New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

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C-v Of this Young
President maker
For months previous 70 that -uldWlnter afternoon
al Washington had 7esernbled the hotel lobbles OF
national convention city the night before the Sc
lection OF Z presidential candidate. As n TINS n
stance z-C-o:v meant the White House Immediately
md not mere chance 70 reach that desirable man
SON 70 much the more tercely did the contest
-zge round the members OF the House OF Kepre-
--a-----S mon whom after the failure OF the
regular election. the Constitution had cast the
choice 0t al executive
On these members. however. The interest OF the
--1----.-7s fe[l n very unequal measure When the
House q Representatives meets 70 elect PTesl-
dent he Congressman vote, not aS individuals, D1C
-v States and therefore the smaller the common
---- me more DO .enc the voice of is legislators.
Illinois was sr7u land where Indians -Oanled, and
--s sole representative carving n MS single voice
n electoral efficiency equal 70 the combined votes
! The forty members from New O-El, received day
md night The S0llClCOus attentions OF the three
statesmen 70 whom, by the mandate OF the CoT-
s-1---.o-- the House was confined n rs palolng-
T. --as -s-7z- realized that The Little Cook he
Vas s=ec-5onatelv called along the banks OF the
WABASH and the SangaT1on. might alone declde
who should ride as con45eror lI' fe1s u al 4 g
whether Secretary Crawford head OF the IreasuTy'
- S+r-z-a-- Adams premier n the Cabinet, or
Senator Andrew Jackson Of Tennessee and New Or-
T~9- 7z--e- hero glove-ed IN the Senate chamber,
wishing -11z + was only British armed baJtaoIls
that ne had 70 scatter The New EnS-aIlu DIStIlll-
Ie-eiLltJlLS s1>---e-l-E
strained himself during J1eSe 1e" il-ol--l-9 =
civil 10 his fellow men The poor Secretary OF the
Treasury dumb and --nuOvaDle from paTaIyl nc
stroke suffered n the midst Of the campaign, listened
helpesslv 70 his political LeuleIaIlta "ho were -C-
% be served from the determination 20 make teiT
chef President when MS s-ateSTnansn-J was
reduced 70 q rubber stamp signature held n ms
daughters hand Indeed, auditors Of the treasury
and controllers of the currency allowed the finances
70 fall into disorder they harangued society upon
ne -e-~-C-- nature II the sJ1peTlgTs IndlSpOSlUCn5
and few davs before the Iatefu Voting the treIl-
bling Invalid borne 70 the Capitol tnal the
CusJOdians of the presidential suffrage IIllgt see
how caratle for the weight Of nation govern
rnent were The weak shoulders OF the paTalyZed
minister
Ensconced IN an inner room, with the lights and
draTe-les carefully arranged. and the accessories
OF AIDED belle -D-ey table bE no means LtSie1Je
the old man appeared the crowd Ot spectators
looking from an antechambeT not wholly urllke
the vigorous politician who had ruled the Treasury
patronage with h1s ewes nEed tins very day. But
al arts Of the attending CDLI--lcTs could not con
real from those admitted the immediate pres
e-ce OF the candidate the lC-er-1eyable TaEages o1
disease and when Speaker Clay after few words
with me r5asled chIe1taln returned 20 the char OF
The House rournfullv shaking ms head. It was recog-
med that the Crawford ambitions, Ike their pro-
rJr5e-g- were simply awaiting burial Hencetorth
WASHINGTON changed its bets according % the bow
gv -f5ch the Speaker sauted the Secretary OF state
u the laugh that he gave 10 DackEoods iiLeed'ie
q the sOll4cr from tennessee
Bs- 10 the thick rows Of Governors and ENJOYS
who lined the Representatives hall the declsoL OIL
those Representatives was stIl doubtiuI even "lIeH
the moment arrived at which the Senate, ior once
Of less importance than the lower chamber S5IilI
withdrew from the jOlnt canvass OF the electr1 I5
v0tes and The brilliant Speaker Teseatn2 hIilise III
the char vacated bv the Vice President. ana SUD
dung with his gavel the excitement 81 Ift over
constitutional function Of eecting chef magistrate
The Adams men indeed proclaimed Ilay 70 DC I4C44