Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-25
Effect Of the Cincinnati Convention on
Iowa Independents
LETTERS FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Valuable Relics OF the Martyrcd Pres
ident--In Memory OF the Late
Judge Johnstone -Gencr-
Gus Requests.

Iowa. AS Will De noticed, the threo repro
sentntvcs for Iowa upon the national COM
mlttee of the new party are j. B. Weaver,
NJ l.. Wheat and A. j. Wcstfal. The first
needs no introduction to Iowa people, having
for 10, these many years been the greonback,
union labor, anything 10. o.beat-the-republi blican-
party leader, and taking up with every new
issue that sprung up. Mr. Wheat is past
master workman anu present state lecturer
OF the knights of Labor of Iowa, while Mr..
Westfall is a leading member of tho National
Farmers alliance (north) and late candidate
for congress on the alliance ticket in the
Eleventh district. So that in this trinity of
representatives in the new party there seems
to be an amalgamation of all the orgoniza-
tions in opposition to tho two
Old parties in this state, save
alone the third party prohibitionsts
They were not lot in on the ground floor, and
If they get into this new combination will
have to climb up some other way" 1t will
oe interesting now to watch the action of the
Independent state convention which meets in
this city juno 3. 1t is more than likely that
it will catch the inspiration" and go over
bodily to the new party.
SOME LINCOLN LETTERS.
Hon. Charles Aldrich of Webster City, Ia
collector of the large and valuable collection
of autographs, portraits, and other relics in
the state library has recently returned from
a visit to Washington, ID. G. While there
he received two heretofore unpublished let
ters OF the martyr president, Abraham Lin
coln written to the venerable Hawkins Tay-
lor, now a resident Of the national, capital at
the advanced age OF eighty years. BY the
way, MIR. Taylor was member of tho
first Iowa territorial legislature which
convened at Burlington, the then capital
OF Iowa, November II, 1885, nearly fifty
three years ago. Lee county had four rep
resentatiyes, one of whom was Mr.. Taylor
He was also sheriff of Lee county in 1910,
alderman OF Fort Madison in 1912, alderman
of keoKuk in 1856 and 1850, mayor of kcokuk
in lS47, master OF q gunboat during the
rebellion by appointment of Admiral Eoote,
besides holding many other positions He
was correspondent of Abraham Lincoln
long before his nomination for the presidency,
and as a matter of course, IAN original
Lincoln mrn" The cordial relations exist
ing between him and "old Abe' can be read
lily inferred from these two letters. which
are as follows:
lor, Esq,-My Dear Sir: Yours of the 3rd is
just received. There is some mistake about
my expected attendance of the United states
court in your city on the third Tuesday of the
month. l have had no thought OF being there.
1t is bad to be poor. | shall go to The wall for
to see the city and good people Of keokuk but
for this year it is little less than an impossi-
bility. ] am constantly receiving invitat ons
which am compelled to decline. l was pres
singly urged to 20 to Minnesota: and | now
have two invitations to go to Ohio. These last
am really temptel to, make a lying trip to
Columbus and Cincinnati, i do hope you will
have no trouble in Iowa. What thinks Grimes
about it? have not known him to be mis-
taken about an election in Iowa. Present my
repects to Colonel Carter and my other friends
"a M a m y 1 N.
s spRtNGr1nhD, nit s Ill., April ai, 1850 Hawkins Tay-
lor, Esq..-My Dear Sir: Yours of the 18th is Just
received. 1t surprises me that you have writ
ten twice without receiving an answer. |
have answered ali have received from you
and certainly one since my return from the
east. Opinion hero as to the prospect of
Douglas being nominated are quite conflicting
some very confident he will and others that
he will not be- | think his nomination posi-.
BILE, but the chances are against him. [ am
glad there is a prospect of your party passing
this way to Chicago. Wishing to make your
to notify US as soon possible, whether you
come this way. how many and when you Will
arrive. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN.
Another Lincoln letter Just added to the
Aldrich collection is from Mr.. w. b. Means
of Boone, la. 1t is a word of advice TO IA
young attorney whom Mr.. Lincoln was aid
ing in the management of his cases" 1t
was addressed to near relative of Hon. S.
b. Shelady, speaker Of the Iowa house OF
representatives in 1858 and is as follows:
SPRINGFIELp, Ill, Feb. 10 iSi2.--G b. She
lady, Esq. Yours of the 10th is duly received
Judge Logan and myself are doing business
together now and we are willing TO attend to
your cases as you propose. As to the terms,
we are willing TO attend each case you pre-
pare and send Us for so when there shall be
no opposition) to be sent in advance, or you to
know it is safe 1t takes Sj75 of cost to start
upon, that is sl15 to clerk, and g. to each Of
two publishers of papers Judge Logan thinks
it will take the balance Of so to carry n case
through. This must lie advanced from time
TO time as the services are performed, as the
nf w |
whether you can be admitted an attorney of
the federal court In your absence or not nor
our names.
Thinking it may aid you little, I send you
one OF our blank forms of petitions. II, you
Will see, is framed to be sworn to before the
federal court clerk. and in your case will have
To be SO far changed as to be sworn to before |
the clerk of your circuit court, and his certh-
cate must be accompanied with his official
seal. The schedules too must be attended to;
BE sure that they contain the creditors
the debtors names their residences and the |
amounts they owe; also all property and
A $50 be sure that the schedules arc signed |
by the applicants as well as the petitions.
Publications Will have to be made here In |
one paper and in one nearest the residence of
the applicant Write us in each case where |
the last advertisement Is TO be sent, whether |
to you or to what paper.
| believe have now said everything that |
can be OF any advantage. Your friend as
ever A. LINCOLN.
JUDGE EDWARD JOHSSrONE'S DEATH.
The death of the late Judge Edward John
stone at Keokuk last week removes from the
scene of this worlds action one OF the most
prominent men of Iowa from It's earliest his |
tory AS territory and state In 1898 he was |
appointed one of the three commissioners TO |
collect testimony with regard to the title to |
the nall breed tract, and was one to institute !
for the division of the lands |
which resulted in the decree titlen by which |
the lands are now held and upon which the
city of Keokuk Stands. He was elected TO |
the Iowa legislature in the summer of 1899,
and was elected speaker OF the house for two
successive terms He was appointed United
States district attorney by President Polk,
and in 1851 was elected judge of the Lee
county court aud served for four years He
was member Of the constitutional conyen-
tion in 1851 and took IA prominent part in the
of that body He has always
been prominently identified with Iowa af-
fairs, and at tho time of his death
was president of the Iowa Colum-
pian Exposition commission. He was
of tho Iowa Pioneer Law.
makers association, meeting of which or