Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-28

their hunger and thirst after righteous
ness"
Barn burners and hunkers came down
to baltimore, each swearing death
against the other. Behind the barn
burners was the awful shadow Of Martin
Van Buren, who mad been the head of
the greatest Democratic political ma
chine. the party had possessed. The
party had defeated him for re-noInina-
ton four years previously by the i'm
position of the two-thirds rule, and by
permitting delegates TO disregard in
structions. His friend, Silas Wright,
had declined the Vice Presidential nomi-
nation in 1914, but had saved the day
by running for Governor of New York
lad lining up the Van Buren, strength for
the Polk ticket Two years later, in
1876, Wright had been defeated for re-
election as Governor, and the blame was
laid on the hunkers. Van Buren, ana
his friends wanted revenge.
The Baltimore convention was unable
to decide between these bitter factions
and therefore voted to seat both Ldelega-
lions, giving a half vote to each. Both
sides declined to, accept the compromise
and refused to vote in the convention.
When Lewis Cass had been nominated
for President and William o. Butler for
Vice President, young Dan Sickles
/, of New York for the nominees, making
an impassioned speech which brought
the attention OF the whole country to
him.
But the barn burners went home sore
It was not long until the free soil
movement was under way. Martin Van
Buren, became it's candidate for FRESH
dent END Charles Francis Adams was
nominated for Vice President. The
Abolition party was swallowed up in it.
1t was the first considerable movement
toward the wrecking of the old non
sectional rarties and Fastening the in
evftable CiVil War. And when the
votes we're counted, General Taylor was
elected and Martin Van Buren, had his
revenge
General Tay%or was nominated at the
whig national convention In Philadel-
phia Governor Morehead OF North
Carolina was president Of the conven-
ton and it became his duty to inform
the candidates that they had been
nominated IL was before the days OF
compulsory prepayment " postage ana
(Sovernor Morehead sent the letter 20
General Taylor's address n LOUISIANA
postage collect.
A NOTIFICATION
THAT. WAS REALLY NEWS.
"o,d Rough and Ready" had been get
ting too many letters from cranks al
over the country, for each OF which ne
was compelled to pay from 10 to 40
cents postage. Therefore he had ordered
the postmaster to return all letters ad-
dressed to him and not prepaid. to the
dead letter office. Governor Moreheaa
letter shared this fate. Thns 1t hap
pened that General Taylor did not know
be had been nominated until the rom
mittee sent to formally notify him OF
his selection had reached his Louisiana
home. He was very surprised to hear
the news from the committee and the
committee was surprised TO learn he
didn't know It before. u is the only
instance on record that a formal notifca-
ton to a candidate for President was
genuine news
Tho campaign which placed "oid
Rough and Ready" Ia tho White House
was political contest in which the
winning candidate did nothing to con-
tribute 20 his own success. he merely
looked on while the Democrats went to
pieces -on the rock OF the "Wilmot
Provlso." The 'proviso.' as II was IA