Evening star., 1901-11-20
FOR A LINCOLN MEMORIAL
SENATOR CULLOM WILL INTRODUCE
A BILL.
Wants an Appropriate Monument
Erected Here--No Clash with the
Proposed Mckinley Tribute.

As soon as Congress meets Senator Cul-
lom of Illinois proposes to introduce Dill
in the Senate providing for an appropriate
memorial to Abraham Lincoln, to be erected
In this CITY.
II wish to see a memorial that is appro-
pirate and commensurate with the great
life OF Abraham Lincoln" he said to a Star
reporter today.
The location, cost and form which this
memorial Is to take are matters that ne re-
CARDS Of secondary Importance.
Senator Cullom's bill will provide that the
memorial Of Lincoln be located In accord
ance with the plans Of the park commisc
sion, and he hopes fitting design may pc
obtained by means of a competition, IN
which the greatest artists OF the world can
be induced to compete. He Is anxious to
secure suggestions from any one IN resasa S ssa
to any measure that may contribute 10 the
success Of his project.
A Long-Cherished Plan.
SIT has been my purpose for more than a
year." said Senator Cullom to Star re-
porter today, ''to begin at the coming ses-
sion of Congress a movement looking to the
erection Of great memorial In this city to
Lincoln This has been delayed by Con-
gress because Of the war and one thing or
another coming along to emoarrass the
finances Of the country, but made up my
! mind more than year ago, alter taxing
to make beginning, and that at this ses-
sion / would undertake to do something in
reference to 1t. The truth is. this action
has been neglected. not Intentionally, py
many Of us, but merely in order to wait
until the proper time had arrived, so that
when 1t is started 1t might be one OF the
greatest memorials that has ever been built
TN this or any other country.
"When the park commission which is
composed Of distinguished architects was IN
this city I had an opportunity to tax Win
them about this project together with ST
Gaudens, who Is enthusiastic about it, as
are the members of the commission l am
very much gratified to see that there is nc
! lack of appreciation Of the Importance OF
| this project and that there Is disposition
| to do honor to the name ana 1ame OF LIN
| coin.
No Clash With Mckinley Memorial.
'Tn this connection 1 do not wish this to
| be understood as in the slightest degree to
| interfere with any plan for honoring the
name of Mckinley, because am as enthu-
| siastic in that respect any other mar
| and I wish to press this Lincoln memoria
now because it seems to be the proper time
! to take up that work.
| What form do you wish this memoria
! to Lincoln to take?' the senator was asked
| The Park Commission Plan.
| "That cannot say. I think will at the
| start ask that the plan of the park commits
| sion in which they have selected place
| for the Lincoln memorial be adopted so az
| to settle the question Of the locality, ant
after that is done I want to have an ap
| preparation made In order to get a design
| 80 that we will approach the project in the
| right way and secure In the end something
| that the country will feel Is commensurate
| with the man we propose to honor. Suci
! memorial should cost probably on
| before it is completed. think the country
| will glady expend that amount Of money l.
| it can be properly spent to secure some
| thing that will be worthy of the country
The great artists of the world should talk
| an interest in this project and 1 believi
| they will as soon as Congress indicates 1T
| intention to carry out the plan"