The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10
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Part Of the speech n william ] Bryan In
the Democratic national convention Of 1904
at st Louis. where he spoke 20 tho nominal
tion Of tho candidate hut did not mention
Alton Il. Pntker's name, was;
Eight years ago a Democratic national
convention placed In my hands the standard
Of the party and commissioned me "a It's can
didate. -Four years later that commission
was renewed. como tonight To this
Democratic national COT ' 'ntion to return the
commission. You may dispute whether I
have fought n good fight you may dispute
whether I have finished my course. but
you cannot deny that ! have kept the faith.
iApplausp).
AS your candidate I tried 70 defeat the
Republican party. | failed. you sayH Yes.
] failed. | received a million more votes
| than any Democrat had ever received before.
and I failed Why did I fail' Because some
who had affiliated with tho Democratic party
thought that my election would be Injurious
TO the country. and they left the party TO
help to elect my opponent. That's why
failed"
John G. News death recalls the momentous
! part he took in 1892 at Minneapolis In bring
ing Sabout the denomination Of President
Harrison. Gen. James s. Clarkson. now
Surveyor Of the Port OF New York, was then
chairman OF the Republican national COM
mittee, and before leaving Washington for
| the convention he candidly told President
Harrison that he could not be renominated.
Gen. Harrison replied that he could be re-
nominated. and that he would be renom-
mated, and Gen. Clarkson. for an answer.
replied:
Very we'll, Mr.. President. II you succeed
in a denomination you certainly cannot be
reelected"
President Harrison sent for Mr.. New.
whom he had made Consul-G eneral to London,
and put him in charge Of his campaign for
denomination at Minneapolis. Gen. New
performed a great feat there.
He found the Republican national COM
mittee. by a large majority. opposed to Presi-
dent Hsrrison's denomination, but Gen.
New overcame those obstacles, even though
he had to contend with such valiant politicians
Of the Republican party as Senator Thomas
c. Platt of New York. Senator Edward o.
Wolcott Of Colorado. Gen. GARRISON. Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay OF Pennsylvania
and all Of the militant warriors in the camp
of James @. Blaine and William Mckinley.
The combination in the convention was
between Bla,ne's friends and MoKinley's
friends to beht Harrison. but John C.. New
overcamea all opposition and brought in his man
a winner on the first ballot Very few Re-
publicans. though. left Minneapolis with any
idea that President Harrison could be re-
elected.
Keep my fathers name 10 the front and
Wen beat that man Harrison" was Emmons
Blaine's constant request of the newspaper
correspondents in that convention.
The weakness of Blaine's position was that
he was a candidate for no other purpose than
to defeat his chief. Blaine was Secretary
Of State in Harrison's Cabinet while the con-
vention was in session and only resigned his
portfolio within forty-eight hours before the
time OF taking the ballot, Republicans could
not understand how Blaine could remain a
member of Harrison's official family and join
u movement to defeat the Presidents renomi-
nation.
After Blaine's resignation Harrison offered
the place of Secretary of State to Chauhcev
NJ. Depew, who declined it. Emmons Blaine
died suddenly a week after the convention
adj burned.