The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
How the President-Elect
Spends His Time.
AN IRIsH-AmrRrcaN nreuKsr.
Sresiin' Dewey and Other. Pressing
Whsster Barker for omee-om-
eiai Count OF Indiana.

lSnIsSAroLIs. Nov. ia-The presi-
dens-eleci was in receipt OF another
very heavy mail to-day, which FOR ~.
present seems to he occaps Ing all his
time. He was as work carly this
morning in his library. and. exeentinv
lew hoars' time given to recreation
n the afternoon, he pat in the rest of
Ine Gay az his desk and was busiiy an
saee0 - tate as o clock tonight die
s@asia.e ie.tefs- w. III. Ill. Miller. Gen.
A.s..s ls"ia law partner, Is no longer
-sss - ms private secretary, his
. Elasaoe Semsnciag his entire asten-
Russell b. Is now acting An nss,s.,a, s,
number rofcongrafalatorv lestsrs :. "a. -.
rlytng from the South. MANY a..
from Democrats, who state that al
though the result is contrary ID fheir
wishes they accept the p-ople,s ver,iirt
with good grace, not a fen even stat.
ing that they believe the result Of the
eiection viii prove beneficial to the
Sootn. Senator Alfison's c3nrratnla-
tory letter was received to-day The
committee OF citizens having IN charge
the demonstration set for next satnr.
uay, met IN the New Denison bouse
Iais afternoon and declared that po,i-
ucS nad lnferfercd with business ionv
enough, aud that. therefore. there
tempted. ''s'0" ~
Judge Woods OF the federal court
to-aay charged the federal grand ilry
on the law concerning elections
ne Noes tins evening prints this bit
OF interesting political goSsins The
nrst suggestion that has been ma.ie
TO Ten. Harrison since his ciertion
fesar1ing appointments. came iron,
the leaders of the Irish Cleyeland
movement, four of whom. Or C,arroll
"a fniladelphia and MeSsrs. Deyoy-
bre>hn and kegan OF New YORK NJ.
rived IN the city last Saturday. but re-
turned 10 the East Yesterday Efforts
We're made to prevent the public from
learhang the purpose Of their visit. but
ineN did not hesitate to saw they were
here IN the interest OF a representatiye
American OF extraordinary ability
whom The Irish citizens would be
pleased 10 see honored by the adj.
ministra,ion.
ihe representative American in
whose elevation they are interested Is
wharton Barker. the Philaaeiphia
banker. When Carroll and Dewey and
the others began public missionary
work IN the interest Of the Republican
candidate they formed an Organization
known as the National lrish-Ameri- .
can Protection Society, which is a po-
hticai movement entirely independent
OF the Republican national committee.
and the latter gave no pecuniary aid
~ cetraylDg necessary expenses.
Wharton Barker was their hacker. and
they are anxious that he should re-
ceive some reward. They we're 50
kindly received that Dewey ventured
to explain to Gen. Harrison that the
members of the irish-American pro-
lection organization felt that they were
too young In the Republican party to
expect official recognition, but il would
afford them much qualification il a
representative American who had
been especially friendly TO them. as
well as to Gen. Harrison himself,
should be honored by the new admin
istration. Gen. Harrison's reply is
said To have been neither encouraging
nor discouraging. The visitors ex-
pressed doubt to their friends here IL
Barker would be disposed TO accept
anything below the treasury portfolio.
IL has been suggested, however, that
i he should not be called into the cab
met there is strong reason for belief
that he would make good minister TO
China.