Show MALL HOW HOlY LINCOLN'S WIT i- i HELPED HM HIM GUIDE NATION c I Associates Extol His Honesty In Celebrating i Birthday 51 Men Wrote His Nominating Nominating r ing Speech and Made a Poor Job Jobi i Of It Aged Captain Relates 1 t W WASHINGTON Feb 12 12 Three members of or th cabinet I ere cre among amone the tb list Hal ot or honor bonor guests and speaker I pe ers At te fie Un- Un Lincoln Lin 1 coin coln luncheon ilM here I today by the trustees trustee of o Lincoln Memorial unit s ld Sec Sec- R S eks ork and nd nd Wll- Wll li t C bur hur other ln In gu to the th gathering ot or tribute Included for for- former for mer Oo Frank 0 Lowden ot or Illinois and Judge Jude Elbert H HC HS C Gary Gar t I The appropriateness of ot Uie In me- me i iThe mortal university In the thO th I Tennessee hills hill as a a 0 memorial to t he h he great treat American no himself came camo from Crom such uch rugged aad ad pure pur a American stock tock as predominate thet among tho th mountain fI fl of or the lh t region formed the 1 theme them of oC speakers at t the GH IS It Y lt 1 01 01 It may inay be b Secretary Work ork C said ald In his address that thA a provIdence proVI proVidence I prompted the th founding o of I Lincoln Memorial for Cor t r thos those of ot tho the Santo same ancestry which C 0 produced Lincoln and ond nd hit from Crom C amon among them may later liter borne oin ort e men nho ho can c n rule rul the th nation O Of nil all tho the memorials erected C to Lincoln by his hl former ormer Governor Go Lowden lold told the th C gathering Catherine the Memorial university city sity ity seems se ms to be b the I st lii-st st and andi most moat significant ot of ill alt for tor there ther are nr millions million or of o young oung men and women omen of ot and an history j like his 0 own oan n to whom horn this gret Institution gives hope 4 Judge Gary Oary 0 ry In an stressed Lincoln s hon hon- honesty honesty hon honesty esty a as perhaps the dominant quality of ot his It was s I- I that abo aboe abo e all else ele h he e sId ul 1 placed Lincoln so so firmly In the th confidence and aad affection of oC the people WIT SAVED DAY t C t CHICAGO I eb cb 12 How GO How How t p Abraham Lincoln s 5 mild ind nd r ial- ial C manner together with his C wit It it enabled him to 10 dea dell with aIth dif dU- dUt difficult t dit-t t human problems wa told i here today b by Captain J J- J JH H i Cum- Cum Cummines mines li SA years old war speaking under Ih Hit aus- aus auspice pice of oC the th American legion In a program ot of patriotism and Americanism In the public schools Captain Cumming ws wu special C C messenger messner to President Lincoln I a from the th headquarters headquarter of oC C Irvin McDowell and carno camo cam In per per pr- contact with Lincoln many mony p He told the story etory of ot lh th dissat dissatisfied Isred troops who d for tor SQ 80 W daa at the outbreak of o the tho war and o of their and Newspapers ere tull CuU of o reports of their The president took up Uj uj tho thu problem probien problem ien lem personally nith Ith the th regiment most l seriously affected and aid while while the troops under und r General Generl Sherman n a a captain hed hed the president and said General Sherman bherman I ned to shoot mo me esterday Hr Mr Prod Pr dent Lincoln mildly saidI said saidI I wouldn t trust him he might shoot ou After Atler the battle batti of ot Ir berg Captain Cummi is s said ald I was aas as In the Meridian Kill HUI hoe hoe- hos hospital pital recovering from Crom rom w WOLD IS ad the president visited the bounded mOll men there I told him of oC the tho battle and why hy I thought General Burnside had failed Called I II 11 v as de de- depressed de- de depressed depressed pressed but rent cent me a a bouquet louquet e efter fter he h returned to th the hite House D BUT O Cr O 0 cr Thero Thera ha ha ha e e C been tw Ce CelIen fe men lIen S as brief sel self possessed mild thoughtful and realistic a IAn IAn- Lin Lincoln coin coln said Captian Cummings but his rare wit It Illuminated these qualities In such sueh a manner os as to distinguish him all others I have hava er e met I never eats him smile mil but one on one Republicans R rote a rote Abraham A Lincoln's nominating speech and ond th the made a t poor job jobo o of It 11 In the opinion of or Addison o G Proctor sole solo surviving dele dele- delegate car gate to th the Chicago R national convention at which Un- Un Lincoln Lin Lincoln coln coin was chosen as tt tha ts part presidentIal candidate Mr Proc Proc- Proctor lor tor I Is SI 85 C sears Cars ears old The speech as uns 8 entrusted by bythe bYthe byth the Illinois delegation to orman E Judd a ChIcago lawr lawer law r Mr Proctor said We e all looked a ith particular Interest to that nominating speech as Mr Lincoln's position differed from that of all other late Mr Proctor said eald The h other candidates had their public rec- rec records rec records to recommend them but Lb cain Lin-cain calm caIn had none In some som respects the th log Ing speech of Mr Judd was dIe dis- disappointing dis appointing It emed to lack ock co co- co co and force forceS Ii 51 I 1 WROTE tROTt SPEECH Later Mr Proctor ild Ltd he learned the affair of Lincoln's nominatIon as put in III the th hands of oC a committee of ot 80 60 oni nJ when It came cam to writing the speech thO tha th con committee put It in Judt shands s a hands The They knea kne kne he lie aas as as ama ma t I Mr Proctor said Still Still Uy th y wr ro re not note ery ery e y enthusiastic over Judds Judd's hay hay- haying Inc hav-Inc Ing tile the hoi hole hoie thIng thine So they thoy ar- ar arranged arranged ar ranged that he h was t to rite It and then submit It to each tell one on of the CO 50 to take tak out or aid add what th they thou thought ht as as By By the time the sit pt through Ith It there thero a T aa as nOt noi much loft IoU of oC Judd s 5 speech The speech that the delegates to the tho th lo con con- con contention heard had been britten b by 1 61 men The most pretentious of lC the observances of o his t L anni annI- anniversary annIversary anniversary sere ere er in o where he was nominated for tor th tin the prest- prest presidency dency In Kit 1858 and In Springfield bere he be h practiced law for fer years oars and where his mortal remains round found rest Informal also allo were lanned lanDed to tah take ahi place at Lincoln tal r s a tomb lomb In the v-pl- v pl Ui tal lIL L AT 1 2 i Lieutenant General lon AMiles A AMiles Mlle Miles ho aho ho at 25 was wu a major general commanding a In Inthe inthe Inthe the union army and knew bin bin- Lin Lincoln coIn coln was as the central contral fIgure of 1 sob n ances He Ii was the th gust guest of oC at a 11 luncheon and was to bo be th the prin prin- principal prin- prin principal principal cipal speaker at n ft Llone club lb ob- ob ob observance servance tonight |