But the measure was never heard of afterward.

Dr.Walker said of this occurrence, after his sententious fashion: "Other men have served the College; Samuel Hoar saved it." The Board of Overseers, who have visitorial powers over the College, and whose concurrence is necessary to the election or appointment of officers, Professors and members of the Corporation, and who included for a long time the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and members of the Senate, had always been held to be the representative of the Commonwealth, although the members of the body who were not members _ex-officio_ were elected by the Board itself.
A bill passed in 1851, to which no objection was made, vested the election of this body in the Legislature.

But after a few years' trial, that was abandoned, and the members of the Overseers are now chosen by the Alumni of the College.
I shall speak in a later chapter of the foundation of the Free Soil Party.

The call for the Convention held at Worcester on the 28th of June, 1848, addressed to all persons opposed to the election of Cass and Taylor, written by his son, E.
R.Hoar, was headed by Mr.Hoar.

He presided over the meeting, and delegates were elected to a National Convention to be held at Buffalo, which nominated Van Buren and Adams for President and Vice-President.