Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-28
CHICAGO. Dec 2I

the volunteers that the war produced. As a
man, he was ardent, impulsve and at times
perhaps. unjust in his CRITICS ms and censnres
but IN this day of greed and money getting
let II De said TO his credit that he never used
his official station for private gain. II must
De gratifying to his family and friends that
there Is no strain upon his personal integrity
Even his most uncompromising political enc
mics respected his simplicity and honesty OF
Character. Whatever faults he had he was
not mercenary man from q political stand
point. l think Gen. Logan ha. been appre-
ciated more by the American people in the
last two or three years than he ever was be-
fore, and il his life had been spared he might
have held the highest station within the gf,
of the people,"
Ex-Secretary of War Lincoln said The
country at large and our State in. particular
nave lost an able, earnest, upright aud pstri
otlc citizen aud public officer. For years he
has been the unquestioned leader of the re-
publican party here and his sudden death
creates void in our organization, not easv
to De niled. His military career, his long
continued championship Of military affairs
and his zeal in behalf of all who had wcrn a
uniform made him their peculiar representa-
tive at Washington, and only those whose
claims he presented and to those to whom he
presented them can know how great friend
our old sold soldiers have lost.
Ex-Postmaster Gen. Hatton said: 81 do
not believe there is any public man whose
death would be more sincerely mourned than
will that of Gen. Logan. Since Grant died
there has been no man SO close to those
who served in the army, and do not think,
any man has been so regarded by the old sol
diers as their especial friend In political
life he was aggressive as he was in military
life. His political victories were all won by
hard fighting and against great odds. No
one ever accused him of having a dollar of
unearned public money and his political con-
tests were made without the aid of money.
WASHINGTON, Dec. n.
Tho following kilograms have been re-
ceived by Mrs. Logan this morning:
MADISON, Wis, Dec 81.
The vetreans Of the G. A. r. are in deep
sorrow, and sincerely and lovingly mourn the
loss of your beloved husband.
Nsw YORK, Dec. 81.
We are inexpressibly shocked and grieved
by the news of your husbands death. Mrs.
Morton joins with me in expressing the deep.
est sympathy in your great sorrow and ire
parable loss. LEVI p MORTON
CHICAGO, Dec. 81.
The death of comrade Logan brings great
sorrow to the hearts of members of the
Chicago Union Veteran Club.
(Signed) CHAs. A. DIBBLE, Pres.
SPRINGFIELD, Dec 81.
The nation in common with yourself has
suffered irreparable loss in the death of your
great husband. You have my profund sym
pathy. BENFoRD WILSON.
EvANsTowN, Ill Dec. 81.
am profoundly grieved to learn of the
Generals death. You have my most sincere
sympathy in this great affection.
ANDREW SHERMAN.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.
U. S. Grant Post, No. %. G. A. R., have
sent a letter desiring the earliest possible
notice of arrangements of Gen. Logan's fun
eral, and asking as \ particular favor and
right the post of honor. THIS is the post to
which Gen Logan belonged.
HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 81.
Accept the assurance of my profound sor-
row and sympathy.
JOSEPH r. HAwLEr.
ELLSWORTH, Me-, Dec. 27.
You have nv deepest sympathy in the
great calamity that he fallen upon you and
the country. EUGENE HALE.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.
None feel moro deeply for you than 1, for
| inherited my love for Gen. Logan. May
God comfort you. STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS.
PrTTsFIELp, Mass, Dec. 27.
We mourn the loss of an old friend, and
the whole country that of great soldier and
statesman. H. L. DAWES
GoRHAM, N. H., Dec. 81.
The sad and sudden news of Gen. Logan's
death fills all our hearts with grief. He was
to be our guest, but God wilst otherwise.
Accept from New Hampshire Veteran Asso-
citation all the sympathy in this sad hour
which soldiers hearts can offer.
A. S. TwITCHELL, President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.
The consultation of the Illinois delegation
With Mrs. Logan is adjourned till tomorrow.
While the determination 10 not positively
reached the probability is that funeral SER
vices will be held one week from next We'd
nesday in the Senate chamber and that the
remains will be put in the receiving vault to
remain here for the present. Mrs. Logal's
first inclination was for the interment in
Washington but on consultation the point
was held in sbeyanee.
The members of the Illinois delegation in
Congress, who are now in Washington, met
At the Logan mansion this afternoon to con-
suit with Mrs. Logan. There were present
Senator Cullom and Representatives Hill.
Henderson. Rowell, Psyson. Springer
Thomas Townshend and Neece.
Mrs Logan favored the funeral in the Sem
ate chamber after the reassembling of CoL-
gress and the interment in the Congressional
cemetery here. The matter was discussed
but no definite conclusion reached, the sub
ject being postponed until tomorrow.
f,,rt
formally taken place and the members of the
delegation are of the option that the funnral
will take place next Friday in the Senate
chamber and that the remains will immed-
lately be conveyed to Chicago.
Senator Sherman was at the mansion this
afternoon in consultation with Mrs. Logan.
He has selected a committee to represent
the Senate but will not announce it until the
arrangements are determined upon.
Gen. Besle this afternoon received a dis
patch from Walker Blaine in Chicago, an.
nouncing the receipt by him of a telegram
by his father in Augusta, expressing his wish
that he (the SOM should represent his father
at the funeral. The dispatch also conveys
writings of personal coincidence. 1t is sup
posed that Blaine made the request upon the
assumption that the remains would be con-
veyed at once to Chicsgo and that the obse-
ouies would take place there.
Gen. Albert Ordway, head of the Washing
ton Commandery of the Loyal Legion, has
appointed the following committee to repre-
sent the Commandsry At the funeral: Gen.