The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-14

would be solid for Dickinson. he de-
clared it was a good plan and that
it was right to compliment johnson
in that way. He went back to his
delegation and then announced that
Iowa seconded the nomination. The
man at the head of the Ohio delega-
ton sitting near US, came over and
in response to his question was given
the same explanation He said it was
a good plan, and he declared that
Ohio also seconded the nomination.
That started boom for johnson and
the first thing we knew he had been
nominated on the first ballot.
A Call on Lincoln.
In closing Mr.. Jenkinson told of his
call at the White House in company
with Senator David kilgore of Della
ware county, Indiana. He said that
when they arrived the ante-room was
filled with persons waiting to see the
president. In response to his state
ment that they couldn't wait until all
those people had seen Lincoln, Mr.
Jepkinson said Senator kilgore took
out his card, handed it to an attend
ant and instructed him to tell the
president to look on the back of it
when he received it. The attendant
returned Immediately announcing that
the president would see them at once.
Mr.. Jenkinson explained that he found
out later that Senator Kilgore had
pasted a clipping of an anecdote on
the back of the card and that the
amusement of the president over it
had been instrumental in securing
them an immediate audience
Il found President Lincoln very
courteous and congenial,' said Mr..
Jenkinson. He explained to US that
there were many waiting to see him
and that he couldn't talk long but that
we could remain in the room and talk
between times. This we did for more
than an hour. When l left the room
was very much pleased with the pres
ident He was not the man as describ-
ed over the country. He was a gentle
man in appearance and in every way.
He was pleasant conversationalist.
but | never saw a man who could dis
pose of business so rapidly and with
so much tact as he did during that
hour we were with him. That was the
only time that l ever saw or talked
with Lincoln"
MIR. Jenkinson said that he was one
of the Lincoln pail bearers appointed
by Governor Morton, and that he and
the others appointed took charge of
the body at Richmond where it was
brought by the Ohio pail bearers.
Directors Are Elected.
Previous to the talk of Mr.. Jenkin-
son, business session was held at
which seven directors were elected for
the ensuing year. They were Adam
II. Bartel. Henry Gennett, William H.
Quigg, James A. Carr. George r. Dilks
George Seidel and Lee B. Nusbaum.
The latter was the only one elected on
the Blue ticket.
George E. Seidel, chairman of the
committee on legislation, reported on
the presentation of the bill providing
for. state penal farm by Senator
Walter s. Commons at the legislature.
He said there was little probability
of it's passing owing to the large ap-
preparation which it carries with it,
but he said that he did believe a com.
mission would be appointed to inves-
tigate the matter and that within a
couple of years the farm would be es-
tablished upon the recommendation of
the commission.
Five new members were reported as
having been taken into the organiza-
ton since the last meeting. They are
w. H. Bartel, H. J. Haines, S. A. Nc
Donald, D. w. Comstock and Frank
Gardner.