Evening star., 1918-06-05

in Crown Hill cemetery here. From
the residence to the state capitol and
for the return trip Indiana militiamen
will act as escorts.
Hundreds of messages of coincidence
| were being received at the Fairbanks
home today. They came from all parts
of the country.
Born In Log Cabin.
The distinction Of birth in a log
cabin, which illustrious Americans Of
an earlier day commonly had. was also
that Of former Vice President Fair
banks. 1t is probable that he was the
last of American statesmen TO nave
been born in one Of these humble
cabins.
The one where he was born. May
II, 1852, was at Unionville Center.
Ohio. 1t came dangerously near being
the funeral pyre for the future states
man. When Mr.. Fairbanks was boy
of four his father built new home
and the one-room log cabin was used
as a carpenter shop. One day, while
the workmen were at lunch, Charles
wandered into the shop and careless
ly threw a bunch OF shavinss INTO the
open fireplace. The cabin caught hre.
and when the boy realized his danger
he was forced to scramble through q
window.
Mr. Fairbanks traced his ancestors
to the days Of Oliver Cromwell. who
supporters. Jonathan Fayerbankes,
the first member of the family to
come to America, landed at Boston
in 1896 Mr.. Fairbanks father was
Loriston Monroe Fairbanks, a wagon
maker of Vermont. who emigrated to
ITnion county. Ohio. His mother was
a sister OF the late William Henry
Smith, once general manager Of the
Associated Press.
Sheltered Runaway Slaves.
The Fairbanks home frequently was
the hiding place of runaway slaves
and no black man ever was turned
away from the door. Fairbanks was
eight years old when Abraham Lin
coin was elected President. Then fol-
| lowed the civil war, the stirring
scenes Of which the future Vice Presi
dent followed with keen interest.
Fairbanks, at fifteen. entered Ohio
! Wesleyan College, at Delaware. Ohio.
| sharing an attic room with the son
| of another farmer, and the two cook
| ed their own meals. Fairbanks did
carpenter work to earn his first law
| books.
| Fairbanks was appointed agent of
\ the Associated Press at Pittsburgh,
| Pa. holding that position for one
year His most important assignment
was the rally of the democrats and
liberal republicans in 1872. This was
| campaign and was addressed by Hor-
/ ace Greeley. Later in life he fre-
ouently referred with keen delight to
his work as 2 newspaper man
went to Cleveland and completed his
| law course. In 1874 he married Miss
| Cornelia Cole. the elimination of a
| romance that began when both were
members of the editorial stan Of their
1 college paper. To them were born
f. five children, one daughter and four
sons.
| Mrs. Fairbanks died in October,
1913. Since then his daughter, Mrs.
John w Timmons, has spent much -
in Indianapolis.
Begins Practice OF Law.
After marriage Mr.. Fairbanks moved
TO indianapolis and opened a Law
office. He took deep interest In
politics and assisted in local state
and national campaigns. managed
Walter @. Gresham's campaign for
the republican nomination for the
presidency in 1888 and later labored
industriously for BENJAMIN Harrison's
| election.
II has been stated many times that
Mr.. Fairbanks did more to commit
the republican party in Indiana to
the gold standard in 1895 than any
other man and that he wrote the
money plank in the national platform
adopted at the st. Louis convention
over which he presided as temporary
chairman. When William Mckinley
was nominated for the presidency
Mr.. Fairbanks toured the country in
his interest
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