New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-18
CONGRESS MAY BE CALLED
GENERAL HARRIsONs REMARKS TO BROOD
LYN VISITORS.

DAY-JUDGE ROONEY URGING Ex-sEN.
AToR PLATT FOR A CABINET Po-
sITIoN-Ex PRESIDENT HAYES
TO BE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
icy TELEGRAPH 10 THE rRrBuyEJ
indianapolis. Dec. I7.-From a remark OF Gcnero
Harrison dropped to-day 10 delegation OF Crand
Army who from Brooklyn 70 invite hin to
review the parade there on Decoration Day, 10 looks
as though extra session of Congress would be called
In March. The members OF the delegation we're
Colonel W. W. Barker. the Journal clerk Of the News
York State Senate and secretary of the Natona Asses
ciation OF Spelbinders: Post-CommandJr Henry w
Knight, the secretary of tho Method Book Con-
cern and member Of the big book m Of B-ans
Taylor Co. in New-York and George \. Price, cons
mander Of Grant Post and member Of he New forh
fur firm Of Balch, Price d Co. They had been chosen
a committee to bring q petition signed by su
the post commanders Of Kings County, asking GeneraS
Harrison to give the first Decoration ay Of his Adr
ministration 10 Brooklyn and Offered not only
monster parade in the morning. but visit to the
Grant tomb at Riverside Park In the a. ernoon AID
reception at tho Brooklyn Academy Of Music at night
The three delegates first called Attorney General
Mlchener and got his promise to take them out 10
the Generals house. They assured Mr. Aichener ihN
their visit had nothing TO do with politics. and his
struck the Attorney General favorsby that be i'm
mediateIy telephoned to General Harrison that
Brooklyn delegation was coming TO call on him vhich
was willing TO In advance that thore was not
single politician in Kings County wLo waned .
Federal office.
That must be a unique place. said the General iA
reply, at which there great merr. nent Al 4
O'Clock in the afternoon Mr. Michener took the Brooh
lyn men to General Harrson's house. The General
greeted them all cordially and listened sttentivelH
while the delegates read letter from General Stewart
t. woodford and from Colonel Frederick d. Grants
and the petition OF the Grand Army post commanders.
Then Colonel Barker laid the details Of the schene
before the General As the Colonel told the story
afterward. General Harrison hesitated and then said
he should be delighted to go to BROOKLYN, but thas
Decoration Day came less than ninety days after his
Inauguration and he expected to be helmed with
business.
Congress will be In session, probably said the
General, Colonel Barker told the correspondent, c.
and cannot tell you definitely. 1t s likely that
there may be many bills before then fer Signature
But you can promise not TO go anywhere elsc IL
public business does not preventr said Colonel Bar
Ger. "Yes promise that" replied the General
After little more chat Colonel Barker and his
friends came away, confident and cheerful They ~
once sent this telegram home:
Didn't give definite promise, but very hopeful"
Talking about the impression Of General Harrison,
Colonel Barker said that he thought General Harrf.
son very dferect man personally and poliu]
cally. Socially he was most genial and agreeabls
companion, but politically he straight up and
down and never made promise for tomorrow
He VIII De every lDch a Presldsnt- sad tn0
Colonel. "Our only regret is that I'd not see
Mrs. Harrison"
Two other visitors, who had long chats with Mr.
Harrison, Ex-Governor Harrison Reed Of Florida,
and Judge John Rooney, OF Brooklyn. Judge Rooney
organized thirteen Harrison clubs in Kings County
In the last campaign and Of the hard workers
In Brooklyn from the Chicago nomination on 70 ths
day Of the election He in town business
and went out to congratulate General Harrison on
his victory and to talk New-York politics He
freely confessed that he argued for an hour the claims
of ex-senator Platt for Cabinet position. Iis
thought The ex-senator had the support of nine tenhs
OF the NewYork IrshAmericans In his Cabinet
aspirations, and he other grounds on which
the appointment would be justified
L found General Harrison excellent listener,s
be added laconically.
Judge Rooney is an IrfshAmerican but says he Ia
satisfied to be called American simply
You depend upon it, he said, that thu
next Administration will be a thoroughly American
one We will have no Bayard in the state Depart
ment, and shilly- -shalying in foreiSn policy.
There will be no toadyism 10 Great Briia n and no
trucking TO foreign interests. General l. lrrison -
admirable and leve-headed sta ,sman.'
Ex-Governor Reed, OF Jacksonville had ,en driven
from Florida last summer by the yellow fever ard
his way back to-day, when he sto 1ped over
to call General Harrison. His visit not .
long one, but he found time TO give his vicvs on ths
Southern question, and views the soutl guess
tOn Just Of extreme interest to the Presi-
dentelect. The Ex-Governor is an old man low, with
gray beard and hair and has active Interest in
politics. His dated back TO reconstruc times.
He talked about the condition of the Republ party
In the cotton States and the various mca is Of re-
invigoratng I; as an organization,
With Indiana District. also called in the aiernoon
for short talk, In the main PERSONAL ono.
Mrs. BeIghen relative of Mrs. Harrison, who
has been a guest at the Harrison house for some
time went back today TO her home in Covrgton Ky.
may go back TO washingtog on Wednesday lie viii
have rooms at the New Denison Hotel. General
Britton, of Washington, viii DO here also.
1t IS expected ths. ABOUT 300 men viii be presens
al the meeting on :" ednesday evening whe an In
ganzed; among them many persons OF dstin otion IN
Guiding x-PTesident Hayes the commandern-chief Of
members Of the new commandery from this state ot
whom tweuty-three already belong 10 comm andeies
In. Washington while United sts.-. sens or. and
SIN retains aims his membership there Many OF the
come in tomorrow night over the Pan Handla a
committee con Ti Mn meet hin & at the railway station and
win stay while in the eity Receptions in honor Of
S aarnoSn S Ss fa d 3? to Mr. oeocs 81 a.S
Comey at the United states Arsenal during t!c afier-
General Harrison in his regular hours for ng be-
and GoceE anS dae new eS%Tanay , L WI
a dinner az the Bates House.
James Atkins, of savannah, Ga, arrived hero to-
night urge General Harrison the appointment Of
Congressman Buck, OF North Ca.on ma IS his preference
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS TO VISIT HARRISON,
birmingham, Ala, Dec. II (speciaD.-A committee
OF Protection Democrats left here for Indianapolis last
night. bearing congratulatory address 10 General
Harrison. There forty sgners. among them being
7. T. H.llsman, vice president. and A. NJ shook,
secretary OF the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company:
Thomas sedden, president, and John p Williams,
secretary. OF the Sloss Iron and Steel Company; Ed
ward Thomas. owner OF the Thomas furnaces T. II.
Aldrlch, president and e. CadIc jr.. secretary Of
tho Cohabs Coal Company W. II. Woodward presi1
dent Woodward Iron Company; Henry ID. Bardbein.
furnace owner; Enoch Ensley. owner OF the fouu
Ensley furnaces; W. j. Cameron president OF the First
National Bank; John c. Iiendley, vice pre- sldent