Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-26

his fist. At times he lapses into poetlcal
quotations. but they are bucolc rather
than heroic. John Davis Is a plain, mat
ter Of fact. straight, everyday exponent
OF POpulist principles. Come veal or
woe, he has cast his lot with the Popu-
lists, and he shows no other political
predictions.
William Baker IS n fit mate for John
Davis. There is a similarity between the
two men. They work together with the
steadlness and strength Of well-mated
oxen. Nor do they need a yoke TO keep
them together. They are browsing In the
Populist field and they need no post and
rail fence TO keep them there. Rarely
do you find them absent from the House.
They watch legislation with intense inter
est, always Offering amendments to bills
in the interest OF the farmers they claim
10 represent. Both are practical farmers.
Baker has studied law, and was gradu-
ated from Waynesboro' College in 1856. He
has also been school-teacher. Davis is
five years older than Baker. and was a
leading Abolitionist years ago. He has
been the editor OF a paper and Is widely
known as a writer on economic subjects.
Not far away sits another Kansas POpu-
list the Hon. Thomas J. Hudson. He has
a magnificent physique and a sonorous
voice. He is a close attendant on the
sessions Of the House and an ardent
listener. lie evidently has the elements
OF craftsmanship about him. This was
indicated in his speech on the siyer-bill
Like his colleagues he was brought up
on a farm. but he has studied law, and
was at one time a district attorney. A
lifelong Democrat. he entered the Popu-
list party about two years ago. Mr.. Hud-
son IL dignined and reserved In manner,
but Is n man Of great Intellectual strength,
and one that will develop magniiicently
when the occasion offers.
A contrast with the other Populists Is
the Hon. Francis G. Newlands, Of Nevada.
lie Is a millionaire, ana a Yale alumnus.
He is the trustee Of the estate Of the
late William Sharon. Aside from this. he
IS a partner of Senator william VI. Stew
art in real estate deals. He Is also Il
heavy stockholder in the Rock Creek rail-
road i'm this city. He looks out Of place
in company with Jerry Simpson, John
Davis and other plain farmers and sail
ors. His partner, Senator Stewart, can
NOV and rake and bind. but Newands
would evidently be sadly out of place
I'm a wheat-field He Is an able flnancier,
an excellent lawyer. and a fine speaker,
although born I'm NatcheZ, Miss. With
an abundance Of money at command, he
ought to be a prominent figure in the
social life In the capital If Jerry Simp-
son. John Davis William Baker. and
others ever become prominent figures in
Washington society II will undoubtedly
be through the influence of Francis G..
Newlands.
The leading Populist from Nebraska, II
William Jennings Bryan remains I'm the
Democratic party. is William Arthur Nc
Keighan. of Re-. Cloud. McKeighan is
tall, angular. and bony. He has a clean
shaven face high cheek bones, sunken
eyes. and thick brown hair He Is a man
Of Drawn and intellect. Born OF Irish
parents in New Jersey, he was a soldier
I'm the late war, and aftcrwars pre-empted
n farm in Nebraska. 1t Is said that he
was living In a dug-0ut when first noml-
mated for office. However. this may be. il
is certain that he has turned many a
sod and reapcd many an acre OF grain.
with all this hard work he has been an
inveterate reader, and is undoubtedly as
well Informed on political subjects as any
man I'm the House. His speeches show
great research and careful arrangement.