Show FOE AS WAR CHIEF but for untimely death of stephen douglas the president might have made hini head of the army by J H ROCKWELL 1911 by amet can press asao association I 1 OW generally iene rally this fact Is I 1 luigu I i u H I 1 cannot siy say but that thai dent lincoln hail had it in III mind to didace St stephen ellien A douglas at the head of the bariny armis touched lor for by judge william G C for melly meily a well known lawyer of quincy and a noted lecturer on christian I 1 Ec clence lence judge ewing was intimately acquainted with both president lin t 1 1 STIPHEN STEPHEN A DOUGLAS coln coin and senator douglas he enjoyed their confidence and friendship as perhaps few other men ever did and any statement from him touching ton ching the administration of mr lincoln is unquestionably to be relied upon at a recent reception in judge ewings honor bonor at the soldiers home in quincy the judge told his bis hearers that douglas was a man of military genius and lie related in words substantially ly as follows the incident of Lincol ns intention to make big old political opponent commander in chief of the army 1 I 1 obtained this information said judge ecim directly from sena senator tor orvllle orville 11 II browning of illinois one 47 a t A ti photo by american press association A DOUGLAS MONUMENT AT FOOT OF 11 CHICAGO oveil LAEV THE icil 14 BURIED UNDER TUIS of lincoln s b closest cloest associates 1 I 1 want to tell you something that lincoln told tile me about douglas bald senator browning then tie 10 went on to say that lincoln told him douglas called at the white house emia call lit in insul to talk about the III military situa tion lion an ami urge that instead of issuing his call fur for men as the prest dent already bad done the cill call hould should s have been fur for douglas asked mr lincoln fur for a map pointed out tu to him vie fie various important strategic cuili wil would be develop cil la in the coming str uKIe ind and contended that it would require many times thi number of men called for to properly pro perli take care of thos points point in tile the coura of hl ills douglas pointed cd out ns as later events event proved to be true every great future battleground and nui ill lilka what whal it few years year later won me ninn 1 of h ri nans great creal arm to ill ih sea the suggested that mr douglas visit the war ollie botn anil tire sent his to 10 winfield old lil pi oft who at that time limp was the vom in chief of the tinny this fill wait done and general scott wax was so s profoundly impressed by what doug DOII las pointed out to him that lie roil oil fessel himself to be thoroughly fied ced of mr douglas correctness correct but bin he be objected to a call for additional men tor for the reason that the country would not understand the need of it 11 bail and would not sustain the call lincoln was no less deeply med by mr dought Dou clan glewn than wits getheral gt Get teral scott and he carefully full the that mr fr douglas had marked laying it away lu in a turi private vate drawer dawer in his private office mee for foi reference sa As abe war went ie on to see how boxy far tt it might prove to be true meanwhile so firmly con did the president become of douglas high military skill that only tor for the batters lat death jurie june 3 1801 1861 lip he would have mille him commander lu in chief president ident lincoln told me that said senator browning with his own lips why secretary cameron quit another wartime incident related by judge ewing not widely known if known at all beyond those immediately couce concerned rued related to the resignation of Sefie tary of war simon cameron Cai neron thurlow weed 11 said the judge was thoroughly possessed by the idea that mr cameron as secretary of war was not strong enough to copo cope nith inith the military situation likely to confront him so deeply was he be impressed by this notion that tie he finally went to mr fr lincoln stated his bis icv blew of the matter and asked that cameron be requested to resign well I 1 cant do eliat 1 answered the president 1 I simply cannot do it I 1 would resign myself before I 1 would do that 1 adl now mr president urged weed 1 I can call make the matter perfectly easy for you so easy for you in fact that hint nil you will have bate to do will lie be to accept ills resignation indeed I 1 will so arrange it that chat cameron will come to you himself voluntarily and sit ask ak to lie be rell relieved eved to tills his plin plan lincoln readily assented and weed went about laying his bli plans pl ins accordingly accord ansly As a result tile the next nest time weed callei called on oil cameron br be stepped back hastily looked at the secretary with will marked anxiety and said why by cameron tile the mitter matter you 1 ou look as pale Is as a slie sheet ct there Is nolting the matter with me replied cameron 1 I am quite well for several das dans this performance went on oa different men callum and remarking their surprise at ills his apparent illness finally weed called ou on cameron again himself and again spoke of the lie secre look of illness it Is evident to me mr cameron said weed that the work of this office is undermining your health you have no right in justice to yourself to allow 11 ow these responsibilities to kill hill you come with me up to my plate place on oil the alie hudson and tako a good long rest cameron accepted the invitation and after he be had been at weeds for some time weed tactfully suggested that they quietly call in a certain noted specialist this physician said 1 I find mr secretary that you have no organic trouble but you have hare be been en greatly overworked and a lone lonte rest Is absolutely essential to meent a ner iun ous breakdown and I 1 would suggest a sea voyage by this time at mr cameron was ready to ask that the president relies e him of lits his duties as secretary of war and weed recalling the be doctors rec ommen dailon ion of 0 a sen sea voyage hinted to mr C oh th that a t 1 lie I mould not I 1 id do well to a ask al for a foreign mission aoi innately fur for 11 wi elins pi ins cos cis alus us M clay our to lo qu asli us 1 I li had just tendered his bis resignation un on account of ills desire to enter the be m military tat y belive so weed went to president lincoln about the matter and the result was thit that clay became a major gene geneal 1 al cameron Ci meron became ambassador to 11 bussh and divin 11 stanton became secretary of war |