Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-15
TIE PRESIDENT-ELECT.
A Busy Day With General Harrison Re-
ceiVing Callers and Answering Letters.

ceIVlng Callers and Answering Letters.
of town callers on the presldent-elect to-
day was the Hon. n. 3. Scott, of Wheel
ing, member Of the national committee
from West Virginia; General James \.
Tyner and wife; Congressman George w.
Steele, Of Marion. Ind; Hon. William
Dowd, of New York, president of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago rail
way, and John B. Carson, vice president;
Colonel John A. Bridgeland. of Richmond,
Ind; Judge Hadley, of Danyille. Ind, and
perhaps fifty or more home friends.
General Harrison put in the day hard at
work trying to make hole in his big
accumulation Of correspondence and keep
ing two swift stenographers going the en-
tire time, There is but slight falling off
in the volume of letters. Numbers of
ballots and other mementoes of the cam
paign are being sent him. During the
campaign the general was the recipient Of
large number of badges, medals, coins
and several venerable banners, all relics of
his grandfather's historic campaigns of
1856 and 1910. In this way the gen
eral has become the possessor of
valuable and unique collection, interest
ing to political students as surviving
testimonial Of enthusiasm and the issue of
those eventful times. The unusual in
terest which the thousands OF visitors at
the Harrison residence have exhibited in
these ancient campaign relics has sug-
gested to a number Of General Harrison's
personal friends the idea of making a
similar collection of the badges, buttons,
medals, coins and other deYlces employed
in the late memorable compaign. Such a
collection would be fitting supplement
to the William Henry Harrison relics
and it is at the solicitation OF
those friends Of the president-elect
that the manufacturers of late cam
paign badges, buttons and medals are
requested to kindly forward a sample of
each device toGeorge c. Hit, the business
manager of the indianapolis Journal, who
had been selected to act as receiving Gus
todian of the memeDtoes until they shall
be deposited beside the others in General
Harrisun's residence.
Among the unique kilograms received is
one from Buffalo Jones, OF Garden City,
Kan, who says: with my congratula-
tions | tender magnificent fat buffalo
for your great feast. To be sure the Buff
falo nominee that was roasted last Tues
day atones for Republican folly, so let us
eat, drink and be merry"
Another damage suit growing out of the
election was filed today against United
States Marshal Hawkins, claiming $4,000
for false Imprisonment. This
makes fully dozen suits filed
against the marshal for arrests made by
his deputies The damages asked aggre-
gate about 100000
Chairman J. \. Huston returned from
his home at Connersville today, fresh from
the ovation rendered him by his home
friends, which was one of the most fiatter
ing recognitions ever paid to any campaign
manager Not less than 10000 people en-
Enthusiastically greeted him, the dentonstra
ton concluding at night in a grand ratifi-
cation meeting, at which he was the cen
trial figure.
MILLER TALKS OF HIS DEFEAT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-the artist in
search of a model for the convential disap
pointed candidate would find most I'M
satisfactory one in Warner Miller. II
don't think / ever felt BETTER" said he
today. 'I'm stronger than when | entered
the campaign. | have nothing to regret.
When ] accepted the nomination my
chances of being elected were exceed
ingly slight, but | believed it was
possible to keep down the Prohibition
vote and thereby save the state for
General Harrison. I started in with that
object IN view. 1t was accomplished.
Last year the Prohibition vote in this
state was over 20, 600, an increase of over
Il. 600 above st. Johns vote i'll 1884. They
started in to get 100000 votes this year,
and III all probability would have polled
500, 600 had not the temperance issue been
made. That, or much less than that,
would have given Cleveland the state.
But polling as they did, less than $4,000
votes, gave us the state by such q pro-
nouEced majority that the Democratic
managers did not dare attempt to steal the
state or make a contest, as they would
nave done had the result been closer, say
COCO or 1900 plurality"
Then, MIR. Miller, you don't believe the
introduction of the high license issue
weakened the general canvass?
Most certainly not. | believe that had
there been three weeks more in which to
make the canvass and put the question
fairly to the voters in some of the western
counties and other parts of the state | |
should have been elected. My belief in the
strength of the moral forces of the com
munity is more firm than ever We know
now the strength of the rum interest
1t has reached the climax of audac-
ity in our political life. 1t must be over
thrown. The Republican party must over.
throw it. We have nothing to lose but
everything to gain, by steady advancing
along the path we have chosen"
Before the reporter went away, he allud- |
ed TO the talk about the place in General
Harrison's cabinet that is believed to be
reserved for Mr. Miller The ex-senator
quickly dismissed the topic by saying:
Such matters are entirely in the hands of
n gentleman in indianapolis, and he is
thoroughly competent TO decide them
without assistance from anyone"