The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-11
CnAUNcEY NJ. DEpEw.

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sourcefulness were well.nigh trresist-
iole In the courtroom no was At
home He was frank with the court,
the juries and the lawyers to such an
extent that he would state the case
OIL the opposite side as fairly as the op-
posing counsel could do IL; he would
then disclose HIS clients case SO
strongly, with such honesty and can.
dor. that the Judge and jury would be
almost convinced at once in advance OF
tho testimony"
Studied German with LiucoIn.
The future senator anu future Pres
ioeht were memoirs .; inu SAME ,Jsr-
MAN c!dss In these days. ail.i ne recGus
tndt the latter was us uniy nietpuct
! VINO mastered. the couI sc. Wnen LIN
com went anywhere 10 MAKE a no
liticai uuhrcss ms prutcge ana ad-
infer Went aEonS, ana Inus h. heard
the formers most important speegucs
peSlilhlhS with tnat before the wing
Convention o1 40, wnicn Nominated MIN
Tor Congress, and IncIuuing That ne
torc the Repubucan cohN cntiop OF IS,
wnen ne uttered the wuI0s: ~ house
dIVidsd against Itself Caunot stand
This government cannot permanently
ehuure mar save anu half tree" lie
listened to many OF the Lincoln
Uougius dGoates.
NJ SOCK In the c:;-repeated stories
OF lincoln's domestic !nIeiIclties rs
taken by the Senator.
L often visited at his home" says
ne ana so lar as my observation
went du not hesitate to say tnat not
the slightest creuencc snouIJ ne gwen
10 the many taIse stores thut nave
from time 10 tune appeared, manu-
featured largely by those who desired
TO write something new and ssnsa-
tional"
! Lincoln was seen in all of his moods
by Senator Cuhom, and although al
times he dispiayeu the ungainuness
often described, wncn the occasion de.
manded he arose to bsterlon dignity
ana hopiilty.
One OF his most vivid recollections
/ OF Lincoln is ms standing over the
CONN of MS ueau boy, Nilile, IN tn,
East Room, with hpS quiverlng and
the tears pouring down mas cneeks
During the varied fortunes of war
Mr. Cuilom visited the President at
the Wnlte House from time to time.
and also at the SoluIers' Home when
he lived there to escape the downtown
neat. he overheard the Interview be-
tween Lincoln anu Chase, during which
/ the latter MADE his acknowledgement
| for his appointment as Chlef Justice.
! The last time he saw the President
alive was about three weeks before
his assassination, when ne warned him
OF his peril, but received only the
! reply from Lincoln that he must take
ms cnanees-tnat he could not live
In an Iron box and do his duty as
president. Meeting the funeral tram
! OF the murdered President at Harris
burg. Mr. Cuilom remained a'ooard
I throughout the long twelvs-day CIR.
the "a,
the exception of Z. r. Leonard. sen
htor CuilDm believes he is tho solo
survivor or the funeral party when
accompanied the Lincoln remains on
thht long jnuinry To Springfield.
MIR. Cnnnon'x Mcmories.
Uncle Joe" Cannon also has como
vivid recotlcctipns OF Lincoln. In
whose time he wns states attorney In
limos. while Cu.iom was part OF
inc Time In tile Legislature 1hs for
iher Speaker frat met Lincoln at
Decatur. H.. the day before the State
convention whs head there to elect
delegates 10 the nrat national conven-
tloh which Nominated Lincoln for
PFtaidGHt hr. Cannon saw the future
prnslHent ut the telegraph Office, and
when some one Gierr6d To his cunii
hdcy heard hi!u say, I'm most too
much OF a candidate 10 10 here and
not enough u one 10 stay away" The
next d6y "Unc,e JOE saw two of the
hriEinui Lincoln rails carried into the
convention, htatd tho crowd yell tor
the man who hed split tneIa, ana
ia" tha giant turn or Ilinois's fa=
VoTte son passed rom ham, tn haGd
over solid mass OF people from the
rear Of tina convention 10 tbs Plat,
form. r
ine last time Mr. Cannon sa+v NR=
coin was on Train IN Illinois Just
priof 70 his inauguration. ArLeF he
had spoken With the iresident- ect
ne hGafn man ask Inc question; Abe,
De you gong down To ses your .rRotn-
err 10 WhGP Llncoin repiiedi "Im
gong " spsHn day visiting her be-
fora ! GO 10 Washington to take the
oath OF Dfics." TRs caanidats referred
W hie statRothGi, ROE whom he showed
arsat iofe aHd alfsGttfSR throughout
his life.
Al DsRsu RccnlIs HIa,
Another p"itticdi leader o. Lincoin's
Gay btiii very much alive, Is Chauncey
al. Dspe~, VINO recalls tho war Pres'-
don't thua:
Il rememher az Is 1t we.o yesterday
-" afternoon With Mr. Lincoln. / was
nut boy, though Secretary of New
YORK staie H0ratio Seymour was the
Democfauc Governor, and tho Legls.
!htar3 was HcDIbiican. The soldiers
vote whs to t'e n3tnincd. The Repub.
iican I%sisiatnrS would not trust the
bh'.rnos, and II drvoived upon mo tn,
hoty OF collecting tho soiders' vote
Mt Lincoln looked up as pressed
ray way through the crowd in his re-
COTTON room and said: Well. Depew
what can do for you aaid: Mr.
President. I do not want anything;
ara In Washington on q naieeion from,
auE STATE i1 get ont from Ala xzrlaIA.