Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-06-29
A TALK WITH GENERAL LOGAN.
New York Tri llunc.

"Certainly the Grant men will support
Garfield" said Senator Logan emphat-
ically yesterday afternoon. "The party
has never failed to support any candl-
date yet. Perhaps we are not pleased
that Grant did not secure the nomina-
ton but that will not prevent us from
supporting the man who did"
"Do you think Garfield will be able to
carry Illinois?' asked the reporter, as he
took seat III the senator's room ut the
Fifth Avenue hotel.
Certainly" was the ready reply.
"Any one Of the gentlemen before the
convention would have carried Illinois.
There is not the slightest doubt about
that"
"Do you intend to take the stump for
Gartield?"
l"Certainly, always stump for the re-
publican candidate. Where, 1 cannot
tell. That will have to be arranged by
the executive Of the national republican
committee"
II notice that Senator Conkling and
other republicans are here to-day; has
there been any formal meeting?"
"No; the meeting of lis gentlemen here
was purely unexpected. l came over
here, to tell you shortly to spend the time
between now and the meeting of the ma
tional committee ON the 1st of July. 1t
was scarcely worth while going home
having to come back again, and 1 thought
that l might rs well spend the time here
as anywhere else. Oh. no; our meeting
here was entirely unexpected"
"How about the election of chairman
and the secretary of the national COM
mittee?"
The matter really stands in this way,
that Marshall Jewell is temporary chair
man. The day after the Chicago con-
1 vention we had a meeting, and Marshall
Jewell was elected chairman without op-
position. Then the name of Mr.. Platt
was proposed as secretary, and this
seemed to be both just and proper as IL
good part Of the fighting will be made
i'll New York in the first place, and in the
second, Mr.. Platt is very able man, and
has occupied a similar position before.
The proposition was unanimously agreed
to. Mr.. Platt, however, declined, and
that was all there was of it.
"Then Mr.. jewell is chairman ?'
'sNo; the whole committee is in Il
chaotic state ut present, and there is no
organization at all. Mr.. Jewell has
merely power to call the members to.
gether on July l, when they will organ.
ize. When Mr.. Platt declined somebody
suggested that the whole matter would
better be left over in order that Gartield's
wishes might be consulted in the mat
ter, and this was accordingly DONE"
"And who will be the chairman"
81 have no idea"
"What do you think OF the democratic
sitration?"
81 don't want to talk of the democrat
l ic convention, because I do not think i
/ would be good taste in any man who wa
prominent in the Chicago convention t
4 prophesy or make remarks about TIL
l convention now being held ut Cincinnn
IT,"
"Are Tilden and Seymour entirely on
. > of it?"
q "It looks that way Mt present"
!. "What do you think of Tilden's lei
!, ter?"
i II don't think anything about it.
don't bother myself with matters belong
ing to the other side, Mt all. am sati
: fed with attending to my own part,
:, Let them nominate whom they will,
- - am still confident of arepublican victor
= = Our whole party is thoroughly harmon
~ lied and united"
"Was General Arthur's name mention
r. cd before Garfield received the nomin
~ tion?"
"a "No; there was no mention made
t. vice presidents. After Garfield W
OF nominated we understood that Nc
al York wished to give the nomination
General Arthur, and it was accept,
US without question"