Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-28

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Ia Van Bursn's behalf.
The time sPpolltei for the couyen-
;.ca "A Baltimore drew near. One day
the senator received Hn infimation that
he would b- put Ia nomination II Vac
Eur"n failed. Immediately he wrote
to Judge Fine of OSdensburg. chair
u.nn Of the del. gallon from the north
Drn district Of New York. forhlddinp
-u.h uss o: his name on the ground
lLa.I H. uogl!-sSD.H"s ysDGld Involve dis
loyalty To his friend the ez-prt-siient.
He gave me leave 70 20 20 the con-
vention on my way home to meet Sally.
had c0uhteJ 10 Mrs. Wright the de-
tails Of my little love airulr-l had 10
and sh'. had shown n tsnder. sympa-
thetic Interest In the story.
The senator had said TO me one day,
with a gentle smile:
Bart. y0u have business In Canton
| believe. with which trihing matters
Tx. the choice Of a president and the
AeIicnn question cannot be permitted
spend n day or two A. the convention
In Baltimore on your way. Re
port to our friend Fine. who will look
after your comfort there. III. expert
ence ought to be useful TO Il young man
who, hope. viii have work 10 do in
future conventions"
took the stage to baltimore next
dny-the twenty sixth uf May. The
Convention thrilled me-the flags. the
great crowd. the bands. the songs. the
speeches. the ch.eTiuE-l see and hear
II all In my talk. The upToar lasted
for twenty minutes when Van Buren's
mime was put In nomination
Then the undercurrcnt The South
was against him ~ Wright had fore
seen. The dcrp current Of its power
had undermined certain OF the north
ern and western delegations. Ostcn-
slhly for Nnu Huren and stubbOrnly
Custing their ballots for him. they had
voted for the two third. rule. which
bad accomplished his dcfcni before the
hall"'lng began. 1t continued for two
days without choice. The enemy
stood firm. After adjournment that
evening mnny "f the Van Buren, dele
E"'"r w"rr sUmm0nrd 10 conference.
attended Il with Judge Fine.
tn" "Npresidcnt had Withdrawn and
requested his friends In the conyen-
ton 10 vote for S,las Wright. Ny emo
ti"us cau be more readily Imagined
ihnn described when heard the
shouts OF enthusiasm which greeted
my friends name. Tears began TO roll
down my checks Judge Fine lifted
his hnnd. When order was ut last re-
stored he began:
"Gcntlcmcn, AS friend Of the
learned senator aud as resident OF
the county which Is the proud pos
SCISSOR Of his home. your enthusiasm
has welcome sound 10 me: but I hap
pen to know that Senator Wright will
not allow his name to 90 before the
convention"
He read the letter Of which knew.
Mr.. Benjamin +. Butler then said:
When that letter was written Sena-
tor Wright was not aware that Mr..
Van Burcu's nomination could not be
accomplished. nor was he aware that
bis own nomination would be the al
most unanimous wish Of this conven-
ton. have talked with the leading
delegates from Missouri aud Virginia
today. They say that he can be numi-
mated by acclamat!Un. Is IL possible
that he-a strong party man-can re-
sist this unanimous call OF the party
with whose help he has won Immortal
fame? No, 1t is not so. II cannot be
so. We must dispatch a messenger TO
him by horse NJ once who shall take
TO him from his friend Judge Fine n
frank statement of the imperious de
mand Of this convention and a request
that he telegraph withdrawal OF his
letter In the morning"
The suggestion was unanimously ap.
proved and within an hour, mounted
or one OF the best horses in Maryland
so his groom Informed me-I was on
my way to Washington with the mes
sage of Judge Fine in my pocket. Yes.
l had two days TO spare on my sched.
ule OF travel and reckoned that, by re-
~" A'hb W utAk
reach Canton In good time.
II was the kind OF thing that only
1.-THE. supple. strong hearted lad such
as / was In the days Of my youth.
could relish-speeding over a dark
road by the light OF the stars and a
half-moon. with q horse that loved to
kick up wind. My brain was In q
fever. for the notion had come to me
that l was making history.
The Ire CO :s:zs and high place hur-
ried me on. win the senator In the
presidential chair l should be well
started In the highway OF great sue
cess. Then Mr.. II. Dunkelberg might
think me better than the legacy OF
Benjamin Grimshaw. A relay awaited
me twenty-three miles down the road.
Well. I reached Washington very
sore, but otherwise in good form. soon
~ fsar do x-h I