, 1879-01-05

The 10. is vociferous on the question OF
supporting Legislative caucus nominations
for Senator. But its zeal is now-born. We
remember one Republican Legislative caucus
nomination which it did not tear its hair
nor rond its garments to support, and that
was the nomination Of Judge LAWRENCE
after LOGAN had Withdrawn from the con-
test.
CAUCUS Of the Republican members was
held On Tuesday evening, Jan. %, 1877, and
the choice fell on Judge LAWRENCE, and he was
made the nominee Of the party as fairly and
completely. AS JOHN. A. LOGAN had boon
when he was nominated. The Republicans
numbered 100 votes, every one Of which
LAWRENCE was entitled by party rules to re-
ceiye. When the. vote was taken in joint
ballot he got but Sc votes. There were three
pairs-giving him equal to 50 votes. Eleven
LOGAN men few the track and refused
to be !: bound by the CAUCUS. They
scattered their votes, and swore that no Re-
publican except LOGAN should be elected.
At tie next ballot Judge LAWRENCE received
but 81 Republican yotcs-19 less than the
full vote Of his party. The caucus nomina-
tion was thus disregarded by the LodAN-ites.
What was LOGAN doing while his body guard
,was thus violating personal honor and party
rules? Was he 1aboring with his boilers to
induce them to support the regular nominee
Of the caucus? Far from it. He was sulk-
ing in his room and declaring to Republican
members-Senator RIDDLE among others
ftuf he ,e4 In ,1n nth
Republican should be.
Wien the fifth ballot Of that day
Wednesday. Jan. 24-was taken, the Demo
Gratis, despairing Of e1ecting Judge DAVIS,
began to change their votes to LAWRENCE,
the Republican caucus nominee. Then it
was that several of LooAN's body-guard sour
ried about the hall urging Republican men,
bers to vote for. HA1NEs, who received 60
votes, all but one or two being Republicans,
while Judge LAWRENCE received but 80
Republican votes, which, with the Demo
Gratis, gave him 4, 2,--twelve Democrats voting
for him on this ballot. The LodAN-ites re-
fused to change from HA1NEs to LAWRENCE,
which would have elected him On that bal
lot, as the twelve Democrats had made up
their minds to end the long and weary con
test in LAwnENcE's favor.
Before another ballot could be taken,
GRANGER, one Of LoaASs most servile ad-
herents, moved an adjournment, and refused
to withdraw his motion. It was made known
to the Republicans nil over the hall that
enough Democrats would vote for LAWRENCE
again to elect him. The call for adjournment
was persisted in by the LoGAN-ites. The
motion was put, and the body-guard, in solid
phalanx, yelled "Aye!" A decided majority
of the members, by the sound, cried "No!"
but the Chair wrongfully decided the motion
carried and adjourned the joint meeting Of
the two Houses. ':''':;
The next day the Democrats aud Independ-
ents came together on Judge DAVIS,
and elected him. In this way LoaAN's
threat was made good, that no Republican
except himself should bo elected. In this
way, Judge LAWRENCE, the Republican
caucus nominee, was slaughtered by LOGAN
and his body-guard. The same kind Of
gang are going down to Springfield to play
the same game over again. If they emit get
LOGAN, they intend that no other Repub-
lican shall be elected Senator. Rule or ruin
was their motto two years ago; it is their
1noffo still