The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-12

old politicians who were in the con-
vention h a nominated Cleveland and
Hendricks that the Indiana statesman
and his friends We're greatly incensed
over the failure of the convention to
make the tail Of the ticket reverse it
self. Mr.. Hendricks was a sage in
democratic councils when Mr.. Cleve-
land was a day scholar. Mrs. Hen
bricks was q high-born lady in the
best social circles of her w home
and in Washington. She shared the
political ambitions of her illustrious
husband. She had exalted ideas Of
her own position. One of the unau-
thenticated stories about the nominal
ton of Mr.. Hendricks was that the
national committee of his party was
forced to borrow some old-time diplo-
macy in persuading Mrs. Hendricks to
"let Tom accept" When the commit
tee succeeded. and Mr.. Hendricks was
asked when and where he might be
notified, Mrs. Hendricks again spoke.
For a reason that was not explained
the committee was informed that Mr..
and Mrs. Hendricks would be at Sara
toga Springs, N. Y. on and after a
certain date. AT hat time Saratoga
Springs was a social center. 1t rank
ed Newport. The notification of Mr..
Hendricks was timed to take place
l ~ GSoSOI was az iNS ASiSiAts
The notification of the head of the
ticket was overshadowed by the So
cial trimmings hat We're attached to
the notification of the tail. A corre-
spondent of a Chicago newspaper, who
was present, t~elegraphed among 9TH
err words, that the old Atlantic roll
ed in majesty before the scene as Mr..
Hendricks stood on the veranda of
the great HOTEL. Possibly on account
of the hurry incident to making up Il
newspaper in the early morning hours
the old Atlantic rolled before Sara
toga Springs in every issue of the pa
per. In some way not explained the
story reached Mr.. Hendricks and he Is
said to have hoped to the Lord that
Mrs. Hendricks would not hear of it"
1t is said, but this is not vouched
for, that when Mr.. Cleveland heard
Of the break" he sent word to his
running mate that as he had drawn
the Atlantic ashore he hoped he would
he able to land the necessary votes to
elect the ticket.
AS there is already some talk about
certain electors casting their votes for
a candidate who was not nominated.
1t is interesting to recall that one pres
ident was chosen by his w vote. At
the time of the election the elder Ad-
ans was a member of the electoral
college. One of the electors had been
chosen by a popular vote. He was a
federalist, instructed for Adams. He
voted for Jefferson and Pinckney. Mr..
Adams. as vice president. presiding
over the senate, opened the certifi-
Gates of the electoral count and de-
clared himself elected president.
That Col. Roosevelt and his adher-
ents will organize a third party seems
to be a certainty. Third parties in
presidential years have been common,
but it is not recorded that any ever
won out. The first third party known
in our politics was the ''quids." 1t
came in sight in 1s04-1sOs. John
Randolph was the head of it. He
turned against Jefferson because, as
he asserted, Jefferson was aiming at
too much central power. John of
Roanoke failed in his movement.
Political gravestones mark the rest
ing place of these third parties" The
Goo Coos. reformers; Hunkers, Dough
Faces, Silver Grays, %Slavocats. Mug
wumps, Loco Focos, Snappers. Half
Breeds, B%utternuts, Copperheads, Lib
eral Republicans. Greenbacks. Popu-
lists, Silverites, Sound Money. and. 60
ing back of several in the list, there
We're the Bluelights and the socalled
Anti-Masonic of 1926. Enter in 1912
the National Progressives.