Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-14
DID LINCOLN. FAVOR HAMLINe
Evidence That johnson Was Not the Prssi
dents Choice for Vice President. e;
A Washington special to the New York He,ob


dents Choice for Vice President. q;
Washington special to the New York Herald
saws: -
! asked Maj. Albert E. H. johnson today what
we're his recollections about the attitude Of
President Lincoln toward the denomination Of
Hannibal Hamlin for Vice President Mai.
Johnson, who is now patent attorney of this
city, was private secretary to Mr.. Edwin NJ.
! Stanton during the time that the latter. was
Secretary of War, and is consequently well
qualified to speak upon anything connected
with the composition Of the cabinet at that
/ time.
JOHNSON NOT LINCoLN's CHOICE.
Mr. johnson replied that while Mr.. Lincoln
had high appreciation of Andrew johnson it
was surmised by those who we're closest to him
that the President would have been better
| pleased if Mr.. Hamlin had been renominated
He had no doubt of Andrew Johnsons patriot
ism and honesty Of purpose, but he feared that
occasions Nigh arise in which Iohnsons atural
stubbornness would work detriment both to the
party and the country in the event that he him.
self should die before the end OF his term.
Mr. Lincoln sometimes had flashes Of in
tuition which seemed almost like clairvoyancs,
and one OF these OCCASIONS was when the tee-
gram announcing Johnsons nomination was
handed to him. He said. Perhaps he is the
IL,
without having concluded the sentence.
1.-The impression on those about him was
that he regretted the nomination without being
able himself to tell why. Perhaps it was
prem onition Of his own impending death and
the evils that would follow through the ac-
cession to the presidency Of Andrew Johnson"
SECRETARY STATIONS PREFERENCES
With regard TO Mr.. Stanton's own prefer
ences Maj. Johnson said, that according to his
recollection, Secretary Stanton favored the re-
nomination Of the old ticket. He was sus..
picious of johnson from the first. The rela-
tions between Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Stanton
were such that one was pretty sure to share the
others views. II there were any differences Of
opinion the world sure to know of it. They
worked well together, Notwithstanding their
differences Of character.
Mr.. Lincoln was open and frank to such q
degree that Mr.. Stanton did not dare to trust
him with important secrets regarding the con-
duct of the war, for fear that the President
might reveal them to the first caller.
There were many differences between Lin
coin and Stanton but the latter was loyal to
the President, Notwithstanding frequent out
breaks on his side. because Of the Presidents
charity and fOrbearance toward the generals in
the field in connection with their disregard Of
orders from Washington.
This especially the case with regard to
Gen. Mcclellan whom Lincoln restored to duty
as commander of the Army Of the Potomac,
much to Stanton disgust.
Mr.. Lincoln according to Major johnson,
was apparently entirely Indifferent to the pro-
ceedings of the Baltimore convention. He
neither sent nor received dispatch during the
whole time the convention in session. He
seemed perfectly confident from the beginning
that he would be renomnated.
Mr.. Stanton, on the contrary was nervous
and excited and took the greatest interest in
the matter.