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Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 8: (search)
c bachelor, Senator Salisbury, and others. A number of members of Congress and their families were also in the house. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Blaine with their four children had a suite near ours. When Mrs. Blaine and I were out making calls, EmMrs. James G. Blaine with their four children had a suite near ours. When Mrs. Blaine and I were out making calls, Emmons, Alice, and little J. G. Blaine, Jr., and Dollie and baby John A. Logan, Jr., had fine times impersonating different distinguished men and women of whom they had heard their elders talk. Frequently we returned home to find confusion reigning suMrs. Blaine and I were out making calls, Emmons, Alice, and little J. G. Blaine, Jr., and Dollie and baby John A. Logan, Jr., had fine times impersonating different distinguished men and women of whom they had heard their elders talk. Frequently we returned home to find confusion reigning supreme in our rooms, the children having amused themselves by dressing up in their parents' clothes, playing grown — up people. Impromptu parties were organized, and the other children in the house invited to partake of the banquets they served thrJ. G. Blaine, Jr., and Dollie and baby John A. Logan, Jr., had fine times impersonating different distinguished men and women of whom they had heard their elders talk. Frequently we returned home to find confusion reigning supreme in our rooms, the children having amused themselves by dressing up in their parents' clothes, playing grown — up people. Impromptu parties were organized, and the other children in the house invited to partake of the banquets they served through the indulgence of Hughes, the head waiter, who was so devoted to General Logan and Mr. Blaine that their children could have whatever they wanted. Emmons presided over their affairs with much suavity of manner inherited from his knightly fathe
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 9: (search)
r men in Congress than there were then. Among the senators were Sumner, Wade, Chandler, Morton, Fessenden, Conkling, Morgan, Sherman, Morrill, Voorhees, Trumbull, Anthony, and Wilson. In the House were Garfield, Colfax, Butler, Brooks, Bingham, Blaine, Shellabarger, Wilson, Allison, Cullom, Logan, Ames, Hooper, Washburne, Boutwell, Randall, and Voorhees. Such men were earnest, thoughtful, patriotic and keenly alive to the interests of the country. They allowed nothing to pass that was in anyn, Cullom, Judd, Arnold, Singleton, Wentworth, Henderson, Farnsworth, Cook, Sherman, Schenck, Garfield, Grow, Shellabarger, Bingham, Archer, Thaddeus Stevens, Clymer, Williams, Colfax,Voorhees,Davis,Banks,Butler,WheelerWood, Slocum, Brooks, Frye, Blaine, Hale, Boutwell, Allison, Wilson of Iowa, and a score of others who were leaders of men and statesmen in every sense of the word. Before the Christmas holidays the breach between the President and Congress had widened so seriously that it was
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 10: (search)
question clamor against the military element Blaine elected speaker instance of his marvellous me, of California, was made sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Blaine was re-elected speaker of the House, and immJudd, and a legion too numerous to mention. Mr. Blaine was then young and vigorous, and probably thrious trouble than during any other period. Mr. Blaine was ever ready for any emergency, at times dable on account of its political character. Mr. Blaine was in the chair. As quick as a flash he be the floor. As soon as Tucker had finished, Mr. Blaine addressed the chair, saying: If the gentlemato ask him a question. Mr. Tucker assented. Mr. Blaine continued: Were you not attorney-general foriscussion. That evening we were dining with Mr. Blaine, and as I sat on his right I remarked to himo congratulate itself upon having elected James G. Blaine. Immediately after the inauguration e I Street, Zachary Chandler's on H Street, Speaker Blaine's in the row on Fifteenth Street between H
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 11: (search)
rps. The ladies of the cabinet who were not assisting in the reception accompanied their husbands and sustained themselves admirably as representative American women. In the throng there were such distinguished persons as Gail Hamilton-Mrs. Blaine's cousin-Sydney Hyde, Mary Clemmer Ames, Miss Foote, John W. Forney, Ben Perley Poore, and many other representatives of literary circles, while Senators Fenton, Conkling, Chandler, Bayard, Morton, Ferry, Howard, Drake, Carpenter, Thurman, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Fessenden, William Pitt Kellogg, and hosts of others represented the Senate. Of the House, there was Wilson, of Iowa; Frye and Blaine, of Maine; Hawley, of Connecticut; Pomeroy, of Kansas; Farnsworth and Burchard, of Illinois, and many others whose names are associated with the stirring events of that era. To this brilliant galaxy were added our army, navy, and marine corps, all in the full-dress uniforms of their respective branches — of the service, wearing all the me
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 12: (search)
blican convention nomination of Horace Greeley Mr. Greeley's Bereavement, defeat, illness, and death Grant's second inauguration the New cabinet death of my father. Politically excitement was running high. Rivals of President Grant were busy in the manufacture of all kinds of charges against and abuse of his administration. Unfortunately, some of his appointees had not conducted themselves as they should, and he was held responsible, though totally ignorant of their misdeeds. James G. Blaine was ambitious to be nominated for the Presidency, and it was said that he had used the speakership in every possible way to secure delegates to the national convention which was to nominate the candidates for President and Vice-President. There was never a more bitter campaign than that conducted before the holding of the national convention. President Grant's friends-General Logan among them — were so outraged at the methods that had been used that they allowed themselves no respite d
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 14: (search)
Republican convention of 1876 at Cincinnati Blaine's defeat and nomination of Hayes and Wheeler publican party who advocated the election of Mr. Blaine, and other prominent men, took an active par whose cause they advocated. Men opposed to Mr. Blaine retaliated by making grave charges as to hisconnection with various questionable schemes. Blaine's reading of the Mulligan letters on the floorring originally in a New York paper, showing Mr. Blaine as the Tatooed man, was without exception thncinnati in June, 876, and it was thought that Blaine, notwithstanding the intense abuse heaped uponhere for the purpose of advocating or opposing Blaine's election. General Granville M. Dodge recently explained how Blaine's defeat was really brought about. He was a Blaine delegate in the conventi was the beginning of the blunders that led to Blaine's Waterloo. McPherson, as Dodge had suspected for the wily politicians who were inimical to Blaine, and at a critical moment entertained a motion
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 15: (search)
Grant a candidate for President opposition of Blaine and others the Fitz John Porter case and Gen the Presidency were daily springing up-Grant, Blaine, Washburne, Windom, Edmunds, Sherman, and Garfacceptable mistress of the White House. Mrs. James G. Blaine was a tall, large woman with a distinguthe storm of scandal and abuse through which Mr. Blaine had passed in 1872 and 1876, they revived alallied themselves with the friends of Grant or Blaine. So intense was the excitement before the hol's nomination, but through surreptitious means Blaine's agents had succeeded in procuring the active different parts of the State in favor of James G. Blaine. Root and his employees had created an eictitious basis which was incomprehensible. Mr. Blaine was never the author or the leader in the adin the fact that the galleries were packed for Blaine, the clackers losing no opportunity to start a well known as a railroad magnate, nominated Mr. Blaine. It would have been a fine speech before a [6 more...]
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 16: (search)
g of Congress campaign of 1884 nomination of Blaine and Logan activity of General Logan on the st, Mrs. Don Cameron, Mrs. Dahlgren, Mrs. and Miss Blaine, Mrs. Jewett, Mrs. John Davis, Olivia Brigg were received at the State Department by Secretary Blaine. The procession formed and marched to thlinois. He did not agree with the policy of Mr. Blaine and his friends in their constant explanatiogh an arrangement of the national committee, Mr. Blaine came to Illinois about two weeks before the sociate on the ticket was in his own State. Mr. Blaine closed in Illinois at Chicago. The committeallow his name to be used on the ticket with Mr. Blaine, hoping he could thereby save the Republicano avowed their uncompromising opposition to Mr. Blaine personally. Naturally, this aroused a feeling of distrust and jealousy in Mr. Blaine's mind toward General Logan, which, notwithstanding Mr. Bl if a fair count could be secured. At first Mr. Blaine thought of contesting the election and dema[22 more...]