Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-29
THE LAMENTED LOGAN.
Generals Last Visit to Rock
Island.

| lSianu uuIlng the SOCiety VI the Amy U
the Tennessee meeting last September
which were not given publicity at tn
time, but which may be interesting nov
that the great Illinois statesman is NJ
more. Gen. Sherman, Judge Gresham
Gen. Chetlain, Gen. Belknap and othel
distinguished members of the society
arrived the night before the opening Of
the meeting by special train on the c..
NJ. 6 st. P. road. Gen. Logan came
with the party as far as Moline, but upor
invitation of Mr.. G.. H. Deere, remained
as his guest over night, and in the even
ing delivered an address before the G.
A. R. post in that city. The next morn
ing Gen. Logan arrived in the city, making
his headquarters at the Harper house
While much disappointment was mani"
Tested over the failure of the generals
distinguished wife to accompany him, the
senator was accorded a royal welcome.
He did not reach Harper's theatre until
the opening session of the meeting had
commenced, but as he came upon the
stage accompanied by his private secre-
tary, there was perfect storm of applause
from old soldiers in the audience.
Finally motion came up affecting the
chair and Gen. Logan was asked to put
it before the house. As he arose 10 do
so, he was greeted by another ovation,
many of the veterans rising to their feet
and waving their hats. 1t was a minute
or so before Gen. Logan could get the
house sufficiently Quoted to put the mo-
ton.
A remarkable characteristic of Gen.
Logan was his remembrance of names and
faces. He was particularly friendly TO
the newspaper fraternity and of the end
less number of the members of the pros
fession who metshim in his day, all re =
ceived courteous treatment at his hands,
and if reporter introduced himself to
him once, Gen. Logan remembered him
the next time he saw him, and did not
fail to recognize him, often addressing
him by his first name The evening of
the day alluded to here, the public meets
iDg was held at Harper's theatre. Gen.
Logan came on the stage some time be-
fore the curtain was to rise. Half doz-
en- reporters were there, and few mem
bers of the society. Gen Logan threw
himself into a char and lit a cigar.
Pretty soon General Chetlain came III,
in full dress, looking finely and evident
ly highmighty like Logan winked to
his old comrades: ''Chetlain, | feel sor-
ry for youth be blessed if | don't, j"
said he. What is the matter now,
General inquired the orator. 'Wel,
you are to deliver the speech of the
evening. There will be the music and
other opening exercises, the mayor
speaks and old Dick follows-and III bet
he'll talk an hour and a half BY the
watch. And just as Sherman gets ready
to introduce you, about two-thirds of the
house will nave disappeared, and you
will feel as if you would Ike to disap-
pear, too. Tell you what 1t is, Chetlain.
| was TO make q speech to the boys in
Decatur county year ago; old Dick
was to have the reply to the speech of
welcome, and I'll be blessed if he didn't
talk Two hours and half. He left me
no time at all He is such a magnetic
speaker, too. and an ordinary speaker
stands no show in comparison with him,
at all"
Il hope The governor won't do that
this evening, General, indeed l do" res
pended General Cbetlain. MY address
is out of the ordinary run of orations
such as We have had at our meetings all
:he time. There are new thoughts in it,
and | have given it my time for three or
four months. l want the people to hear
it"
And General Chetlain arose from his
chair and walked about in very nervous
way, and was evidently deeply troubled.
Il know such things are fought
have more than my share of that expert
enoe, but one must learn to grin and bear
it, put in Logan. The more that Gen.
Logan talked the more fdgety Chetlain
became. By and by General Sherman,
Governor Pierce of Dakota, Col. Dayton
and others arrived, and then Logan said
10 Chetlain; Never mind it, Chetlain
LII speak to Sherman about it, and he'll
fix Old Dick if he has to throttle him. if
the governor talks too long" And Logan
crossed over to Sherman and engaged in
with him, but said not
word about the state he had put Chetlain
in
Governor Oglesby did talk a good
while, but his speech was not tiresome.
1t was one of the grandest efforts of the
evening, and when he stopped the look
If satisfaction that stole over Chetlain'g
ace wGs intensely amusing to those who
Gen. Logan's fun.
Gen. Chetlain speech did not give gen.
raj satisfaction; it had an air of aristoc>
acy about it that did not wholly satisfy
he audience any more than it did Logan,
md when the orator took his seat, the
enatOr said to him;
Il do not like your ideas of the suf-
rage question. and if the people here
all upon me tonight, you will hear from
ne on the subject. | don't like such |
IDEAS to 60 out as having the endorse