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357. Stephen T. Logan (WHH interview)
[1865¬66]
Judge Logan
Says Ü In the great debate in 1839 in the 2d Presbyterian Church Ü the time when Lincoln made his published Speech to be seen in the Sangamon Journal of Mch 1840. that he Ü Logan Ü Baker Ü Lincoln & Browning as whigs had a debate with Ü S. A. Douglas Ü Calhoun. Lamborn & J. B. Thomas, as demo‚crats Ü
L. further Says Ü Lincoln & Calhoun Ü Logan & Campbell held an other debate in the Court House in Hoffman's row as whigs, in 1844, against Calhoun & Campbell as Democrats. The subject was the Tariff Ü Clay &c Ü The Speeches of 1839 were on Van Buren and the Sub Treasury Ü &c Ü all of which he thinks Ü
Judge Logan Says Ü I was Judge of the Cir Court of Sangamon Co. in 18551
Ü held to about 1838 Ü resigned Ü Elected again in 1839 & held the of‚ce about two Months Ü resigned (see 1st Scammon2 at beginning of the vol where the dates Can be Seen Herndon)3
LC: HW2695; HL: LN2408, 2:206¬7
358. Stephen T. Logan (WHH interview)
[1865¬66]
Judge Logan Says there was no agreement Ü no understanding between Hardin Ü Baker
Ü
Lincoln & Logan about rotation in of‚ce Ü ie in Congress Ü That there was a bitter hostility between Hardin & Baker Ü a suspicion and dislike between Baker & Lincoln Ü: That Baker & Lincoln once run against Each other by friendly Convention. Baker beat Lincoln Ü Baker was Elected to Congress Ü, Afterwards
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Baker went to Galena Ü Lincoln was a candidate Ü Elected Ü returned.1 Logan became a Candidate Ü was beaten Ü Lincoln's unpopularity among oth‚er things helped to beat Logan. &c.
Logan says that Lincoln gave him a letter during the Chicago Convention in 1860 authorizing him to withdraw Lincoln's name if he thought prudent so to do according to the rules & regulations of the Conventions proceedings Ü
LC: HW2694; HL: LN2408, 2:207¬8
1.
A mistake for 1835.
2.
A listing of all Illinois Supreme Court justices, circuit judges, and attorneys general from 1818 to 1840:
J. Young Scammon, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois (1840).
3. On the back of the document: (note Ü White says he was Elected 6th day of May 1857 Ü Judge Rices Curcuit made in 1857).
1. Marginal note: See Matheny's Statement of this matter. See Ñ363.
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