Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-01-13
THE UNITED STATES SENATOR
SHIP IN ILLINOIS. d.

W0 OOpy Ih0 ioiio""S h
skstCh, written by . correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune, from Springfield
Illinois, dated January 9Th, Of the
Ensnnerin which the friends Of General
Logan are cauvassing for him as a eau
dldate for u. 5. Senator, the Legs
laturo being now In session. The style
reminds US very forcibly Of the way
the De Long family electioneered at
Carson City four years ago. Read 1t:
The most potent influence here Is
that of woman. To a politician, with
M ambitious wife, all things are posi-
BILE. No electioneerer here IS half so
much in earnest, nor has done half so
much work, as Mrs. Logan. FILLED
with desire to see her husband occupy
a place which she feels he deserves, she
is toiling for him from morning till
midnight. Not devoid OF personal
attractions, an easy and pleasant
talker, who never suffers the CONVERSE
ton to flag. and relieves men who
cannot talk frem the necessity of try
ing to fill up dead spaces Of SILENCE
with disconnected remarks, honestly,
> confsssing that she wants her husband
to win, and would DO very glad to
secure a vote for him, she il the most
dangerous enemy Of Governor OgleS6y,
who here. too, protests against tactics
he cannot initiate.
Aman may commit himself to a man
In two hours; he Is apt to commit
himself to u woman In fifteen minutes.
The Generals rooms are down stairs.
Those of Mrs. Logan are above. A
newly-arrived member Of the Legs
lature Is seized by some friend and
urged to 60 and call OH Mrs. Logan,
"iust for ten minutes" She IS u
charming woman. You will like her
SO much; and there Is q young lady
there who sings quite rs well Us Nils
son, and who will give you a good
song" The Representative goes. He
Is mot at the door by a courteous,
smiling lady, who relieves him Of his
hat. lie Is seated, and he is talked ut.
He il put at his ease by her unaffected,
simple manner and her manifest
pleasure in seeing him. Gradually the
conversation turns upon the General.
His wife tells him stories Of what he
suffered during the war; how he was
formerly u Democrat only from iSno-.
ance. Finally she hopes the Repre-
sentative Is not against her husband.
A man when asked such q question
would generally feel that lie was n
brute II he answered "yes." So this
man equivocltes-ho is not opposed to
the General he has not quite made up
his mind how he will act. Before he
Is through explaining he has frequently
said something which Is construed into
n promise; and he leaves, ushered out
by smiles and kindly words. 1t Is a
pleasant room where the piano is play
ing and q young lady Is continually
singing.
The room Is nearly opposite my own,
and I ctn hear, from time to time dur
ing the day, the introducer as he takes
some new a to Mrs. Logan. l can
hear some 20 willingly, while others,
through mere shyness, or fear Of get
ting committed, hang back, and quiS-
BILE, and question, and promise to so
ut another time, behaving very much
ING u UOl WIZ las w u@NV a. toObh
pulled out, and occasionally having to
he coaxed step by step to the door and
then pushed In.
Some of the later corners have eS-
pressed themselves very dkapprovingly
of this way Of el]ectioneering, and have
refused to visit Mrs. Logan. For my
self l can see no objection to II. There
Is nothing in 1t which il not perfectly
legitimate only it Is new here, aud
the other side cannot match it. Ger
tainly it has been, and Is, n Of Lo-
cams strongest agencies. 1t has won
over some, and confirmed Others and
kept them strong In the faith.
Add to all this q perfect organiza-
ton, by means Of which every man
was followed up the moment that he
arrived, by which their weak points
were discovered and the proper instru-
m%entalities brought to bear, and you
get an idea Of the strength Of General
Logan.