The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-11
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MI. John A. Logan's NOMINATION
for the vice. Presidency was as much
ola surprise to the adherents of thai
gentleman ~ it was to the partisani
of Blaine. It had been generally
conceded that Robert T. Lincoln
would receive the nomination by &C.
clamation, not because he had any
claim upon his party for the honor
but being the ''son Of bis father" II
was supposed his name would add
strength to the ticket. But it up.
pears Mr.. Blaine wanted senator
Logan's vote to succeed. He r.
ceived the goods and the latter was
paid in the nomination for the Sec
ond place upon the ticket.
MI. Logan was at one time q
very prominent candidate for the drst
place. His was the first Presidential
boom started and for weeks It over
Swallowed all others. But it was weak
in the middle and before the Chicago
convention met 1t had broken and
set the ambitious Illinois Senator
adrift among the merely possible
candidates. It was not expected,
however, that he would condescend
to accept the second place upon the
ticket. His doing 50 proves what is
true of many men; they aim high
and shoot low.
Speaking Of the Vice Presidency
an exchange observes that four Vice.
Presidents have become Presidents
of the United States during the past
forty-three years, and they admins
tered the Government nearly one
third Of the whole period since the
death of President Harrison in 1841.
Tyler succeeded Harrison before the
first Wing administration had been
fairly started, Fillmore more than di.
vided Taylor's term: johnson served
all of Lincoln's second term except
ing q month and q fraction, and Ar
thur will be President three and a
half Of the four years of Garf1eld's
term. One Vice>P President died in
William r.. King of Ala
bama, elected with Pierce in 1852.
never took the chair of the Sem
ate, but he qualified as Vice>Presi-
dent in Cuba, where he was battling
against disease that soon thereafter
cut him off just on the threshold of
the new honors conferred upon him
by the overwhelming vote of the
nation.
1t is a notable fact that every Vice
who became President was
IS much an accidental Vice-Presi-
dent a. an accidental President. Not |
one of them was prominently can
vassed or discussed as . candidate
'or the second office of the Govern.
nent. John Tyler's nomination was
IN afterthought. He was one of the
Virginia delegates to the Harrisburg
convention Of December, 1889, that
Harrison. There was q
ierce contest between Harrison and
clay, with Webster and Scott in the
ear of the race, and when Harrison
succeeded. the disappoint>
aent of the Clay men was 80 Keen a.
D threaten the unity of the then or
anized elements of opposition
'yler was one Of the leading and
lost devoted worshippers Of Clay
nd shed tears ever the defeat Of Vir-
lnia's Mill Boy Of the slashes. AL
,ough unthought Of for the position,
lie desire to propitiate tho defeated
lay men stampeded the convention
Clay's sobbing friend, and then
ehn Tyler became President. When
resident. his first quarrel was with
lay. and he threw the whole power
his administration to defeat Clay
I'd elect Polk as his successor.
Senator Logan may also be classed
nong the accidental nominees. He
as not discussed for the Office. Like
rthur's nomination four years ago
ogan was an afterthought. or the !.
suit Of q bargain brought about by !
necessities. It Is . strange
am to be harnessed together and it
Ill be some time before the names Of Y
e pair will sound harmonious to t
9 ear of the people.