The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-06
MORE GOSSIP ABOUT LOGAN,
The Campaign of Last Year-The Senatorial
Contest at Springfield.

The Campaign of Last Year-The Senatorial
Contest at Springfield.
T. c. Crawford, in New York World.
Another friend of Logan's told mo that tha
Senator had had a very hard experience last year.
He was not over-well treated by the national
committee and was studiously neglected by tho
friends of the head of the ticket. They say that
his devotion to the national ticket came very
near costing him his seat in the Senate. If he
could have gone home to Illinois during the
campaign he would have had no trouble in
the winter following. His friends all
say that if he could have given his entire time
to the electing of a Republican Legislature in
Illinois, he would have got a majority which
would have enabled him to come back without
any serious opposition. Now, his friends say
that he is in the Senate for six years and, by at
tending to his political fortunes in Illinois, can
remain in the Senate as long as he lives. He has
taken too many desperate chances in his past lifa
and had too many ugly lights not to realize the
value of the peace, q~uietness and rest of hia
present good fortune. The General and his wife
take as much comfort in their new home over
looking Washington as if they were newly mar
ried people. So worn out is he with political
campaigning that his friends are all confdeur
that he will never seek to change his present
situation. If a presidential nomination should
come along to him in 1888, that would be oue
thing, but his friends are ali of the opinion that
he himself will not make a single move in that
direction.
Some very interesting stories are told by his
friends of the fighting that took place at Spring
field. A certain Chicago millionaire, who had
been fighting the Senator for years, it is said.
sent down to Springfield a fund of $40, 600 to
stampede some of the feeblest minded of the
Generals Republican supporters. 1t was the
current story of that time that there were three
members who were purchasabIe. One partica-
lar member is said to have got
$50. 600 of this money to belt
Logan. One Of Logan's captains heard of
it and went to this mans room. He drew a re-.
volver and put it up against this mans head.
and, with a horrible oath, he said: l know you
have got $25, 900 to bolt the Republican uomina-
nation. New, 1 give you fair warning that IL
you dare to do it will blow out your brains in
the legislative chamber. | intend to take a seat
by your side., You can keep his money or not.
just as you please, but just as sure as
you attempt to fly from the Republican
colors you are a dead man." 1t is understood
that the other members who had been approached
with money were subjected to similar interviews.
were permitted to keep their ~ill-gotten gains, but
is also understood that the Chicago millionaire
later recovered a part of his money, but only
a part. Another Republican member of
the Legislature was all right when he
was sober. But he had a passion for
getting drunk. and when drink he could ba
easily bribed. A detail of Logan's forces took
this man away from some men who had got him
under the influence of liquor, and they ran him
out into the country. He was kept in hiding
there for a week. He was only brought in ON
the day his vote was needed. He had a faithful
Logan body-guard ON each side when he cana
into the legislative hall.