Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-07
QUAIL AND POLITICIAN.
Gen. Harrison Hunting Both
 with Great Success.
HIS SHORT VACATION IS ENDED.
He Killed Eleven Birds Yesterday-Rus-
 sell Harrison Expected in New York to Size Up the SituationAnr. Morton Goes West Tuesday-The Speakership Contest

Size Up the Situation-%hr. Moreon Ooes
 West Tuesday-The speakership Contest s INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7.-Gen. Harrison's hunting party and three dozen dead quail arrived ill this city just before o'clock last evening. The day's sport had notsbeen wildly exhilarating, although the fresh air and healthy exercise had done all the party, and especially the president-eiect, a world of good The party arose about O. dock in the morning and breakfasted aboard the car, a tempting spread being prepared by the negro cook, who belongs with the establishment Immediately after the meal Capt Bates team took the party out into the country three or four miles, in a direction different from that taken on the previous day.
 Most of the morning the general hunted with Mir. Bradshaw, whose pair of Irish set ters proved the excellence of their breed and the care taken in their training. Altogether he brought down eleven birds during the morning. About dinner time they passed near the house of Farmer Sam Malone, who came out into his fields and insisted that they should come and have something to eat with him.
 All the wives of the neighbors had come in to help Mrs Malone wait on the future pres ident They took turns with regularity and discretion, and the general did not know till it was over how much satisfaction he had been the innocent cause of.
 Capt. Bates had his nags ready at i, and at o'clock the special train was reached, boarded without accident or demonstration and headed for the east.
 Probably 2,000 people had collected at the station to cheer the presldent-elect away. The demand for speech was not general The villagers were little awestruck at their | temerity in gathering ill such great numbers foa any further indiscretions. They shouted, however, with great success as the train pulled out, and the women waved their hands and handkerchiefs.
 | NEW YORK, Dec 7.-Russell Harrison, the 1 shrewd and diplomatic son of the president 1 elect will arrive in the city tonight or to- morrow on an important political mission. | He comes as the representative of his father | to confer with a few prominent eastern Re publ cans, and it was the intention of all 1 parties concerned to have his coming and the conferences which will follow kept pro- | found secret.
 Vice Presidentrelect Morton received a tel egram yesterday from MT. Harrison, saying l that Russell would be in the city, and l through Judge Elam, MT. Harrison's law partner, several other people were prepared | for the coming.
 It was currently reported around the Fifth Avenue hotel last night that. MT. Quay would l be here tomorrow and remain until Tuesday, but whether this was authentic or not could not be learned.
 Warner Miller, who has been at his home, | in Herkimer, for week more, is in the city, and yesterday was in conference with | Chauncey Depew and number of his Union | league friends, including Cornelius N. Bliss and J. F. Hummer.
 It is claimed that young Harrisons mission is one largely of inquiry. His father is highly anxious to heal any dissensions that may exist in the state, and by his appoint ments if possible to take New York out of the list of doubtful states
 Levi F. Morton starts for Indianapolis next Wednesday, and, of course, is expected to furnish pretty close diagnosis of the threatened eruption here. Still, Mir. Harri son would like some further information from unbiased sources,
 | That MT. Platt has received a pretty well defined pointer was indicated by statement made by one of his closest political friends last night. He said;
 II think there is no doubt that Mr, Platt will go in Mr. Harrisonis cabinet, as the new administration must and does recognize hi: ability and his claims upon the party. But there is no fight with Warner Miller MT
 PIatt will support him heartily for any
 place WlUnln feaSOn anu l UnlnR ne SnOulQ Ds
 recognized"
 This is so much more conciliatory thar
 was the tone of MT. Platts friends last week
 and, in fact, before the conferences betweel
 Mr. Elam and Messrs Morton and Platt
 that politicians are drawing the inference
 that MT. Elam brought the fiat from Hoosier
 dom that there must be peace"
 Platt's friends are little nervous ove
 what the relations are between Miller ant
 Chauncey Depew, and from half a doze,
 conferences that have taken place recent,
 between the two fear an offensive coalition
 on their part, and all of them wait witt
 anxiety the coming of the silent son of hi
 father.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 7.-The Republican
 are still going upon the assumption that n
 contingency can prevent them from havin
 control of the Fifty first congress, althoug
 the result of the recount in West Virgini
 and the probable success of Bates ill Tennes
 see would leave them ma jority of only one which may be lost by the recount in tn Fifteenth district of New York. The Demo
 crats claim to have elected 105 members
 the south and 57 in the north and wes making total of 162, which is one less tha
 majority. The one man so much needle they hope to get from New York On the other hand, the Republicans clai1 . I
 between the four candidates for the speaker ship goes on actively day and night. Cannon Burrows, Mckinley and Reed are openl . | pitted against each other, and each has | jealous following Those who suppol , Mckinley and Burrows respectively do th most talking, and advocate the cause of the chiefs with the most warmth. For tt l present it looks as though the contest woul ) be one of sections, the west against Ne 3 l England, with the south to draw from , An eastern Republican who thinks ti , speaker will come from the west says: I'M Cannon will drop out of the race after awhil ' with the certainty of going to the head
 the appropriations committee, and Burrov
 or Mckinley will likewise withdraw to b come chairman of the committee on wa, 8 and means and official leader of the ma iorit :; on the floor. This would leave the field cles for race between Reed and one opponen . Burrows or Mckinley, and most likely u surviving western candidate would be Bu ;; ! rows.
 The Miners New Organization. COLUMBUS, O., Dec 7.-The delegates D the joint meeting of the mine laborers ha-