New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-10
LETTERS TO HARRISON.
HIS Personal ATTENTION TO ALL IMPOs-
SIBLE.
D. s. ALEXANDER. FORMERLY FIFTH AUDITOR OF
THE TREASURY TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE
GENERALS CoRRFsPOSDENCE-vI VISITORS FROM

TIE TREASURY TO TAKE CHARGE OF lhh
GENERALS CoEREsPoSDENcE-vI VISITORS FROM
DAKOTA, WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN.
Indianapolis July G-General Harrsons mail
was sent up TO him in an express wagon
this morning, and the pile was of such formidable
dimensions that it certainly dissipatcs any idea
that he may have had at any time about giving
personal attention TO his correspondence. Last
week he found that it would be necessary for him
to abandon his original intention of giving personal
attention to most of his correspondence, and ID.
S. Alexander. formerly Fifth Auditor of the Treas
ury. was summoned from Buffalo, n. u, 10 take
general charge Of the letter mail lie arrived
Yesterday and entered upon his duties to-day
He will be assisted by a stenogrophcr and type
writer and only in general way will General
Harrison give attention TO the correspondence. 1t
will be physically impossible for him to do more.
A large part of the mail consists OF newspapers.
r. s. Mckee, the son-in-law Of General Harrison,
has taken charge Of these The papers come from
all parts of the United States, large number Of
them being Republican dailies, but weeklies con-
stitute the greater portion of this
immense mass Of printed matter, freightcd
with praise and advice for the Re-
publican standardbearer. The papers are exam
ined by Mr. Mckee, who cuts out all marked ar
ticles and such as may help to show the drift Of
sentiment on various shades of opinion in the diff
fcrent regions of the country are shown TO General
Harrison. By this newly organized system of hand
ling his mail it is not necessary for General llar-
rison to give more than two hours day to the
general supervision of such work lie personally
reads the to nearly al letters, and adorns
each with his signature for tic qualification Of tae
recipient.
General Lucius Fairchild. Past Grand Commander
of the National Department Grand Army of the
Republic, called upon General Harrison to-day, not
on q political mission, but merely for the purpose
Of personally congratulating him upon his nomlna-
ton lie thinks that the Gettysburg address OF
George William Curtis pleading for free ballot and
fair count is really the keynote of the Republican
campaign.
How will the soldier vote go this fal?' he
was asked
The great mass of the soldier vote is Republi-
can. Many soldiers who voted for Cleveland four
years ago viii not support him this
fine Cleveland's pension vetoes viii
certainly cut some figure. There is a strong
feeling among all classes against the tone of the
Presidents vetoes They are inconsiderate and
hippant The veto of Tie dependent pension
bill was certainly an act Of great injustice to
the many poor and wholly dependent persons
who would have been the benciciaries under the
bin"
You have heard something from various
quarters as to the acceptablity Of General lar
risOn's candidacy?'
The nomination, wherever have been, has
been received with great satisfaction among peo-
pie who know him, and know OF him. have
been told in Western New-York by both Dem
ocrats and Republicans that, if the election should
occur now, Harrison and Morton would carry that
State by 10000 Ohio is perfectly contented
and so is Wisconsin. As to Michigan, the state
ment that its vote is uncertain is, am told by
gentleman Of that State, without roe SON
Anothc rnOtable caller upon General Harrison TO-
dav was Governor Mellcttc, OF Dakota, formerly a
resident OF Indiana. lie says that the enthusiasm
for General Harrison in Dakota Is greater than 1t
would have been for any other man who was prom-
nently before the Chicago Convention.
Dakota has a sort Of brother-in-law claim on
General Harrison" said Governor Mellette. lie
has defended US in times of need and has shown
himself to be friend TO the progressive West
With rapidly swelling population we have long
been entitled to admission TO the
sisterhood Of States, and General Harrison has
been the abcst OF our champions. We nave not
forgotten his services, and no mans DOMINATION
could have been more gratifying than his 10 our
people We hope through his election to be rid
forever Of the systematic Injustice 10 when we
have been subjected by the land department
Many honest settlers have been deprived ot tner
land and our complaints against the Adminlstra-
tion are numerous and grievous.
This evening delegation OF thirty business
men from Benton Harbor' M l,ndG ,' aC,
General Harrison, having made a. trip 10
the city especially for that purpose They bring
the report that IN Michigan the kepubhcan
issue After each member OF the delegation had
boon given an Introduction to General ana MIS-;
Harrison. an original campaign song entitled
" Goodbye, Grover, goodbye was sung Dy lhe