Evening journal., 1912-09-10
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
How HOratiO Seymour Took
the News of His Defeat
By Holland.

When Horatio Seymore became the
candidate of the Democratic party for
President in 1868, he had experienced
in his public career both the joys of
triumph and the disappointments of
defeat. For he had been twice elect
ed Governor Of New York and ~once
defeated He was, however, man
of serene philosophy and had learned
to accept whatever fate had in store
for him without exulation and with
out complaint
Governor Seymour, in the latter
part OF his presidential campaign,
took the stump He made many
speeches throughout the midwest
and some in New York State When
he returned 10 Utica. N. y, his home
town, he was told by enthusiastic and
very sanguine Democrats that the
chances were strongly in favor Of his
election and that he would certainly
carry New York State
MY friends said Governor Sey-
mour In reply, 81 have come back to
Utica I'm perfect serenity Of mind and
will cheerfully accept the decision of
| the American people, whatever that
/ may be. For ] have eliminated my
own personality from this campaign.
| If there is defeat, II will be Horatio
Seymour who is defeated but the
| Democratic party. If there Is sue
cess, Il will not be Horatio Seymour
who has triumphed but the Demo-
cratic principles"
Governor Seymour was the owner
of a considerable farm lying on the
! outskirts of the City of Utica On
election day. after voting, he went TO
the farm and spent the greater part
of the day In looking over his barns.
his fields and his animals. These had
been somewhat neglected. he feared,
while he was making his campaign in
the west
On the evening of election day a
number of Governor SEYMOUR s
friends gathered around him in his
home. They had made arrangements
TO have the election returns speedily
communicated to them. especially
from the headquarters of the Demo-
cratic party in New York
The first returns from New York
State seemed to indicate an increase
in the Republican plurality as COM
pared with 1864
The question is" said Governor
Seymour, whether the Democratic
vote In New York city will be large
enough to overcome the Republican
plurality in other parts Of the State. ?
He spoke exactly as though he were
a citizen greatly interested in politics
! who had gone with other citizens 10
the local newspaper office to hear
the latest news.
While. waiting for further returns
from New York Governor Seymour
chatted with his friends about his
farm. He said to one of his visitors
in his opinion II was high time that
something should be done to improve
the highway leading from Utica out
into the country Late at night there
we're indications that the plurality of
New York city for Seymour would be
great enough to overcome the Re
publican plurality in the rest Of the
State, as afterward proved to be the
fact e'
Governor Seymour, however. was
satisfied by II o'clock that no matter
how New York went General Grant
would surely triumph at the polls.
He listened with a half amused and
wholly cheerful expression to the
various comments Of his friends. and
at last, when the hour was getting
late. he said he thought It was time
that all good citizens were abed
He went to his own bed wholly un.
ruffied and as he was very tired, for
his campaigning had been somewhat
wearisome, he went sound asleep as
soon as his head touched the pillow.
The next morning soon after break
fast the defeated candidate for the
presidency was placidly looking over
his farm.
Copyright. 1912. by E. j. Edwards.
All rights reserved)
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell
of The Campaign Orators Who Lost