The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-05
LOGAN NONIINATRD
For President of tho Senate, but Declines
tho Honor.


the Honor.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 4.-The caucus
OF Republican Senators mot promptly st
l2 o'clock to-day, Senator Sherman in the
chair, and proceeded to consider the ques-
tion OF a President pro ten OF the Senate,
made necessary by the death Of the Vice
President Of the United States. Sepstor
Edmunds stated that when last summer
the Republicans OF the nation in their
convention nominated General Logan for
Vice President, he (Air. Edmunds) had
thought it right toward General Logan
and toward the party that he should retire
from the Presidency OF the Senate, and
that General Logan should be chosen in
his place, and, as they all remembered,
he had communicated in his place that
opinion and desire to the Republican
Senators in formal way, but it was
thought at that time that the
change bo not made, especially as
General Logan did not wish it
to be made. At the election General
Logan had RECEIVED, he believed, the votes
OF all the Republicans who had the op-
portunity TO vote, and came very near
being the choice OF the people Tor the
office OF Vice President, which wsuld
havo made him ex-offiCio the Pfesident
OF the Senate, and under the law charged
with the duty Of carrying on the Govern
ment, in case oil any disability OF the
President OF the United States, until an
election could be held. In this state OF
things he thought it right that the Re-
publican Senators should renew their e1-
PRECISION OF confidence in General Logan
by nominating him for President OF tho
Senate, and hG accordingly moved that
General Logan be SO nominated by accla.
nation.
Several Senators spoke briefly in favor
OF the nomination, aud the question was
taken and agreed to unanimously.
Chairman Sherman announced the
unanimous nomination OF John A. Logan
az the Republican candidate for President
pro ten. Of the Senate.
Thereupop general Logan spoke as FOL-
lows:
LOGAN DECLINES,
"MR CHAIRMAN; From the depths at
my heart thank the Republican Sepators
for the confidence they reposs in me IS
expressed by the nomination just rendered
me by aoc,awation for the position OF tenn.
porary presiding oaaGar et the Senate. !
not alone thank them but the Ie0ple Of
the whole country for tho desire they Gesn
to feel that l should be given this very
honorable position. was, however, sir,
the nominee of the Republican party for
Vice President, and voted for at the last
election. was not elected. For that
nomination then thanked the Repubii-
can party, aud through the Senators pres.
ent, 1 again return 70 the Republicans Of
the country my grateful acknowledgements.
II | thought could better serve my oon'
stituenta aud my country by accepting this
position ] would most unhesltatingly do
90 and perform tho dgNes 70 the best Of
nv ability. ! do not 20 think, and I 9m
sure that can, by work necessary to be
performed on committees and otherwise,
do more tiat may be useful by remaining
innny position.
Yin TACT, Mr.. Chairman, tho proposition
Ia not to my taste, ana unlesb tuouRGL
that / could perform the duties in more
satisfactory psnnGr ths9 any other Sena-
.or (which do mott | cannot sep Q no
cessity for me to accept the chair i4 pref
erence to any Of my brother SenGtors.
The Senate has at all times been presided
over in most satisfactory manner since l
have had the honor to be one Of itD mem
bers, and doubtless will be 80 again by
any one that may be selected, l am
ready to assist in elevating any one WHO
NAV be selected. aud now, my brother
Senators, ! want you TO kpov that ! fully
appreciate your kindness and ths great
compliment paid me, but You must allow
me to say that, after carefully considering
the matter, l feel that ought 10 decline
this nomination, and now most respect.
lully dos
After remarks by several different Sena.
tors In depreciation OF the deGliHGt;oD Of
General Logan, that gentleman said that
he had arrived ut the conclusion express
ed by him after full dsliberation and he
wished II considered as being hBal. g
On motion the injunction OF secrecy was
then removed from the proceedings, and
tie chairman was then directed TO pre-
pare the above statement for the press.
The caucus adjourned until noon to-
morrow.