St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-10
THREE AMBITIOUS MEN.
Don NJ. Dickinson, Senator Brice
and w. II. Morrison.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. ct. C. Craw
ford says: saw three prominent Democratic
statesmen in q quiet conversational group
last evening. These were Senator elect
Brice, Cleyelands former Postmaster Gen
eral Don M. Dickinson. and William r, Nor
rison. 1t would be hard to bring together
three men so different in appearance. Sena-
tor-eleot Brice is of medium height and
slight in figure. He is inclined to be round
shouldered. He has neither the dress nor
the appearance Of the typical states
man. His dark green checked busi-
ness suit is not the usual senatorial costume.
His black Derby hat doubtless will be re-
placed by high silk when he is once sworn
into Office. The coming senator has pecu-
liar face His complexion is dark and keyed
to the general pitch Of brown seen in The
wavy lines of his half-curling and not close
ly-cropped hair. in the deep shade of his
eyes, and again the lighter shades of a long
mustache and medium sized beard. His
nose is a dropping Roman, much resembling
the Semitic nose OF the East. There is not a
gray hair in his head. He has the reputation
of great financial success, which makes him
the center of eager Washington people who
crowd about, seeking to gather crumbs of
finan cial wisdom fro m his lips.
Don Dickinson is head and shoulders
above the Ohio senator. He was dressed ac-
cording to the conventional idea OF states
man. He wore the statesman high silk hat
brushed with accurate carelessness the
wrong way of the nap, the long, loose-fitting
broadcioth coat the opeE Waistcoat the
black tape-line tie, and the broad gray trous-
ers terminating over square-toed boots OF the
Farmers Alliance model. Mr.. Dickinson is
a man of distinguished appearance. His
complexion is sallow, his eyes are
dark, his nose is sharp in its line,
and his mouth is clearly defined and
unshaded by beard or mustache. Under
each ear hangs a straight, tapering, red side
whisker. The wiskers taper to an attenu-
ated string and rest lightly upon each shout
der. Mr.. Dickinson is an earnest talker,
good lawyer, and man who believes sin
cerely in his star He expects to be senator
of the United States some day from Michi-
gan. He is much interested in the coming
presidential campaign, and is supposed to
be devoted to the interests of Mr. Cleveland.
If Mr. Cleveland should ever again be presi-
dent of the United States Mr.. Dickinson
would come to the front as the candidate for
the English mission.
William X. Morrison, the third member OF
this Democratic group, is nearly as tall as
Dickinson. He was dressed similarly to the
Michigan man, with the exception OF the hat.
He wore the soft black sombrero of his sec
ton. Although one of the best writers in the
Democratic party he never was able to over
come his diffidence so as to become an easy
off-hand talker He is more at home today
in the judicial work of the interstate COM
merce commission than he was in the
house. He is one of the most vigorous of
the tariff reformers of the Democratic
party. and has a deep-seated ambition to be-
come president of the United States. Some
of his friends are working him up and writ
ing about him in the South and West, but he
gives them little encouragement. If Mr..
Cleveland were not 10 be renominated he
thinks, doubtless, he would have as good
chance as any Western man. If Cleveland
should be renominated, Mr.. Morrison doubt
less would be willing to go on the ticket in
the second place. Indeed, this is one of the
pOmhinatiOnS have heard talked about DUR
ing the last few DAYS. 1t is said the ticket of
Cleveland and Morrison would fire the free
trade element in the country to unknown
heights of enthusiasm