. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . of his professionhe would probably be to-day in the enjoyment of vast wealth,with a practice worth fifty thousand dollars a year. He wasborn for public aftairs, however, and following the bent of hisnature, he yielded to the solicitation of admiring friends andbecame a candidate for the State Legislature in 1852. Hisdistrict comprised the counties of Jackson and Franklin, andhad some years before been represented by his father. Theyoung mans competitor was an old and wel
. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . of his professionhe would probably be to-day in the enjoyment of vast wealth,with a practice worth fifty thousand dollars a year. He wasborn for public aftairs, however, and following the bent of hisnature, he yielded to the solicitation of admiring friends andbecame a candidate for the State Legislature in 1852. Hisdistrict comprised the counties of Jackson and Franklin, andhad some years before been represented by his father. Theyoung mans competitor was an old and well-known politician,and the canvass was sharply contested. Logan was elected bya very large majority. Resuming his interrupted practice at the close of his term,he was at once brought forward as a candidate for Prosecut-ing Attorney for the Third Judicial District. His experienceat the bar had been chiefly in criminal cases, or at any ratehe had naturally attracted attention in trials of this classmainly, and his success had been so signal that his fitness forthe position of public prosecutor was spontaneously acknowl-. MRS. JOEN A. LOGAJf. FROM THE FARM TO CONGRESS. 373 edged. He had already established a reputation for integrity,his acquirements and ability were unquestioned, and, what wasof great moment in those days, he was known to be possessedof undaunted courage. But a short time before, after hisreturn from the Mexican war, he had gained great fame by hispursuit of a band of horse-thieves who had taken refuge inSouthwestern Missouri, and the recapture from the outlawsof his neighbors horses which had been stolen. He was triumphantly elected District Attorney, and duringhis term of office increased his legal fame by a career of unin-terrupted success. Not a criminal escaped whom he broughtto trial, and not an indictment was quashed. It was during this period that he went to Shawneetown toattend court, and accepted an invitation to dinner at thehouse of his old friend and
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