The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-06
HARRISON AT HOME.

HARRISON At HONS.
~. u.,,h,,. n. N~.,u,urc Waited by Friends
and WHO Extend COn:rat"is.
tions-s;~u~rai Harrison Talks to- ThsnA-
IxpiAxAPuL,s. Ind. June 21.-Geheral
Harr sou received kilograms and letters
from all quarters and from MANY dis
,inguisbed persons yesterday. In response
to the one from Hon. Levi +. Morton lie
wired: Thanks for your kind message
Let me assure you that the association OF
your name with mine upOu the ticket gives
me great satisfaction"
General W. T. Sherman wirc1 the FOL
lowing to the nominee: 1T is proper that L
should assure you Of my great conhd ;nce-
You were true and fMtaful when W.
needed men Of action. j believe you Will
be successful and you may command m'.'
Boz Butterworth and Mckinl.y Say TO
Harrison: I've have met you and we are
yours"
The principal event Of the day was the
arrival Of a tram from Chicago at I 30 p
m. bringing delegates and visitors. The
Vermont delegation came solid with snne
from Massachusetts, and Other New
England States, and q few from Eirg'"ii-
The Georgia delegation also arrived They
were met at the depot by a great
crowd Of people and fifty 'P"n
carriages. They were a~ccoEaparic.
by Hon. John C. New, member OK
the Republican National Committee from
this State and other leading Republicans
and were escorted at once to General liar
risOn's residence. where an informal rcrcp-
ton was held. No speeches were m,ai',
but there were many personal imtrodur-
tons and much handshak,ng. At the con
clu ion Of this most OF the party drove 10
the depot and resumed their journey.
At dusk u d0ublo salute Of canaoa was
fired and there was a general illumination
fication meeting q been called in the
largest hail Of the city and this was pre-
ceded by a great outpouring Of people
Another instalment of Chicago piigr ms
came on q late tram arriving about c,-ht
O'Clock p. m. By this time the streets were.
ablaze with natural gas illumina,Ions and
! the sidewalks were wen more led
than Monday night and the confused dun Of
cheering and horn blowing was continuous.
The crowds surgcd to and fro in "A Poo. hi
tured way, shouting for Harrison and Nor
ton.
The mass meeting at TomlinsOn Hall was
called to order about eight o'clock p m. 0y
Chairman Griffin, Of the State Central
Committee, and he, Major Caiklns. of THIS
city. Hon. u. Henry Gould. OF Ma>sachu-
sets, Hon. Frank Plumiey, OF Vermont,
Judge Wood, Of Virginia. Eugene q Hay.
Of Minnesota. and Colonel r = Robert
son and Hon. John L. Grifiths. Of his city.
spoke.
The delegates who arrived on this la'e
train included the California delegation
and y portion OF the New York. They wete
received at the depot and driven TO 4 hotel
where they took supper and thence To Gen
eral Harrison's residence, where they hai
q brief inter view with the Candidate. In
front OF the house had been erected during
the day six stands upon which had been
mounted electric lights OF great
power and brilliancy. The adjar,.nt
houses were all beautifully Gcc,rVri
and the lawns lighted by Chinese lanterns
Of all colOrs and shades. In the street ar.a
filing the spacious grounds surround ng
the residence, were packed severa; thou
sand friends n n~eighbOrs. They shouted
every time the General male his app ar
ance, which he frequently did, going down
the steps into the lawn and shaking hands
with all who presented themselves. A
COuStSut Z Va VISstOlS PO1tCA tutp thS
house md all were warmly greeted. Those
whose visit most deeply affected the Gen
eral were about fifty survivors of his
old regiment. accompanied by some OF the
18TH Illinois. which formed a part OF his
brigade. They were introduced BY Major
Grubbs, and in response General Harrison
said:
Comrades, called ~ I have been by the Ma
tional convention Of one Of the great political
parties OF this country to be its candidate for
the Presidency. IL will probably be my fortune
before the election To receive many delegations
representing various interests and classes OF
our fellow citizens, but I am sure that out OF
them all there will come none whose coming
will touch my heart SO deeply as this visit from
my comrades of the Seventeen Indiana and
these scattering members OF the other regi-
ments that constituted the First brigade OF the
Third division of the Twentieth army corps. 1
recall the scenes to which MljOr Grubbs has
alluded. ] remember that summer day when.
equipped and armed, We were called To
leave our homes and cross the Ohio
river and enter the territory that was in arms
against the Government which We had sworn to
support recall. with you the tender parting.
the ~wringing Of hearts with which we left those
We loved: I recall the high and buoyant deter
mination. the resolute carriage with which you
went to do your part in the work OF suppresSing
the great rebellion: I remember the scenes
through which we went in that hard discipline
Of service and sickness, and all Of those hard
incidents which are necessary to convert citi-
zens into veterans. I rember especi lily that
broad and deep grave 1t the foot OF
the Resaca hill. where We left those gallant
comrades who fell in that desperate charge; I
remember through II all the gallantry. devotion
and steadfastness, the high set patriotism you
always exhibited: I remember how. after sweep
iLg down with Sherman from Chattanooga to the
sea and up again through the CarOlinas and
Virginia, YOU, with those gallant armies that
| mad entered the gate of the South By Louisville
and VicksbuFg. marched in the great review up
the grand avenue Of our Nations capital. Ire
member that proud scene Of which we were
part that day and glad rejoicing as our faces
were turned h0meward, the applause which
greeted us as the banner of our regiment was
! now and then recognized by some home friends
| who had gathered to see us-the whole course Of
these incidents. of battle. Of sickness. OF death.
of victory, crowned thus by the triumphant
reassertion of National authority and BY the
muster out and our return 70 those homes that
We loved. made again secure against all the
perils which threatened them.
feel that in this campaign upon which I am
entering, and which will undoubtedly cause
careful scrutiny, perhaps unkind and even
malicious assaults, all that relates to my not