The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22
Blaine and Logan.

The well-informed Washington cor
respondent of the Boston Record writes
to that paper some readable bits of cur
rent political gossip. He discourses as
follows on the relations between Gen
eral Logan and Mr.. Blaine:
" Since General Logan returned from his
trip to Portland no concealment is made by
his friends that he has completely broken
with Mr.. Blaine. That they were not such
loving friends as some people have believed
has been well understood for long time,
but it is only of late that Logan has felt
himself strong enough to warrant his taking
position of antagonism to the head of last
years ticket. But no one need hereafter be
puzzled over the relations of these two men.
Logan is henceforth to be looked upon as
his own candidate for president. If he can
not get it, he will make sure that Mr. Blaine
does not. Those are his two cardinal prin-
ciples just at this time. That little trip to
Boston was understood by Logan as afford
ing him chance TO win favor in Massa-
chusetts. He so regarded it. Some of those
at the Norfolk club dinner We're surprised
to hear Logan read his speech at that gather
ing, but he did it at the advice of his mana
gers here, who told him that the people up
there We're rather fastidious, and that it
would be good policy to write down what he
intended to say. The speech was written
before he left Washington. They are
shrewd set of politicians, these stawart
friends of Logan, and they intend to leave
no stone unturned to push him to the front
next time. 1t was queer proceeding at
best to yoke Blaine and Logan on the same
ticket. They never liked each other, either
in the house or senate. Logan was one of
the stalwart set, of whom Conkling, Ed
munds, Morton, Chandler and Carpenter
Were the shining lights. These men all in
dulged in thorough-going dislike of Blaine
They did not attempt TO conceal their dis
trust of his honesty. IL is matter of his
tory how sternly they fought his repeated
efforts to capture the republican nomination.
They believed that his success would call
out such a storm of opposition that the party
was sure of defeat. The event proved their
sagacity. Edmunds was for Grant in $780,
and allowed his name to be used last year
only to avoid what he believed the catastro-
phe of Blaine's defeat. Logan felt the same
way. 1t was only after Blaine was nomi-
mated that Logan consented to be on the
ticket, because he believed that his re-elec-
ton to the senate was impossible in face of
the bitter opposition TO him in Illinois, But
he did not wish TO go out of politics, so he
agreed to act AS tail to the Blaine kite. This
he felt to be a great condescension on his
part. If he had had four years more in the
senate then assured the vice-presidency
would have been spurned, and Logan have
sulked in his tent as eifectually as did Mr..
Edmunds. But with Logan it was ques-
ton of life or death, and he grudgingly took
second place. The lack of good feeling be-
tween the two was so well understood that,
during the campaign, they were kept apart
as much as possible. Mr. Blaine arrogated
all the honors to himself and Logan growled
Hateful things We're reported to Logan as
coming from his associate One day while
the Blaine party was stumpng Ohio it was
suggested that Mr., Baine's health might
render il necessary for him to give up can
VasSiuQ That wOull never do the can
didate replied, If the idea should get
abroad that Logan is likely ever 10 be presi-
dent, the ticket never will be elected. All
these things came to I'ogan's ears. After