Dr.Stone, the famous stenographic reporter, was present and took it down.

It was printed in the Free Soil papers, and from that time I was in considerable demand as a public speaker.

The coalition between the Free Soilers and Democrats carried the State of Massachusetts that year and elected Sumner Senator and Boutwell Governor.

The next year Worcester failed to elect her representatives to the Legislature, which were voted for all on one ticket and required a majority, and there was to be a second election on the fourth Monday of November.
There was a delegate convention to nominate representatives, of which I was a member.

When the vote was announced, to my surprise and consternation, I was one of the persons nominated.
Nobody had said a word to me about it beforehand.