, 1879-01-12
And tie Voice Of the Boaster
Is Heard no More
Therein.
Logan's Minority in the Cau-
Gus Estimated at Thir-
teen Votes.
John Now Said to Be Testing the
Price of the Democratic
conscie1ce;
And Has Thus Far Found the Article
. Very Cheap and Dirty.


SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 11-Since the ad
journment Of the Senate this morning, til
rotunda Of the Leland Hotel has prescnte
q dreary and deserted appearance. Two
thirds Of the members have gone home, an
the other third are taking rest after wee
of struggling in an atmosphere of smok
and dust The Speaker OF the House ha
been elected, and the fate of Logan has bee,
decided SO far as outward appearances chi
indicate, though who will be the suc:essfu
man would require the powers Of a seer O
| the revelations of prophet to make
known. An air Of unhappiness has pervade'
the headquarters of Logan, and Long Jones
until to-day buoyant and full of hope, has
| ALooK OF PAIN
| upon his face and listlessness in his name
! betoEening heart i'll at ease, and mini
herassed by terrible doubt. The light il
evidently breaking in upon him, and th'
hopelessness Of the struggle is beginning Il
dawn upon his mind. The knowledge TIM
SONS ten or fifteen members whom they hue
counted on as certain for Logan going ovel
to 0glesby, and that sundry others
are terribly shalsy, has filed him will
alarm. From sources apparently reliable
it has been ascertained to-day TINT Logan in
the caucus will receive 81 votes, Oglesb7 A,
and scattering or doubtful so.
There is every reason to believe from the
best Of information that this is the situation
Of affairs here ct the present time, aud if 8
ballot could be taken tonight it would not
vary four votes from the figures given.
THE oGLEsBr MEN
ire happier than they have been heretofore,
but the ultimate success of Uncle Dick is by
no means assured The defeat Of Morrison
has aroused 9 bitter animosity to
Logan, which is developing itself
every moment and assuming more and
more pronounced shape. The call for the
caucus on Tuesday evening hes not been
rescinIed, but it was understood until to-dav
that it would be adjourned on account of the
first public reception Of the Governor, which
was to occur on that evening. Gov. Cnllo,n,
however, hearirg OF the state of things.
waited upon Gen. Logan to-day and informed
him that if desirable he would
POSTPONE THE RECEPTION
until Wednesday evening, which arrange
ment was finally consumnaated, and notice to
tha. effect was telegraphed to absent members
The Logan caucus will therefore take place
on Tuesday evening next, as advertised on
Friday.
Senator Oglesby has not been consulted IN
regard to the matter, nor have any of his
friends, and it is doubtful whether more than
thirty or forty me1abers will 60 in. Long
Jones says if they don't want to come i'll
they can stay out, and then he will claim
that Logan has the caucus nomination. he
wants to know what the Oglesby men
can do about it, and de6es them to call an
other caucus. Of course these are not Long
Jones' public statements, brit he
WHISPERS THEM IN HIS CLOSET.
Another scheme of Iogan;s suddenly de-
veloped itself to-day in remarkable and al
together accidental manner, showing to what
desperate straights the Logan crowd are
driven. It was discovered this evening that
q number OF Democrats were betting heavily
on Logan's success. The circumstance,
trifing in itself, aroused the suspicious of
your correspondent, who Immediately set
about sitting the matter to the bottom. The
Investigation wes not without result, as will
be seen. The arrival of Charley
Farweu upon the field Of action caused the
first panic which had been observed at
Tue Logan headquarters. The rumor has
been industriously circulated here from the
beginning that Farwcl1 was coming here to
open barrel of money and elect himself
With Democratic votes. "If Charlie Farwell
:an get Democratic votes, why can't wc:"
'sid Long Jones, and to work they went.
Having become convinced that it was ex-
doubtful. whether he could ba
elected By straight Republican votes, Logan
TURNED TO H1s OLD EGYPTIAN FRIENDS,
With whom he had associated in his youth,
md itappears not without effect. If Logan
oses ten Republican votes in the
auc4s, he expects to gain ten
Democratic votes from the other
ide Of the House. This is q sly, slick !
cheme, but it has been discovered, and is
herewith promulgated to the Republican
arty OF the State of Illinois and the. world |
t large. In running the runor down it was
iscovered that the Hon. Starkeye Powell,
he Representative from Scott County, and
Democrat, had put up $40 to-day on the
uccess of Logan. The Hon. Alfred II.
ireen, of Jefferson, bet $40 on Logan's sue
ess, and was willing to wage $500 to 800
Int he would win. On being approached Oh
10 subject he said Logan, was his choice
oyway, and that his constituency liked him,
epublican as he was, better than any other
an who had been named by the Democrats.
IT. Green c1aimed to know whereof he
,oke
1t remains to be seen whether Logan will
Il ont to the Democracy or whether the
emocacy Will sell out to Logan t..
The Democratic Senatorial caucus will be
I'D On Wednesday or Thursday Of next
eek. The exact time hes not been fixed
pen BY the managers Of the party, but they |