The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23


looking row OF chairs with perforated
seats Beyond the desks a door opens into
the little room devoted TO the governors
personal use. The governor sits In a
broad armed. comfortable chair at a big
desk. whose pigeonholed wings swing out
ward revealing unsupported storage pos
ssblitiea. Beside the desk stands another
leather cushioned chair. If anything more
comfortable than that reserved for the
governor.
The third room in the suite Is a long re-
reption room. richly bat tAstefuliy decorat-
sd. In one coDrer is the plaster figure
''Edueation," product of Indiana genius.
which was conspicuous No the worlds fair.
The chairs and touches In the room are of
red leather or wicker. and the inevitable
gas logs blaze in the fireplace. brass ket-
tie pendent Just above them. In this room
the governor holds his levoes during the
winter when the legislature Is ia session.
Here assisted by Airs Matthews he re-
csives his guests while band In the cor
ridor PLAYS, that the young people may
dance, There viii be no receptions this
winter as the governor lost son very
recently.
Personal Traits Of the Governor.
What strikes you first in Gov. Matthews
IL his resemblance 20 ex-Gov Foraker. OF
Ohio, IL does not appear ia his Published
portraits. IL crops ont IN conversation.
when his face IS animated lie tells me
many have spoken % him about 1t.
What next appeals 90 YOU Is the frank-
ness OF the governors speech Re seems
u study his words quite as little as his
dress. and there Is nothing artificial In the
black eutaway coat, the standing collar
and the narrow black tie which are the
noticeable features Of the governors at
tire. He has a face az healthy fnlluess A
he fa+h
hair shades a mouth OF moderate irmness.
His hair. parted at the side is brushed
hack from a broad forehead
The governor Is of a nervous. active dis
position. and during my long interview
with him he changed his position at least
once in FIVE minutes
! asked Gov Matthews 70 tell me what
the chance was OF Indiana sending = FREQ
silver delegation TO the Democratic con-
vention.
II think II IS not likely" he said. "rhe
delegation from Indiana have no doubt
will favor a compromise which viii lie be-
tween the wishes Of the extremists OF the
party. Personally I am opposed - tho
single gold standard. toward which the
present administration Is drifting The
sentiment "a favor OF the single standard
In orr state Is almost wholly confined 20
the little which NAV exist in the financial
ccnters Ike indianapolis. In the interior
Of che state feeling Is divided between biz
meialllsm and free silver coinage. Per-
soDally I favor hi-metailism l arm OPP
posed. too. 90 the retirement of the green
backs and the contraction og the rurresvy
by $fs9 @e No unless We have something
satisfactory 30 take the nresnhacks' place.
! sympgthsge entirely with congress in its
objection to Suostitutine eeld bouis Tor
coin hoDds IL wouit establish had preee-
dent. ana would ne a step in the direction
OF the purely gold standard"
90 yea thiuk Onto and Kentucky viii
send silver delegations 10 the national
convention 7 asked
81 went through OHIO making speeches
toT my friend Campbell in the iass cam
paiUn. said tho governor. 40 was ln fhe
state on'v ave days hut 7 spoke in two
places each day. ana 7 n7ovei shout over
thc state a Sreat deal. 50 Z had g fair
chanrc az Judging The sentiments of ere
people. ! believe they favor silver coinage
tu spite ~ che action ~ the gauxe.5Ios.
"Al Through that Ohio trim" continued
the governor. u feit sure Campbell VAS
beaten. but dia not cNpsct such "a ma iaritv.
I saw so many Indications or IS In remarks
dropped here ant thvre hy men J r4gt. rar
example, I heard more than oae man say.
wei, ] suppose 81 we win We's have an
other senator from New Y5ek II was
sala with a laugh. Aot there Vas some
thing iu the manner Of the V1sNfrr that te-
fNated dtSaTection, tel3 Canpheu the
result was aouasIuL bat be seemed .sl.sia
EanCune 10 Was the same WAY Sea Iufi-
ana Ia ohio there were uae aud. ens,-s.
hat little enthusiasm. In Indiana Ne haa
no reason - complain 81 the ~ uassr ~
people az our meetings, hut here. too. there
We're slCus ~ dlsadeettsn. I hrars : EFea
many people say; We'll 81 the pFfs5fsnf
of the United states vs7't 80 over - >e@
York % register. / don't see why a ca.u-
rscn voter like me should take the tretthl~
20 go 20 thn nolls' Many Htfle shinEs -
this character iRfteafei indifference .
thinG % D. most dreaded - a a uarsais "a.
Ard s. u was that Ne were beaten ~ ere
stay-at-homc vote. That Vote. ~ tas wav.
may ~ the great factor ta deciding TIE
contest HeNt NcNcnasr
sMosf 50 car people Thought they KaH a
prospect % SUCCESS IN ths last csEnratEs-
We had = confesxBcs iaSs before e1ectis7