Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-10-26


next day after Maine had gone agains
the Republicans at the September stat
election. Things were several degrees
bluer than indigo. Arrived at the sta
ton, inquired IL could get carriag'
to convey me to General Garfelds resi-
dence. A fellow with a broad grin OF
his face-I think he was a Democrat
said:
"'Yes, boss; no trouble getting car
rage today. Nobody seems to be goint
out that way now. Yesterday theJ
were all crowded.
CARTEL Ids Advice to Depew.
after reaching the generals house
and breakfasting he and I took a stroll
about bis faSm, looking fat his crop
andi cattle: ofrwtdct, he es@assvery fond
and talkingSofs sthe spoltficals situation.
We stopped under q imakpif tstree.
Garfield put his arm on smyt shoulder
and said:
'Chaunceys > you swoulds shaye,a,grent
future beforefy you II 1t were mot for
your humor. 1t retards yourzprDgress.
Give that up-and you mayyet.be4pres-
ident. There Is no reason why you
should not. When was younger, In
dulged In humor a good deal. myself
and insensibly fell into the habit Of
using too much Of it In my speeches
and conversation, but fortunately
soon discovered that my audiences ex-
pected me to ay,laughable,t things, and
l quit 1t altogether. For years there
has been no trace Of humor In my
speeches. More than that, I'never am
tempted to use 1t, and really have lost
the power Of enjoying humor in other
mems speeches.
Some one asked the senator what he
thought of Garfield's remarks. II
hardly know" replied Mr.. .Depew, ''but
wouldn't exchange the fun l have
had in this life for the presidency"
Depew's Pathetic Story.
Mr.. Depew then told this pathetic
story of his connection with the Liberal
Republican movement In 1872:
shortly after Horace Greeley was
nominated by the Liberal Republicans
he sent for me to visit his office, and /
went. He solicited me to go into the
movement, and l refused, explaining to
him gently as l could that his election
was impossible because the Democrats
would not support him. The leaders
might and probably would do so as
matter of good politics, but the rank
and file of the Democrats, upon whom
he had been pouring vitriol for 40
years, could not be brought to stand by
him with anything like unanimity, and
the sequel showed that my first I'M
preston was correct. But Mr.. Greeley
said:
'Chauncey, am in the crisis of my
fate. The opportunity of a lifetime has
come to me. If the Democrats nomi-
nate me, / will be president Demo
cratic leaders all over the country have
given assurances that they will nomi-
nate me II proofs are forthcoming that
enough New York Republicans will
support me to carry the state. To test
this a meeting of Republicans friendly
to me is soon to 10 held at Buffalo. l
want you to attend that meeting, for
my success In November depends upon
the showing made there. You are per-
sonally known to more people than any
other man In the state. Your active
participation In that meeting may and
probably will turn the scales in my
favor. Since you first entered politics,
a mere youth, have been your friend
and The Tribune has been your stanch
advocate, always ready to advance
your fortunes. You must go; really
you must
HE kept on in that strain. l yield
ed my judgment to the call Of personal
friendship and attended the Buffalo
meeting. 1t was a monster affair. Most
of the prominent Republicans In the
state were in attendance, hundreds OF
them upon the stage. Greeley! was
the cry, and the enthusiasm was un-
bounded and contagious. That great
demonstration stirred the heart of the
country and secured for Horace the
Democratic Endorsement. / accepted
the nomination for lieutenant governor.
Things went on swimmingly until the
October state election In North Caro-
lima, which went Republican by large
majority. That amazed the whole
country and marked the beginning of
the end.
"The day before that election Grant
Republicans in New York were as
scarce as hens teeth; the day after the
election Greeley Republicans in New
York were like angels visits, few and
far between Everybody was anxious
to get to cover. The result In North
Carolina demonstrated to all the world
what l told Mr.. Greeley In the begin
ming, that the body of plain Democrats,
men who expected no office and want
ed none, but who voted the ticket be-
cause of the associations of lifetime
or because of love Of the party name
or party principles, would have none OF