Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-10
PACEANT TO
HONOR LINCOLN
Martyr Presidents Nomination
to Be Re-eaacted at Chicago.
|Mlny ATTRACTIVE FEATURES.

SRu Living OeIe0aeoS % CONVENTION OF
1850 to Be Asked to Attend the cele-
} Observation-Disclosures Of Original "Wis-
wan" Body Will Help Build Re-
production Of It.
Every living delegate to the conyen-
ton of 1860 will be asked to be a guest
Of the Lincoln Pageant association dur
Ing the celebration in Chicago OF the
Aftieth anniversary of the nomination
81 President Abraham Lincoln, held in
Chicago May 16 to IS, 1880, and James
ia Root Of Chicago, who was men,
5ber of the committee that supervised
the erection Of the "wigwam," the
building in which the convention was
held. will be a member Of the COM
mittee that will build a reproduction
Of it at the Coliseum.
Many Special Features.
Each day of the celebration week,
beginning May 16, will be set aside for
special features, the first to be gov
errors day. the second United States
senators day. the third lawyers day
and the fourth clerks day, in honor of
Lncoln's clerkship in country store,
where he studied law during his spare
y moments.
The fifth day, Friday-the anniver-
Asary-will be nomination day, and the
u Spectacular convention will be repro
%duced, with its various demonstrations,
speeches and fireworks. An effort is
4 to be made to have every business
house in Chicago decorate with flags,
bunting or Lincoln emblems on that
l. day.
J The sixth day will be set aside for
!. the Grand Army Of the Republic, and
ID. military demonstration and parade
viii be held by the soldiers, many Of
whom were familiar with the presi-
& dent.
s$ Monday, May q, will be presidents
sday, and both President Taft and
former President Theodore Roosevelt
u will be asked to be present.
K The Aero Club of Chicago will be
consulted in the matter Of securing
7 the international aeroplane races for
that period. According to present
+. plans the Cobe automobile races will
be held at Crown Point, Ind, at that
/ time. The Chicago and Columbia
] Yacht clubs will be asked to arrange
for yacht races.
Editor Will Lecture.
During the celebration at the Coli
scum II. W. Fay, editor Of the Dekalb
Review, will lecture on the life Of
Lincoln and will show sketches Of the
great convention. Several Of his pic
lures vii be used in the erection of
Sthe various historical tableaux. Lin
coin, in impersonation, again will be
nominated for president Of the United
States. When the convention is over
there will be Publication, according
TO the plans of the committee.
III III On the night Of the nomination pic
lures Of the various presidential pos
abilities before the convention will
Sbe displayed in fireworks above the
Coliseum, and when the convention
has decided on Lincoln as its candi-
date fireworks shooting skyward will
form the words "Lincoln nominated
mt Root will seat the various dele
cations as they were on the day Of
the nomination in 1860, as near as he
can remember.
@s Preparations are being made for
rail demonstration similar to that
which took place during the memo
Srable convention, and it is expected
that many who took part fifty years |
ago will come forward as periodically
as. they did when Chicago had but |
100000 population. An effort will be |
made to secure for this some of the |
rails from the Sangamon bottom dis
trict
The arrangement committee has de- |!
cided on form Of organization which |
will be known as the Lincoln Pageant
association. 1t is said Thomas B. !
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