Evening journal., 1911-09-26
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Curious Result Of the
Election Of 1872
BY Holland.

The late William S. Grosbeck, OF
Cincinnati, who died about ten years
ago, was esteemed at one time one Of
the ablest Of the very brilliant mem
bers of the bar who practiced in the
states west Of the Allegheny noun
tains He probably ranks with the half
dozen greatest lawyers the West has
ever provided. Abraham Lincoln had
the highest regard for Grosbeck's
abilities as a lawyer. Edwin NJ. SIAN
ton was sometimes associated with
him in very important legal cases. lie
was one Of the counsel associated with
william M Evarts In the defense OF
Andrew johnson in the Impeachment
proceedings and he was later mem
ber OF the International Monetary
Commission. At the seight OF his fame
he was regarded as perhaps the finest
example of the classic school of ord
tory the west could furnish. He also
had the almost unique experience Of
having received one vote in the cleo
torai college from an Ohio elector for
yice-president Of the United States.
The late Samuel 5. Cox. of Ohio,
better known as Sunset was close
personal friend Of Mr. Grosbeck
Il ventured to say to Mr.. Grosbeck
when he returned to Cincinnati with
national fame after the impeachment
proceedings against President John
son were ended that ! felt sure he
would become some day a candidate
for the presidency and that ] hoped
TO live long enough to see him nomi-
mated and elected Mr.. Grosbech
smiled, not being displeased by my
remark, and said that no longer did
political parties nominate orators for
the presidency and, furthermore, thai
If he had any capacity as "A speaker z
was not of the kind which would dp
peal to the masses.
"'In spite of what you say, ! re
piled. i have prophetic intuition tina
you will be nominated for the presi
dency some time
In reply he told me that he ha'
always been convinced that there wal
a profound truth in the statemen
made by Senator Leigh of Virginia n
the early days of the republic that tn
presidency was neither TO be sough
nor to be found.
well the incident passed out o
my mind until in the summer of 1872
There arose then a great deal OF dis
satisfaction among certain Liberal Re
publioans over the nomination of Hor
ace Greeley for president by thei
party. This dissatisfaction fuall,
caused convention of boiling Lib
erals to be held. think az Cincinnati
] remember taking up the newspape
one evening, and reading that thi
bolting Liberal Republican Nationa
Convention had nominated Willim :
Grosbeck, of Cincinnati for president
Immediately wrote a line TO him 2
this effect: Congratulations; you Sc
my prophetic intuitions were correct
"Mr Grosbeck did not take the non
ination very seriously, but | think b
was amazed and perhaps a little graf
fed at one curious result Of the elel
ton. which 1 presume is now almo
entirely forgotten. When the result
the balloting I'm the electoral colleg
was announced It was discovered th
William S. Grosbecp, of Ohio, had 7
ceived one vote, not for president, b
for vice-president from ONO. / m
him shortly afterward and told hi
that he had gone into history as q
recipient Of one vote for the vic
presidency. His reply was: That
nearer to the presidency than | CIV
thought / should get
Copyright. 1911, by f. J Edward
All rights reseryed)
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ssThe Patriotic Appeal That SaV
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