Evening journal., 1908-02-26
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
ELErN. .sEuENrA narlnl
By Washington Hastings

Fully realizing the fact that bolters politi-
cal rebels with no legal standing in the estimation
OF any political organization National otherwise
we nevertheless determined present credentials as
the rule in equity "the right matter" for
recognition and the justification our contention rather
upon the strict letter of the a,y: ana f we could
accomplish nothing more, could. least so Impress
the sensibues OF opponents that they would re-
member when they got home that tbe, had beer H. a bt
But tile plain straight square edged issue OF right
ana wrVnf, and this alone we won;-as the right
always always does even IN this subunary sphere when per
stenty conended for by and honest advocates
Armed with statements afHdavits nnumerabe rea-
i've 10 me ieos OF the case as alleged them to be- and
what was OF vastly Importance IL turned out
with letters Of Introduction United states Senators
OF states arrived In St Louis four days in
the meeting Of the convention for missionary work.
among those committeeman and also among delegates
TO the convention with whom was acquainted and as
many others as / could manage become acquainted
with. The first man called on Senator Lodge of
Massacnusetts who received pleasantly listened TO
my story attentively and WITH apparently sympathetic
interest but when mentioned incidentally that we were
Tor Mckinley he almost paralyzed three words:
we're for god!" realized that had not made much
he9dway thus far. but l had learned something
ana that was, that in the political game /
was then trying to play, must my hand too
snudeny next called on Senator Platt Of New York.
VINO listened TO me, but with absorbed and ar-away-
Moses ook, and p do not believe he heard a word I
sale, SAFE know did not hear anything he said. he
didn't say anythingi and when l paused for a reply
ne began to talk to another
The Importance my mission had not been narniaed
time. ~ ~ '''''
NY next visit to Senator Foraker whom had
met before; and now Dame Fortune who If she had
not exactly frowned had certainly seemed TO look
very approvngy me, assumed a smiling and bene-
heient attitude, for Mr. Foraker seemed pleased to re-
new oiu former acquaintance and greeted me cordially
RE listened TO my story-much Of which he was thor
oughy acquainted withvery attentivey and acqueseea
IN All tlat sao in regard to the justice and moral right
OF our delegation TO be admitted to seats IN the con
venon but he reminded that we were 'boltefs" ana
political outlaws and that moral rights etc didn't
30 very far with political organizations under existing
b nee lie was IN thorough sympathy with
which he dlG. '
next wended my way to the gorgeous headquarters
OF the Ohio delegation. Although Mckinley man ana
one Of delegation which would be solid for McISinle,
II Il ever got chance to be solid for anybody had fet
tte backward about approaching that shrine OF might
mess mess all by myself but shook the timidy ana re-
solved to pisk at venture there found the great
sn priest OF the Mckinley forces surrounded by a small
multitude Of men all apparently ready to crook the
pregnant hinges Of the at the first opportunity
WIN WIN my little prepared impromptu' speech well conned
over in my mind, sought obtained an ntroauctIon
20 Mr Hanna and was just about shoot it off at him
headin easy thing for him to do for obvious reasons
tNkne 10, somebody else and he dropped my hand
MS conversation, passed and never saw him after
wards Later Mr. IT. Morse one of our aiternates and
ne Hanna had been under the impression that both of the
generations from Delaware certainly for Mckinley
, Pat afterwards as erainng that this extremely
doubt had expressed the wish to see some OF ms, ana
proposed that he and I should ca but fearing that
eonciudcd that Mr. Morse had better go II alone SO
oid not go with him, and the sumptuous head
Those eventful days and nights-for we worked con-
siderable over tme-at St Louis are never to be for
Eotten met number of old friends and acdainances
OF the past-hcudng Charles w Fairbanks of Indiana
John NJ Thurston Of Missouri. Franklin Fort OF New
Jersey stewart L. Woodford of New York John w
hefkes or Kentucky Nilsson W. Adrich of Rhode Island
ana through them made many others whose
names do not recall who rendered me great
ststaTe and encouragement in what times appeared
to be losing fight.
The day before the convention met our other delegates
We're on the ground Our delegation consisted Of ANTHONY
higgins, John Pilng Henry A. dupont L. Heisler Rail
cornelius p Swain and myself Immediately after SIM
per we met and elected Senator Higgins chairman of
.e ueesauon and as the opposing delegation was also
mere ana iuil Of fight" all. after shaking hands
IN the corridor Of the hotel where both sides nut I'm
started In for business IN dead earnest-and the pre-
iminarv skiunishing began ~
Our nrst appointment in the morning was 10 nresent
our respective credentials to the National Committee and
equest tnat our names be placed the Temporary roll
aA members OF the convention delegation wanted
everything nothing the National COMMITTEE satd 80
Prague on both houses-or words TO that enectsrd
promptly referred us all TO the Convention TO adjust
our duerehces Of opinlon;and we both procepded ~
once 10 claim ana herald a 'victory"
The next morning at ten o'clock both delegations were
h tne convention hall. and, neither set was vet ao
credited deiesates, the question which set should
by a stratogem Of the Sergeant-at-A Arms who We.
friendly 20 uH we got I'm them STAYED in ana tbo
Vu'sr fellows had 10 take seats side line; lana
we hastened to proclaim another victory" The conen
uon organized and the ordinary standing con,rnittees
appointed-on which man from Delaware could ser,o
aA we were all sl on the waiting" or apendine go
test Ist-we were all turned TO the tender ,ar
es OF the committee on Credentials: and before that
rst day Of the convention face TO face foot ~ s
mana 70 hand-largely wind-connict began ana rasoS
furiously far into the night '"eeu
(To be contnuedO