Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
Tyler Won What Webster L..


Tyler Won What Webster Lost
Weed explained that Harrison wa,
military hero and popular with the n,cn,.
and said that with Webster on the t,cr.,
in second place there would be no donh,
of the result.
Webster declined to consider the VII.
Presidency. The convention met ana
Henry Clay, Harrison and Winfield Sod,
received votes on the first ballot. cusv
leading. The friends Of Harrison mo
ceeded in nominating their man. He wsa
elected, served one month and died. John
Tyler succeeded him. It has been ssn
that an agreement had been made y,sr
before the convention between Tyler ana
Henry Clay, that Tyler was to have ths
Vice Presidency in 1910. but Weed, who
was able to defeat Clay for the nomina
tion for the Presidency, could have pre-.
vented the execution of any agreement,
that Clay might have made.
The chance came again in 1S4s when
Thurlow Weed, with presidential can.
the Vice Presidency to Webster. With
memories of the interview in Washing
ton before the Harrison campaign. Web
ster said:
well, how do things look now I
suppose the question still is, Who win
poll the most votes?'"
ayes" said Weed, "and that man b
General Taylor, who will be The next
President"
"Why, Taylor is an illiterate frontier
colonel who hasn't voted in 40 ysalsr
exclaimed Webster in disgust.
Weed insisted that he would be the
candidate and would be elected and gave
Webster the chance to run on the ticket
as in second place.
And again Webster declined. Hevent
to the convention as a candidate and got
% votes on the first ballot. Taylor vas
nominated and elected. He lived les
than year and a half ana Millard fiF
more became President.
How Roosevelt Won
Elihu Root, who may be described as
the Webster of the present, might nave
been President, If he had been willing %
accept the Vice Presidency. The renomf
nation of Mckinley in 1900 was admi1Iea
by every one. II was necessary 70 nna
a candidate to run with him. MaFk
Hanna offered to make Mr.. Root inal
candidate. There is little doubt tnat
he had had Mr.. Roots consent ne cou4
have forced the nomination on tne ooH
yention. Root refused to consider ln'
office. Cornelius N. Bliss, Senator Aliis,.
and Senator Fairbanks also reiusso y
aJohn d. Long, Secretary OF the Ssss'
and Senator Dolliver were willing anu y.
convention assembled with the proDap'AN
of the nomination of one or Fne o''s,
of them. But Colonel Roosevelt appesis-
nm the scene and as the way was c's
he was boosted out of the Governolsmp
of New Yerk and into the Ftesu' -
for as every one knows Mchinlsy n.
assassinated about six months a's'
sacond inauguration. The rest =
tory, Magma pars full" as 'hs e
might very we'll say.
Senator Fairbanks, who haa ss' "a
down the Vice Presidency IN isvo
had seen what happened, was wlillns
tska his chances in 1904, but II ne ~.
counting ON, Roosevelt's early dea'n
e,,,essed wrong. He is still willing =.
ever. 10 take his chances once nv.
Among the inducements ons.s Il.
Roosevelt to persuade him to aecsp'
1,,oa- r.rasideney in 1900 was the asss'''-
80 MCKINLEY had raised the olIes
s,ae,,,+v NV making Vice President h0,...
one of his confidential aaVise.s
,vbather the constitutional sueSss.s, ..a.
= PRESIDENT who dies in ofice = w..
.,ss.sntial adviser or not. the ono :
's s..,nortanea. It Is not saie y
s .hat the Vice President VIZ
s,,as nnon 10 become Presiaen' q
a has been done many TIMES. - be.a
n.iiaves that Arthur wouia ha. 4. "a
',srosd vice president in 1857 .,stss
,sa., ',' sarsseen that Garfield woula Ds NE
pss" soon Even as vice preslas''
on - ha created consternauon
ealaius NJ was named, for he wse
-, YORK ward politician wno - y ~
- .,...,,ad from the eollectorsl.f ~
-. 80, - his city by President IAsss -. M
POI three years the natlos - M
the "a. ' 4.st president Wilson ne
joysd good health, :. h. rsaominhi.
MsIsl.~ ~. asrubYcans win unaoup.
pSe . =. Il strong . man Is ths5 : ssn
ssieet :. :. ..ssess on the ticket. Q n'