Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-22
POLITICAL "REMINISCENCES.
How Sumner Was Elected Senstor- A a
Incident OF Buffers Last q ampaign.

Incident OF Cutters Last o ampaign.
Boston Cor. " y Eoenipg Post
Two bits Of political Renaissance were
told me at a gathering Of great and little
statesmen which are worth preserving.
One was Of history somewhat ancient and
the other quite modern. One OF the dele
gates to the Worcester Convention was
MIR. George Cowdrey. of stonebam, the
Oldest member in service of The present
Legislature. He said to me.
II was in the Legislature in 1851, and
had charge OF the movement that resulted
in the election OF Charles sumner United
States senator. Winthrop was The rcgu-
lar candidate OF the Wings, snd the DEM
ocrats and Free Sellers made a bargain
that they would comb ne their votes tode-
feat the Whig candidates. There had been
no election Of Governor, and that was
thrown into the Legislature. We agreed
that the D-moc Gratis should have the trnv-
eruoT. Lieutepant-Governor and Senator
Tor the short term Of six weeks, and the
Free Soilers snOHld have the Senator for
the long term. The councillors we're di-
vided between US.
"WeH,the Free Sellers carried out their
part OF the bargain, but when we came to
elect Senator for the long term we had
elected Robert Rantoul, Jr., for the short
term. there were % bunker Democrats
who efused to keep the Agreement. They
would not vote with the Wings. but their
votes were scattering. We had eignt al
visions 10 the House then, six on the
floor and now, and one in each OF the
east and west galleries. had two men
in each division 10 keep watch Of the men
and to report to me every niRht Just now
everyone stood. We had Is ballots before
we reached a choice.
"Finaliy, one OF the 'Huukers,' who
was friendly TO me personally said.
"'Hou can get some OF our men II you
work 1t right. Now there Is Mr.. HAYNES,
of sudbury; he is getting weak-k" eed,
and ! shouldn't wonder II you could bring
him OVER
$50 went 10 see him and said;
"'Mr. Haynes, don't your constituents
expect that you are going 70 vote for
Charles summer
Yes. ! suppose they do
''Well, If you will vote with us tomOr-
row, your vote will elect the next United
states Senator
THAT Geemed to please him a great
deal, aud he said he would do it. He did,
and the next day we elected Sumner by a
vote Of 1913 TO 1922"
One Of the present Democratic State
Committee told OF an incident OF Buffers
last campaign. He wanted to issue an IL
Illustrated pamphlet showing up the
Tewksbury investigation. The Demo-
cratic StateCommittee thought it would be
mistake TO put such literature into the
field, and voted not to circulate it, But
the self-con1dent Governor had it pre-
pared, with lot Of hideous woodcuts OF
revolving objects, and distributed 1t. A
delegation Of the State Committee was APP
polluted to wall upon MN and persuade
him, if possible. to withdraw the horrible
thing. They told him tbatit was disgust
ingdecent people and driving voters away
from the ticket. All those W III would be
fsyorably Influenced by it would vote Tor
him anyway. The committee thought he
could gel along without it.
''Humph, humph," was the contemptu-
Gus reply, ii think can get along with
cut the committee"