The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-13
Grant and Logan at . Face.

VAIN ATTEMPTS OF THE PEoPLE To HEAl
SPEECHES.
Last Wednesday there was an animated
horse-race at the Illinois State Fair il
Chicago and Generals Grant and Logan
were among the spectators. The Chicago
Republican gives the following lively de.
scription of the scene,
" Accompanied by General Logan. Gen.
eral GrieIson, Adjutsnt General Hsvnia.
General j. N. Cook and several other Off
GERS, Lieutenant General Grant m.de his
appearance on the stand, and was greeted
Immediately with perfect tornado of
cneersi for which he bowed his acknowl.
edgements. Then rose the usual cry for a
speech, with the usual r, suit which follows
all such demands made upon the Lieuten.
ant General As impsssIve as if he was
unaware Of the preeence of the crowd
oeiore him, he stood quietly tmok-
ing his cigar, with an air of ab
stractiOn, which seemed 10 indicate that
MS thoughts were so entirely preoccupied
that he did not even hear the shouts and
cheers which rose from below. Tnen calls
were made for General Logan, but he also
proved to be in pruvokingly reticent hu-
NOR. Ihose 1mmedistely near the two
distinguished individuals whose appear
ance had creste1 all the stir, had sufficient
entertainment in watching the excitement
OF the crowd, and the perfect coolness of
those whose voices they so earnestly en-
treated TO hear. At last their importantly
could be no longer resisted, and General |
Logan stood forward to comply. His
sPsech WAS 3 very simple one. He merely |
informed his dehghted audience that the |
judges of the race course had announced |
that the horses were now ready to start for /
the next heat and that he hoped they
would have the satisfaction of witnessing /
a nice trot. Each man who wanted TO BET
upon the event might do SO, "but for nv
par" the General said, shsn't"
"Tbe speech was cheered IS heartily
Is could have been the most elabo.
rate display of orstory ever made, and i'm
afterwards the horses made their
appearance, and the track was cleared for
he conclusion of the race. No sooner had
he assembled officers witnessed and ap
proved the performances of Lady Walker
md the mares had returned TO the stable, |
han the track was again crowded, ana |
gain commenced the same vocIferous de- |
nands for General Grant. If you won't
peak, General, let US see you,' shouted one
Enthusiastic Individual; and the tnmult of
PPlAuse with which the suggestion was I
9ceiVed prompted the General 70 advance
the front of the stand and stand there
bile he was sAluted by another tremendous
olley OF cheers. Then, Logan was called
u, and he hegrsti6ed tne people so far as to
tvsnce and inform them that he would 6
illingly make them speech, if, in the
rst place, he had anything of importance
say, and in the second, If the occasion
ere fitting one for speeches to be made
e considered that this was not q fitting :
'cssion. It would be ont of place to talk
'litics, and he was not sufficiently acquaint.
with agricultural matters to be able TO :,
eak of them. Above all, however, he as p
red them that he had very pressing bus y
sss to attend to at once land the sudden -
p OF champagne cork immediately be- :,
I'd him assured the audience that the =
cuse was valid), 80 he requested to be =
cused, at least tor the present" n