The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-06

He Would Rather Apeak for logan Mt lhe
Conventioa tkAu Net speak at All.

He Would Rather Apeak for Logan ut ihe
Convention than Net speak at All.
CHICAGO. March H.-Emcry A. S.orrs, who
ranks es tho Demosthenes Of the Illinois bar. is
In favor Of Logan for President and his Chica-
20 acQuajntances arc wondering WHY. He for
merly mado considerable ado about the ILL
treatment no received from the senior Senator
OF his State. and was particularly prejudieed
by Logan's attitude when he tried to be Attor-
General under Garfield A delegation OF
his friends went down to Mentor to press his
claims for that appointment. and he had the
endorsement Of Conklng. Dorsey. and other
Stalwarts. but Garfield told th0m that Logan
must concur. and. much to the chagrn Of Mr..
Storrs he wouldn't. Logan's reason was thnt
he had already asked tho appointment Of Rob-
ert Lincoln to tho Cabinet. and couldn't expect
10 Ill all the departments with his friends. But
Storrs thought his political services and the aid
he had given to Logan In sundry campaigns
ought to give him preference over Lincoln. who
had never done anything for the party or tho
Senator. MI. Storrs considered himself very
He went to Washington not long ago rs the
agent OF tho cattle dealers Of ths Chicago stock
bill. and when no left he was shOuting Tor Ar
thur G, he was a6sent nearly i" wneE and then ie
excuse Tor this sudden Change OF nreierenee
that rs long rs Logan was q candidate for the
Presidency he ought to havo the delegation
from his own State. and he. for one. was willing
to help him get 1t. hut since Mrs. Logan has
boon In Chicago looking after the Generals
boom q better reason has been given for MIR.
St0rrs's change OF heart.
1t Is said that whom Ito arrived at Washington
he visited Logan to SECURE his opposition to
Warner Itllers COW bill and WAS at once ro-
preached for advocating tho nomination OF q
New York man against tho candidate from his
own Stalc. Mrs. Logan told him thoy had sup
posed of course TINT no would support her hus.
band. md hnd wanted him to be o delegate to
the National Convention from tho State ut
largo. 20 that he might present tho Genernl's
name In ono OF his thrilling speeches. They
had boon depending 2 Don hun; as the most clio.
quent man IN Illinois. ~ perform this heroic
duty and were very sorry that III. Erefere nce
other mon. aha sail. who could be called upon
make the speech.
II there is a man In all the world Of whom
Storrs Is more jealous than Of Leonard SWEET
the people OF Chicago do not know him. Ho Ia
Storrs's only rival at the Chicago bar. and tho
only man In Illinois who can compete with him
in orRtnry The Vision of Leonard SWEET upon
the platform OF tho Republican Convention,
with IN audience OF ten thousand people. and
the opportunity that lngorsoil had at Cincin.
natl and that Garfield aud Conkiing had at
Chicago WAS moro than q man OF Emery
\. Storrss Or0torical ambition could endure,
Not that no hated Logan less. but that no lovad
the opportunity to make speech more, did no
aGrce to join tho Logan boom. and his reso-
nant voice and epigrAmmatic. phrases will b6
heard In the convention hill.