St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-22
TURKEYS AND CIDER.
Gen. Harrison's Friends Send
Him Food and Drink for Christ

Him Food and Drink for Christ
mas.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. elk
United States Senator Saunders and
wife, of Omaha, arrived from New
York this afternoon. en- route home,
and are the guests of Gen. and Mrs.
Harrison. They will probably remain
until after Christmas. Mrs. Russell
Harrison is the daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Saunders. Among the prom
inent out-Of-tOwn visitors to-day was
DIR. j. II. GalliDger, eX-member of con-
gress from New Hampshire, and
a candidate for Senator Chandler's
seat. DIR. Gallinger headed his
delegation to the Chicago con-
ventiOn and was one of Gen. HarrisOn'S
strongest supporters. He was warmly
welcomed by the general, who after an
hours talk invited the doctor to remain
and take lunch with him, but other en-
gagements prevented. In the afternoon
Col. c. p. Verder. of Elliottville. n. Y,
and Hon. G. u. Erwin, of POtsdam, n.
Y, ex-speaker of the New York assem-
bly,, were among the callers. Both gen.
tlemen are members of the New York
senate. They are EN- route home from
Minneapolis. where they have been on
legal business. They deny that their
visit was in any way political, but they
both let it be known that they were
STRONGLY FOR MIR. PLATT
for anything that gentleman may want.
Carter Harrison, of MurfreeSbOrO, Tenn,
the youngest brother of the president
elect, with his daughter, is making his
relative visit. Gen. Harrison's cOun-
try friends are remembering him as
Christmastide approaches. From Boon
vile. Mo-, Z. Ii. Brands, commander of
the local Harrison and Morton club,
sent monster Christmas turkey,
weighing thirty-fve pounds. William
c. Shortridge, an acquaintance of the
generals residing in Vermillion
county, where he recently went quail
shooting, sends two very large
turkeys. This evenings express brought
pair of big, fat wild geese from Malta
ben, Mo. They were shot by Everett
Fulton and presented to the local Har-
rison and Morton club, who presented
them to the general, saying: "Ihe club
bows beg you to accept them as Christ
mas present" Looking at the big
geese. the general remarked he believed
they were the largest he had ever seen,
and Senator Saunders, observing how
deeply they were feathered, said that
was a sign of a cold winter. Another
present that arrived to-day was
KEG OF EXCELLENT CIDER
from J. H. Kains, a Democratic farmer
near Pleasant Prairie, Wis, who writes
that he sends the cider in fulfillment of
a wager made with a Republican neigh
bor. who was pledged to send similar
keg to Mr.. Cleveland in case of his cleo
ton. He trusts the general and his
family will enjoy the cider even though
it comes from Democrats orchard.
Gen. Harrison and Senator Saunders
were out for a short ride this evening.
Tonight number of the neighborS
dropped in and met Senator and Mrs.
Saunders. The state committee to ar
range for the reception of Indiana
at the presidential Inauguration
have elected the following officers:
President. Hon. 9. w. Fairbanks; vice
president, W. D. Ewing; secretary. Gen.
Johnson. Three committees were APP
pointed-fnance. transportation, and
quarters in Washington. Many of the
leading Republicans of Indiana are
upon these committees. Hon. Riley Nc
Keen. president of the Vandalia rail-
road. represents the Terre Haute dis
trlct on the finance committee, and is
also a member of the transportation
committee, of which Ex-Congressman
RIB. F. Pierce, of this city, is chair
man. The committee on quarters at
Washington consists of Judge E. B.
Martindale and Hon. John G. New. All
arrangements are entrusted to these
committees, under whose care it is ex-
pected the army of Hoosiers will be
looked after and taken care of.