St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02
HARRISON HAUNTED.
Spoilsmen Of Large and Small
Caliber Importune Him
for Office.
Wisconsin Puts Gen. Payne
in the Field for PostmaS-
ter General.
Wolverines Would Like to See
Gen. Alger in Endieott's
Shoes.
The Question Arises, Are
There Enough Positions
to Go Around :?

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. l.-lHe pTcSl-
CSgt-elect's visitors to-day included
seYa.a gentlemen of political promi-
nence. Among the frst callers this
forenoon were four congressman ffom
Wisconsin, Robert La Toilette, j.. b.
Caswell, 0. B. Thomas and Nels
Haugen. They had long conference
with Gen. Harrison. From one OF the
visiting congressman it is learned that
when the conversation drifted around
to politics they intimated that if the
preSident-elect was disposed to select
member of his cabinet from WiScon-
sin they would like to offer sugges--
ton as to who they believed it would
afford the people of that state the great
est satisfaction to see chosen.
The suggestion. however, was not
The congressman are unwilling to say
plainly who their choice is, but their
conversation leaves the impression that
Gov. Rusk is the man they would like
to see recognized. While they all speak
in high praise of Gov. Rusk, it comes
from very good source that their real
candidate is Gen. Payne, the Wisconsin
member Of the national Republican COM
mittee and former postmaster OF Mil
waukee, whose friends are quietly
pressing him for postmaster general.
1t is asserted now that it was part of
Senator Spooner'S mission the other day
when he stopped off Ell route from New
York to Chicago to cordially indorse
and recommend Payne'S selection IN the
event that a
PORTFOLIO FELL TO WISCONSIN.
The congressional party left for Wash
ingtOn this evening. Senator Palmer
and eX-CongresSman Roswell q. HOrr,
of Michigan, arrived toward noon, and
had not been in the New DenisOn hotel
but little while before Gen. Harrison
walked in and cordially shook hands
with the distinguished Wolverines and
invited them to lunch with him. The
weather being pleasant, they walked the
entire distance to the general S resi-
dence and remained with him the better
part of the afternoon. About 4:30, ac
companied 10y Gen. Harrison, they
walked back to the hotel, and the gen
eral, after chatting some time with Col.
Bridgeland, Mr.. Ryan and other
friends, leisurely strolled homeward.
Senator Palmer was one of Gen. Harri-
sons personal friends during his term
in the senate. Speaking to the press
representatives about his visit, he de-
clared it was entirely social, that he had
no axe to grind and did not come with q
view of talking politics at all. He spoke
in terms OF high personal admiration
for Gen. Harrison. The senator was
not inclined to talk upon the cabinet
and could in no way speak for Gen.
Alger, and did not know whether Gen.
Alger desired or would accept q cabinet
position, but if Michigan was to be rep
resented OH the national board of di-
rectors he thought
GEN. ALGER WAS THE MAN.
EX-Congressman Horr, celebrated for
his genial treatment of news gathererS,
said that he hoped the president-elect
would not select senators or congress-
men for his cabnet.as there are enough
prominent and able Republicans out
side from whom to select. The humor-
Gus statesman would not for moment
seriously consider the suggestion that
he himself might be invited into the
cabinet, and vigorously declared that
ii any one from Michigan went
into the cabinet, it ought to
be, and in his opinion would be,
Gen. Alger. When his attention was
called to the published interview with
Gen. Alger some two weeks ago, where
in he is made to say that he doesn't de-
sire and would not accept cabinet
position. Mr.. Horn said he had not
heard of such an interview, and he
knew that it could not be correct. This
statement. by one 50 close to Gen.
Alger, reviveS the consideration of his
name as very probable member of
President-eiect HarriSOn's cabinet. In
deed there is scarcely another name on
the long list of cabinet possibilities that
is more generally mentioned than that of
Gen. Alger for the war portfolio.
Among the other callers upon the
president-elect during the day were
FIFTEEN CHARMING YOUNG LADIES
from Depauw university at Green
Castle. Mrs. Harrison was not at home
when they called: it therefore fell to
the general to entertain his fair visitors,
which he did with evident pleasure.
There was 10 politics in the visit, and
the general chatted freely with the
as he took them through the parlors
and pointed out some Of the numerous
relics and presents which filed every
nook and corner of the back parlor.
Gen. Harrison's mail during the past
week has been very heavy; hundreds
of congratulatory letters continue
to pour in upon him, and oddly enough,
even at this late day, he continues to re-
ceive an occasional congratulations tele-
gram. In view Of his inability to even
acknowledge the personal receipt Of
many letters and kilograms, the general
again desires to cordially thank his con-
graulators through the press, and re-
quest them to kindly accept the will for
the deed. The indianapolis Benevolent
association will hold an anniversary
meeting tomorrow evening at English
opera house, at which Gen. Harrison
will preside.