The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-08-05

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Fson az Globs Democrat.
General James A. Beaver, the Re-
publican nominee fer Governor Of
PennsyIvanin, was offered the nOini
nation for the Vice Presidency IN the
Chicago convention Of 1850 after the
FIRST place on the ticket had been
given to General Garfield. The de-
sire vas % plaeate the BtalWart ele
ment, Of which Beaver Was the most
conspicuous. for the defeat Of General
Grant for the Presidential nomina
ton. Beaver refused the prefer Of
the secDnd place snd Il Was given 10
ex-COIlectof Chester A. Arthur.
Beaver, by his refusal, deliberately,
though, Of eOuFse, tunknOwingly, est
aside the glittering prize OF the Presi-
deney.
IN Hannibal HanlIn had been re-
nominated for che Vice Presidency Oh
the ticket With Lincoln 10 1854, e. he
had strong hopes Of being, although
most other Weli-infOrmed persons saw
that the Office would 90 70 Andres
johnson, then Military Governor Of
Trnnezsee, the tendency Of subse-
quent events might have been differ
enE President Lincoln was anxious
to have q prominent var DemOerat on
the ticket with him. TO give Il strength
with the masses Of the people, and he
preferred johnson, who was the most
conspicuous representative Of that
class then Ia the country. Had the
place been given 10
HAMLIH INSTEAD ~ 10 JOHNsON,
the Maine statesman would have
been President for nearly three years
and eleven months, the contest be-
tween the Executive and COngress
would have been averted, feeoustruc-
ton would have been brought about q
year or two earlier than Il actually
was accomplished, and the current OF
recent history might have been ma
teFiaily changed. However, this
mlschance can not be attributed by
any word or set OF NJ. HAInlin.
Daniel Webster felt 30 confident OF
receiving the Wing nomination for
the Presidency in 1870 that he refused
with some warmth, the acceptance OF
the second place when the matter
was suggested 10 him by ThuFlOW
Weed, 9 few months before the nOmi-
nations we're made. Weed, who was
one Of the most sagAciOus political
managers OF his day, saw that no
agency save death could prevent the
Whig Presidential nomination going
b William Henry Harrison, the most
consplcuOus American eK-sOldier Of
the day except Jackson. Webster
rightly thought that he had done
more for the party than Harrison
had, and therefore refused 20 serve
under him on the ticket.
Eight years later q similar sugges.
ton was made TO Webster by Weed,
and was refused - before.
THE MEXICAN WAR,
which ended few months before the
Whig National Convention met in
1913, made General Taylor the most
eonpieuOus man 10 the country, aud
as be was q Wing In politics he got
the Presidential nomination Of the
party. Weed fOresaw that he would
carry the convention by storm, but
Webster could not believe that the
party would withhold the nomination
from himself, especially ~ the repeat
cd defeats Of Clay when q candidate
ruled that statesman out OF the race.
Webster's refusal of the Vice Presi
DENTAL nomination In 1910 deprived
him of the Presidency fOr three years
and eleven months, on the death Of
President Harrison His refusal Of
the second place on the ticket In lS4S
lost him the Presidency during two
years and q half, afler the death In
Office OF President Taylor. Had Web
rter filled the second place on the
ticket On 1910, instead Of Tyler, thus
becoming President, the attitude Of
the administration toward the nation
al has,k question would have been
different, although Webster, ~ Seere.
taFy Of State under Harrison and Ty-
Ter, mildly supported the latter Ia his
war on the hank.
WEBSTER. As PRESIDENT,
would 70 Is probable, also have strong
~ opposed the movement which end
ed In 1874 In q treaty with Texas, and
and q war with Mexico on that SC
count two years later. The Wings
strongly favored the National bank
and rs strongly opposed Texss annex
alton. Webster, at heart, was In
sympathy with his party on both
m eatures, although his service in Ty.
leris Cabinet made him appear 10 OPP
pose the former. His course would
have made Webster the most pOpul ar
Wing In the country, have reinvig or
ated the party, and have given him
instead Of Clay the nomination In
1874. In that event he would have
been elected. Texas would not
have come Into the Union until years
aiIerward, war with Mexico would
not have taken place, the Southern
desire tO acquire new territory In
which slavery cOnld be extended
would have been thwarted. the Kan
sas border war would not have occur
red. certainly not 20 early e. they did,
and the rebellion itself would have
been postponed, and might have been
aveFted altogether.
The possibilities attending the Sac
0nd place on the Presidential ticket |
have not received the consideration |