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

Illinois. and finally. toward the close
of the campaign. he went over into In.
diana and there continued ION the
stump until the end Among other
places, he spoke Mt Rockp)rt, on the
Ohio. where he had FIRST embarked. for
New Orleans with Gentry; at Gentry.
Vile AND at place in the country
about two miles from the cabin where
his father had lived. While be was In
the midst of his speech at Gcntryvillc
his old friend Nat Grlgsby entered the
room. Lincoln recognized him on the
instant and stopping short in his re,
marks. cried out There's Natl" With
out the slightest regard for the pro-
prietles of the occasion, he suspended
his address totally and. strlding from
the platform, began scrambllng through
the audience and over the benches to-
ward the modest Nat, who stood near
the door. When he reached him. Lin
coin shook his hand cordially" and.
after facilitating himself sufficiently
upon the happy meeting, he returned
to the platform and finished his speech.
When that was over, Lincoln could not
make UP his mind to part with Nat.
but insisted that they must sleep to-
gether. Accordingly they wended their
way TO Colonel Jones', where that fine
old Jackson Democrat received his
distinguished "cerk" with all the hon
ors he could show him. Nat says that
in the night cat began mewlng.
scratching and making fuss general
ly." Lincoln got up. took the cat IN
his hands and, stroling It's back "gen-
thy and kindly" made II sparkle for
Mats amusement. He then gently"
put 1t out of the door and, returning to
bed commenced telling stories and
talking over old times"
1t Is hardly necessary to say that the
result of the canvass was a severe dis
appointment to Mr.. Lincoln. No de-
feat but his own could have given him
more pnin, and thereafter he seems TO
have attended quietly to his own prl-
vate business until the congressional
canvass of 1916.
1t was thought for many years by
some persons well Informed that be.
tween Lincoln, Logan, Baker and Har-
din, four very conspicuous Wing lead
ers, there was secret personal under
standing that they four should "rotate"
in congress until each had had term.
Baker succeeded Hardin in 1914, Lin.
coin was elected in 1916, and logan
was nominated. but defeated. in 1s4S
Lincoln publicly declined to contest
the nomination with Baker in 1914
Hardin did the same for Lincoln In
1916 although both seem to have act
ed reluctantly, and Lincoln refused to
run against Logan in 1913. Colonel
Mathcny and others insist. with great
show of reason, that the agreement
actually existed and IL such was the
case 1t was practically carried out, al
though Lincoln was candidate
against Baker and Hardin against Lin
coin as long as either Of them thought
there was the smallest prospect of sue
cess. They might have done this. how
ever, merely to keep other. and less
tractable candidates out of the field
That Lincoln would cheerfully have
made such a bargain to insure himself
seat In congress there can be no
doubt, but the supposltlon that he did
do 1t can scarcely be reconciled with
the feeling displayed by him In the con-
flct with Baker or the persistency OF
Hardin TO a very late hour In the con-
test of 1916.
At all events. Mr.. Lincoln and Gen
eral Hardin were the two. and the only
two. candidates for the Wing nomina-
| ton In 1916. The contest was much
| like the one with Baker, and Lincoln
was assalled in much the same fashion.
| He was called deist and an infidel
both before and after his nomination
and encountered In less degree the
same opposition from the members of
certain religious bodies that had met
him before But with Hardin he main
tained personal relations the most
friendly. The latter proposed to alter
the mode of making the nomination.
and In the letter conveying this desire
| to Mr.. Lincoln he also offered to stipu-
late that each candidate should remain
within the limits of his own county.
To this Mr.. Lincoln replied, "As to
| your proposed stipulation that oil the
candidates shall remain In their own
counties and restrain their friends to
the same, 1t seems to me that on re-
| lection you will see the fact of your
having been In congress has In various
ways SO spread your name In the dis
trict as to give you decided advan-
tage in such stipulation. appre-
ciate your desire to keep down excite.
ment, and I promise you to keep cool
under the circumstances"
On the Goth of February, 1916, the
Journal contained General Hardin's
card declining to be "longer considered
candidate" and in Its editorial com.
ments occurred the following: eve
have had and now have no doubt that
he CHardin) has been and now Is q
great favorlte with the Wings of the
district. He states In substance that
there was never any understanding on
his part that his name was not to be
presented in the canvasses of 1914 and
1916. This, we believe, Is strictly true
still, the doings Of the Pekin conven
ton did seem to point that way, and
the generals voluntary decllnatlon as