The Washington times., 1911-09-17
FORMER SENATOR
CARTER Is DEAD
Montana Statesman Passes Away at His Residence on
Sixteenth Street Close Friend of Presi-
dent Taft.

, experience in the House and Senate,
but our Government 10 the best the
world has ever known.
However, no government can be au-
tomato. In republic, the citizens must
work. 9t all events they are expected
to work. In monarchy, the king and
his ministers do the work. We demand
the opportunity to work, and then go
about our personal business. leaving our
duty to others.
When any man passes beyond the
limits Of competency ne enters into
slavery. The rich have lived and been
envied and reprobated ever since the
world was inhabited. Many men-most
men, indeed-cannot make money. Some
persons are born with clubfeet, or with
sightless eyes, Of deaf ears. We cannot
understand the purposes OF the Al
mighty and he has never elucidated
them. 80 far as I can learn. There was
only one Shakespeare and only one
Michael Angelo. but no author or artist
has ever petitioned Congress to legis-
late him up to q pitch where he could
write a comedy like THE Merchant Of
Venice, or paint picture like the Holy
Back In scioto county. Ohio, where 1
lived as a boy, there was plenty to eat,
but not much to wear. There may have
been lawyer or a preacher at the town
clothes. I remember hearing a group OF
leading gcssips and citizens wrangling
over the question as to who was the
richest man in the community.
I'll bet gallon Of hcker,' one old
codger said, hitting the table with his
fist. that Obadiah GIidden is worth ten
thousand dol-lars.'"
Speaking Of his work in the Harrison
campaign, Senator Carter once said:
Ten days before the convention met,
He was In a painful predicament.
Blaine, Secretary Of State, was his inti-
mate personal friend and business part
ner, and was getting ready to be a
candidate himself. Elkins told me he
had worked SO hard that he was half
sick. However, 1t would be pnbecom-
ing. he said, for a Cabinet officer to
attend the convention. He asked me to
go. started that day. I neither
shaved nor took my clothes of for the
OF Blaine brass bands and marchers.
When the convention met, the galleries
were full of Blaine shouters. We had
the votes, but were afraid the dele
balloting began. While we had assured
all Of our friends that We should con-
troll the convention. verbal assertions
are not always convincing.
How They Won the Fight. {.
I'VE had a committee composed of
one man from each State and Ter
o'clock in the morning. At one of
the meetings we decided on a plan to
clinch what we had and to make our
claims visibly good. On the first day
OF the convention we secretly gave
each of our delegates a slip of paper,
ket hall Immediately after adjourn
ment. Very important. Our purpose,
you understand, was to get the dele
gates together. and by an actual
count in their presence to prove that
Harrison's nomination was absoluate-
Two tellers on the stairs counted
the edelgates as they went up to the
hall Chauncey N. Depew was in
side, ready to make a flamboyant
delegates attended the meeting. Other
men were to swear the troops In If
majority appeared. More than
enough delegates to nominate were
and they saw one another. The con-
vention was as good as over: The
news was brought to me at the West
Hotel by a long legged messenger.
Then I called on Thomas e. Platt.
chief of Blaine's five or six generals
he had invited me to call several
days before. Some men have tco
many doctors; Blaine had too many
II found Platt on a sofa. He was
worn out: so was I. Besides, looked
like a tramp. We talked generalities
for a while. By and by there was a
knock on the door. Platt stuck his
head out for a moment. When he drew
II hack I heard his mutter under his
breath, I don't believe a d word
of it.
al told Platt I was authorized to say
that General Harrison would cordially
support Blaine Y he were nominated.
Piatt replied that he was authorized to
pledge Blaines support to Harrison II
he were the successful candidate. But
Platt was uneasy, and walked back
and forth. took his place on the
sofa. Presently another man came In
and whispered to Platt. After he was
gone, Piatt looked at me narrowly and
extended his hand. I hope he said,
to meet you soon in New York. He
knew that I knew he had heard Of the
Market Hall meeting"