The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
Dirge Carl Schurz Played

they could not match in political skill
some of the professional politicians in
he convention. with the result that
the latter got control Of the conven
ton, sidetracked Mr.. Adams and
brought about Mr. Greeley's nomina
ton
The fall following the defeat of MT.
Greeley, visited Mr.. Bowles, at his
invitation, in his office in the Spring.
field (Mass.) Republican building 1t
was the first time had met him, and
was amazed to note the facility with
which he carried on all kinds of bust
ness, both editorial and that of the
publication office, at the same time
that he talked over earnestly the par
ticular matter that had brought about
my visit
"Ah," exclaimed Mr.. Bowles, Il am
glad you were interested in our party
nope all the young men of the coun
try were interested in it. 1t was real
ly young mans protest against some
of the excuses into which the Repub
lican party was in danger of falling,
We were defeated, but the Liberal Re
publican movement accomplished its
purpose"
'tMr. Bowles," said. may | ask you
one question? l have heard that i'm
mediately after the defeat of Charles
Francis Adams by Mr.. Greeley. Sena
tor Carl Schurz, yourself and some
other leaders went to a hotel and ehat
Mr.. Schurz, to express his regret over
Mr.. Adams defeat played"
Eyes, yes broke in Mr.. Bowles,
while an amused smile swept across
his features, that is true, and here
and there, | believe, some report OF
the incident did creep into print. But
| will tell you the incident fully
with the conventions work over.
we went back to our hotel in a very
Respondent mood. We foresaw that
the nomination of Mr.. Greeley made
defeat in November inevitable, and we
realized that the defeat would prob
ably be very sorrowful one We
went into the parlor Of the suite occu.
pied by Mr.. Schurz and sat down,
with the gloom about us thicker than
1 ever saw IL UClOlC. MI. 0CIuIH w 90
especially Respondent his is a very
mercurial temperament, anyway. Mu.
rat Halstead was the most cheerful
member of the party, and he looked a
good deal as though he had just
come from a dear friends funeral
And each of us sat there communing
with his own gium thoughts; we did
not need to speak to let one another
know our feelings.
1--WE had been sitting thus for a
quarter of an hour, maybe. when. sud
denly, Mr.. Schurz sprang from his
chair, hurried over to the piano, lifted
the lid, sat upon the stool and began
to play, as the brief report had it, the
familiar air of The Heart Bowed
Down With Grief. from the Bohemian
Girl Then, after little, he began to
hum and then to sing the accompani
ment, and, think, some of us Joined
in the humming.
II don't believe anyone could have
found better piece of music to ex
press our feelings at that moment
Our hearts were certainly bowed down
with grief, for we had failed to nomi
nate our man, and we saw certain de
feat ahead. oh, how funereal that mu
sic sounded that day! Yet now, as
recall the incident. I cannot heir
smiling over the fact that Carl Schurz
should have selected comic opera
tune as the one most fitting to serve
as the dirge of the Liberal Republican
| movement"
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