The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-19
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
LOGAN WINS.

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LARG NORTHUMBERLAND OGLEsBY's SUP
PoRTERs MUSTER SCARCELY A CORPORAL's
GUARD-sTORM RAISED IN THE CAUCUS BY
AILUsToSs TO LOGANs RECORD.
lspecal to the Republican,
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 1.-THE caucus
again is over, and the hero Of the Big Mud
dy triumphantly holds the senatorial fort
For the past two days it has been apparent
that the Logan people were masters Of the
situation, and closing up their lines, driving
in all struggles and threatening supposed
dcserters with political death on the slight.
est indication Of disloyalty; this has had
the effect Of pagalizing the opposition, SO
that during the last "a hours it has abso-
lutcly amounted to nothing if it ever did.
The day Just closed has been busy one.
The Loganitcs, wild with the dclirium Of
success, just within reach, leaving nothing
undone. which would cause q hitch in the
cut and-dyiet programme of tonight, have
been flying around preparing for final and
successful action, while the opposition have
been whining about and would not be recog-
ni2ed as the brave, confident talking poll
ticians Of torty-eight hours ago.
THE CAUCUS.
At : 80 the Republican caucus was called
to order in the art gallery of the state-house
Senator Mcclellan of 10 Daviess county
was made chairman and Senator Bent and
and Representative New secretaries. On
rol.-call every Republican in the general
assembly responded.
Senator Joslyn moved that the roll be
called and each member of the caucus vote
his preference for a candidate for United
States senator,
At this point representative Collins, Of
Cook county, threw fire brand of large di-
mansions among the bretheren, by offering
a resolution that no person who had taken
the back pay Was entitled to the vote of any
Republican for Office. This created a
storm Of confusion. Cries of Put him
out" Call the ROLL" Proceed with the
business" filed the hall, amid great excite
mcnt.
After the confusion had somewhat sub
sided. Senator Riddle attempted to ad-
dress the caucus. The uproar began again,
but he managed to make himself heard
enough 10 notify the gentlemen present that
he would never vote for John \. Logan
This announcement was greeted with howls
and Kisses, and he was told to sit down,
which alternative he finally accepted.
All attempts to bring the causcus to a
vote on Collins resolution were hooted
down, when finally Representative Fisbee of
Cook nominated Logan amid great -four
ish of trumpets. Representative Cookie Of
Peoria seconded the nomination.
Then Senator Hunter placed Oglesby be-
fore the caucus in awel-worded and strong
speech. Senator Fuller seconded the NOM
nation, warning the caucus not to set aside
such man as Oglesby to put in his place
such man as Logan.
The roll was called. One hundred and
six votes were cast and Logan received the
votes of II senators and 63 representatives,
total 80; and Oglesby received the votes of
0 senators and II representatives, total 30.
Mr.. Farwell was not mentioned.
The motion to make the nomination
unanimous was put to the house, but sew
eral me.nbers persisted IN shouting mo"
without being asked.
Myers, Matthews, Shaw and McFie were
appointed a committee to wait on General
Logan and Senator Oylesby and produce
them before the meeting, and proceeded on
their mission. In the meantime the eau
Gus adjourned to the hall Of representa-
tivcs, where, shortly aftcrward, Logan was
brought on, but not Oglesby, the latter re-