Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-28
HE IS NO MANS MAN.
Harrison Will Have Sole Con-
 trol of His Own Acts.
IN NO MANS BREECHEs POCKET.

So He vehemenently Declares to Friend. He Is Now Tired of Listening and Wants to Do the Talking-Preparing an His torical Inaugural.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2S.-A delegation of prominent West Virginia Republicans, 1n- cluding w. s. Scott, member of the Repub- lican national committee; Editor Hart, or The Wheeling Register, and w. J. Cowden and J. E. Dana, coal mine operators, called upon Harrison, and made a strong appeal for a mild southern policy and the appointment of Congressman Golf as a member of the new cabinet. Scott did the talking for the party, and delivered himself so we'll that Harrison paid marked attention to every word he said, and appeared to be thinking seriously of his utteranceS.
 Without replying directly to the address Gen. Harrison turned the conversation upon the industries and products of the state, and the talk became general Before leaving the city Scott declared that the main desire of the people was to have good men appointed to local offices and he believed that Harrison fully understood them on that point.
 In connection with the renewed talk about Blaine for secretary of state, the following incident is related by gentleman who visits Harrison socially, and who has talked to him frequently about the make up of the cabinet Some days ago the two were out riding, and Harrison's friend protested against the appointment of Blaine to the cabinet.
 "You know" said he, ''that it was said during Garfield's administration that Blaine carried the president in his brooches pocket. " Harrisons face flushed instantly, and, looking his friend squarely in the eye, he said: ''You may depend upon it that no mau will ever say that he carries me in his brooches pocket"
 This was construed to mean that Blaine would not be appointed, but prominent Re- pubhcans who have heard the conversation repeated regard Harrison's utterances as in dicating only that he will be president, nc matter who is secretary of state
 The president-elect is evidently becoming tged 9f so many suggestions from visitors He remarked to W. w. Bailey that he once others talked, but now he would like to talk a while and let others do the listening.
 Mrs. Harrison has appointed Miss Florence Miller, daughter of MT. Harrison's former law partner, as her private secretary. The young lady is about 17 years of age, wei educated and a good writer. Mrs. Harri sons mail now aggregates thirty letters 6 day, and she finds it impossible to dispose o this correspondence. Miss Miller will ac company the family to Washington.
 Gen Harrison is getting up historica inaugural He has given the cabinet les thought than is generally believed, but ha decided the attitudes he will assume upon th, great issues. He has heard the presentation of all sides of the southern question, ques ton with which be has for years kept pace Upon territorial admission his record Is vel known. Regarding tariff revision he 1 rooted and grounded in protection, and i quoted as not fully satisfied even with tn senate bill
 The amendments that Senator Spoone predicted will be, it is believed, the sugges tions of the president-elect. In reality, he i probably not in favor of tariff bill at al as an economical measure, but rather is ap to come out fiat footed for the expenditur of the surplus in internal improvements which would go further than any other ste toward smashing the solid south.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 2S-President Cleve land and President-elect Harrison have, sine the election, been digniied and friendly will be remembered that a short time afte the election the beautiful mistress of th White House, Mrs. Cleveland, wrote a lette to Mrs. Harrison, and gave the future mis tress of the executive mansion a pressing in
 
 came to Washington she spend the days pre ceding the inauguration as her guest.
 After it was certainty that MT. Harriso had been elected, President Cleveland wrot a letter to his successful opponent, extendin to him congratulations on the result of th election which would make him the pres dents successor. This naturally and prol erly brought forth pleasant reply from tn future president. Since that time a yer pleasant correspondence has been carried O between the two distinguished men Som of MT. Harrison's letters have been in tn nature of inquiries regarding the daily rot tine of the office, together with many othe things which Gen. Harrison would natural desire to be informed upon.
 Mrs. Harrison has also been in weekly col respondence with Mrs Cleveland with refe ence to many household affairs, which woman of Mrs HarrisoniS domestic though fulness and care would deem important 1 know 1t is said by those who seem to spea from knowledge of past changes of Whit House occupants that more friendly rel tionship with the outgoing and incomir families never existed.
 The two secretaries, though they hay never met personally, except for fe minutes at the Hoosier capital year az last fall, have exchanged letters, Col Lamol having written at some length to his su cessor, Mr. Halford, upon the subject of u minor details of the office. Upon the whol there has been great deal of mail matt passed to and fro within the past mon from the White House and the unpretentio Delaware street residence of Gen. HarrisC at Indianapolis.
 Race Fight in Virginia
 FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Dec 2S-The tow Is in much excitement over a reported ri at Tackett's Mills, in Stafford county, VI