Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-08

his cups, And then Davis oyerdid Il,
He made a speech whereof the burden
was that, all those years agone. the old
fellows had monopoiized the honors
and now the young men should be Civ
en- a chance. Davis forgot that the
majority of the delegates we're old G.. A.
II. Republicans from the country
Warner stood IN the wings OF the
stage In the shadow, but the marrow
melting voice OF Davis penetrated every
where, even into his heavy ana foggy
brain "Warnerl Warner" cried the
delegates as Davis closed And the
old man stalked down TO the footllghts,
brushing his hair out OF his eyes, from
which the tears FLASHED upon the
boards.
The major replied TO the suggestion
that the old war veterans should be
abandoned and that no more should the
buge blast sOund the charge for them.
The hour. the scene. the inspiration,
the pathos, the man combined to crcs
ate a climax which no human heart
could resist Warmers speech overcaIn,
the very reporters, who forgot then
business and Joined wildly I'm the delir-
ium OF emotion,
The delegates, weeping and Whooplng,
Rugged the major, kissed his grim face
and bore him IN their arms about tho
theater, victor.
But that was only m incident The
fact remained that Major Warner han
been deposed--he did not have the vOtss
IN the primaries and though Davis WAC
defeated later on, ut the Springfield
convention, In his daring ambition to be
Republican nominee for governor or
Missouri; though the a. p, A. wav-
subsidized though, in 1900, Davis turned
Democrat ON the l2uor ISSUE despite
the healing OF the fractional wounds,
Maj Warner was relegated 10 the posi-
ton Of n man who had run his race
He became United states district at
torney for the western district OF Mis-
souri, and ceased political activity ana
let other men take command Accord
ing TO the rules Of politics no had en-
ioyed his fling and had gotten all he
could get Of honor and power and, while
not has BEEN nobody would dare
to call him that--hc had no hope Of re-,
Stunning his splendid career, which had
been broken off by squalls Of fractional
strife,
But such Is mscrutablc fate that Mis-
souri, went Republican; republican
majority I'm the legislature I'm joint COM
vcntion could elect United states sells
ulbl Tue IlbllN tduNNN htllAtu OIl 1 Hue,
*. Niedringhaus Of st. Louis, the cam,
paign manager, Niedringhaus was pur-
sued by his defeated rival r, g. Kerens,
and entangled in the meshes Of having
falsely reported campaign contributions
TO escape the Missouri law, which rr.
quires u statement Of all collections ana
disbursements; for months and weeks
the Republicans were deadlocked, tho
Kansas Legislature did the eXtraordir.
airy thing Of passing a resolution urging
the Missouri Republicans to select Mai
Warner-though national commander.
in-chief Of the G. A, r., he had never
been called general-and at the last
moment, Kerens, to whom the office
was sweeter than any mama, withdrew
I'm favor of the major, and SO it came TO
pass
Maj. Warner sat by the bedside OF his
wife, who was very III, his thoughts
reverted to his tremendous young man.
hoods days as he held her feverish
hand his surroundings were luxurious,
for he never stinted money but no
unused on the honors that might hays
been, the mufned telephone bell dopre-
catingly tnkled, What Is lt?' asked
the major YEARLY. But he sat up erect
as he caught the intense and quiverue
excitement OF the young Yoicc-proh-
ably n newspaper mans voCe-at tho
other end Of the wire. as that YOU.
major?" What had happened Good
Cod Had Roosevelt been assassina.-
ed? Eyes, this is Warner" replied tho
old man in measured, booming words.
what Is it?"
You have been elected United states
senator from Missouri" shouted the
voice passionately--the voice Of a man.
perhaps, TO whom as a boy the major
had even been the ideal herol