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question he might have been elected In
1874 These. however, impelled thousans
OF Wings in the pivotal State of New
York to vote for Birney. the candidate
OF the Liberty party. and Clay. the pop
ular IDOL went down before the darkest
of dark horses. His defeat by Polk for
ever destroyed Clay's chances for the
presidency, the Wing party passing him
by for Taylor in 1913, and for Scott In
1852
The campaign. OF lS4S wrecked the am
billions OF Lewis Cass and John NJ. Clay
ton. Cass, who had an extensive and bril-
liant experience in high political station,
and who had long been an active as
pirant for the Presidency. was beaten at
the polls in that year by Van Buren,, who.
falling TO secure the Democratic nominal
ton, got that Of the Free Sellers, and so
weakened Cass in New York that the
State gave it's vote to Taylor and elected
him. Clayton had served many years
in tho Senate. and was counted one OF
the ablest men IN the Whig party. In
1881 had strong hopes OF securing inc
Wing nomination, but Taylor was chosen
in his stead, and he was never again an
active seeker for tho office. Scott, Hale
and Marcy were the wrecks stranded on
the political bench in 1852. Scott. who
would have been elected four years be-
fore, was then nominated for defeat, ana
Hale led the forlorn hope of the Free
Soil party. Marcy, who was a statesman
as well as n politician. was a leading as
pirant for the Democratic nomination IN
1852, but was defeated by Pierce. In 1896
th, veteran John Mclean was defeated ny
the brilliant and dashing Fremont III
the convention of the newly created Re-
publican party, and Fremont was IN turn
defeated by Buchanan az the polls'
Defeat of Seward and Douglas.
Seward and Douglas were the most
conspicuous Of the unsuccessful aspir-
ants for the presidency IN 1860. FROM MS
entrance Into the Senate ten years before
Seward had filled large place IN INC
public prints. and his CHANGES ior 'ne
Republican nomination IN 1860, even UP
to the middle of the convention of that
wear appeared to be more favorable than
those of any other man. The opposition
10 Seward In his own State, led by Horace
Greeley, was the principal factor IN inc
forces which eventually Drought apolit
his defeat and gave the prize 70 l1lhcolll,
Douglas, however, was ING hplest INV
most interesting OF the defeated cands-
dates OF 1860. lie had been In Congress
continuously from 1S47 onward. nrst ~
the House and later in the Senate llll-
4nc,ia never produced before OF since so
tpopuara Democrat as the 'l-lttle 1'aht
the brilliant champion OF popuiur suNe,
eighty and the man VINO peht i1'leo.'
for the Senate in the menlotap's , ten,
pairn az 1S5S. Douglass deaths IN 1871,
~ TIA na,lv nee of forty"eght, closed a
career which might have been crowned
with the highest llonors had II peen eN7
tended n dozen years or So LONGER,
rbe Isl of political wrecks In 1861 and
1865 is not long. nor, II the name OF
Salmon p, Chase be ol'''.en, ~ t. H.,
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rrl- bearer In 1868. although man OF
ability and experience in public affairs
had held no national office. Chase, IN
1865 had been four years on the Supreme
bencE, but had not yet given up the
presidential ambition which he had cher-
ished Cor more than a decade. IN the
Senate during the years preceding the
war he had euualled Seward In his fear
less and aggressive opposition to slavery.
and az Secretary of the Treasury under
Lincoln, mo had won brighter and more
enduring laurcls in that post than had
been gained by any Of his predecessors
since Hamilton. In 1854 Lincoln made
him chief Justice, and he held that post
until his death. Chase. who had been y
democrat III his youth expected tho
presidential nomination of that party IN
1865 and his failure to receive II closed
his political aspirations He died five
years later. &
a, The campaign of 1879 brought dra-
lrntic, even tragic. conclusion to the ca
rcel. OF Horace Greeley, one Of the most
picturesque characters in our history IN
his mental makeup no man OF his gen
GRAFTON contained so many weaknesses
ana ubsurdtles, mingled with lofty aspi-
rat ions and sturdy common sense. AS ~
journalist, las welded greater tnflu-
cnce Dian any other man in his calling
in his time. His political judgments We're
generally shrewd and sasaclous, but III
.pcrmitting himself to be run for the pres
idency as the candidate OF the Demo-
Gratis and Liberal Republicans expect
Ing that he would carry the South and
SWEEP the North, he committed one of
annals. FOR Greeley, 1879 was especially
tragic. That year witnessed his defeat
for the. presidency, the loss Of his wife,
serious revcrses In business and his own
death.
tUndoing Of Tilden and Blaine,
,Tiden, Blaine and Sherman stand out
prominently among the strong men VINO
during the last thirty years, have striven
In vain to reach the presidency, Illden's
canvass In 1876. recalling, as It did, tho
memories and methods of the days "hen
Van Buren, was dominant flsure III
State md national politics, was in every
way n mastery one, and the Democratic
rarty, between 1856 and 1884, never came
20 near winning In a national contest ~
II did under his leadership. IT Is propa-
bio that four years later Tlldcn would
have been renominated and elected had
he not been undono IN the house OF MS
friends.
into the career OF James c. Blaine The
dramatic element entered more strongly
than into that OF any other American
statesman save Clay Indeed, there Is a
striking parallel between the records OF
these two men. Each served In each
branch OF Congress; each was several
times chosen Speaker; each was Secretary
of state; each was -four times defeated IN
his endeavors to reach the presidency
clay once in convention and thrice AT The
polls, and Blaine thrice In the conven-
ton and once al the polls-and rearh
In the most exciting and eventful nf his
cnnvasscs, when victory seemed to be
within his reach, was beaten by ll'e
lirst formally, presented ~ 1916 and 1t
,y,,s. before three subsequent conventions
A, hsA opening ha slsea first in the
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balloting in 1876, second In 1850 and first
in 1851 when lie got the nomination.
Nothing but his repeated declarations
that lie would not acccptthe nomination
prevented his being made the standards
bearer OF his party in 1855. His tardy
and fruitess canvass for the nomination
in 1892 was the last stirring chapter In n
career upon which death soon after set
its seal. John Sherman's efforts to reach
the presidency We're as futile as those
put forth by Blaine. Ills name was four
times presented to tho national convcn-
tons of his party, in each of which ne re-
ccived many votes. In the convention of
1883 he led OH every ballot except the
eighth and last, on which Harrison car
ried off the prize. Thereafter Sherman
took his place in history with Webster,
as n man who, having broader and bet
ter knowledge of public affairs than any
of his contemporaries, yet, lacking the
magnetism and dexterlty as. party leader
OF his chief rival, was never supported
heartily or honestly by his own State.
and 80 was denied the privilege Of leading
his party in national canvass.
THREE UNWRITTEN LAWS.
1t seems to be one of the unwrittcn
laws framed by the Presidential contests
of the last eighty years that long contin-
nance in party leadership Is II fatal handi-
cap To tne man WHO seeks the presidency.
Nearly all Of the successful candidates
during that period held no office or were
living IN retirement when chosen, while
not ono of tho men chosen since SEQ had
been mentioned conspcuollsly In conncc-
ticm with the Presidency for any consid-
cradle number OF years .AntNier of the
unwritten laws referred to bars the resi-
dent of a large city from nomination and
election TO the Presidency. The success
full candidates, as II rule. have come from
the smaller towns and country villages
a third OF these unwritten laws makes
II clear that the chances Of success In a
second contest are against the man who
has once been IL candidate for Pre- sldent.
The recollection Of I.incoln as we'll as
Grant and Mckinley, was due to excep-
tional conditions, while since Jackson
time only two men once nominated ana
defeated the elder Harrison and Cleve-
land, have afterward been nominated ard
elected,
Thus 1t would appear that the yonns
man who cherishcs Presidential aspira-
tons Will most effectively serve the END
he has in view II, after he has won re-
pute for ability, gained popular esteem
ana been counted n leader he seeks me
retirement afforded by some town Of mod
crate size and waits with patience the
opportunity that comes TO those laNoFen
l,v fortune,
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.wooLFERrs RoosT," HILLS BEAUTIFUL HOME.

ularlty seen his candidates howled over
at the polls.
Wanted to be President.
When Hill was Governor and at the
time he was young In Office as United
states Senator, the desire to become
President became almost a mania with
him. Probably 1t has been conceived
when he saw Grover Cleveland go from
the Governorshp Of New York to the
Presidency but at any rate it was not
until 1891 that It's signs became manifest
Then. IN February of the following year,
came tho Snapper Convention which
named delegates 10 the National Gonvcn-
ton instructed for Hill for President
With the downfall OF tho ELL boom at
the National Convention and the subse-s
quent intellectual efforts to revive 1t IN
1896. when Bryan was named, Hill re-
tired to his sheImore and moro and did
not attempt to conceal the bitterness
that was gnawing ut his heart. His
presidential ambitions still fingered. how
ever, ais, In 1900. there were nickers
that gave every indication OF breaking
into fame II only the dear common peo-l
pie. who always had been HITS chief
care, had brought a kindly bellows into
play to- fan the frost-blttan embcrs. But
1900 was passed over without any clarion
call for Fiji, and 1904 sees him without
hope OF the honor that has been his
consuming ambition, but with the ambin
ton to pose as 4 Warwick instead.
His Present Hope.
Hill now is confident that hn will be
able to- swing the National Convention.
to be held in July. for Parker. and Hill
himself hopes to be the chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions which will
frame the platform for that convention
But Fill has a still further ambition In
connection with the Parker movement.
With Parker as President which, OF
course. is Gthe main consideration, Fiji
hopes TO 80 back; to the United States
Senate and become the Mark Hanna of
the administration. If Parker Is elected
ne will have to carry New York State,
and in carrying New York State. Hill
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Rufus Rockwell

, OF John c. Calhoun and an unlocked tor
incident of the campaign in New York.
The people In majority Of the States at
that time did not vote for the electors;
they were chosen by the several Leglsia-
tures. a few weeks before the meeting
OF lie New York Legislature In the VIM
ter oil 1s2i-'25, Thuriow Weed, then IN the
n.orninr OF his career as a political war
wick. journeylng by canal from Rocres-
TOR 10 Albany. saw on the boat a mem
Der of tho Legislature who he knew
had l,aen elected as an ADAMS man.
Adams crawford. jackson and Clay were
Tho several candidates for the presidency.
TIE Albany Regency. then controlled by
Martin Van Buren, favored the election
-, Crawford The Fcderalists were di-
,ided between Adams and Clay. Weed
himself being a supporter Of Adams. Dur
ing the previous winter In Albany weed
Fad made the acquaintance OF u lobbyist
named St!lwell. who was known 10 Ia
vor Crawford, and whom lie now OBJ
snryefi IN frequent and earnest conference
with the member of the Legislature who
had becn elected as an Adams man.. AT
.,vra cuso the lobbyist left the boat and
nosted a letter, which by means lie
never revcalcdy Weed found bore the
name and address of another member of
the LEGISLATURE who had also been elected
as an Adams man. He at once OWNED
that mischief of some sort was brew
ing and resolved to turn detective
When Albany was reached Weed saw
thn man 10 whom the letter had been
cart 10 come to meet the lobbyist. and
with Inn board Il boat for New York
He ,ook passage on the same boat ana
followed them to n hotel In New York,
where they met Henry Eckford, wealthy
srppnr!er OF Crawford. This convinced
Weed that the Democratic wealth or
New York was going 10 be used to elect
Crawford, q contingency made possible
by the partisan makeup of the Legisln-
ture, where n change of two OF three
votes either way would give Crawford or
Adams the electors OF the State. When
the lobbyist and the Adams man lelt
I,ckford, aftcra lengthy con ference, they
vent to the interior Of the State. With
Need still shadowing them. and visited
two other members Of the Legislature.
elected to vote for Adams Then Weed
returned to Albany and hads2a ttrustel
friend take room in the, hotel where
the lobbyist and other Crawford men
we're lodging. IN this way enough was
cleaned 10 make It certain That bribery
was in progress,
When sure of Ills ground, Weed called
upon Nathaniel F. Tallmndge, y MEMBER
of the Legislature and supporter ot
Adams, and told him what he had
learned. Tallmadge. who afterwards ny
Ills refusal to become the running mate OF
the elder Harrison, lost the presidency,
was {, man OF high temper and iron VIII,
His wrath on this occasion was most mn
massive. Taking Weed With him. Tall
! madge at once sought out the Adams man
who Was preparing to betray his party,
and, fierccly denouncing ms !, pe :, gave
nroached The choice OF two things II
shall. said he, his face white With rage,
! give yo, a balo, Ia he voted NJ the
Joint session, and il will contain my inl-
tiaIs SO thai 4 shall know ynn have
loted H. 1 shall also give yoV THO bal
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while this complex character Inns for
world Of politics, he mover has had any
great influence over the people. His force
seems 10 exhaust itself In the hall OF
convention: his magnetism does not per-
meate into the hearts OF the people. Hill
may control the delegates who make
nominations, but never has controlled tho
people who finally. cast the votes.
Thought He Was Done For
Whether Hill is on the shoulders Of
Parker or Parker OH the shoulders Of
Hill, matters not. Hill at least is the
present visible and active manager OF the
arte-conventionP Parker campaign, and he
now has theScredit of having absolutely
dominated the State Convention which
New York has just held. md which III
structcd its delegates for Judge Parker
for President And Hill heads and will
vote that delegation 10 st. Louis. At the
same time he has regained absolute con-
troll over the State Committee. For this
at least he must be reckoned with IN the
events that are now transpiring.
Seven years ago, when Hill retired from
the United States Senate 10 make way
for his Republican successor, Thomas c.
Plat. he was regarded on all sides as
politician who had run his course.
Floral offerings bearing the inspiring
words "Requicscat In Pace were uni
versally regarded as being In order. He
had been on the wrong side OF every
thing Democratic. or wearing It's label,
for years. and had hopelessly struggled
10 make the Legislature Democratic dur
ing the last thrae years of his Senate
term so that he could be returned to sue
ceed himself. He was repudiated by
nearly all the elements OF his party, by
the Bryantes he had frozen the year be-
fore. and by the Cleveland people whc
he had curdled with sour looks and ac-
tons Yet by n power that none can
deny. any more than they can analyze,
he managed to continue at least a bare
control of the State Committee. and TO
willing following.
This he has done for ten years. DUR
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Few OF the men prominent in public NE
who have been eager and continued ~
rirants for the presidency have witnessed
Inc fnlfllment Of their ambitions. me
list of those who have vaihly striven 70
reach that great Office Is, indeed 9; loiis
and suggestive one. Some OF the names
thereon were borne by men who have
rncn so long forgotten that TO the aver
age reader they arc not even known. nut
all, In their time, filled a large place IN
the public eye.
Aaron Burr heads the list In question.
Tho story OF his narrow defeat ny JET
ferson in 1901 is a familiar ones and "a
miliar also is the story Of Its seGuei--hls
duel Will, Hamilton, which terminated
scarcely more tragcally for Hamilton
than 1t did for his antagonist. Burr leit
tho field uninjured IN body. but ruined
man and although he lived Tor nearly
quarter of a century attcrward' ne
Mas, through most OF that period s .,.,1s
and cxccrated by his former trle'uS,
Tried for treason for his daring anu
incxplicablc scheme for capturing IcAas
and Mexico he was acquitted on tcclli-
cal prouhds and then underwent l.'hh
exile In Europe. lie returned 70 NC"
York,in 1912 resumed practice OF the law,
and by sheer force Of pluck ana taienN
gained largo sums. Misforlnhcs' nov
ever, crowded upon him thick ana las.'
and IN 1896. after a career the most ro-
mantle. diversified and tragic IN our MS
tory. he died at Port Richmond, Staieh
Island, alone and nattended at the age
OF four score
Charles c. Pinckney, who ran against
Jefferson in 1904 and against NSanlsoh =,
1908, was man OF great ability ana
broad political experience He mel, hon
ever with a crushing defeat on onln 10 o..
casions and n like fate awaited DeWltt
Clinton when, in lS12, he was candidate
against Madison. The Democratic caucus
at Washington renominated Madison, put
Clinton, who had been put forward as y
candidate of the war wing or ms party
refused to leave the field; HIS nomina-
ton by Democratic caucus or the new
York Legislature was later endorsed ~
an assemblage in, New York city, tne
first gathering of It's kind, which closely
rcsembed Il political convention, Inv
l'cderasts also formally endorsed GIN
ton, who until the very last seemed 70
have a fair chance or success. WIN
Pennsylvania on his side, lie would nave
won, but in the end that state gave ITS
vote to Madison, who mus secured
majorly OF the electoral college, AGAIN,
in 1916, Rufus King the Federallsl aandl-
date for President, was u far ADLER man
than the Democratic. nominee, Monroe,
but he carried only three States While
sixteen gave their electoral votes to his
opponent,
Weed as a President Maker.
The campaign OF 1924, ending in the
election OF the younger Adams, put an
end 10 the presidential aspirations OF
William II Crawford, WHO had becn IN
turn senator. foreign minister and twice
nicmber OF the Cabinet, lie was4a mnn
al great ability and would have won IN
that year mad " not been for The Jealousy
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The Balloon Plant.

one of the curious devices Of naturs
for scattering seeds is seen in the ball
loon plant OF California, The fruit is
yellow, and is little larger than an
egg. 1t has the appearance q an empty
bag, not of n solid but it contains .
watery substance which evaporates OF
dries up when the fruit natures, sort
OF gas taking lis place. This gas ~
lighter than air, and the fruit hips baoI.
and forth In the wind until II finally
breaks loose from It's slender stem, rises
into the air to height OF from seventy
five to a hundred feet, and SAILS away
to fall in some distant spot and thus en-
tend the growth of It's kind.
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Brvan's Dilemma.

Mr.. William Il. Hearst has promptly
declared that he Will accept whoever -
nominated and Whatever Is done a, ST.
Louis, HOW about Al Bryan? Nh, BrN-
an in his speeches and paper and Mr.
Hearst I'm his papers aud speech, nave
been declaring for years mat the trusts
and big corporations mast oe hultra Nv
federal law md the federal power, Judge
Parker his friends. and the New YORK.
state Democratic platform pronose uotn-
ing of HE sort They lcaN" the trusts
10 the states which arc powerloss Whea
THIS Is done ~ ST. Louis how arc NJ
Bryan and Mr.. Hearst going " eA-pplaaa
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China and the War.

Why should not the Chinese take
hand in the lighting? They have every
thing to lose by u lnal Russian triumph.
They have everything to gain from JAp-
member what happened when the war
between japan ana China was ended: \ how
the Japanese withdrew and China took
back all her territory. except in the Kos
icy OF China, not merely after the Boxer
riots, when China expected to pay an
indemnity. but In the following years OF
peace, when Russia each year claimed
more and more and became an open ana
shameless rohber of tho Chinese Empire,
II Russia wins, 1t Is simply a matter OF
use Will bc annexed by the Car, IL
Japan wins. the Chinese have a Suarantes
that the empire will last as long as Japan
can lkecplt intaCt,--Boston advertiser.
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The Russian Peril.

The real peril TO Europe, II there l. any
peril AT all, must be looked Tor IN Rus
sity Japan has done much 70 mlnlmiNa
1t, for She has shown that Russia NIT
tury efficiency Is much less Than II wHs
supposed 10 be, We should thihk lnNS
the statesmen of Europe would be CRATE
nl for the demonstration. Europe's inr
terests Mil be served hy some weakening
OF Russia. OF course, the Russian ststess.
men have done what they could 10 eSeite
the people OF Eurene over 'shs yelleW
peril. ii has heen u good can'palsn say,
and they have made the. most OF H.
lndlaaassatlt~ SsssA
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By a New Process.

An invention has recently been, shown
in birmingham, England, for the seam-
less welding of IRON steel and other met
ais by new process. a dame s formed
by burning acetylene With oxygen, and IL
Is directed IN the usual way by means
OF bowpipe 1t is said that the hard-
est metals may be welded IN this Way
as readily as lead. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. me
intense heat of the flame the process
does NOT make necessary the protection
OF the eyes by dark glasses, for the mix
ture of oxygen with the acetylcne re-
moves the glare and leaves u sma'l ilane
of a greeusll-blue color.
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no club life; indeed his entire existence,
must be one OF the most utter drcnr1ness,
else he must acknowledge that he Is
wrapped up so completely In his own per-
sonality that he finds his own ego COM
plctcly self.satisfying
The Hill Housekecper.
An aged woman-shc must be we'll on
III years though she has not changed in
appearance IN many and many day
keeps guard at Wofcrt's Roost, and she
seems to have absorbed the characterize
tics OF her master Ausicre. forbiddinS.
cold. one look is enough TO convince YOU
you arc IN unWelcome guest II you call
Mt this strange bachelor abode. VOL
fcr,'s Roost imprcsses one MS a sort OF
modern House on the Marsh
The popularity about Mr. Hills per-
sonality is that despite ali of his chilli
.ncss he Is decidedly a fascinating per-
sonngcg He Is not above asking a favor.
vet at the same time he will rebuff the
person whose mid fe seeks In the most
cold bloodcd and cutting Nind OF manner.
The atmosphere cools when Hill Is
around a iovial crowd by instinct be-
comes reserved as he approaches, and yet
his control OF men is quito remarkable
He seems to have silent dominating In
fuencc that never falls TO impress.
Can't Control the People.
Just at the present time Hill has tho
burden or the Parker boom on his should
ers, although some OF the warmest friends
of Judge Alton y. Parker are so nnkird
gas to refer to Fill as a burden on the
shoulders of Parker. a sort of nodernzed
''Ol1 Man or the Sea They assert at
times. although always In a sort Of con-
Gdcntial whisper. that 1illia Is not the
original slmon-pilre introducer and pro-
motor OF the Parker movement. but that
he merely got aboard the band wagon
at an early date. and SINCE has been
using The popularity OF Judge Parker to
cinch lis fast weakening hold on the
Democratic organization Of the State.
from which he had Slapped the very lie
by his assIduons attention to'controlling
State convention and losing State cleo
tons. For 1t lisa remarkable TACT that