National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-07
LOGAN'S RECEPTION,
The Veterans Grow Wild Over the "0ld Com
mander's" Success,
And Thousands Of People Visit and
Congratulate Him.
Mrs. Logan Expresses Her Happiness In Her Face
and in Words,
But the Generals Emotion Makes Him
Bcant OF Words.

Tha news of Senator Logan's nomination
was received hero at $3.50, o'clock last
evening and shout after shout greeted
its arrival. Tho crowds about tho
telegraph office howled themselves hoarse,
and instantly it was taken up, and soon the
echoes Of Hurrah for Logan" wore sounded
in every side'street and alley in the city.
"To Black Jacks house; it's s12 Twelfth
street." shouted one-legged man, swinging
bis hat.
The cry WAS repeated again and again, and
soon the crowd was surging toward Twelfth
street.
Hardly had the announcement of the nomin-
alton left tho telegraph Office, when from
near side street corner tho strains OF Union
forever" on u drum and two hfes, was
heard and following came thousand people,
as if everything was prepared to greet the
nominee.
Senator Logan hoard the shouts and noise
of the drum and went to the window of the
parlor where he was sitting to learn its
origin. "Black Jack" "Hurrah for Logan,
the old soldier man." and n thousand differ
ent expressions no heard, and then the old
hero actually trembled and his face became
white.
Mrs. Logan came to the window, and, when
she heard these shouts, turned around and
said, "Oh, John, | am the happiest woman in
the world" Her face lit up with glorious
smile, and she echoed the shout that was
given.
One old veteran on crutches caught sight
of her through the open window aud, turn
ing to his compnions, cried, There's her
bonny face; yes, black Jacks in" Logan
''Show up" Lets SEQ our old commander"
and the like resounded on the air, but the
cold commander" was palsied with emotion.
When tho first shouts came he had shrunk
IL. Iat,.. . tail, md
him sent more tremors over his frame, and
the hand he drew across his forehead was
wet with perspiration.
BLACK Jack p again and again came tho
cries, and that individual drew further into
the recesses of the room.
Come out, John /" cried Mrs. Logan, while
her eyes sparkled and she waved her hand
kerchief out of the window.
Gen. Logan came from behind the curtain,
and made poor attemptto smile. He shook
hands with those who had entered the room,
and then turned to the window.
The shout that greeted him was tremen-
dous, and many times was it repeated. By
this time the street was blocked, there being
fully 5000 people in front of tho house.
Everyone of those 5000 people, and the 100
or more who filled tho windows of the other
houses on the block, yelled and each We'd
with the other in trying to make more noise.
Speech speech" cried the crowd, and
every uOulGub thO CIONu ucOHhO anu
the noise increased to a pandemonium. Still
the man with the waving black hair and
long mustache stood at the window. He was
nervous. First he caught the railing, then
he toyed with his little black hectic, next he
picked up his hat. He then bowed his head
low, and Mrs. Logan came to the window.
The cries that went up as til" crowd caught
sight of her were loud and many. Look,
there's mother Logan" Then Mrs. Logan
smiled, and her handkerchief waved again.
Then she kissed her hand to the crowd, and
they answered with shout.
The general acted as if he would have
stopped at the window forever had not tho
crowd called upon him for a speech, and Mrs.
Logan urged him to go down stairs. He
picked UP his hat mechanically and turned
with his white face, upon which there was no
expression, to the door. The crowd inside
pushed after, and the general passed down
stairs. Up to this time he had said nothing.
He acted like dumb man, and when no
reached the door no could do nothing but
bow. After the first storms of applause that
greeted his appearance at the door had
ceased some members of the crowd cried for
order.
deep silence followed this demand and
the general looked around as if for some
loOphole of escape There was none. He
turned around, and, facing the crowd, said
Friends, thank you for your greeting.
i am not prepared TO make q speech more
than to say that thank you, and thank you"
Mr.. Logans voice trembled as he spoke,
and more than once the crowd called on him
to speak louder.
When he had finished speaking he turned
back into the hall and stood with one hand
leaning against tho wall. The door of the
front room was unlocked and Mrs. Logan
caught the general by the arm and pulled
rather than led him in. They took positions
in front of the Emantelpiece, over which was
suspended largo mirror.
The crowd then surged in and it was not
until then that the general gave any evidence
that he was alive. His face lighted up with
n pleasant smile, and Selling the hand of an
old colored man who headed the line, thanked
him for his kind wishes. Mrs. Logan was Us
young as the boy in his shirt sleeves who
came next. Her face beamed with smiles.
AS an old veteran with one armhole vacant
approached. she extended her hand and said:
THAT one arm speaks for you" And in
response to an enthusiastic man with o &c.
A. r." badge on his breast, who wished
the general success, she said, Yes; let's
hone for an old time victory in November"
She had u kind word for every one, and
whom some ladies came in deserted her post
to 90 Off in the rear room and chat with them.
Every face that was reelected in the mirror
above the generals head wore q smile, aud
the greetings Of all were warm, especially
from the sc. A, r." men.
and thirty men, some of them lacking an
arm, crowded into tho room. This was
Meade post" They all drew up in limo in
front of Gen. Logan, and at signal gave
three ringing cheers.
"Hero's the man that sent me harp to-
day" exclaimed Mrs, Logan, pushing n
blushlng young man to the foreground. The
general thanked him.
The general said he had nothing to say
last night except to thank the people.
The reception lasted until after midnight,
and mathematician estimated that Gen. and
Mrs Logan shook hands with 5000 people in
forty minutes,
At l o'clock this morning Gen, Logan,
while sweetly dreaming Of vice presidential
honors, was awakened from his slumbers by
O sorenade from Petri's brass band of six
pieces. On the way to tho residence Of the
bronze-hued son of Illinois tho band sere-
naded Perry Carsons hotel, aud the Post and
REPUBLICAN, Offices. The band, which WAS
in an open baroucho, consisted of old man
Petri and his five sons. A number of white
and colored men followed tho barouohe and
loudly cheered for Blaine and Logan.
The Frisin Safe.
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