Evening star., 1934-10-07
CHAPTER XIII.


paign. The names of the men who
represent it are enough to show that
the Republicans. this year, mean busi-
ness, and that they propose to fight
the battle for all it is worth. The
Republicans of the rank and file of
the party from all the States were for
Blaine. The politicians we're for Ar
thur, and the conservatives for the
dark horse candidate.
Had Blaine been anything else than
the choice of the people he would have
been defeated. No other hold could
have saved him. but as it was, the
will of the people called him to the
front and he was chosen in such
whirl of enthusiasm as nothing but
the peoples choice can raise.
John C. New, who has had so much
to do with this convention, has been
throughout strong Blaine supporter
He is a well-built man of medium
height. dressed in a suit of black
broadcloth and always wears a black
silk hat. He has dark face, black
eyes and a long, full beard of iron
gray. He is so years of age, is noted
for his business ability and has made
ndII nllllOn QOIL3TS.
The candidate for Vice President
Gen Logan. is man in the prime
of life, with straight hair and heavy
mustache as black as a crows wing.
His face is almost the color of an
Indians; his black eyes shine out
under heavy broWS. He is a striking
man and he holds leading position
in the Senate. where he sits on the
front row beside the seat which Sem
ator EdmundS used to occupy. Logan
is a poor man. He lives at a board
ing house while in Washington and
spends most of the time when not
in the Senate in his rooms. If the
Republicans win the election, his wife
who has a reputation as an accom-
plished society woman, will be the
central figure of the next administra-
ton. The fact that Logan is mar
ried to her will give him some votes
which otherwise he would not have
Senator Logan has been called a
poorly educated man. This is not so
He is a college graduate and his
whole life has been under the best
educational influences. He is simple
in his habits and rather gruff in his
manners. He wears black broadcloth,
with fancy neckties, and is at home
to everybody. His friends call him
Jack and the two Republican candi-
dates will be known as Jack Logan
and Jim Blaine.
Best HandShaker.
Blaine is one of the best hand
shakers in public life. He seizes your
hand, gives it a hearty shake and
tally while he is talking. During his
stop at Bellaire. Ohio the other day,
he was shaking hands from the be-
crowds gathered around the depot
anxious to give him a parting look
or shake of the hand before the train
left. He was sitting in the car by the
window and shaking the hands of
those on the platform outside, when
among others. pretty Virginia girl
came up Blaine seized her hand with
his hearty grip. Almost instinctively
and at almost this same moment an
old friend of his engaged him in con-
versation. He began to talk, holding
the girls hand, and not noticing, I
suppose. that it was not the hand Of
the man to whom he was speaking.
After about minute the affair be-
gan to attract attention. The girl
attempted to pull her hand away
gently but Blaine, who was engaged
in animated conversation, only tight
ened his grip and talked faster. At
this the young girls escort who. with
Not 1onl or Iir1cr hoa in
the crowd. came up and twitching
Blaine's sleeve. pointed out to him
what he was doing. He let go the
girls hand at once with a word of
apology and the blushing maiden was
led away into the crowd.
The Democrats Choice
The Democratic party, in deep
water since the declination of Tilden,
Is f1oundering around turning its eyes
upon the various candidates still left
in the field. A majority of the men l
have spoken with regard Gov. Cleve-
land of New York as having the best
chance, though Dave Paige of Ohio
says Payne is by no means out of the
race. Senator Thomas F. Bayard is
of, but he is too clean and too cold
to get the nomination. Living on the
line between the North and the South,
he was too cold to be a rebel and too
timorous to be a Union man. He
ended by being the worst cross known
in American politics. copperhead,
and his Dover speech, if he should
be nominated, will effectually prevent
his election.
This is not the first time that Sam
Randall has posed as candidate for
the Presidency He was before the
convention of 1880, and he will come
no nearer being nominated this time
than he was then.
Coming home from the Chicago
convention I rode with one of Grover
Cleveland's most intimate Albany
friends, and had quite a chat with
him in regard to the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency. Through
him I attempted to realize Gov. Cleve-
knd, and I found him pretty well
posted for my purpose. He said:
Grover Cleveland is a tall, heavily
built, very erect man, weighing about
260 pounds. He has small feet and
Ill6 IldIIdo SSAAAf0N"i A--N
without that clammy moisture, so dis
agreeable in those of the average
f1eshy man. Mr.. Clevelands flesh is
I should say, made up almost entirely
of muscular tissue. 1t is hard as
marble, there is no flabbiness about it.
He has large head. which is fastened
to his broad shoulders by a big neck,
very short at the back, and forming a
double chin which fades away into his
chin proper at the front. When in
repose his head rather bends over,
and his chin almost falls upon his
breast.
His face is round without being
puffy. His cheek bones are not promi
nent and his nose is entirely too small
for that of a great man. Mr.. Cleve-
lands complexion is florid without
being red. His mustache, which sits
up close to his nose, is of a sandy
brown, thick and wiry; he keeps it
ord olOca1u triy