Evening journal., 1910-10-01
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Political Resentment and
What Came of II
By "HOilaDd."
By "H0IlaDd."


This story was told TO me by the
late James n. Tyner. who served in
Congress from Indiana from 1869 TO
1870, was postmaster general during
the last year of Grants second ad-
ministration, afterwards becoming as
sistant attorney general of the depart
ment, resigning therefrom I'm May,
1908. ! met General Tyner when he
was an old man-in fact, shortly after
his resignation from the department.
when he was under accusation for
improprieties i'm oflice
IL have learned. to expect ingrati-
tude and false friendship.-indeed. my
experience in public life has very
strongly disposed me to doubt the sin
cerity of any political friendship" he
said. 1T is due to betrayal of friend
ship that / am now under false accu-
sation, | am too old a man, and per-
haps have learned too much, to iusti-
fy me in looking forward to the time
when l can get even with those who
have attempted to ruin me. But there
was n time when / got even with a
betrayer. and I have always more Or
less regretted il.
81 was in Congress when James G.
Blaine was Speaker of the House, He
was very cordial towards me, and at
the time of his second election as
Speaker / had just reason for expect
ing that he would appoint me chairman
OF the committee on post offices and
post roads. | went to him and told
him that | would be very glad if he
would make me chairman of the COM
mittee. 'Tyner,' said he, there isn't a
member Of Congress who is better
qualified for the place than you. and
! shall be very glad 10 appoint you
but wten the committee was an
nounced, 10 my humiliation and cha
grin. discovered that Mr.. Blaine had
not kept his promise. was a young
er man than I am now and did not
control my temper as we'll as I should.
In the heat of anger 7 sought out Mr..
Blaine in the Speakers room.
You have betrayed me- You have
broken your promise TO me- | shouted
in his face. And I tell you now that
shall oppose your nomination for
President / shall fight you IN the
convention. And il it is in the books,
! shall beat you And all he said I'm
reply was: Well. that's fair fight
ing, Tyner.' He did not even explain
why he had broken his promise to me.
'I went to the Republican National
convention. held I'm Cincinnati In
1876. Blaine. Conkling and Benjamin
II. Bristow, of Kentucky. who had
been secretary of the treasury under
Grant. were the leading candidates.
The Ohio Republicans-some OF them.
at least-were holding back Governor
Rutherford B. Hayes as a dark horse.
1t seemed to me that there was
splendid chance of successful combi-
nation I'm favor Of Hayes. provided we
could get the time to effect such a
combination. Well, we gained that
time when the gas suddenly gave out
in the convention hall. and the con-
vention had to adjourn, because Of
darkness. until the next morning. to
the great dismay of the Blaine men,
who saw Blaine's nomination almost
within their grasp just before the
light failed"
do you know who played that his
toric trick on the convention?" I
/ interrupted.
That's been a well-kept secret" re-
/ piled General Tyner do you sup
pose that II I knew. I would tell you
But I will tell you now that over
night we brought about the combina-
! tion necessary to make Hayes the
winning candidate. was in tho
thick of the fight | persuaded dele
gates from other states besides some
from my own 10 enter into the combina-
/ tion. so that at the beginning of the
balloting on the morrow Hayes rush
ed forward magnificently to victory.
"At last ! felt I had paid off James
/ G.. Blaine. But 7 wanted to let him
know it. and I hunted him up some
time later i'm Washington. Well,
Blaine, we're even now l said. Yes.
you did IL, he answered without ex-
hibiting the slightest resentment. And
my heart was touched. And I have
always felt little regretful that I
carried my resentment so far"
Copyright, 1910. by - J. Edwards.
All rights reserved.)
On Monday Mr.. Edwards will tell Oi
. Story of '81~