Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16
SOME POLITICAL HISTORY.
Part the Famous Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel Has Played In the Political
History Of Our Nation.


Under the caption IA History
Written in Hotel Register"
Frank Marshall White has an inter
esting article in iiarper's Weekly OF
August 10, regarding the Fifth
Avenue Hotel in New York Cliy,
now doomed To demolition to make
room for q modern office building,
A trustworthy statistician, says the
writer, has calculated that no other
single hotel in the world has ever
entertained SO many eminent per-
sons az have been received al the
Fifth Avenue. Every president Of
the United States since the hotel
opened in 1860, has written his
name on the register, excepting
Roosevelt On the day of the ob
sequies of Gen. Grant IN August,
1888, not only were the family aud
relatives of the great soldier doIni.
ciled in the hotel, but President
Cleveland and Vice President Hen.
bricks, with the membees OF the
cabinet; ex-Presidents Hayes and
Arthur, with the former members
Of ,heir cabinets; members of the
senate and house Of representatives;
the supreme court of the United
States; the diplomatic corps; the
governors of various states and
scores Of other celebrated men were
sheltered under its roof. This Is
SAID to have been the most notable
assemblage ever gathered in the
United States.
1t is the part the hotel has played
in political history, however, that
will he its greatest fame, says Mr.
White. For nearly a half century
the hotel was the social headquarters
of the republican party. Withih
lis walls have been held conference
official and unofficial, at which hds
been effected the making OF pre4
, dents, ambassadors, judges, senal :
ors and other Office holders of smal
Ter fry.
The movement to nominate Gra1i
for the presidency was started at Z
banquet held IN the hotel. II was
there, too, the morning after tht
election in 1875 that the plan he
which Hayes WAS rescued from do.
feat, had its inception. This bit Il
political history is quite interesting
l but lack of space prevents us frorf
q giving a synopsis of The rapid
moves that we're made on the poliIi
cal checker board by the republican
!, leaders for several days following
that memorable election
. Il was In this famous hotel on tn,
). morning Of Oct. 80, 1884, that Rev
V Burcbard unihtentlonally uttere'
> the phrase that resulted In the de
a feat of James &. Blaine for tn
Il presidency. A meeting Of the clerg.
II of many denominations had beef
/, called At the hotel 10 prononnc
r their endorsement OF the .'Plume'
I Knight" and Rev. Burohard, q
d chairman of the meeting, IN his ad
!. dress Of welcome 10 Blaine, At on
/. and the same time made himself al
r. everlasting name in the annals o
[ American politics and slew th
le candidate be was trying TO serve, b
Fl uttering the phraae, Rum. Romai
r. ism and Rebellion" The sentcnc
II IN whirh these words we're used
d given by Mr. White - II vas put
le lished in the New York World ~,
n il as follows 1--WE aFe republican
10 and do not propose to leave o.
er party 70 Identify Ourselves With II
or party whose anlecedeats have bee
ad Rum, RomanIsn and Rebellion.
m From that day until the polls clos,
be on election day, the democrats ma