Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-26

thews, governor of Indiana, comes in. The composite is not such bad picture of Indlana's great democrat, and if he were nominated some of the campaign pictures would not look bit more like him. Governor Matthews can be classed among the dark horses of the possibi1- ties of the democracy, and If the conVen- ton delegates go to the west to seek a standard bearer the lightning may hit him, although the friends of Bill Morrl- son of Illinois say that he has a first mortgage in that emergency.
 The business-like face of Ex-Gov. Rob- ert D. Pattison of Pennsylvania also shows in the composite. Some of the pie lures of Governor Matthews and EX-Gov- ernor Pattison make them look not unlike each other, but in real life there is big difference. Ex-Governor Pattison is sup posed to be something more than dark horse, from the mere fact that on two occasions he carried the state for his par ty in gubernatorial contests. He Is only 46 years old, and he knows all the secrets of politics from the ground up.
 An Ohio Shadow.
 While James c. Campbell of Ohio says that he is not in the race this year, the fact that the democrats of his native state are going to put up fight for him means something. In Ohio even the ba- bies are politicians, and when a band of grown-up skilled Ohio leaders say they are going to do something the other peo- pie are not going to have walkover. For these reasons Ex-Governor Camp bells face forms a part of the composite. It does not show prominently, and even his very handsome and clever wife would have some difficulty in seeing any resem- blance to her famous husband
 Coming to the composite or the repup- lican tatesmen it is more easy to distin- guish familiar features than in the other. This picture represents the combined DOT traits of Levi P. Morton of New York, Thomas B. Reed of Maine, William Mo Kinley of Ohio Benjamin Harrison of h. diana, William B. Allison of Iowa, Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois and Matthew stan ley Quay of Pennsylvania. Many others might have been included, but an ind1s- criminate addition would only serve to entangle the picture.
 Plenty of Whlskers.
 The whiskers of Allison, Harrison and Cullom are offset by the clean shaven faces of Mckinley, Reed and Morton. The musta che of Matt Quay has only the similar adornment of General Harrison to back it up. One of the strange Ieat- ures of this picture is the way the Mc- Kinley nose looms up. The Mckinley eyes and a suspicion of the Napoleonic ex- pression which embelishes the features of the Ohio statesman can also be de- tected.
 The prevalence of whiskers helps to make the portrait look something like Ex-President Harrison, and his friends can cheer their hearts by this 1T they are so inclined
 There is nothing startling in the pie ture to boom the cause of Levi F. Morton, and even the massive countenance or Thomas B. Reed is not very clearly oe- fined. Iowa's favorte son, William B. Allison, has as much right to feel as elated as General Harrison, for the whis- kers belong as much to him as to the ex- president For precisely the same reason Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois is entitled to consideration, as he contributed good one-third to the display of whiskers.
 Summed up, the composite would do fairly well, were 1t not Tor the wnisKers' aa a campaign picture of Major McKin- lev for use in the very small towns of the couLtry. irN