Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-12

''.N bhAhS ~ tsit iNAbiiisiI tiNtls IL il
in arm. Scaton said Calhoun. you
are too young man for President.
After serving your second term, you
would 10 out of Office In the very
primo of manhood What would vow
do with yourself thereafter" Cal
hOuns reply was: II would retire
and write my memoirs"
Whether At Scaton's suggestion or
not Calhoun withdrew from the race
for President, and became the suc.
cessful candidate for the Vlcc-preai-
doncy.
The most pronounced effort ever
made to have ihroc.te;m President
took place In 1880 /, was one Of the
most thrilling aad spectacular a.
tempts in the annals OF presidential
nominations. The friends and parts.
ans OF Gen. Grant argued that n third
term for him III tho presidential chair
was a military necessity" James
G.. blaine. whom Bob lingo soil in
nominating speech had dubbed IAN
armed warrior and n plumcd knight"
had SHE'D his castor Formidable In
tho ring, Persistent old John Sher-
man had led the political cohorts OF
Ohio for n quarter of n ccntuy Y. As
HAYES Secretary OF he TrHa s';ry. he
had acquired financial fame In 4 long
record Of faithful stewardship. and
was adroitly planning, to capture the
nomination.
nefoe events eliminated in the f.
nal lineup. n breezy tilt In the United
States Senate between Matthew II.
Carpentc and Blaine took place on
the floor in speeches made over the
disposition OF the Geneva award.
Though disease had fastcaoh u,inn him
Carpenter made an able spee3n. whore
conclusion was handsome tribute to
Gen. Cant. Grants administration
had been particularly marked by the
ardor with which he demanded of
Great Britain remuneration for the
destruction done to American com
merce at the hands OF confede ate
.privateers fitted out i'll british ports
Carpenters astute political vision
forecasted the future marshnlling Of
forces. and he knew Blnine's vanltinS
ambition Therefore, he let sound n
clarion note In behalf of Grant. de-
clarnE him like Washington, first in
war. first in peace ana first in the
hearts of Americans and of all man
kind
Replying to Carpenter. Blaine was
brilliant and witty and skiilful. In
closing his speech he eulogiled Grant
in te.lns of adulation far surprising
those employed by Carpenter
Allen G. Thurman, % Ohio. then
got the floor. Drawing out that
far-famed old red 'lniara nand-
kerchief, waving it significantly over
thu Senate chamber and then giving
his nose n trumpet blast. he eXclaim-
cd Both gentlemen have declared
for thicd term The manner and
declaration OF the redoubtablc Old
leader of the Democratic hosts in the
Senate called forth so much laughter
and applause in the galleries that the
president OF the Senate threatened 10
clear them in order that the Senate
might proceed with business.
Grant went into tho convention
with SOC delegates who were doter.
mined to do and dare and die" for
aud with him. as the solid massins
and devoted following showed through
it's thirty-elght ballots cast by tho
convention. On tho last ballot. the
combined forces of Blaine nnI Sher-
man nominated James A. Garfield
When the 306 faithful followers ~
Grant under the mastery and bril-.
liant leadership Of Roscoe Conliling
went down before the 800 votes tha'
nominated Garfield. they DID so with
heads up and faces to the front as
some solace for defeat, Chestc.' a. Ar
thur. n New York "stalwart." recciv
ed the nomination for the vice-prcsi
dency.
From that remarkable convention
to the present time. now twcuty-scyep
yea1s. thore has taen no occasion to
consider the possibility of three
serm President. From the present
pointers. as tho nolitical winds blow.
1T is highly probable that In 1908. ike
Grant in 1880. it will be Roosevelt
,gainst the field