National Republican., 1885-06-15
A TALK WITH JOHN A. LOGAN.
How the veteran Campaigner Feels
After the Victory Mt Springfield.

Attcr the Niclofy w Spflngneius
"The senator says, please walk into his
library,n was the salutation last night Of
the tall, well dressed, and good looking
colored man who serves at the door of
Senator Logan's residence, as he bowed
reporter for THE REPUBLICAN, to the IL
brary door with the latest fashionable bow
of his profession. Seated in an easy chair
was the senator, quietly smoking o Vic
toria, while about the room fitted Mrs.
Logan bent on some mission for the sena-
tor. Gen Logan seemed busy with his
papers, but on recognizing the reporter
arose and gave him q hearty welcome.
"Senator,n asked the visitor, show do
you feel after your long campaignW
"Somewhat broken down ] can assure
you. Since December until after my re-
election labored day and night, and now
feel the effect Of my hard work.
GLOW long Will you remain in Washing
tonY'
~ shall be here all summer can't say
that have anywhere else to goto have
sold my home In Chicago, and guess this
Is about as satisfactory place as l can
stop during the hot weather."
GLOW did You find Gen. Grants health 2'
The senator's face underwent notice
able change at the mention Of the great
| mans name, and for few seconds he
seemed to have his thoughts back into the
sick room as, on answering, he spoke
| slowly and sadly. ~ found him to be a
sick man, but not near so sick as thought
to find him. lie spoke to me clearly, dis
| tinctly, and with a good voice We were
| both glad TO meet each other, and | spent
| n long time with him. Here q visitor was
| introduced, and the reporter, during the
interval, took look at the lovely
surroundings Of the place that the general
| calls home. On every side were works Of
| refined taste. The walls were decorated
| with varied tints of artistically decorated
china plaques, portraits Of friends and rela-
tlvcs, Interpreted, and hanging upon the
| walls were seen Indian relics, memoirs Of
| some historic events or the kindly remem-
brauccs ~ friends. The furniture, though
not of The many thousand dollar kind, was
| IN good Keeping with the soft brussels car
| pets. ~ al.ury u cory aud inviting. In
the Middle ~ t stands a mahogany desk,
and the huge piles ~ letters aud manu-
scripts scattered over II have flavor OF busi-
ness. ON the left Of the desk is n revolv-
| ing case buflencd with handbooks on all
leading subjects OF the day. In front of the
desk sits large, roomy, cane-made rocking
chair, easy OF motion and luxurious to the
sitter. This chair seems to be the senator's
favorite as the handsomely and neatly tied
colored ribbon bows arranged on II would in
dicate that such was the work Of the loving
| nanu OF MIS-, Logan. Leaving tncSc partlCu-
lars the eye of the reporter was drawn to
Mrs. Logan who for a moment had stopped
in her pursuit Of something and had become
an attentive listener to the interesting con-
versation between the senator and his
caller.
But the reporters mental survey of Mrs.
Logan was not to last long, as he was
brought to his sense OF courtesy on hearing
the words, " Good night. Call again"
snow, then, what more can say to you ~
resumed the senator, turning toward the
reporter.
~ can say something,n cheerily broke in
Mrs. Logan, on going to q little alcove
She brought out basket filled with nearly
300 letters. "This is filled three times a day
and you can imagine what letter writing
the senator has to do.n
~ believe" said the senator, "that
have as much work on hand daily as any
department bureau. Sometimes l have al
many as fifteen clerks at work. Their,
seems to be no limit to my correspondence
and l am afraid that my distant friends
think hard of me because they do not get
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