The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
CANDIDATES IN DEFEAT.

los, prize is the greatest to which mai
may aspire.
Consequently. when Mr.. Reed expressed
| himself more forcibly than politely at his
| recen. defeat, with some remarks as e
| the MANAGEMENT OF his canvass hy hi:
friends. the temporary ebullition of rage
was excusable.
He Ia no, the first defeated aspirant fol
a nomination who has shown temper owe,
his loss. and there are numerous trad!'
| tons and anecdotes still preserved show
| ing how some of them acted,
Henry Clay was a candidate for the
presidency In ls2t and again in 1872
neither OF which times had he the least
chance of election. But In 1910 the cur
rent had changed and II was evident that
the wings were bound to he successful.
Clay as the leader Of his party was en-
titled TO the, nomination. and there Is no
eagerly wished him for their candidate.
But the politicians. Thurlow Weed par
,icu!arly. were opposed 20 him, and look
Ing around for an available" candidate
they pitched upon General William Henry
Harrison.
The wh!g convention met at Harrisburg
IN December. 1879. TO nominate candidates.
and the names of Clay. Harrison and
General Scott were presented. 1, is the
universal testimony that majority of
the conventions were really In favor of
Clay, but owing to the extraordinary
method of making the nomination an in
ven;.on IT Thurlow Weed-Clay was de-
fea;ed aud Harison was nomni.ed
Mr. Clay was in Wash .ngion when he
received the news. ard Henry A. Wise has
related his outhurs; CT passion and the
storm OF curses and imprecat.ons that he
caiied iewn upon everybody connected
q he.
ing his feet like horse string hated IN
both legs, he stamped upon the floor. ex-
r'wdesr and shot IT would take 10 Kill
them" He mentioned the nanes of sew.
eral Of them. invoking upon. them the
most mo-, ersadful imnrscattons and then cried
OF them would make the other president
Of the un:ted States.
when renons,irated with for his I'M.
Intrigue. | now know. which has BETRAYED
ne ! am the most unfortunate man IN
m, ne histoty OF parties alv.a run ny my
70 he betrayed for a nomination when 7.
or any one. would be sure Of an electlon.'
Gay su'ked for a time, hut Soon rAlenied
ara gave unwaverin- support 10 General
everything before It IN the ' ,onc ana h..
iarous campaign Of 1910
Daniel wehs,er was a standing cana.
date f>r presidential nomination from
1886 until 1852. In 1896 he was nominated
by his own State. Massachusetts. and re.
r'ived lts electoral vote, but no other. In
$40 Harrison carried off the honors and
IN 1874 Henry Clay. but In lsis there was
A Glance for Webster. but again Thurlow
Weed used his tine Italian hand" and
the nomination Of General Tay.t1r.
asss MSssfen aa he a'a aom me,
pubic spe4ch But 10 Vas finally s1 broa ~ 4
me Inc and made q number of speeches
But nfhaf w Of the n ,s Mhi IA, ek bs
seerest disappointment and gave express
'fon 10 his feelings.
II VIII be remembered that his famous
compromise measures Of 1850 had es-
: arsed that bis speech was Il bid for
When the wh!g convention met at Phiia-
lelrhia in 1852 tte candidates were Iill-
fete from the S.u:h was cast for Web
'iier. He received the lowest vote of all
he eandida,es .sd Scott was finally lomi.
av Wh rece:Esd y his long public career
iron him in Washington on their way
tnss n's,s Se Ss,aines and e.
;rei,ed they had deemed h NECESSARY 70
ne must submit. but 1t was Impossible for
him TO hide his disappointment.
In fact. the blow FASTENED his death and
he dice the following October, several
weeks before the election.
Prior to his death he said to Mr.. Harvey
that General Scott would not carry six
States. That the people knew he would
be mere puppet in the hands OF the
New York wh.g regency controlled by
w eed airi Seward. and he ADDED. TINT
people of the United States Will never
trust their des.in.es and thu adm,nistra-
ton Of the government to the hands of
IL seward and his Associates.
Mr.; Seward is an able man but subtle
and INSCRIPTIONS. and will make every
thing bend 20 the one Idea of making HIM
self president of tho United States"
The words were propheHc. scott only
wher. Seward thought he had the nomna-
ton within his grasp. 1t was snatchci
from him at the moment Of his anticipate
ed victory.
How Seward took his defeat at Chicago
in 1850 does not appear except as Il may
bo inferred from Weeds tlemolrs
Seward had too much control over his
feelings TO give general expression 10
them. but Doubtless his .ntimaye friends
AT Auburn witnessed his detection. Blu,
Weed makes no concealment. That hard
oned politician who had placed the bitter
cup AT the lips Of both Clay and Webster
was now obi ged to swallow the draugh;
himself, and he plainly relates that he
did not like It, For the consummate
orator and statesman 10 IL Passed over hy
the nngninly aud unknown Lincoln was
roo much to endure.
Both Seward and Weed found out by
and by who Lincoln WAS, discovering at
The same Nne that he was no puppet for
them to manaFe.
lm,pulsive and ourspoken as Elaine was
by Nature. he gave no outward sian Of
disappointment over his defeates In the
convention OF 1875 and 1850. He rouvl CON
sole himself In those instances with The
fact that his rivals were also defeated
prize.
In hts recent memoirs- John Sh ,rnan
makes no corcsalmon' ~ his chlgrn n,
mis- defeats in 1850 and 1855 p1rli-ula riv 4,
the former year. where he places the re-
slpns'bility upon General Garfield.
John y. Crawford.
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