The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-13

month"; to learn that l have been but
down here as the candidate OF pride
wealth and arstocratlc family distinctio.
Yet so chiefly 1t was. There wns. too
the strangest combination of church in.
nuence against me. Baker Is a Campbell.
ite and therefore, as suppose. with few
exceptions got all that church
My wife has some relations IN the Pres.
byterian churches and some with Ihs
Episcopal churches. and therefore vhor.
ever IL would tell was set down as either
the one or the other. while 1t was evory.
where contended that no Christian ought
to go for me. because belonged to nc
church, was suspected of being a delst
and had talked about fighting a duel
With all these things Baker of course
had nothing to do, nor do complain. OF
them. As to his own church going foI
him, / think that was right enough. ana
as to the influences / have spoken OF I'm
the other. though they were very strong
1t would be grossly untrue and unjust tc
charge that they acted upon them in a
body or were very near so. ! only mean
that those influences levied tax OF q
considerable per cent upon my strength
Throughout the religious controversy. But
enough Of this.
You say that in choosing a candidate
for congress you have an equal right
with sangamon, and in this you are UNI
'doubtedly earnest. In agreeing to with
draw II the Wings of Sangamon should
go against me l did not mean that they
alone were worth consulting, but that II
she with her heavy delegat ton should be
against me It would be impossible for
me to succeed and therefore ! had ns
well decline. And In relation TO Menard
having rights. permit me fully to recog-
nize them and to express the opinion that
IL she and Mason act circum1 nectly they
Will in the convention be able so far to
a.s(A
lutely which one of the candidates shall
be successful. Let me show the reason
of this. Hardin or some other Morgan
candidate will get Putnam, Marshall
Woodford, Tazewell and Logan - make
sixteen. Then you and Mason. having
three. can give the victory to either side.
You say you shall instruct your dele.
gates for me unless / object GER
tainly shall not object. That would
be too pleasant n compliment for me 10
tread In the dust. And besides. If any
thing should happen (Which, however. Is
not probable) by which Baker should be
thrown out of the fight / would be at
liberty to accept the nomination II
could get IL. i do. however. feel myself
bound not to hinder him in any way from
getting the nomination. ] should despise
myself were I to attempt 1t. 1 think
then, 1T would be proper for your meet
ing to appoint three delegates and to in
'struct them to go for some one as a first
choice, some one else as second and
perhaps some one as n third. and II in
those instructions / were named as the
first choice It would crafty me very
much.
If you wish to hold the balance Of
power 1t is important for you to attend to
and secure the vote of Mason also You
should be sure to have men appointed
delegates that you know you can safely
COnfide III yOursplf and James Short
were appointed for your county all would
be safe, but whether Jm's woman affair
a year ago might not be In the way Of
his appointment Is n question. / don't
know whether you know It, but know
him to be as honorable a man as there
is In the world. You have my permission.
and even request to show this letter to
Short, but to no one else. unless 1t be q
very particular friend. who you know
will not speak of It. Yours as ever
A. LINCOLN.
p. SWIM you write me again?
To Martin NJ. Morris. Petersburg. III.
And finally to Speed on the same
subject:
Springfield, May Is. 1913.
Dear Speed-Yours OF the 9th inst. is
duly received. which do not meet as q
bore" but as n most welcome visitor.
/ will answer the business part of II
first. 80
In relation to our congress matter here
you were right In supposing I would sup
port the nominee. Neither Baker nor /,
however, Is the man, but Hardin. so far
as / can Judge from present appearances.
We shall have no split or trouble about
the MATERIAL will be harmony. In rela.
ton to the coming events about which
Butler wrote you, l had not heard one
word before I got your letter. but have
so much confidence in the judgment OF o
Butler on such a subject that / incline
to think there may be some reality In It.
What day does Butler appoint? By the
way, how do events" of the same sort
come on In your family? Are you pos.
sessing houses and lands and oxen and
asses and men servants and maid serv.
ants and begetting sons and daughters
We are not keeping house. but boarding
at the Globe tavern. which is very well
kept now by widow lady Of the name
of Beck. Our room (the same DIR. Wal
lace occupied there) and boarding only
cost US 81 a week. Ann Todd was married
something more than a year since to a
fellow by the name of Campbell, and who,
Mary says. Is pretty much of a Ounce
though he has q little money and prop.
erty. They live In Boonville. No., and
have not been heard from lately enough
for me to say anything about her health.
reckon II will scarcely be In our power
to visit Kentucky this year. Besides pow
erty and the necessity OF attending to
business. those coming events / sus-
pect, would be somewhat in the way.
most heartily wish you and your Fanny
would not fall to come Just let US know
the time. and we will have a room provid-
cd for you at our house. and all be merry
together for awhile. Be sure TO give my
respects to your mother and family. As
sure her that II ever come near her
will not fail to call and see her. Mary
Joins In sending love to your Fanny and
you. Yours as ever A. LINCOLN.
After the "race," still smartlng from
the modification Of defeat and the dis
appointment of cherished hope, he
took his old friend Jim Matheny away
off to n solitary place in the woods
"and then and there" with great EN-
phasls," protested that he had not
grown proud and was not an aristo-
crat. "Jim," said he In conclusion, 81
am now and always shall be the same
Abe Lincoln that I always was"
Candidate For Elector.
In 1874 Mr.. Lincoln was again a can
didate for elector on the Wing ticket
Mr.. Clay. as he has said himself, was
his "beau ideal of n Statesman and