''" way
% cheap DIR 81 property. 10 make 'm'I I'1''h'lS'
upon b.. Ic almost invariably b'nsW 'he h''' ana
tr u.~t cNp"l-'Ve PROPERTY A. upon &c. ""''' H'
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- .., .,...o,,.. Lad i..t.l,, rr,p.rty ,.r this
~ t..... ltt a r. N. i.lt from iue White llog-e.
. ,,... ,,.,.., e., thc Columbian raive-at,
a. r,t.,. nv.d a. -.. fine -p,f where be- croDt ted
, l-.l l... i.,..u., ti, YER, ,cnil,. of new Wash.
.,...n ln that ,iclait. have been built the house,
. ..,.f,. anderson i.hu Nav and Nj WarIcr. al
f,a, ohio. fI. extensive mansion Of Mr.. Zacharah
.,,. anal ,,..,,, ,ti.r Lu.ldiug. which viii play
p..r part 81, the neat tvo or h.c huuGrd year. iu
fi. story of rho Capital CITY. TWO or three hotels
stand close ~ hand pat mp since NJ Mclean made MS
lr,..aI Investment Tb" ground be- bought D. no On"
r,.if 90 rI. mansion. g She lnh"-. ''r''i'h 'N'
EIr-. "h' bad ""fd 'a"H homes prior u" ''' "''
\h.it lH' '".N pun "'@ '' ,''
r'.H nA. th" t'I-" "f General l'I '"' = ''''''
r.pu'.d % Doe uue OF tar u'.i '-' i'". "N ''I
"i Del. tonne and icn li'N"'' WITH I.'.'' '' '.'''
d. '- .H--r-i.t' TO rnr"I. '''' "..'' '''', "'