Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-29
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 28.-Every day now
witnesses the arrival of a fresh batch OF
distinguished statesmen and politicians,
making their pilgrimage to the big, brick,
fenceless house out on Delaware avenue.
Among he president-elect's visitors this
morning were Senator G. b. Farwell and
General Martin, chairman of the Illinois
Republican central committee. They
came from Chicago on an early train and
were accompanied by Colonel Fred Grant,
OF New York, who has been visiting his
brother-in-law in Chicago. The party
made very hasty trip, driving out to Gen
eral Harrison's Immediately after break
fast and remaining with MIN about an
hour and a half and on returning went
direct to the depot, embarking for Chicago
at 1l:55 via the Monon route. Ihey!moVed
with such alacrity that the newspaper
corps had to throw out picket guards, SO
30 speak, to capture them, only to find
them dumb as oyste's on ali cabinet
themes or presidential policies. Sen
ator Farwell did state, however,
that they had not come TO offer any sug-
gestions regarding the cabinet or TO discuss
any questions relating to the policy OF the
administration. should it have a policy
He admitted that their mission bad refer
pnce to local Chicago and Illinois politics
and did not go beyond that. WHAT names
if any, Senator Farwell and General Mar
tin suggested to the president-elect for The
big Chicago federal offices neither of the
visitors would indicate, and General Har-
rson, when mildly solicited to drop hint
in this direction, only smiled and referred
his tormentor to the visiting statesmen for
such information. Colonel Grant inform
al correspondents that his visit had no
connection whatever with politics; that he
had taken no part in the political matters
discussed between Senator Farwell, General
Martin and the president-elect. He said he
had been visiting his friends in Chicago and
simply took this opportunity TO run down
and personally congratulate General and
Mrs Harrison. he had many good words
Tor General Harrison and predicted he
would give the country grand ard lib
eral administration.
Senator Farwell, IN telling his impress
sion of General Harrison, remarked that
ne had "a big head and a close mouth. ]"
Many other visiting statesmen have COM
mented on the Generals superior listen
ing qualities.
a mong General Harrison's other visitors
today were Colonel X. w. Thompson. ex-
secretary of the navy, with W. Il. Mckeen,
of Terre Haute president of the Fdndalia
road. Riley Mckeen, as he Is familiarity
called in Indiana. has been frequently
mentioned as cabinet possibility in the
His visit, however, he declares with sin
cerity,swas entirely non-political, simply d
social call with the ancient mariner of
the Wabash"
Other visitors were General NJ. ID. Leg
gett, OF Cleveland, who hap ened in the
city on an Important patent case pending
before Judge Gresham; Colonel Frank B.
Posey. the defeated Republican candi-
date in the First Indiana congressional
district: State Senator ChaS. l.. Henry. of
Anderson; Hon. b. f. Claypool, of Con
nersville. Ind: Attorney General Kitchener,
accompanied by Hon. ". c. Plummer, OF
Dakota.
The evening train from Cincinnati
brought two distinguished pilgrims from
Ohio in the persons of II. Markham. of
Cleveland and Congressman Ben Butter
worth, of Cincinnati They held con
ference with the preSident-eiect at $50
o'clock this evening, remalnlngln consulta-
tion nearlytwo hours. The well known init
mate relations of both gentlemen, eSpe-
rially Mr.. Markham, with Senator John
Sherman. contributes much interest to
their visit and lends color to the theory
that the presdent-elect is making some
thing of a study TO the intricacies of Ohio
politics, but for what purpose can only be
cOniectured. IL this theory is correct the
presidept-elect certainly had two astute
tutors with him tonight.
Talks with leading Ohio. Indiana and
Wisconsin politicians during the past sew
eral days have failed to elicit any enthus-
iastic or other approval of the frequently
published suggestion that the president
elect ought to tender the state portfolio to
n down east statesman.
Colonel Hanna and Congressman But
terworth returned nome at a late hour
tonight.
General Harrison received box of large
fine apples today from p. l.. Furley, of
Huntington, w Va. who writes that the
fruit is new variety he has christeued
the Ben Harrison" 1t is a winter apple,
large. solid and smooth, of a bright red
color with delicious meat Gen
eral Harrison up 10 date has had
mountain named 70, him. two
big gas wells n new variety of apples and
forty-four babies.
Mrs. Harrison held her first weekly
"Wednesday afternoon reception today. as
sisted by her daughter, Mrs Mckee, and
her guest, Mrs. Brown, the daughter of
ex-senator Davis, of West Virginia.
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