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member of the Senate Military Al
fairs Committee. served on the
Judiciary Committee and was
chairman of the Claims COMMITTEES.
AS a Judiciary Committee men,
ber, Senator Logan had been in
the forefront of the court reorgani-
zation fight. He was one of the
administration leaders in cross
questioning the multitude of wit
nesses during lengthy committee
hearings. When the bill was taken
up on the Senate floor, he delivered
one of the principal speeches in
support of it.
After the bill to reorganize the
judiciary was rejected, Senator
Logan proposed creation of a coun-
Gil composed of senior Circuit Court
judges and the Chief Justice of the
United States to consider charges
of incompetency which the Justice
Department could file against any
judge. No action was taken on the
proposal.
Last winter he proposed creation
of a new Court of Appeals which
would have jurisdiction over ap-
peals from Federal administrative
bodies. The measure is awaiting
action at the next session of Con-
gress.
Backed Barkley in Election.
Senator Logan supported Senator
Alben w. Barkley in the acrimonious
Kentucky senatorial primary last
year, and on one occasion partici-
pated in bitter exchange with Gov
A. B. Chandler, Senator Barkley's
opponent, who was reported to have
suggested that Senator IQGan ac-
cept judicial appointment N order
that the Governor might succeed
him in the Senate and leave the
field open to Senator Barkley.
Announcing that he would not
take judgeship. and making pub
lie a letter from President Roose-
velt praising him for refusing ito
traffic in judicial appointments, ="
Senator Logan later was described
by Gov. Chandler as begging" for
place on the bench. That brought
retort of damned lie" from Sen
ator Logan.
Senator Logan was born on farm
IN Brownsville, KY, on January Z,
1874, and obtained his education in
the public and private schools Of
Edmonson County He was admit
ted to the Kentucky bar in 1896.
His first political Office was that
Of Edmonson County Judge in 1910.
Two years later he was appointed an
assistant attorney general of Ken
lucky and in 1915 was elected attor-
ney general.
He held that positio.l until 1917,
when he resigned to become chair
man of the first Kentucky State Tax
Commission. He was largely respon-
sible for the preparation and passage
of laws changing the States system
Of taxation.
Resigned in 1918.
Senator Logan resigned from the
commission in 1918 and resumed pri-
vate law practice in Louisville, but
in 1922, he moved his Office to Bow
ling Green, where he has made his
home since. He was elected to the
Court of Appeals in 1926 for an
eight-year term. He became Chief
Justice in 1881, but resigned to 60
to the Senate.
His first election to the Senate
was over John M. Robinson, Repub-
lican, who was filling by appoint
ment the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Frederic M. Sackett.
Six years later he was reelected
after bitter Democratic primary
fight in which the Chandler ad-
ministration backed former Gov.
j. c. w. Beckman.
Aside from work in law and poll
tics. the Senator was credited with
being largely responsible for develop
ment of the rock asphalt territory
in the Green River section of Ken
lucky. Its product is used on roads
all over the country.
He was member of the Baptist
Church and took an active interest
in its affairs.
The esteem in which Senator
Logan was held here was attested
by comments Of his colleagues and
other officials after they learned of
his death.
Fellow members of the Senate
Judiciary Committee praised his