| Show MOCK IN POLITICS POLITIC AT a bacq banquet no t in london the other day chauncey M depew a distinguished politician ot of yew york admitted or rather stated MAW frankly fraly that he be bad a little boom of 0 disown I 1 in hand there are at present L a her berof of gentlemen the who are supposed to have oi of in an inclining in the same direction and knowing this to be the case the statement of mr depew roust must be re as a remarkable display of can dor at least for it is not customary for an aspiring politician to admit anything or to tail fail to deny everything the extent to te which false delicacy in presenting onela onea self may be carried is illustrated in nearly every nominating convention after it mysteriously disappears and the candidate 1 1 takes the stump even voles 0 ler fer himself at times without the wast loot compunction ane the vigor with which he carries on his fight stands out in strong contrast with what he be had previously tried to make the people believe as to himself out of the most conspicuous in 1111 1 stances of this species of self stultify cation in late years was pre presented seated la in the case of the late governor seymour of new york lie he was a de delag leggie to and presided over the I 1 demo national convention which coffi aw in new york city on all the e of july 1868 tue toe politic politicians it side toe the line liae were then in what might be called desperate straits for general grant was already in the field 0 the republican nominee and etwas generally understood that it would re quire a phenomenally strong MAR inan to make even a respectable race amtoft the general let alone to wm WB NO fw bleton now minister to Ger inay had the most organized but bat not more than half enough to secure the nomination the rema remainder inde pi 41 lae votes being divided among ban ihnow different candidates the towa became numerous to ft ass some extent and dna AD faite twenty third roll call was 41 W red some one suggested the mime of horatio seymour the con tat ioa was then in a mood to take up respectable name and put it to get done with the bar barandess Aness loofe it iti and nd the solitary vote was B dropping a lighted lucifer match bonx g thi the dry r lades blades of gaass on a prairie tr e but the chronic lerlean show ot diffidence fil dence had to be in and beloi benoie e the lire got a lair fair rort the eminent gentleman was on ab feet tw speak of 01 couppe all was ae in a moment and he proceeded 1 I am deeply grateful to you gentle i tor for the honors you have already ced d upon me and for others yott in might ight see aee fit to extend but I 1 aoi not bot t toe lie man you are seeking heek ng others uv more capable and let one ol of them bec becu bosen osen your candidate I 1 cannot be 19 then the rovas was a hush like tut mat preceding the mighty roar of a a ampe t sweeping through ucb a forest ol of oaks ane name seymour was altin called and the nomination was wab made va unanimous by acclamation and mild sa much noisy enthusiasm that thai several minutes before sufficient oder nj could be obtained to pro proper perl calve and record the result the tremors nors mind underwent an inie oliue change all at once it if what lie he convention was what tie he scant put tor for when the committee called arhim dp him next day da to officially notify him 0 bis nomination he accepted in a ewh of such warmth and earnest go as he more than any other could oke subsequently he wrote an elaborate and formal letter ol of accept ae in which he be made such pointed as to the possibility ol oi ewess by means of united and per effort that the democracy took but of hope and went in iii to deserve tyle Tt etory whet whether he r they could command it in addition to this governor g nor seymour took the stump and i forked as actively as in his bis halcyon toye pretty good work for ft 9 party those candidate he be could not be this Is a age we be now two of the rare avis in one eue party sherman an and depew loth both are candidates and matie make no con COB tl clment ment ot of it on oa the contrary they abade a et their h e I 1 r ambition wherever there the re y so a hance chance for it to amount to any tiling tad and this suggests the concha flon fion that they are entitled to thanks firso much inthe in the right direction at let ifa it A mans jaaes tastes run ran in the direction ot politics and tie he aspires to why should he be not make the fact known there la Is notting dishonorable or dishonest in in I 1 it nai nor is there anything ID 4 conflict with genuine manly modesty men must at times advertise their callings to succeed why not tile the statesman do so go certainly from b 0 dys point of diey viey to do it is mu inu finitely it ay superior to saying and doing hiuga up which confront one afterwards s md ad which would be found awkward 9 custom bad not sanctioned it from Ume away back |
