Show WOULD NOT RUN WITH LINCOLN general butler and the vice pros 1 doncy dency in 1864 1804 mw mass oct ocl 16 the evening record having anade a statement that general butler declined to run for vice president preside lit it in I 1 1861 not of because lie thought the duties of tile the position thankless eal I 1 but because lie lid did not ersh to stand of on I 1 the same ticket lincoln and that flint statement having been questioned nn an interview was waa had today to t day lay with frank IV bird who was one of the forsmo t ic leaders iders of the republicans public ans in ill the campaign of that year yeah und and who is personally acquainted qu quain tit it ed ted will general antler sir bird j inide anade the following alt c Inell Ls 1 I made frequent knits to tn fortress in li visiting I 1 general Ge jamin I 1 F butler buti awas arwas there early in i n june ol of that year beir lit in conversation with him one day this was prior to the lubling of the N national convention tile the talk turned to the nomination to be mode there J hitler was 0 1110 sed to of lent lincoln that however was ras considered settled at it flint time nm lind our conversation barned to the no liti nation for vice president butlers name had been frequently uw sell in ill connection with flint nomination from the beginning to the end of my visit butter butler stated ver very 3 emphatically that he be would mould not accept n nomination and would botac not accept it because lie would not go on to fo the ticket with lincoln go I 1 bieard I 1 r not a word wora front from him then of tile the reasons lie ho now MOW gives in his north american Ameri wn ile view article for d declining e 1 m I 1 the lc I 1 no nomination I 1 iii r a I 1 in 11 1 ili I was not a delegate to tile baltimore convention probably 3 for the reason thit that I 1 wm was known to be opposed to the of pre president sid C tit li lincoln 11 co in however I 1 intended to ile be Is present resent at th c convention conis ven tion on 0 my way home hom e on oil taking leave of general butler lie charged me ine his bis friend to se see e the massachusetts delegation z with nil all of whom I 1 wis was ile acquainted 1 I it I 1 and to say to them from him hilli eliat lie he most moi t strenuously e ly infused to allow his name to be used as a candidate for irie president on oil the ticket with lincoln bild that if nominated lie he would not accept the nomination I 1 reached baltimore I 1 think on oil tile the evenin evening of juno june 7 I 1 on oil the mornin morning it of the still the dav of tile the coll co mention 1 iltis u t alic e massachusetts delegation delegation met ine t abid a ili d butler received 11 votes voles of the delegates present for vice president my work as the dative of denend genend Ge butler com commenced nien on gig wednesday morning ohp ali sib and I 1 repented repeated earnestly to our delag delc ates aati the flit directions direction giten gisen ine file by butler on oil tile the farsi first ballot for vice presidents president in the afternoon of tit eliat a t lay day general butler had two votes from massachusetts the vote rote of the state was us as foll follows olys ackin on 17 Han hainlin ilin 3 butler 2 99 holt 2 butler s total vote iu in the lie cont tion ww was 28 I 1 bly it if it fail not been for this protest of nine in ili liis beli alf butler would lieve C leen been for vici frebe lit mid would have been preil pre il liblit of tile the united states floell tile ditc date of lincoln Lincol ns deith death 11 my recollection of general Ge butler s direction to nie me concluded conclude mr bird aird fix i strengthened ly by the fact that front that addy alii y to thi thit t I 1 ila P repeated the coliver bation hun hundreds dreas of times 0 o ull uncle cle jiunnes said a hoston boston LA baily who N 7 IS spending a few days in the country is that chicken by the gile gate it a brahmin 1 no replied uncle james 11 ll hy s I 1 I 1 Leli oin I 1 1 I liy ay iy certainly to lc be sure edid tile 3 jiing oung I 1 lady ilow how stupid of me ile I 1 can call see the horns on oil iiii hii axi ankles liles Pl ochester express As it i yew york drui drummer niner enter entered ed 1 a I 1 villi il il 0 gc me in west Virgi ini inia by N tiac t a oc Is line lillei a few da days 3 ago 1 lie le found tile 1 people lot ile giz m r 1 I itly av I 1 j excited A berju string k ball band it wib wab marching around town sev several antl were hying flying in we the breeze and it eil as 19 I 1 if f L fourth of july was at t hand for fit lie c seronil time the finally inquired inqui reI el the hie of tile comizio to con and was avas that one of the ineich anti bail bad faile 1 why is that it cama for rejoicing lie he queued ica bet lie failed for sowo I well lVell well vell it s tile fint fir it time in ill tile the history of this thil j allacc tonit any ally of us ever failee fur for over six bas ind ilia we ive re gung going e to hanoi tilt the OL euion conie 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