The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-26
ArALK wIrII GENERAL LOGAN.
Why lie is In New York nt Present.
GARFIELD Will Carry Iiiinois-A Refer
nnes In ih.. nemnerniIn IanrenIInn

Why He IN In New York Rt Present
GnrHeid VIII Carry Iiiinsis-A Refer.
ence to the Democratic Convention.
NEw YoRE "TmBUNE," June 23.-"Cer.
tAiuly the Grant men will support Gar.
field, said Senator Logan, emphatically,
yesterday afternoon. "The party has
never failed to support any candidate yet.
Perhaps We are not pleased that Grant
did not secure the nomination, but that
will not prevent US supporting the man
who did"
rDO you think Garfield will be able to
carry Illinois2" asked the reporter, as he
took seat in the Senator's room at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Certainly" was the ready reply.
"Any ono OF the gentlemen before the
Convention would have carried Illinois,
There is not the slightest doubt about
that.H
'llo yon intend to take the stump for
GarHeld7"
"Certainly. always stump for the Re-
publican candidate. Where, can not
tcll. That will have 10 be arranged by
the Executive Of the National Republican
Committee. $50.
~ notice that Senator Conkling and
other Republicans are here to-day; has
there been any formal meeting"
"NO; the meeting Of Us gentlemen here
was purely unexpected. / came over
here, 10 tell you shortly, 10 spend the
time between now aud the meeting OF the
National Committee on the lst OF July. 1t
was scarcely worth while going home,
having 10 come back again, and thought
that might as well spend the time here
Al anywhere else. On uoi our meeting
here was entirely uneTpoCted.n
"Howl about the clerIon OF Chairman
and tho Secretary Of the National Com.
mittee21
"The matter really stands in this way,
that MarShall Jewell Is temporary Chair.
man. The day after the Chicago Uonyen.
ton We had q meeting, and Marshall Jew
ell WIS elected Chairman without Opposi.
tion. Then the name ot NJ. Plat was
prOnosel as SECRETARY, and this seelRed TO
me both lust and proper, as q good part OF
the fighting will be made In New York In
the fpt place, and in the second, Mr..
Plat Is a very able man and has occupied
similar position before! The proposition
was unanimously agreed TO. Mr.. PlAtt,
however, declined, and that was all there
was OF u"
WThen Mr.. Jewell Is ChAirmanp
nNol the whola OomIgiltse Is In cha.
otlc state at present, and there Is no or.
-saizaiion at all, Mr. Jewell has merely
power to call the members together on
Iply !, when they will organize. When.
ME fflIl istiI,s T 56Hek kodY Spaeested
tbafItlls ~ ,Ule MA. iagould better I'd laft
over. in order that iaftlell q Vishel might
be cdnsallSd In the matter, and this Was
accordingly don0,"
SGnd who viii 30 the ohAlrmanH"
~ have no Idea. -,
situAtion?"
%i don't want 10 talk oi.ths Democratic
Convention, because do not think II
would be good taste 10 any man who was
nrOminent In tho Chicago Convention TO
prOphssy or mk&e remarks about the Con-
! vention now being held at Cincinnati"
"Are Tilden and Seymour entirely out
III looks that way at present"
"what do you think Of Tilden's let
terri, ,,.,,
bother myself with matters belonging e
! the other Slde, at all. ! am Gatished win
attending tO my own party. Let then
nominate whom they will, ! am still coma
dent Of q Republican victory. Our whole
party e thoroughly harmoniEed lAnt
: united"
"was General Arthur's name mention
|. "a before Garfield received the nomina
9 mo; there was.no mention made Of Vic
Presidents. Alter Garfield was nomlnAtet
l. We understood that New YORK wished 4
giye the nomination 10 General Arthur
Z and 1t was accepted without question"