The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-08

der Cleveland. The election of Governor
Joe = fer followed, and then Bloomington
APP led to wait awhile for further hon
Ors.
But Stevensons nomination for vice
president was a surprise. The news came
when the citizens had no oratory on tap
and not complete stock of Fourth of July
fireworks on hand. They gave him a cor
dial welcome, however.
However plain and approachable Steven
son may be in political life, he is thorough
ly an aristocrat home. "The best liver in
town." said a neighbor who knows and
who has often crooked knees under the
Stevenson mahogany. Socially the Steven
sons are very select and have been among
the society leaders. Now, of course, they
are at the head of the bon ton circle in
Bloomington, an element which is con-
siderable here for smart western city of
$4,000 people. Stevenson has made himself
moderately rich. He is interested in many
enterprises, among them coal mine, and
his prominence in federal affairs gave him
good opportunities for investments which
have netted him handsome returns His
home here is large two story brick, sur
rounded by tall elms and facing Franklin
park.
The interior at once convinces the visitor
that feminine arts control the decorations
of home which will be visited by thou
sands of strangers during this campaign.
Both General Stevenson and his wife
brought from Kentucky the old family
portraits in oil, which are seen and cher
ished more in Kentucky than anywhere
else. Whatever else may be sacrificed by
a family, the portraits are kept, even as a
sad reminder of former opulence "befo'
the war" There are pictures of j. T.
Stevenson, father of the candidate, who
died here few years ago; of his mother,
Eliza Stevenson, who yet lives, at the age
of eighty-three, but resides with another
son, business man of Bloomington.
There is also the portrait of a, kindly
faced man, Professor Green, the father If
Mrs. Stevenson. Professor L. w. Green
was president of the Danville (Ky.) college
when young Stevenson was a student.
Like President Harrison Adlai Stevenson
wooed and won the daughter of the col
lege president. Letitia Green was pretty
girl, and is today a handsome woman
She also came to Illinois when her father
died, and lived with a married sister in
Chenoa, short distance from Matamora,
where her student admirer was a strug-
SiliS ioNyCl. llS utE tU On6DOd,
and marriage followed an engagement of
three years.
You will find plenty of life and youth in
the Stevenson mansion, as all the children
are at home and full of joy at their fathers
honor
They all loved Washington life and ar
IDENTIFY desire to go back with higher So
cial position, The young girls of the fam
lily are especially eager in their anticipa-
ton Of "papas" election, as they are Just
budding in the society garden. Neither of
the three girls was quite old enough to
'come out' during their fathers official
connection with the Cleveland admins
tration. Mary, the eldest, is now but nine
teen, and has strong features, auburn (al-
most red) hair in abundance with a grace
full white neck and clever figure. Her
nose is rather too prominent for beauty
Julia is almost eighteen, while the young
est, Letitia, named for her mother, is sweet
sixteen, and celebrated her birthday Just
the day before her fathers nomination
Not one of the three girls is as handsome