The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-05
BLACK JA HOGAN.
He Declines the Presidency
of the Senate.
AND INDUCES IN A SPEECH.
In Which he Claims that BE Can Best
StrYs His Party in other
Capacities.
The Republican Caucus.

WASHINGTON, December 4.-The
caucus of Republican Senators met
promptly at 70 o'clock to day, Senator
Sherman in the chair, and proceeded at
once TO consider the question of the
election of a President pro tenn OF
the Senate, made necessary by the
death OF Vice-PreSideHt Hendricks.
Senator Edmunds stated that last
summer, when the Republicans OF the
nation In their convention nominated
General Logan for Vice President he
(Edmunds) had thought it right toward
General Logan and toward the party
that he should retire from the PreSi-
dencY OF the Senate, and that General
Logan should preside in his place, and
as they al remembered he had COM
municated that opinion and desire to the
Republican Senators in q formal way,
but it was thought, at that time, that
the change would not be made, eSpeci-
allv as Gen. Logan did not wish it to be
made. At the Presidential election
last fall. Gen. Logan had received, it Is
believed the votes OF all the Re
publicans who had an oppOrtun-
Ity to vote, and came very nearly
being the choice of the people for the
Office of iCe-PreSident, which would
have made him er-O6fciO President of
the Senate, and under the law charged
him with the duty of carrying on the
government in case of any disability Of
the President OF the United States until
an cleo on could be had. In this
state of innings, he thought it right
that the Republican Senators should
renew that expires ii n Of confidence on
General Logan by nominating him for
E1rnsrHnnr nf tho Gnrofn ho 4
IngiY mOVed that General Logan be
nominated by reclamation. Several
Senator's spoke briefly in favor OF the
nomination, and the question was put
and agreed TO unanimously. The
chairman announced the unanimous
nomination Of John a Logan as Repub-
iican candidate for President pro TEN of
the Senate.
General Logan arose ana said:
DR.. ChGiTmaR-FrOm the depth of
my heart [ thank the Republican Sena-
tors for the confidence they Fepose in
lne, as expressed by the nomination
Just rendered me by reclamation for the
position or temporary presiding officer
Of the Senate. l not only thank the
members, but the people of the whole |
country fOT the desire they seem to feel /
that l should be given this very hon |
orable position. l was, however, |
sir, a nominee OF the Republi- |
can party for ViCs-P resid snt, and /
was voted for at the last election. I /
=yas not elected for that nomination | /
Tllen thanked the Republican party and /
through the Senators present I again /
return 20 the Republicans of the /
country my grateful acknowledgements. !
If L thought they could be served, my |
constituents and my country, by |
accepting This position, 1 would most /
anheSlt5tlngly do so and perform /
'the duties to the best of my ability. L /
10 not 50 think, and I am sure that | I
can, by the work necessary to be per /
formed on the committees and other
wise, do more that may be useful by |
remaining in my present position. In /
fact, Mr.. Chairman, the position is not (
TO my taste, and unless I thought that /
/ could perform the duties in |
more satisfactory manner than other |
Senator'S, which l do not, I can
not see the necessity for me
TO occupy the chair in preference to /
any of my brother Senators. The SEN
ate has al all times been presided over
ia the most satisfactory manner since I |
have had the honor to be one of its
members, and doubtless viii wiz ue so
again by anyone that may be selected.
! am ready TO assist in elevating the one
who may be selected. And now,
my brother Senator's, ! want you
to know that 1 fully appreciate your
kindness and great compliment paid
me, but you must allow me TO say that
after carefully considering the matter,
! feel that I ought to decline this NOM
nation. I now most respectfully do so.
After some remarks made by several /
:, majors In dep1esation of the declina-
ton Of General Logan, that gentleman
said he had arrived at the conclusion
expressed by him after a full delibera-
ton, and wished it considered final.
On motion the injunction of secrecy
was removed from the proceedings. and
caucus adjourned until u O'Clock to-
morrow.