The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-02-08

wild. Judge Terry took careful aim
and inflicted mortal wound. AS he
fell to the earth, Senator Broderick
cried to his second, "They have killed
me because ! was opposed to the extern
sion of slavery and corrupt admins
tration. These words formed the leg
end that appeared beneath the portrait
of the California man, and when the
last utterances of the martyred Brod-
erick were read every person in the big
hall leaped to his feet and gave vent
to shout of anger such as | had never
heard.
'Not so, however, when the Wiscon-
sin delegation appeared, bearing BAN
ner in which was inscribed the photo.
graph of Senator Potter and under
meath it huge bowie knife. Potter
had also been challenged to fight duel
by. fireeating pro-slave man. He ac-
cepted but since the challenged CON-
Blatant had the choice of weapons, he
instructed his second to inform his
challenger that the two should be
placed on the opposite sides of room,
each armed with bowie knife. At a
given signal all lights should be eXtin-
guished, and the two would at liberty
to begin hacking at each other. The
duel was never fought, for the pro-
slavery man declared that the methods
proposed were altogether too barbar-
Gus; that they were not mentioned by
any dueling code, and that he would
not consider such fight. The Wiscon-
sin delegation with its banner melted
much laughter.
''The convention was called to order
by Col. Evarts, chairman of the New
York delegation. But Husman, of
Massachusetts, was elected permanent
chairman. After committees on Gre
dentials, order and business, etc., had
betn appointed, the convention ad-
journed. On the following day the re-
ports of the credential committee and
that on the platform were read. As l
remember, no protest were made
against single delegate. The plat
form was read and adopted, section by
section, each vote accompanied by
much cheering. Twenty-four secre-
taries were appointed to keep the min
utes of the convention.
"On the third and last day, the ques-
tion of the nomination arose. The first
ballot showed scattering votes, differ
ent delegations expressing their sup.
port of favorite sons. On the second
ballot, the vote drew closer, and it was
apparent that Seward and Lincoln were
leading. After the secretaries had
canvassed the ballot it was annouced
that it would be legal for any delega-
tions to transfer their votes, if they so
desired, before the final result was pro-
claimed. You can imagine my pleas
ure when my native state of Vermont
switched its entire 10 votes from the
Seward to the Lincoln column. Dele
cations from other states followed.
Hundreds of men were keeping tally,
and the entire concourse knew almost
as well as the secetaries jusrshow mat.
ters stood. 1t was soon apparent that
the contest between Lincoln and Sew
ard was going to be very close. AS
remember, Lincoln needed three and q
half votes to be assured of a majority
of the delegates. 1t was at this juno.
ture that the chairman of the Ohio
delegation arose and said, Ohio trans
fers six votes from Seward to the Lin
coin column. A great shout, such as
to shake the very walls of the Wig
wan. went up. Around on the streets
outside the building were assembled
between $4,000 and 40, 900 people. Men
with megaphones were stationed on
the roof to announce the result, and
the masses without took up the pro-
longed hurrahing. When the tumult
within and without the Wigwam was
subsiding to certain extent, cannon,
placed there for the purpose, were fired
from the roof of the fremont hotel.
During the pandemonium, men
threw their silk hats from the stage
into the excitement crazed mass of the
main auditorium. They never recov.
cred them. Except for the New York
delegation, the result was received
with expressions of qualification by
all the delegates. The New York con-
tingent remained seated and their keen
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