St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-16
.bEN'S TONGUE IS TIED
President-Elect Harrison EN-
phatieally Declines to
Talk About His Cabinet.
However, He Is Willing to
Shake Hands With All
Corners.
Gov. Church Explains the
Cause Of the Empire
State Avalanche.
Beaneaters of Republican Per-
SuaSion Celebrate the Vic
tory With a Feast.

from Gaiesburg. ILL.,. accompanied by a
military band. Col. Clarke f. Carr and
| Congressman Philips post headed
| the Illinois delegation. Among
| other prominent members of the
party We're Editor Beatty. OF
| the Galesburg Register. and Dr..
| ID. ". Aldrich. mayor of Galesburg. A
| drilling rain having set in early in the
| day, making it inconvenient for such a
large party to reach the Harrison resi-
| dencc, the preSident-elect came down
| TO the New DennisOn just before noon,
and received the visitors in the parlors
| OF the hotel. There were no speeches.
| Gen. Harrison shook hands all around
| and was then serenaded. Shortly after
this he returned home and resumed
work on his correspondence. In the
afternoon he was waited upon by Ii. c.
Choate, president of the Union Veteran
club, of Hamilton county, o., Frank
q. .Jobson, secretary of the same organ-
iZation, and DR.. James Nj. Ayers, all of
| Cincinnati, who came as a committee to
urge the general to fix a day when the
Union veterans of Hamilton county
could call and congratulate him. This
the general declined to do, stating that
if he fixed day for one organization he
would be called upon to fix
DAYS FOR ALL DELEGATIONS
that requested. He would, of course,
gladly welcome the Ohio veterans any
time they might choose to come to In
dianapolls, but, under the circum-
stances, which he trusted the commit
tee appreciated, he could not name any
time for receiving them. The gentle
men of the committee conceded with
Gen. HarriSon'S views, and it is pr0ba
BILE that the veterans will select some
day and come up on their own reSpOn-
sibility. At $50 tonight fifty-nine
members of the general assembly
Knights of Labor. in session here,
marched up to the Harrison residence,
and congratulated the general on his
election. Their reception was of the
most informal character. Gen. Harri
son did not know they were coming
until few moments before their ar
rival. Mrs. Harrison was not present,
having gone to the usual Thursday
night prayer meeting. The other
ladies of the family, Mrs. Mckee,
Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs. r. Nj.
Brown and Miss Strickle, were atten
ing family musicale at their next door
neighbors, Mr.. John Shaw'S, so that
Gen. Harrison and his StenOgraphers
were the only occupants Of the lower
rooms when the Knights of Labor called.
Among the prominent members of that
order in the party were eX-Secretary
Charles III. Lehman, who acted as
master of ceremonies and introduced
his brethren to the president-elect;
James Campbell, president of the West
ern Glass Workers association; James
II. Magee, president of the Surface
Railroad Employees association of the
United StateS--an organization with
membership of over 10000; Louis Ar
rington. president of the Western Dis
trct Bottle Blowers association. and
Mr. A. Delwaite, delegate from the
state assembly of Belgium. The intro
ductiOn having concluded, the party
dispersed themselves from the parlorS
and Railways. examining the many
CAMPAIGN RELICS AND CURiOs,
while group of Knights and special
correspondents surrounded the general,
engaging him in conversation. After
the Knights of Labor had retired, the
gentlemen of the press fingered and
made an effort to secure from the presi
dent-elect an expression of some kind
touching the reports published this
morning, emanating from New York.
that he had written a letter inviting
Blaine to the premiership of his coming
administration. All queries touching
this subject were affably parted by
Gen. Harrison with the astuteneSS of
veteran lawyer. He would neither
affirm nor deny any newspaper report
or rum0r touching himself or the matter
of his prospective cabinet. He could
not take notice of such publications. 1t
was out of the question for him to do so.
The president-elect'S attitude upon all
such reports is therefore outlined as
above, and promises to be personally
STRICTLY NON-COMMITTAL
one throughout the winter. However,
from sources indisputably close to Gen.
Harrison, the assurance is strongly i'll
timated that he feels justified in stating,
apparently upon his own authority, that
there is no foundation whatever for the
story that the president-elect has writ
ten a letter to any one inviting them to
become members of his cabinet. While
politicians and newspapers are busily
engaged in constructing cabinets, Gen.
Harrison has not yet reached that state.
and there are equally good reasons for
believing that bis vOluminouS CORE
SpOndenee. which is receiving his per-
sOnal attention, has up TO date pre-
cluded him from giving eabinet-making
any serious consideration. Chairman
Huston returned home this evening. In
connection with the prevailing cabinet
gossip Mr.. Huston was interviewed this
afternoon, and in reply to the query as
to whether he believed Indiana will be
represented in the coming cabinet, he
replied: II cannot say. There is a
great deal of talk about it, but do not
believe anybody
SPEAKS FOR GEN. HARRISON.
see that Mr. New, Mr.. Michner and
Gen. Wallace are mentioned for cabinet
positions. | do not know that Mr.. New
cares for such position. [ have heard
it said that he did not, but still don't
know that the report is true. do not
believe that Mr.. Michiner expects to be
in the cabinet. He has been elected
attorney general and it is hardly likely,
L should think, that he would vacate
the Office now, and besides he may have
some reasons for not wanting to give up
his residence to go to Washington. As
to Gen. Wallace, l know that when he
was approached with the suggestion
that he should become a candidate for
governor, he very promptly declined to
do it, and as he is very much devoted to
literary work, he probably does not
care to enter politics." 1t may be
stated that while Chairman Huston
mentions the names of three uistln-
guigiled HOLSTERS, his own name iS-in
the inner circles-perhapS more fire.
Ouently connected with cabinet port
folio than that of either of the gentle
men above suggested. 1t was expected
that the official presidential vote of In
diana would be obtained tonight, but a
delay of a day has occurred.
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