The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-17
New News of Yesterday
When Logan Was Notified Of His
Nomination.

a. ta Jonu n Logan received
The committee which had been ap-
pointed BY the Republican national
convention In 1854 20 inform him tina,
ne had been nominated for vice pres
loeht IN The reception room OF his
temporary lodgings In washipgton.
witnessed the ceremony and heard
the notification speech and General
LOANS brief words OF acceptance.
II seemed TO be that the di.tinguished
Senator who had been placed In nom
nation for vice president was in
some physical distress, and, In fact.
1 aiterward learned that he was NJ
tnat time suffering from one OF his
periodic attacks Of innammatory
rheumatism. II was q Disease which
INST fastened itself upon him IN the
campaign Of the winter OF 1852
against Fort Henry and For ID rel
son: on the Tennessee river. len
eral Logan al that time was exposed
70 winter wind and weather not hay
ing Tor two or three DAYS and night,
any shelter excepting what he impro-
vlsed. He replied 20 the nominating
committee In q very low tone OF
soice, what be said and his manner
and Visor which were characteristic
or MIN In the Senate and upon the po-
liucal platform. w.
thought / detected traces O, an
noysnce. but / explained these SWIM
toms TO myself by saying. &c is .nf-
'eTihs from his rheumatic trouble"
AIerNard ] had a conversation with
me Iate senator William p. Frye. who
toiG me that General Logan was really
suuerihg from physical pain when the
opnlihlttee visited him 70 tell him for.
man, many thAt No had been nominated for
Vice President
lt1Gt Thar
winch at that time and for some time
previous General Logan had been .ub
iected to-" Senator FRYE Continued
Tn the first place he did NOT want
me nomination for Vice President. I
nave always felt that General Logan
oeheved that the Republican party
was doomed 70 defeat In 1884 In
lact ! have been told that he said
commercially 20 his personal friends
rev days before election that he
was convinced that Grover Cleveland
would be elected President and that
ne might take a Democratic House
him
am certain. however. that Logan
ala not want the Vice Presidency be.
cause II he were elected he v-ould
necessarily be debarred from any ec
uvity So Senator He felt that his
place was upon the floor OF tho Sen
ate. He was certain that he would
Ieel choked and in sense impris-
onec II he were TO he stationed AZ the
Vice Presidents desk FOR four wears
But there was another thing that
caused General Logan especial aunoy-
ance at tho time Of the visit OF tho
committee appointed % inform him
or his nomination. Mr. Blaine had
already been formally notified OF his
nomination, and thu remarks made by
the chairman OF the committee con
tained certain apologize references to
accusations which had been made.
come years earlier. against Blaine
Logan felt that that was q dreadful
mistake. He thought that The commit
tee should have known better than 20
make any reference 20 those accusa-
lions. apolOgetic or defensive though
their intention might be- u started
the campaign on the defensive. Cen
erul Logan thought 70 should be start
ed vigorously and courageously upon
the offensive. ] think he felt the cam
paign was doomed IN part because %
Tho indiscreet remarks made by the
committee which called upon Mr.
Blaine. All ~ these things put him In
somewhat bad humor. and that Is the
reason why members OF the commit
tee felt constrained TO speak TO one
another about what seemed - he n
curious Indifference on the part OF
General Logan 10 the nomination with
which his party had honOred him"