Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13


&&GEo know nothinss, who
E@N controlled the legisla-
ture Of Maryland, but
4, u after taking his seat in
the Senate he became democrat and during
his term acted with that party. In the Senate
at that time were Messrs. Critteaden and Gar
rett Davis and Sam Houston, John Bell and
Andrew johnson. John B. Henderson Of Mis-
sissippi and James Harlan Of Iowa are, / think,
the only survivors. Mr.. Kennedy is remem-
bered here with much pleasure. He was very
popular and was one Of the most genial gentle
men, general favorite, indeed His brother,
the Hon. John P. Kennedy, who was Secretary
Of the Navy, died some years ago.
Col. VIM. p. Wood, who was an original know
nothing tells me at the last secret convention
held by that party the determination was to
strike ont the religious feature Of the ritual and
devote tho efforts Of the party to the reform Of
the naturalization laws. While the subject was
being debated a member from a New England
state proposed free-soil plank, and it was bit
terly opposed by ParsOn Brownlow Of Tonnes
see Its Introduction was the entering wedge
which severed the party, and that was the last
general convention of che party. The Ameri-
can ticket was run in the campaign of 1855 with
Mr.. Fillmore as the candidate and contributed
TO the success of Mr.. Buchanan.
CAMPAIGN MUSIC.
This campaign has not yet developed any
musical propensities. 1t is rather early, but
the political rhymester will soon be around,
presume, as a campaign without singing would
be very dull affair. My memory Of the cam
paign Of 1910 is of the songs, the coon skins,
the log cabins, the hard cider and the parades.
The meetings, especially in the rural districts,
and the large meetings in the cities. attended
by delegations coming for miles in large bodies,
in huge wagons, and the log cabins on wheels,
drawn by strings of horses, were the modes
adopted for displaying the enthusiasm which
resulted in the election of Gen. Harrison. 1
was shown log cabin song book day or two
ago, and many of the songs l remember. The
hat figured i'll that campaign, fifty-two years
ago. as 1t figures now in cartoons and badges.
One OF the songs on the hat worn by Gen. Har-
rison was, these few INES will show, . par
ody on popular song:
When this old hat was the people used to say
The best among the democrats were Harrison and
The Locos now assume the name-s title most
And most unlike their party name when this old hat
In the old book are ''Up Salt River" "Uncle
Sam and His Fiddlers' and a glee, 1.-The Office
Holders Parting" to the beautiful air Of "A
Boat, a Boat to Cross the Ferry" The book is
embellished with The Old Hat" "Fort Meigs"
and Jug of hard cider.
Here is another song to the air Of The Fine
Old English Gentleman
I'm sins you now whis song. made to good
OF nns trne-hearted gentleman. all of the olden
By SiE,h and blood by kth and kin. good true whis
For his father signed the charter that made our
The book is dedicated "to those who repel with
scorn the tory sneers that Mr.. Harrison lives in
o log cabin and drinks hard cider
When Gen. Harrison was nominated some
danOcratic cafd he old
lived in log cabin and drank hard cider. The
wings took that sneer a. . battle cry and
1t echoed through the country. Log cabins
rose like magic, with coon skins hung on the
outside, and barrel Of cider and o gourd hung
by the side Of II. There was very large log
cabin on the intersection of 9Th street and Mar
ket space, where meetings were held and songs
sung all through the campaign.
The campaign Of 1874 was musical one. The
late Prof. John H. Hewitt was the musical d.
famous glee club. We had a full orchestra led
by Mr.. Ecklof. can't remember the others,
except DR.. McCleary, who played the violon-
cello. Mr.. Clay was almost idolized here,
whore he had spene so many years Of his life,
and was known by everybody. The enthusiasm
Wings! Raliy, Wings resounded through the
streets and opened and closed our meetings.
There were good many humorous compost
tons which hit at the events OF the day. The
grip was with US in modified form, and when
John Tyler left his whig friends and went over
to the democrats the disease when 1t affected
whig was known as "the Tyler grip" and q
song, which was very popular, began;
w Ths T X c ZIP I hss 60. Us
He Sa sGna ys or
Twas Texas killed Mr.. Clay; he wrote one
letter too many.
The campaign Of 1913 was filed with military
enthusiasm, and in 1852 the nomination was
received with distrust in the south and at the
panied in some way the meetings, but never to
the extent which marked the campaigns Of 1910
and ~.
THOSE DRAMATIC PoRTRA1rs.
correspondent asks me il I am not mis-
taken about the painter Of the dramatic por-
traits which embellished the boxes of the
American Theater. ! examined the National
lntelligencer OF September, 1885, and among
the advertisements very lengthy one Of Mr..
Alexander Mckenzie, the mayor. l find the
painter was Joseph Wood, jr;, very fine artist,
whom knew well. The talent Of his father
had been transmitted to the son, but want Of
industry and almost Indifference to the
great talent he had inherited was the
cause Of his want Of success. He
but while the money lasted which he obtained
for picture Joe was idle. l find description
Of the paintings by Mr.. John Cranch, showing
that they included scenes from Henry Nv. " with
Falstaf and Prince Hal; the wedding scene
from Much Ado About Nothing" "Othello
and Desdemona;" the storm scene in king
Lear" ''Shylock and Antonio in the "Mer-
chant Of Venice the tent scene in Richard
IlI;" the ghost scene In Hamlet" Macbeth"
THE Tempest" and Romeo and Juliet" A
long description and quotations from the scene
appear in the Notiond, Inte,hgencer. The
portraits are very highly commended. That
vexed question is now settled.
SOME NOTABLE EVENTS.
While looking up the above find notice Of
dinner given to Sir Charles Vaughan, the
British minister, and the invitation is signed
VIM. A. Bradley, mayor; Virgil Maxcy, Com
modore Isaac Chauncey and Mr.. Seaton. The
dinner took place at the National Hotel on the
3Sd Of September, 1885, and among those who
participated find the names Of Dr. Hall,
Pishey Thompson, Peter Force, Commodore
Morris, Gen. Eaton, Col Bomford and Cspts.
Ramsay and Slocum Of the navy and Isaac C.
Holmes OF South Carolina, Mr.. Bankhead, who
succeeded Sir Charles a. charge d'affaires; Mr..
Pajeat. French minister, and others. Twenty
odd years aftsrward = ball was given to Lord
and Lady Napier ut Willsrds Hotel. The No
ftondt Inteliigencer contained long articles on
Chief Justice Msrshau. Who had just died, and
notice OF q eulogy on the chief justice, adj
vertised to be delivered before literary So
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