and
reflects." So it kept up the attack. It had previously advocated
the selection of Mr. Crapo as candidate for Governor. It
bitterly denounced me. Mr. Crapo had himself voted for the
River and Harbor Bill. It could not consistently maintain
its bitter opposition to me, because of my vote, while supporting
Mr. Crapo. So it declared it could no longer support him.

When the State Convention came the feeling was still strong,
though somewhat abated. I had been asked by the Committee,
a good while before, to preside at the Convention. This I
did. I was received rather coldly when I went forward. But
I made no apologies. I began my speech by saying: "It gives
me great pleasure to meet this assembly of the representatives
of the Republicans of Massachusetts. I have seen these faces
before. They are faces into which I am neither afraid nor
ashamed to look." The assembly hesitated a little between
indignation at the tone of defiance, and approval of a man's
standing by his convictions. The latter feeling predominated,
and they broke out into applause. But the resolutions which
the Committee reported contained a mild but veiled reproof
of my action.

Mr. Crapo was defeated in the Convention. I have no doubt
he would have been nominated for Governor, but for his vote
for the River and Harbor Bill. His successful competitor,
Mr. Bishop, was a gentleman of great personal worth, highly
esteemed throughout the Commonwealth, and of experience in
State administration. But it was thought that his nomination
had been secured by very active political management, concerted
at the State House, and that the nomination did not fairly
represent the desire of the people of the Commonwealth. Whatever
truth there may have been in this, I am very sure that Mr.
Crapo's defeat could not have been compassed but for his vote
for the River and Harbor Bill. The result of the above feeling,
however, was that the Republican campaign was conducted without
much heart, and General Butler was elected Governor.

When the election of Senator came in the following winter,
I was opposed by what remained of the feeling against the
River and Harbor Bill. My principal Republican competitors
were Mr. Crapo, whose friends rightly thought he had been
treated with great injustice; and Governor Long, a great public
favorite, who had just ended a brilliant and most acceptable
term of service as Governor. Governor Long had presided at
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