The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-07-28
LOOKS LIKEN LINCOL
SENATOR cuLLoM, WHO Stink
lNGLY RESEMBLES THE
Martyred President Relates Reminis-
cences of His Acquaintance with the
Grandest Figure in the Worlds
History-the immortal Lincoln.

Grandest Figure in the Worlds
History-the immortal Lincoln.
Shelby NJ Cullom stood in the door
way of one of the rooms in the Great
Northern hotel which is part of his
headquarters Tall, angular, erect he
stood there, and his likeness to Abra-
ham Lincoln was almost startling.
Senator Cullom has been paragraph
ed as the man who looks like Lin
coln'' for many years, and there is
nlJle wonder. He has the same large
features, the prominent nose, the firm
mouth and keen eyes, and even his
hair and beard are trimmed not so
much in imitation of the martyred
president as in the fashion set at that
time
Sitting in the bright afternoon
light, Shelby M Cullom presented a
striking and dignifed figure His hair
and beard are white, but his face is
ruddy and has the warm hue of health
He seems to bear his years lightly.
His face is spare but not wrinkled.
His hands are long and slim and he
uses them sparingly in gesticulation
He is eminently man of the Lincoln
type-strong, sturdy, conservative and
of the old school. Honesty is written
in every feature an: power in every
line. His eyes are keen and they read
Z mans very SOUL
Senator Cullom is an earnest man
and yet he has sense of humor He
is serious statesman and yet he loves
nd w.t. cto
And he can tell story too, in a man
ner to make it interesting. He uses
plain and simple language, with home
ly illustrations and quaint SMILES.
He impresses one as being absolutely
natural-a man who has been himself
at all times from the time he followed
the pillow in Tazewell county to this
day, when he is one of the most con-
spicuous men in the upper body of the
national legislature ...
My acquaintance with Lincoln be-
gan when I was lad starting out in
life he said, with a far-away look in
his eyes. ...~
1T has been said that l look like
Lincoln and I count one of the pleas
ATTEST compliments of my life that one
paid me by quaint, elderly quakeress
who came to my office once upon a
time.
GAS we talked over the matter of
which she had come to see me about
she interrupted me with: Friend,
thee somewhat resembles Mr.. Lincoln
It was after the interview had closed
and she was about to depart that she
took my hand and, gazing at me in.
tently, remarked earnestly:
Friend, thee very much resembles
mr. Lincoln
Lincoln was my ideal when I was
only dozen years of age He was 80
then [ remember the first time | was
ever in az courtroom. Lincoln was
there, defending man charged with
murder. He was considered a great
lawyer even then. He was master
full man. He had power with a jury
that was irresistible and his hold on
the public was overpowering"
The funeral honors paid to Lincoln
have seldom been surpassed in grand
eur and perhaps never in popular sor-
row. There was some talk of having
the body buried in the east, but the
people of Illinois would not listen to
this and Shelby NJ Cullom was mem
Der of the committee SEM on to plead
for the return of the remains to Hi
nois. and besides him there is but one
other man living who went on that
eventful journey
1t will be recalled by those who are
familiar with the history of those days
that the body of the dead president
was embalmed and laid in state in the
rotnnda of the capitol April 20. The
following day the funeral trainsboean
it's wonderful journey to Springfield,
and over the same route he had travel
ed in first going to Washington. The
remains lay in state in Baltimore,
Harrisburg. Philadelphia, New York,
ALBANY, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago
and Springfield and solemn services
were held in each place.
Senator Cullom participated in all
these great scenes of sorrow and saws
that the grief expressed everywhere
was something so poignant and so pitt
full that he can never forget it so long
as he lives. Crowds gathered at every
crossing and stood with uncovered
heads as the train passed by Every
city was the scene of vast, solemn
gatherings as the funeral train pulled
through. The sorrow of the people
had never been surpassed in the world
and perhaps never will be 1t was
only by taking the body of the beloved
president on this last journey that the
people could give vent to their grief
and sorrow and the patriotism of the
people was stirred as it never had been
before. Going home again, the sor-
rowing men aid women determined
to stand by the nation at all hazards.
In concluding his "reminiscences of
Lincoln Senator Cullom said: 81
knew Lincoln in all the walks of his
life. knew him as a young lawyer
making bis name here in illinois.
knew him as private citizen and as
a president. | knew him as a candi-
date and as congressman. knew
him in his home and in the bosom Of
his family. And now, after all these
years and after having met many men
and having studied the lives of the
greatest men the world has produced.
q am inclined to think his the noblest
and most useful figure Of all time, the
Srardest measure of a man on The.
globe.
Particularly impressed Her.
You were at the concert last night.
were you 2" said the next.door nxaioh-