Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28
JUDGE ZAEE RELATES
STORIES OF LINCOLN
His First Acquaintance With Him BE-
gan When the speaker Was
Student of Law.

a number OF teachers of the public
schools and others gathered at she
Packard public library yesterday after
noon. and listened 10 an interesting
address boy Judge c. s. Zane on Abra-
ham Lincoln The veteran jurist was
personally acquainted with the nations
tirst martyr president and the rcmiu-
iscences related were for the most
part new 20 the listeners. After recit-
ing bis FIRST meeting with the graat
statesman, in an office where MT Zane.
then young student, was reading law,
the speaker said in part
Il was introduced 10 him and as I
put my hand iu his ! had 90 look up
Co see INTO his face. There was some
thing about the handshakc that / will
never forget He left the office a short
while later and I Ola not see him until
four or five days later. He greeted me
as though I We're his equal IL was "a
great big man meeting a law student.
and have never met greater man.
MY second meeting with Lincoln was
some days later, when I attended "A
political meeting 20 celebrate the NOM
nation Of John q. Fremont as presi-
dent OF the United States. Speeches
were made during the evening by Judge
Conkling and Judge Robbins Just os
Robbins was closing Mr.. Lincoln walk
ed in and. in response 20 the general
request, delivered short address
against slavery
Il think that speech was one Of the
cleanest-cut and logical that l have
ever heard.
Lincoln was always the same hav-
ing careful consideration FOR the feel
ings Of others and their rights There
are a great many stories told about
him being a poor dresser. he was not,
he was as good a dresser as any law
yer OF his day.
Il shall never forget the night in
Springfield when the word came that
he had been nominated for president Of
the United States by the Republican
convention at Chicago. The first dis
patch received in Springfield told Of the
meeting OF the delegates and their pre-
paratiOn 10 ballot On the first ballot
Lincoln was second I'm the race and on
the second ballot he showed great
gains. In company with Mr. Lincoln.
we left his office and went TO the room
OF the editor of the Illinois State Jour
nal. A few minutes later the editor of
the paper, Mr. Bincoln's law partner
and myself went to the telegraph office
When we entered the news Of Mr.. Lin
coins nomination was just being re-
ceived by the operator. When tn
operator finished he gave the dispatch
over 20 the editor who rushed out
without saying a word 10 us. ] asked
tho operator what the message con-
talned.
Lincoln IS nominated with hands
down or the third ballot was his adj
sWer
we went back 20 the newspaper Of-
fee. Lincoln and a crowd of his adj
nn afD % "a
TO say something about cheering. but
last his wording. and ] jumped mp on
"a chair and yelled.
Three cheers for the next president
of the United StatesN
They were given with a will as every
body in the room knew who was meant
Lincoln was the coolest man in the
room, quietly he took the dispatch
from the editor. read IL over and turn
ing to the gentlemen present, he said.
Gentlemen, / thank YOU; but /
knew this would come when ] read the
second ballot
che was the most sclf-posscsed man
] have over met. In AN the years that
] know him ] never saw him excited
Al times be WAS terribly Boo earnest
and al such times he made but few
gestures with his hands or arms. bus
his face and eyes told of his camcsi-
ness.
THE treatment of his fellow men WAS
one OF the greatest traits of Mr. Lu-
coin. He always treated his fellow men.
no natter what their position with tho
greatest respect. His was kindly soul
one such as this world h1s seldom
seen. Yet with an be- had O. mind ot
his own and. once convinced that uo
WAS right nothing on earth could
change him.