, 1876-03-16

Ifn 1affn IN The sonthefn part Of tho colnty.
Iha IT,. Colonel Colonel dId not :. know ths M.1or,
good Offices to ad him in belng elected Bherir.
Maj. Drockway used to take The products Of hls
farm to tho city, and one dsy, wh,lo he was
bringing ln load Of liay, l,o met Col. Doreridge
nor, tLo, Governor him. Tho ssplrant for lie
shrlevalty. stoppod tho Major and aakod him
whel Q Mn. urockWay livol. ~ Am tho man.
replied ho. l'everidgc then told hin, that l,o
wanted htm (Aiai. i,Eookra,) to take him around
laso for 8lIoriff, In order to gain thoir support
aud dolegatoa favorable to lin to sl,e Convor-
tion. Nal. Brockway hitchod bis horses to tho
fonco alongside Of tho road, md jumped
o wso TO e te fosas 'qSss Sgs, 'p 1g d I
way aendlng tho lond Of hay to town
by bis hirod man. Through tic lila (or's efforts
and working, Doveridgo gut tho support Of tho
southern ond OF Cook County. There was no
four yearB tho two wcEo fast frioads, a. wna gon-
emily supposed.
And hero Ia juat Nhcro
THE AOrING-0oYEnNOn SHOWED Ills TRUE CpLof1B.
In tho campaign Of 1871 q call signod by mauY
prominent cltfzonB waa tnHntd asking Maj.
Drockway to bocomo candidate for County
Troasurot on tue lloDnblican ticket. Consider
ing that tho then candidate for Lieutonant- lov-
efnor owed much Of big previous SUCCESS to llm
Ma]. Bcookway sn!orod tho Soso-Hoad copyon.
crsdEe. Ho asked tho latter to introduce him to
tho Evanston Delegates, but he only snlfIlcti and
apst, az II III dorision, and treated tho Major
with silent contempt.
tho State Convention In 1879. I1o did not como
thcre as f1iond OF Gov. Dovsrdgo, aud was
going to cast bis vote for George Harlow, rs ho
thought that that gentomau had boon shnbbiiy
treated by Rummoi. However, tho Majors
fiionda persuaded him that It waa to tho inter-
eass Of the Republican party to support Bower
i5go for Lieutenant Governor, and ho promised
10 do 80, md did. Whnu EoyeridEs heard that
tho m.los. was going down to Springfield as q
delegate, ho
which were refused, as tho gentleman did not
p5oPo'p, @ ,,..t 70 =. b. ~ bongLt BY tho ,,, snau
ahip or support. Ho mot Devoridge
after tho Convention In front OF tho Leland Ho-
tel in Springfield, whore tho unpleasantueas wns
alluded 10, md tho Acting Governor again pro-
Tossed tho strongest friendship for tho Major,
aud said TINT to would do anything IN lila powor
to obtain recognition for his past services.
Two years ago tho Rotliers wanted to Kot o
aud ashod Maj. Drockuay to boeomo candidate
for tho office, aB ho was crippled and would un-
.dosBtand how to troat t1lose WHO might haye
buG!neta With tho office. Tho Major was prom
ised that be would not hayo to work for tlio Of;
Eco, Al hfa friends would do that for him, aud
thoy would presont hEs narno to tho Proaidont
for tho position. Ard ilere comes iu
ANOTHER LITTLE EPISODE,
which ah0ws that tito present Acting Governor
Ia not addicted to tho " f1asohnt:"
Detwenn Col. 6c1safTnor mud tile now woula.ho
Governor rhoro WAS q little fsoling cauned BY
Doverilge having Cono hack on him. Tho Colo
mel was Chairman OF the Convention which nom
mated Deyoridgo for Buerin, aud no promised
promtao was nlado elso to Two others, unsquivo-
cally, but uono Of tho trio wore appointed, as
annthor got tho place.
Two months after a1ai. grockway. had
boon asked 70 become all applicant for
ncr net .he Lieutenaut-a q o2vrnor in front Of
tho: Republic Liie Building. Ho then prom
iaed to bury his emnity IL Dovoridgo would sign
Byockway's petition and aeod . personal lottof
to tho President advocating big appointment.
and promlsed to do al! ho could to further Nal
Drockway'a intotests. He did stgl the petition,
wrote an nqulvocal letter to Secretary Dolauo,
and that was all. A lettcr had beon written 10
Gen. 11urlbnt asking hia support and that Of tho
other memhors Of Congress- for tho Major. hut
as Ayo Of the delegation, including Gen.
1Iurlbut, lad promised to support Talbot,
uuslbut 80 6tatea, and also said that Gov. Bow
oridgo, tho day before. had sent letter through
him to tho President. aaktng Inn to appoint Tai
bot as Pension Agout, thus basely desorting
Maj. BEockway. after having, sacrod!y promised
to suppotl him. Talbot could not even lay CLAIM
to having boen q soldier.
WLon Gov. Ogleaby waa n1octcd to tho Sonata.
ho came to tho Lioutonaut Governor aud told
bin that no had no deairo at all to In nny way
coutrol tho State appointments, bet ho would re-
quost, as favor, that
HIS PRIVATE aEcnETARy, MAJ. p1NRuAM,
DO retained by Dovoridgo in tho Office. Thta, of
course, BoyoridEe promised to do. How he kept
hs word Will be auon. ThYoe weoks later, Nal.
pinkham, Oh coming to tie oQlco ono morning.
found noto On his Ioak from tho Aching Gov
ornor, stating 70 him that no rms discharged,
and that tho Goyornor's sou had baen duly isl-
Quoted into offlco. These aro unyarpishcu tales,
tham ns to Tia yoraclty OF tho csndidsto Tor far
Governor.