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My Ten Presidential Campaigns.
BY Senator Chauncoy NJ. Dopov.

attended was as a delegate at the sec
ond, nomination Of President Lincoln |
was q very young man then and secre.
tary OF state in New York. a few OF
us who were devoted adhercuts of Gov
ornor Seward went TO Washington on
the way 10 Baltimore TO consult with
him. Lincoln's nomination was as
sured. The only question was who
should be vice president, There was
general consensus Of opinion that It
should be Daniel 5. Dickinson. He
had boou a lifelong Democrat but sup
ported Mr. Lincoln throughout the war
This little incident Is unwritten his
tory and shows what incidents make
history Mr.. Seward advised against
the nomination Of Mr. Dickinson on the
ground that we ought to encourage the
loyal men I'm the border states who had
risked their fortunes and their lives In
standing by the Union. The most emil
nent representative Of that class at that
time was Andrew Johnson, Of Tennes.
see. who had kept all Tennessee loyal
and WaF the moving spirit which had
contributed many Tennessee regiments
to the Union army. lie stood as a cour-
ngeous, aggressive leader OF that senti-
ment IN all the border states.
when Judge Robertson and | reached
the convention we found tho matter set
Tied for Mr.. Dickinson. We then be-
gan the missionary work Imposed on
us by Secretary Seward The Connec-
tlout delegation. headed by Governor
Miner. Immediately Joined u.s. The
matter was finally left by the conyen-
tlon TO the New York delegation, and
the nomination OF Johnson was decided
by one vote in that delegation. The
convention accepted this conclusion,
and the rest Of the story Including
Johnsons presidency, Is well known,
The nomination OF General Grant,
both the first and second times, was
by acclamatlon and there WAS no con-
test.
THE TlLDEN CAMPAIGN.
There was terrific struggle for the
succession 10 General Grant. New
York presented Roscoe Conkllng aud
that presentation prevented the nomi-
nation OF James G. Blaine There had
boon bitter feeling between Mr..
ronklng and Mr. Blaine. Mr. Conk-
ling would not consent TO Mr. Blhine's
domination Finally Mr. Hayes OF
ohio, man then unknown to the
country, became the candidate of an
evolution and not revolution.
Samuel j. Tllden performed n great
and hardly recognized service In that
election The Democrats believed as
aid n vast number Of Republicans, that
he was honestly elected We were close
20 the Civil war, and the participants
on both sides were stlll vigorous
Ia I.
"A question like that OF the deprivation,
by any process, Of candidate who was
believed to be elected to his office. or
course il IL a mootcd question because
II was decided by the tribunal by only
o majority OF one.
But IL is due TO Mr. TIldon to say that
an his power and influence were used
10 prevent his followers from doing
what many OF the ablest and strongest
advocated ~seizing the presidency or
attempting IT, It was mainly through
Mir Tildcn that the tribunal was select
ed and it's Judgment acqulesoed In,
In the canvass OF 1880 Grant was
brought before the convention as n cans
didate and the whole question of the
third term became exigeut. In the
tactical management the nomination Of
Gen. Graul depended on whether the
unit rule was to prevail There was "A
majority FOR him In enough states TO
nominate him II the unit rule carried
both the majority and the mlnorltyi
but there were enough delegates TO de-
fCat him. The contest over this one
question lasted for several days, When
the unit rule was beaten the convention
was at sea.
John Sherman was the most prone
inent and promising of the candidates
pbd his campaign was led by James
Garfield. Garfield's speech for Sher-
man captured the convention and NOM
mated the speaker for the presidency
Arthur was put on as vice president 10
piacate Mir Conkling and satisfy the
New York delegation, he being tho
leader of the Grant forces.
In the campaign OF 1884, Blaine cas-
fly carried the convention against Ar
thur. Against his own wish and advice
he was brought to New York to meet
thousand Protestant clergymen. TIE
Rev. Or. Burchard's unfortunate use Of
"a phrase that had done good service
with him In hundred sermons m his
own church on a political occasion nat
urally offended a large body of religion
lists who otherwise symapthlzeu warm
~ with Mr.. Blaine, That unfortunate
phrase allenated thousands OF their
votes lie lost New York by less than
1000 and, except for those three words
OF the Rev. Or Burchard he would
have carried It by 10000 and have been
president Of the United states,
FIRST VIEW or LINCOLN.
first saw Mr.. Lincoln whom he passed
through Peekskill ON his way to wash
ington to be inaugurated. HIS speech
was so short that II conveyed no IDEA OK
mo mana very homely very aWk-
ward man-he having time TO utter nut
IA few sentences. | was elected secretary
OF state I'm 1863. Horato Seymour had
been elected governor In 1867 IN the
gathering OF the soldiers for 1868, Mr.
ilncoln's second election In every state
hut New York the machinery was Civ
EN- TO the governor The legislature,
however, OF 1854 was Overwhelmingly
Republican, and it would not give II 10
the Democratic governor
In the effort To get the machinery !
spent tho winter In Washington ana
saw MIR. Lincoln very often. He mad the
habit al Il certain hour OF leaving the
door open for anybody 70 come m
1'hen ne would be overwhelmed 10y the
mothers, wives and sisters OF soldiers
who were In hospitals and they wanted