made them famous had not their political errors served to overshadow their other successes. The men referred to are the Fifteenth President of our Nation, the Honorable James Buchanan; and a Secretary of War under Mr. Buchanan's successor, the Honorable Simon Cameron. A unique pair indeed. Mr. Buchanan

door, he asked one of the servants who had been added to the household since his election to get Mr. Henry, his nephew and private secretary during the past hectic months. When the lad came, he addressed the President-elect as "Uncle James," a liberty he took only when no guests were present. Buchanan

trying to recreate the story, let us look at a few of the reports of it which have gained wide currency. The affair received national publicity primarily on three occasions : first, during the election of 1856 when Buchanan was the Democratic candidate for president ; next at the time of his death in