The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-07
MEEK At WINFIELD
GroSvenor and Long Speak at
the ChautaUqua.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT
Character Sketch of the Ohio
Leader

Under ordinary circumstances Island
park, ar Winfield, is a reasonably cool
and inviting place. The month Of June.
1901 is not an ordinary June month. how
ever, so even the park is sitting this
year. This fact does not seem to keep
people from attending the Chautaugua
assembly. however. and the Fourth OF
July brought its additional crowds TO hear
two good OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Ohio.
and Long OF Kansas
The day was filed with speech-making;
the Ohio representative in the afternoon,
with the member from the Seventh kan
sas in the morning There was also a
joint debate IN the afternoon. between
Otto Eckstein Of Wichita and Colonel
Fink of Winfield. on the question. Re
solved. That the Chinese are justified in
resisting fnvasions." There was no de-
cisicn. but it was said freely that the
gentleman from Wichita was amply VIC
tortous IN the conflict.
Various other things are going on this
week-and viii next week-tO make the
assembly successful one in spite of the
intense heat. There are good speakers
good lecturers, good singers and big
crowds The Winfield assembly seems
TO thrive more and more each year.
A character study Of General Charles
H Grosvenor. Of Ohio, is interesting The
man is now about s. years or more OF
age He was OF humble birth. and, as he
confessed in his speech Thursday at
Winfield. he had very little education
save that obtained in his experiences and
battles since reaching manhood. From
these beginnings, and his coantry practice
Of the law. and without possessing ora
tOrical ability Of much magnitude. Cen
aeraI Grosvenor has become the generally
accredited chief oracle Of the national
administration; the ready debater on the
floor Of the house Of representatives; and
q political forecaster Of no mean repute.
Recently he has entered the lecture field.
and has sveral engagements for this sum-
ner. General Grosvenor Is q man slightly
above medium height, and quite stout.
You first notice his grey beard. which
he now wears quite closely cropped In
former years he wore It very long His
eyes are rather small, OF the twinkling
shrewd sort, but he does not impress you
at first as being a remarkable man in pol
itics or any other branch Of life. II Is
only after you talk to him: hear his
quaint. sarcastic stories and anecdotes;
when some one provokes him 10 say
sharp, bitter. almost IngaIls-like things:
when you see him on the floor of the
house in debate. taking the hide of his
adversary-it is only then YOU begin 70
realize that there is really something TO
this patriarchial old man who is feared
In =
home.
There is probably no man in congress
since ingalls,, and since Senator Vest OF
Missouri has lost his power and vigor
who is so genuinely feared as Grosvs-
nor. He is OF the sort that aches for a
fight. and generally gets what he seeks
He sits at his seat in the house Of rep
resentatives reading q paper or chatting
or writing a letter until some unwary op-
ponent on the other side says something
derogatory Of the administration. some
thing IN opposition 70 the Republican
party, or makes a statement not wholly
true Then this old man. whom no one
would think had heard a word. viii jump
TO his feet, and when the encounter Is
over. the adversary VIII wonder what
made him tackle that buZz-ssw Perhaps
il is necessary 10 have some defense
made OF the administration; some Repub-
lican policy; some tenet of the faith. II
is not always the orator or the diplomat
Of the administration who fails 10 this
job. but more frequently the warrior
from Ohio. He il not eloquent; he is not
an orator. He has no remarkable skill in
word-palntiug- He lacks every principle
Of smooth suave diplomacy. But he is
vigorous. forceful. energetic, full Of FIRE.
loaded TO the guards with facts and in
formation. and as loyal defender Of
Republican faith or administration policy
as ever has trOd the aisles Of congress.
Then does Grosvenor shine. and ali pay
him attention such is the Ohio states
man