Show j 5 J f Men Who Missed Presidency I If d dBY f BY RUFUs RUFU ROCKWELL WILSON I S ON 1 1 ft BW ef of the men prominent In fa public F r Ute life who have been eager er and con continued c a tinned aspirants for the presidency pre I have witnessed wj the fulfillment of theft ambitions Ate e list of those who have vainly Thy striven to reach that great areat I is Indeed a log and one 0 item 0 of et the names name thereon were borne by men who Iao have ave been so 80 long lotI forgot I ten that to the average an reader read they are I not even Wea known but all 11 in their time thu lied large place in the tM public eye ee eyel eyelL L Aaron Burr BUtT heads head the tile list in ques tion The tIIe story atory of hi his narrow defeat by Ie in 1 IStl ll to u I a familiar one I and familiar also atoo to is the story of ot its V his duel with Hamilton which terminated scarcely more tragically for I Hamilton than it did for his bla anta Burr BOlT left the field SeId uninjured in inbody inbody n nt body but bet t a mined man sod and d although lie fee lived for nearly a quarter of a cen con century cent tury t afterward he was through most moot of that period shunned and ad execrated eX rated by hi former fenner friends Tried for trot tree r aen fur far his J daring dariA and nd for tor capturing Texas and nd Mexico exi exibe I co 00 be he was waa acquitted on technical II and an then underwent long Ion xiU x xa in a prope He returned to New York YorkI in I JI ed practice of the law tow Mt oud by sheer force of pluck and talent v large sum hew bow dyer r crowded upon him thick and fast and aH In II 1 iRS after a career the most moet ro rca romantic mastic mantic de diversified and tragic in our he died at Port Richmond island alone and unattended at the age e of fourscore fe Charles C Pinckney who ho ran against again I Jefferson in ISM IBM and against t Madison in UM 1 wa aa as man of great groat ability and broad political experience H B He met however with a crushing cn defeat on op 0 both th occasions occasion sad and a like fate awaited I DeWitt Clinton ton when In Jau he be was wasa wasT as j T a S candidate against Madison lIa n The Tie I Democratic caucus at re tie Madison Iut ut Clinton hr hrad I bad ad been Men put forward as dS s a andl i If r the war wing of hi his hiB r 1 leave vu ve the f Id Hi file o t i Democrat rat caucus f the New Tc Ye Y Yet L t was as late tte ed by a in New Sew Y irk k ity it the thc th first i gathering of t I its kind nd hu h c losely re ti I Ie e Bern bled a i political lt The I Federal also forn i lv I Y indorsed tUn Clin II ton who til lii the th Vi n v last ia at t seemed to have a Ir r nance o 0 ess With ith 1 Pei syl 1 in Ia a on his h Ii II w n 1 I haie we W hut in the th e Tha hai ha i si Ial u uto gave gan its to Madison On ai i 1 i s lurEd a al 11 rity of the electoral toral col colIn co 01 l ge A Aa In Iii isi 1816 Rufus RUfUf King Kine the j Federal i for president prel nt was wasa wa waIt a It far aL at atin ii d than the Demoi II in minee t 1 I hul nt In lit I t ai rit d only nii nl I three state slate 1 i r p ea jj t ih th thir ft i electoral v ott ot i 1 Thurlow Weed as aa a President Maker J r The of 1834 18 ending in the he ei ej i of f the younger youl gt r Adams put putanI an anI I I I 1 1 I t H I tl 1 SI U I t J S f f fT T Hian z H a f L u jj ii iii i turn senator foreign minister and aid d twice a s member of the cabinet He was a mien man man of great reat ability and would have bave won in that year had it not been for tor the Jealousy of John C Calhoun and an an unlooked unlocked for Incident of the campaign c in New York The people in ina ina Ina a majority of the states at that tbt time did not vote for the electors they were chosen by the several legislatures legislature A Afew Af Afew few f w weeks before fore the meeting of the New York legislature in the winter of Thurlow Weed W then in the thet t morning morn in of his hta career as a political Warwick Journeying lna by bT canal from Rochester to Albany saw w on Oft the Ua boat bo t a member of the legislature lature lect who he be knew had he been elected e as an Adams man dam Adams Crawford Jackson and Clay were the several everal candidates calMi date for tor the president presidency y The Albany regency then tIleR controlled by W Martin Van Buren ute ulen fa ft favored I ored the t election et e on At ut Crawford The F were divided between heh Ad Adam am urns and Clay Weed We I himself being Mine a supporter rt r of A Adams During DUrine the pre pro previous 10 winter in Albany Weed Heed had made madet the t acquaintance a of a lobbyist named who was known to favor favorI I Crawford and 04 whom be now observed in frequent and earnest t conference f I with wit the member rol of the legislature who j had ha beet elected tid as an Adams Adama man MI mani i t I At Syracuse the lobby tot left Che Ib boat and posted ted po a letter which by means he lie never revealed Weed found fouad bore We the thO name me and address of ef another mem Rt member her ber of the Ute legislature who ho had bad also aim a o oan been elected aa ap an Adams man miu He Heat at once Or h d that Uta mischief of 01 sort was waa brewing and resolved to turn de detective d I i When W Albany was waa U reached Weed caw f the man n to whom the letter bad d l leei i rent pent come rome tg Lp meet the I is ai ii I i with him board a b 1 r N yr i I He took too passage on nn the e B same me nw boat and andi i follower followed them to 11 a hotel in m New Ne York Vork I here whee they I ni u Henn Er kford a aH aa H a ait t i JY u j i of f aw foj d Tin This I II I 1 I l I u d ti I ti Ii t the I he leni eta tic ct h f Ne New I y V K i r is js 1 JIM t I nt Ot he i t 1 i t 1 it i on i j i i imade made mad s po te oy ty y the me partisan makeup I of the v heie a haug of i two or three votes ot g eIther Uther way would give rawford or 01 Adams dams dain the electors s I if r f the sine tHI t to h th the t and i th the dam ian i li n 11 U iff hf f 1 I sf t I ff ft i e h v f t ti li t J nul 4 1 eta WHO mth i Weed l still shadowing h ind visited two t 0 other of the th legislature l elected to vote OUt for I III r Adama Ada InH Then Weed W returned d to t Ii A 1 ii 1 i ol d ha Ita haI 1 a i I run Nd friend frid lake I a k a M It it i 1 i i h i t II h hOld t 1 o hen heti rh Ill t hi hiI 1 I D t I r lid d I of id h a i i tf 1 4 iU u in Au tOts l us way ay enough was gleaned ned to make it certain that briber bribery was waa in iii progress When turp Cu ure e of f his hi ground un WEl We i all alii J 3 Jj i H Nati l i r 1 r j u i 11 h ii t t 1 OUt uki er of Adams and td him what bat he be had bd learned learn ct Tallmadge Tall who after afterward afterward afterward ward by h hs refusal to become the run running running ning nine mate of the elder er Harrison lost loat the presidency y wa waa was a man of pf high temper and ana anon gf n will m His in wrath on this tb occasion was waa most m impressive Taking Weed with him Tallmadge T U at rn once e sought Cut the Adams Adama nan man who was preparing to betray hi his party and ami fiercely denouncing delou his perfidy gave him and the tIe others ott en who had bild been ap approached approached thet choice of two things I Ishall Ishall shall U said he his bis face fa e white with rage race Iv you a ballot to be voted at atthe atthe the th Joint session and arid it will contain 1 my initial go ro that I shall hell know you have bave voted vote tt t I shall she also give you two ballots with my initials which you must give Ive to your two d so 80 that I will m know that they too have not I betrayed their constituents con and their party If It these ballots are are not not voted I Ishall Ishall I shall rise in ny ny place make accusation I tion demand investigation aad furnish I the proof of m my f barge The brne taker overcome verome with ter terror roe promised at t once to w vote ot the ballot with Tall s initials antI and a feu tC i hours hour tatter later r the th other two the th j same promise These The e ballots were voted I and Crawford Cra was ws as detested defeated H fled d I Weed been b unmindful of the meeting of the lObbyist and the Adams Jains IJ man on I the cai canal calia al I boat buat the t h of the contest would have haf had a different ll ending i if f tbt I M I vote ott of ot Men Hen Y nj Jk k it have ha ye t d the tue i electoral college e and alu the of Adams Adam du It b by the house huu of n J would never have oct occurred Many lat latr r it wai a distl sd by one aho ahoi ho hov I v i as a party t to ti th I ht hi s h in that hat t a i com corn I fn hit a t i ii H 0 d rich i ii i N x ii York Vit k Dt mot rat Ii 1 I ag 1 I t to 0 t 1 dv eav 1 a i i i t a i i hi i 1 Of or orP ii P r 1 lv 1 iL felt Xv i 0 by tp it Adams man maii In iii tie the t e legislature le for foi Craw ford Hud and but for the di d discovery overy vety of or the thes th s mf D b y teed the tite f would I nave been bt 11 c It should be beM M SI atod aled t d in iT ra sil s that flut t ha t th I h dost doe i f 1 in 1 hi i 1 is I 4 i Ii was wasi a i i r K i down ik II i m dIJ i Ii in i ii illness which ended his activity and going I ack la to Georga a he be died j few jeY years later while hUe holding a p aee on the bent h of or his state tta t The Blighted Ambitions of Calhoun I Clay CIa v and nd Webster Whet hen hC on was as first preel president dent in Iii 18 John i l C then en entering entering uron tion this hi hit 0 ij lena tenn a as vice vicel tee l prE re w iv wJ t if regarded bv hy IJ Ja Jackson as all asI 1 I Ij i h i tin Ut il i ai aliI a iii d log h logia ii 1 ni Rut But Butth Ruti th Ih i I t 1 i T il H i f Ial 1 a ai t if i i L I t M J farced I him to retire from the vice presidency i brought him into isito open with Jackson Jalkson and fOl r put Pdt an end to his I chanres hanft of f rf ih ilie t Iw A I i i ah HIhun tin j J ci u ti suc 14 Jackson J in the presidency The ne campaign of 1836 proved equally eUy dies disastrous trous to the presidential aspiration of ot Hugh U L I White A Willie P Mangum and Daniel Webster Web ter who with the er Harrison in that year divided between Iet them the suffrages s pf the Whigs Wb and Mangum though men mea of weight w f t tand and influence in their time lime are ar OW almost forgotten f getten but Webster w er hold a high place in our or How However ever in 1836 1838 Webster received only fourteen electoral votes and after that year he was wa never neTer again apin a presidential candidate He continued to be an as aspirant aspirant for the office 0 until near his death dea l land and his name was often otten presented in Iii nominating in conventions but the was as always al ways carried off bj b less gifted men Me menThe MeThe The great leaders of f the Whig party p wore were passed over in is ISM hiS for tor or lagon on and in m 1844 1544 Clay secured e the th nomina nomination tion he had so 0 long coveted ov ted only to tobe be defeated at a 1 the K 11 A fa 1 taUt mcd to attend all alJ of Clays Clas attempts to secure ec the presidency p C The incident of an alt it t defeated t vi him in 1 2 a and id in iii J 1333 be he went d before popularity while white in 36 B iii 1840 hi he h had to tu stand a ide able candidates tes Save a f lot fot his letters letterson lett rs on the Texts i il t In II Il might t have lue luebec been bec n elected m iii i 11 impelled th inlands of or i if in the pivotal suit stat f New Nia f York to vote for i lu h d id i i r r ihl hi lj hetty arty larty and CIt I i the popular idol went t down before th the darkest dark l of dark hoses horses His Ht defeat doff act bv by b P PI Pel i L forever furt r lays Clays chains f rill Pt 1 HIM Ila nJ v the Whig party ut ill him bv hv hy foj OZ ni Ti Ia Taylor or orin in ai ail ald i I ler i 1 e tt It I t in iii Zo z Th n n i fir t f PI o i 0 I i the anh lio on l e s t I nd Inti John M f layton f 4 MS as who had hd an au extensive anti and brIlliant nf in high i petit Kar station ta tion and slid who ho had lung l ng been beell an active ti pilat a for foi 01 the th i I was wal beat n MI at t I lie pU polls j ill m ill thu t j z by y Van VanBuren Buren wh nh h f i i g t s i re the f p D In m rn mo o ratH I i I tut n tt i jot hir t z t that hat at of or f t l Pie Fret and u lal I ti Cavi uSi in NAW York Yf that the tate state gave gun H i its 15 tote VU to Taylor and elected him hini K lay ton bad served d many years in the senate and ad W v ti M counted Jr ne f t tw n ablest men in inthe th the w hir i it li III q ii h lie hal hail strong I H s if t f s e I ii i itu ti m i h v t h hi sr n n ll 1 Ill 1 r I Tn i J v il it ti it his hitt i iU iUnd and nd IM ht wai wa never hover again an active seek seeker k kOr Or er for tor the oftIe cott ou title Hale and Mar Marty Marey ty ey were w r th the tr on nit the th p o Hiral bo M h in ill i 1 s ti 11 wh hi would Ia a i br hll i i t i i t j ir r before as th Ihn Iee In j f r i f fiM and Hale Wale the fu in ut ui u toe Uie tree Pree Soil party parly Many Marcy who nho n wa a a states state stateman man a as well as a a rf Ian was a lead had ing In aspirant fi fill the t Democratic nom in III It is H bit bitt i as a defeated l b bm by m i j r if 1 TV u M ot I Leau i l Lil u da hing Fremont in the convention of the newly created Republican party aud ad d Fremont was waa in turn deTested by Buchanan at the poOl path Tits TIt 3 Defeat Dett of Seward Sud and Douglas Seward and Douglas were the most conspicuous c of the unsuccessful aspirant ant foi for the presidency pre in lii I From his ts entrance into the tile senate ten years before Seward had filled a large place in the public prints and nd his bin chances I for fur the Republic an nomination in hi 1 even up to the middle ed st the convention of that year appeared appt ared to be more fa La favorable I than those the of any other man manThe manThE manThe The opposition to Seward in his own state slate led by Horace Hora e was 8 the principal al factor in the forces force which eventually bi brought ought about his Ide defeat pad and nd gave the prize to Lincoln Doug Douglos la J los however was the ablest and most m Interesting erf ut the he defeated candidates of IM 1110 He had been In congress conr con from 1347 1847 onward first arat In tilt house and later in the senate Illinois never neer produced before or since nee so o Pi Fi L Lalar i aJar alar a Democrat as the Little Giant the brilliant champion 11 of soy sov and aud the man who beat Lin coin n for the senate in iii the memorable of 1858 Douglas Dou la death th in i 1861 at the early earl age of 4 closed a at t which might have han been b tJ j r with the highest hid had it been i extended a i dozen d zen y years Mrs fan 01 vI so 10 o 1 i tiger str I I The Th li st tor of political in ill 4 and all allis 10 is not long bug nor if the name of Sal Salmon WOn mon P ft 1 Chare liase be omitted Is it it larl laly or striking I nu tin s sI I war wan aEJ at the i date dete and an that of lIf Grant Giant It 1011 on iiri elusion at th latter on tine lh The u Uta i Hun of the hI t I hi tar inti r t nun nunn i n i r in ill 64 u IS i l a i p i n i it nl i i j Se nw dl Demo ratu t l ii ate t in iu 1888 1818 although a i man malt of abil abili i It and in public affairs affair h liol 1 I h held ld no national aJ office oe t Chase has in lt It ItI j I had l r n four yeats yea ri on 1111 ii th hi i tUII sr ij Ii i viII in inI I i beich h but had not u i m lip up t i nt a t I a v huh i h IW IWI tu j I II I wd ft i in n t i illi i n ii u lk in Iii inthe HIi Iiii i i the senate during durin the th years year pr i ld dinK I the war he be had equaled Seward ard ill iii u his Ils and aggressive agare si oi ONO in n t to lavelY and as secretary of th tb tir a u up under Im oln h hI he 1 ha hal 1 eon br h ni t tand i ind I and nd mote enduring cur Is i tl lit litI I II I than th ha lJ it li had hai id I IWI M tsi ia 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