The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-14
AT HARRISON'S HOME.
Omce-Seekers Waiting Upon
the President-elect.
TREASURY PORTFOLIO WILL DO
The Irish.American Protective So
ciety Are In the Field Already for
Their Reward-Other Noteg.

INDIANAPOLIS, November Is. - The
President-elsct was in receipt of an
other very heavy mail to-day, which
for the present seems to be occupying
all his time. He was at work early this
morning in his library, and excepting
few hours time given to a reception
in the afternoon, he put in the entire
day at his desk, and was busily en-
gagged as late as 9 o'clock TO night die
tating letters. w. II. II. Miller, Gen
eral Harrlson's law partner, was acting
as his private secretary. His law prac-
tice demanding his entire attention, in
his place General Harrison's son,
Russell B., is now acting. An
unusual number of congratulatory
letters are arriving from the south,
among them are many Democrats who
uniformly state that although the re-
suit was contrary to their wishes and
expectations, yet they accept the peo-
pies verdict with good grace, not a
few even stating that they believe the
result of the election will prove bene-
fetal to the south.
Senator Allison's congratulatory let
ter was received to-day.
The committee of citizens having in
charge the demonstration for next Sat-
urday met in the New Denison House
to-day ana decided that politics had
interfered with business long enough,
and that, therefore, ghere would be no
further demonstration attempted.
Judge Woods, of the Federal Court,
to-day charged the federal grand jury
10 regard to the law concerning cleo.
tons.
The News, this evening, prints this bit
of interesting political gossip: The first
suggestion that has been made to
General Harrison since his election re-
the leaders of the Irish Cleveland
movement, four of whom, DR.. Carroll,
of Philadelphia, and Messrs. Dewey
Br;slin and Ryan, of New York, arrived
in this city last saturday, but returned
to the east yesterday. Efforts were
made to prevent the public from learn
ing the purpose of their visit, but they
did not hesitate to say they were
here lin the interest of a repre-
sentative American of extraordinary
ability, whom the Irish citizens
would be pleased to see honored
by the administration" The
representative American in whose ele-
walton they are interested, it was ascer-
tanned. is Wharton Barker, the Phila-
delphia banker. When Carroll, Dewey
and others began their political
missionary work in the interest of the
Republican candidate they formed an
organization known as the National
Irish American Protection Society,
which, as a political movement. was
entirely independent of the Rspub bile an
National Committee, and received from
it no pecuniary aid in defraying
the necessary expenses. Wharton
Baker was their backer. Carroll
Dewey and others who we
among the leaders of the movement
are anxious he should receive some re-
ward. They were so kindly received
that Dewey ventured to explain
to General Harrison that the
members of the Irish American Pro-
lection Organization felt that they were
too young in the Republican Party to
expect any official recognition, but it
would afford them much qualification
if the representative American who
had been especially friendly to them az
should be honored by the new admins
tratiou. General Harrison reply is said
to have been neither encouraging nor
discouraging. The visitors expressed
q doubt to their friends here If Barker
would be disposed to accept anything
below the treasury portfolio. It has
been suggested, however, that if he
should not be called into the cabinet
there are strong reasons for the belief
that he would make good minister
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