Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-29

discussion, and attracted great deal oil
attention. You know how they are oil
talking about Lincoln in the East said
Yates. Now, Lincoln will believe
what you tell him, and ! want you to
go with noe and talk to him. He must
go to New York and make q speech.
How can he 60 nowf said i. There's
no excuse for it, WEN make an ex-
cuse, said Yates. Il can arrange to
have him invited, and when they see
and hear him they will be ready to vote
for him.
swell, / got into the carnage and rode
over with Dick TO see Lincoln. Going
over, Dick opened new scheme. He
and SWEET were both candidates for
Governor, and il vas a pretty even
chance as to who would get it. Now, /
want TO be Governor, said Yates. y
have had an everlasting ambition that
way, and Lincoln. by being neutral be.
tween SWEET and me, or leaning leetle
to my side, can give me the nomination.
want him TO do that, and il he will We
will make him the Republican nominee
for President"
swell, saw Lincoln. He laughed at
Yates plan OF having him go to New
York and making him President, but
objected TO nothing You see, said he,
Il think the world of SWEET and Dick
both, and il won't do for me to take
sides, but I'll keep my hands of. The
result was as Yates had predicted. He
was nominated for Governor. Lincoln
went to New York and spoke at Cooper
Institute, attracting the attention OF the
entire country, and was finally nomi-
mated at Chicago and elected"
"Ah, that Dick Yates" said Mr..
Green, "was wonderful man. was
in New York with him on railway bust
ness at one time, and during the even
ing we were sauntering down Broad
way. Dick had been taking considera.
bic wine; not enough to intoxicate him,
but Just enough to make him surpris'
ingly brilliant and reckless. He was
dressed with exquisite taste, and had
his hair, which was so luxuriant, done
up by barber in fine style. We had
tickets to the theatre, but as
we got near the place l sud-
denly lost Dick in the crowd. L was
peering about for him, when saw him
ahead OF me going into the theatre. He
had lost his hat and his hair had blown
csrelessly about his face and forehead.
| rushed after him and got inside Just
as Dick went marching down the middle
aisle, hatless, but erect and handsome.
His appearance and manner attracted
attention, and there was a laugh fol-
Owed by applause. At this Dick bow
Ell with all the grace OF a Chesterfield.
Then there was more applause, and
directly some one in the circle above
threw bouquet toward him, which fell
at his feet. This elected roar and the
p Az stopped
"Dick picked up the bouquet, bowed
once more, and then began. little
speech, which was actually the finest
thing ever heard on earth. 1t was an
apology for his appearance and COM
pliment to the beautiful women and
brave men he saw around him. When
he got through and sat down the house
rang with cheers, and though no one
knew who he was they recog-
nized instantly that gentleman
and a statesman was before them.
Dick, said |, when we got to the hotel,
Il would give a hundred.dollar bill to
have that speech exactly as YOU made it
to night Il don't know what l said
said Dick, but when saw the flashing
lights, the gay dresses and the beautiful
figures around me it seemed as il all the
poetry ever knew came swelling up
within me and struggling for utterance.
1t had to be spoken and l spok it, Yates
made many fine speeches in his life, but
he never made a more beautiful or elo.
uuent one than that" :