St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-09
BOOMING WHARTON BARKER.

Chicago Irish-Americans Visit
Gen. Harrison and Urge the
Philadelphia Bankers Claims
for Portfolio.
INDIANAPoLIs, Dec. THE preSi-
dent-elect passed another quiet day in
his library. About noon Gen. Harri-
son came down town and visited his law
Office for half an hour or more. The
| most prominent out-of-town caller
| to-day was Col. w. B. Crooks, of Phia-
| delphia, an old personal friend of Rev.
| M. II. Haines, Gen. HarriSon's pastor,
| and also warm friend and admirer of
| Hon. Wharton Barker, the distinguished
| Philadelphia banker and publisher.
Col Crooks visited Gen. Harrison in
company with a delegation of promi-
nent Irish-Americans from Chicago,
comprising DR.. p. Cronin, president OF
Maj. John f. Seaman, the author of
''Why Ireland is Poor" Capt Richard
Powers. eX-president of the National
Seaman's union: nj. Mauris, treasurer of
the Home Market club; p. McGarry,
Mortimer, Seaman and John L. Golden.
These gentlemen are all strong advO-
Gates of Warton Barker, for a cabinet
position, but the meeting of Col. Crooks
with the Chicago delegation is de-
cared by both parties to be
purely accidental. as Mr.. Crooks
arrived in the city yesterday.
The primary object of the visiting of
the Chicago delegation was to bring to
the attention of the preSident-elect the
project of encouraging and permanent
ly continuing the educational work on
the tariff, set on foot during the late
campaign. Major Scanlon, in speaking
1--WE feel that the administration ought
to give encouragement to educational
work on the tariff in large cities, and
we have come to urge consideration of
the matter. We have been engaged in
promoting tariff education among Irish
American citizens, and have sucn con-
vincing proof of the good results OF our
work, that we believe it ought to be
continued. In Chicago, socialists and
anarchists, at weekly meetings, are fill
ing the ears of the laboring
man with argument for free
trade, with the ayowed hope of
breaking down the government.
They are sharp and capable of doing
much mischief. There is no doubt but
they are rapidly poisoning the mind of
the workingmen. who have no means
of acquiring information from other
sources, and little or nothing can be
done in the proper way to offset their
bad work. The growth OF their intlu-
ence is demonstrated in the decline of
the Republican majority in Chicago
from 10000 to $500" The gentlemen
report that Gen. Harrison received
them very cordially, having previously
met all the Chicago party, and they dis
cussed the educational question for
half an hour and suggested to the
president-elect that if he could con-
Sistently see his way to do so, to give the
subject mention in his inaugural address.
They state that Gen. Harrison evinced
decided interest in the matter and
promised. to take it under friendly con-
sideration. Having concluded their
conversation upon the subject. Maj.
Seaman, Capt. Power, and DR.. Cronin
voiced the sentiments of the others
when they recommended and requested
the general to take under consideration
the name OF Wharton Barker for secre-
tary Of the treasury. Col. Crooks hearth
ly endorsed this suggestion. Gen. Har-
riSon is quoted as having replied:
Gentlemen, l am making no promises
in such matters, but your kindly Sug-
gestions will receive my careful conSid-
Grafton"
He is said to have freely expressed his
high regard for Mr.. Barker and his APP
probation of the services he rendered in
the campaign.