Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-22

Washington u. G, March 2i.--Nice-
President Stevenson viii. II he lives
until the sd day OF next October. he
81 years old. lie 10 nearly two yeats
older than the President Mr.. Steven
SON is "a Kentucklan by birth, but his
father moved to Illinois In 1852, Ills
lsients were North Caroliniana Mr..
Stevenson was educated nj Center Col-
lege. panvillo. Ky, and NJ the llllnola
Wesleyan Unlversity Reiurc being
elected to the Forty-fourth and Forty
hfth Congresses he hal held some min
or offices In Illinois. Early In life he
became fond of politics and * more
so at this time He has been a promi-
nent figure at the state and national
conventions OF his party for the last
- years His record In Congress was
creditahle one, even though he hni
but two terms. and they were not COM
secutiVe but that was because he ran
IN Republican district.
The fact that Mr. Stevenson was the
FIRST assistant postmaster general dur
ing the former administration. " too
well known to dwell ON that point. and
It IL only necessary to Md IN THIS com
nection that he chopped off the heads
OF Republican postmasters Just ah fnht
as he could take UP the cases, In 9th
| er words. he was the wicked partner
then Of MIR. Cleveland, who let him
I 80 ahead removing postmaSters, no
/ matter how bitterly the civil service
reformers complained.
The Wee President is n polished.
I affable pleasant and nmiable Eeht'c-
| man. lie ~ generally popular IN
| Washington; and although the wrang-
| les that have gone ON between the
President and a majority OF the Demo.
| cratic Senators over tariH ana
finances Mr.. stevenson has not become
involved, in the alightest desrec' ne
IL courteous to every one ana OF that
reason Is popular. AZ can be seen
from his picture. he has p''hS'ih'
face. ga,
Few people know even how the Vice
| President stands on the financial qucS-
lion. In the old days he was green
hacker and n believer In the free coin
age Of silver, but he has kept ms
mouth closed on the money question
Tor tho past few years, and there mas
heen no opportunity to draw from him
an expression, though u Is sun he
still leans toward silver
MIR. stevenson is a candidate Tor th'
Presidency He does not say 80 70
his friends In plain words, but theS un,
derstnnd II that way. They KNOW ilu,
he has his llghtnlng ROD up, AM ,nnl
his friends are at work In ilhnols nm
other states to secure as many del',
gales ms poysibic for HIM They wan
him 10 como ont aquarrly for trec W
yer. and To 20 60 tHsicagn prepared "
seek the solid support OF the ElpWn,t
oliver wing OF the party. ~ " e't,.
thnt within the course or q Few week.
IL friends are likely TO take come nc
lion that will make II known 10 ~
conntr,v that he Is willing TO enter th'
race. ,,,,o, IN,
action I'm Illinois OF the lpeinoct,.ni,,S,, :
being well known that tHlohel N,t t'a',',
n Morrison " an aNowcd ouuul'l'.,
or NJ least his friends are doing ever
u,tny in their power TO capture tn
deisSntion for him, SO that II VIII CIV
his boom a start IA other stat't, w
Us Vire.president stevenson ral
make n fair showing In his own III, ,s,t
II is conceded by many OF ny P9ai.,
clans that his chances VIII nc "'''''
aged In other Hect'oHH, ,y,,u.,.tan n
nirth and rearing. Her maiden nam
! ,,,as 'c,It. Green, and her father WI
~, No ,."sident OF Center College ~ pht'
. ynle Ky. one Of the insutu''n w, ~
, learning attended by the your p. .,.t,t,
Cd 10 nj the second higheft on'', m,t,,
a., No I'M of the American peVpi.
w wv 5iS he never he called highc'
-, stevengon's grandfather w
~ p. ,,,,s,her went from the county
, sE,n,'o,,re,. in virginia, TO kentuehy
+ ~, oarlv mart OF the present oen' '''
. After her marriage sne ui pe
mn move to BLOOMINGTON, ~ %hSr o.i 10
: husband had commenced the r'"''''
:, OF law. ea,,,,y there AZ
~ ,.vd,en-ons son and two uhu
: three '' ,rhe young ladica have hnlsns
80, md nre In society. lhrs ~, "r
r school INV accomplished, and are , nun
: S SrisS' a the most aeeomp a,,its
demo GemoiselIes al tns Na, uonn,, MANI nan
: Tre son is a ere siti,,,, and yi s prom
!, himself and his fanny "