Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-08
IN WASHINGTON.
How the President E.eoeivsd this News of
His DsfsaC

His Defeat.
WAsHISGToS. November 7th.-The excitement
which began here at midnight yesterday when
the first news of Harrison's election was re-
,, ceiyed, has continued without abatement to-
day, and the bulletip-boards tonight are sur
rounded by thousands of people, anxiously
awaiting the returns from the rural districts in
New York, where the vote is slow in being
counted.
All day the reports have been coming from
New York City that later returns would change
the result in Cieveland's favor. These reports
did not reach the White House. and were evi-
IDENTIFY intended to give Cieyeland'S financial
| hackers an opportunity to hedge on their bets.
Tonight the President drove out to Oakyiew.
He was satisfied of his defeat, but concealed his
disappointment: with splendid selEcontrol. He
refused to listen to talk about the result of the
| election to any but his most intimate friends.
While cannon were being fired in the rear OF
White House to celebrate the Republican vic
| tory, Cleveland held his customary Wednesday
| reception in the east parlor, and shook hands
with about seventy callers.
Colonel Lamont came out from his private
othce late this afternoon and said that while he
| had no information beyond that contained in
the press dispatches, he believed New York had
gwen Harrison plura iLy OF between 1000 and
| 1000.
He said ne knew nothing Of the facts and
| had not himself heard from German or Chair
man Brlce. He was not especially disposed TO
| speculate on the cause of the result. Money. he
mentioned, as one thing. He was surprised AT
X
Was out He declared that Governor Hill had
done all he could for the ticket, and that the
votes he got that Cleveland did not were from
RepublicaI liquor interests and not to be con-
result in the city pointed TO much trading. The
| Colonel, like Cleveland, did not permit his dis
| appointment to show in his face.
Justice Lamar, in q conversation with Vour
| correspondent, said he thought the tariff issue
caused .he defeat. He said:
II senator Quay OF Pennsylvania should de-
sire a CABINET position 1t would be given him.
quay successful management of the campaign
VIII give him greater prominence and influence
IN washington than any other Republican Sen
ator, and should he wish to be Secretary of the
| Interior he can undoubtedly have the place
One of the hest Secretaries of the Interior of the
| past was Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania who
! taught Quay all he knows about politics. John
I. New OF Indiana, may be selected as Post
maSter-General, and ex-senator Sewell OF New
Jersey, as Secretary of the Navy"
while 1t has been ass 1med by the Democrats
thar in the event of Harrison's election James
! q. Blaine would be Secretary of State that
opini0n is not shared by Republican politicians
in Washington. MIR. Blaine himself, it is said,
would not accept a Cabinet position, and there
are many Republicans who think that Mr..
blalne iuture political aspirations would pre-
clude him from taking an active part in the
affairs OF the Government Tor the next fouI
years.
Wha'ever may be Harrison's success, politi-
cally, aS Chief Magistrate there Can be nc
doubt of his success socially III Washington
Mrs. Harrison is a most loyable woman, we'll
bred, retined, and possessed of great tact and ex-
PRESTON. She understands Washington society
thoroughly, and during her residence here
! while her husband was in the Senate, Mrs Har-
rison was Cne of the most popular ladies in the
senatorial circle. She has daughter Mrs Nc
kee, who inhefits Ill the amiable traits of her
mother. and her daughter-in law. Mrs Russell
Harrison, was Miss Saunders daughter of Sena-
tor saunders, Of Nebraska. Mrs. Russell Har-
rlSon is beautiful woman, who was very popu-
lar i'll Washington society before her marriage.