The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-05
NOT TO LOGAN'S TASTE.
THE ILLINOIS SENATOR OFFERED
THE SENATE CHAIR.
By the Republican Caucus, but Positivel,
Declines the Honor in Short
Speech in Which He Declares
1t Not to His Taste.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 5-The caucus
| of Republican senators met promptly at |:
| O'Clock Friday Senator Sherman in tn,
| chair and proceeded at once to consider tn,
| question of the election of u president pr,
temporc Of the senate, made necessary 10y
the death of the vice president of the Untcc
| States.
| Senator Edmunds stated that when, last
| summer, the Republicans of the nation, il
| their convention, nominated Gen. Logan foi
vice president, he IlGdmundsl had thought il
| l1Sht toward Gen. Logan and toward the
| party that he should retire from the
| presidency of the senate, and that Gen.
| Logan should be chosen in his place and as
they all remembered, he had communicated
that opinion and desire to the Republican
senators III Il formal way but it was thought
best at that time that the change be not
made, especially as Gen. Logan did not wish
ii to lie made. At the election Gen Logan
had received, he believed, the votes OF
all the Republicans who had TIN,
opportunity to vote, and came very
near being the choice Of the people
for the Office of vice President, which
would have made him eN-oftcio The
president of the senate, and, under the law
charged with the dnty of carry ling on the
government, in case of any disability of the
president of the United States, until an cleo
ton could be had. In this state of things
he thought it right that the Republican sell
ators should renew their expression of con.
fidencc iii Cen Logan by nominating him
for president of the senate, and he accord.
ingiy moved that Gen Logan be So nomin.
atcd by acclamatiun.
Several senators spoke briefly in favor of
the nomination, and the question was taken
and ageed to unanimously. The chairman
announced thp unanimous ,t
John y. Logan as the Republican candidate
Tor president pro tenpore of the senate
Ihercupon Gen Logan spoke as follows:
MIR tHAIHMAN; From the depths of my
heart | thank the Republican senators
for the confidence they repose in me, as ex-
pressed 10y the nomination just rendered me
by acclamation for the position Of temporary
presiding officer of the senate. | not alone
thank them, hut the people of the whole
country, for the desire they seem to feel
that should be given this very honorable
position | was, however, sir, the
nominee of the Republican party
for vice president and voted for at
I'll" last election. | was not
elected. For that nomination then thanked
the Republican party, and through the sen
ators present again return to the Repub.
llc'tnS OF the country my grateful acknowl- |
ments.
'lf thought that could better serve my
constituents and my country by OCCUPYING
this position, | would most unhesitatingly |
do SO, and perform the duties to the |
best of my ability. | do not so
think, and am sure that | can, by work |
necessary to he performed on committees
and otherwise, do more that may he useful
by remaining i'll my present position In
fact Mr.. Chairman, the position is not to
my taste, and unless | thought that l could |