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Show A NEW LINCOLN STORY Any convention tbat got a good look at me couldn't be expects to nominate nom-inate me, could It? I'll have a better chance if they don't even find out what I look III:) " And at midnight, without half a dozen of the politicians knowing be had been in town, aside from hi I). Ilnola friend, he wa put on the tMln and started back to Springfield. Three day later be wa the nominee or the Republican party for the preldcncy. Mr. Lincoln regarded btmseir a the homeliest man In the country and once told a friend that It wa getting the vote of the people who were thankful for not being homely that elected him. . i Senator Teller Relate Anecdote of First Campaign for the Presidency. Senator Teller of Colorado tell a Lincoln tory which be says has never keen printed and which in many way 1 unique In Its Interest None of the tudenta of Lincoln lana about Washington Wash-ington remembered the story, and the fact that It could have escaped publication pub-lication all these year la regarded a remarkable. ay the New Vorg Her aid' Washington correspondent. It I going the round of the capital and eauilng many laugha. Henry M. Teller wa a young man In the year 10, when Lincoln wa nominated for president He lived In Illinois and had been drawn Into rattt-r rattt-r close relation with Uncoln. So when the presidential campaign came oo thl young man wa selected to go up to Chicago and assist In the bul fie of receiving delegate, talking Lincoln to them and generally managing man-aging the gam. Young Teller got on handsomely and the prospect for Lincoln began to look botur to him. The candidate. of courae, were all deroroualy keeping away from the convention city. It would be exceedingly bad form for one of them to appear near the convention. con-vention. What was the consternation, then. In the Lincoln ramp when It wa reported one afternoon that "Old Abe" bad been Been In town and that be wa calling on hi Chicago Mend and awapplug Btorle about everything except the presidency. Lincoln must be bustled out of town. It would be ruinous to have it known that he had been in Chicago. Teller wa sent to eject him. He found the presidential candidate at a hotel, enjoying en-joying himself watching the crowd Mr. Teller explained hi mlsMon, dell eately as possible, but very Brmly. Mr. Uncoln protested that he didn't have any chance worth bothering about. Mr. Teller Insisted that there was an excellent chance, and tbat the proprletlea would have to be oh-ervtd oh-ervtd In these little matter. The New England people were punctlllou about uch affair of form. At last Mr. Uncoln yielded. "I'll go." be ald. "I'll do It because be-cause I believe you fellow, are rht |