New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-31
IN FAVOR OF HENDERSON.
CHAIRMAN POOL URGES TILE NEBRASKA
SENATOR FOR THE CABINET.
GENERAL HARRISON HAD FEW cALLERs-couN'
TRY, PEOPLE DRIVING TO TOWN TO SHAKE
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INDIANAPOLIS Dee 3O.-The only pilgrim OF po-
u,i,,l importance who drifted into town to-day
was Joseph Pool, of Ncw-Yorll the chairman OF
the Committee Of the Republican Club OF that
cite which had charge of the welcome home TO
Mr.. Blaine last August. Mr. Pool is interested in
several Western railroads and has been on pusi-
ness trip 10 Illinois. He stopped here on bis way
home 80 meet Charles w Fairbank, local at
,crnev. TO transact some railroad business. When
he gets. Though with this tomorrow, ne VIII call
on General Harrison TO offer his congratulations
10 the President-elcct and 60 make, perhaps few
suggestlehs or New-iosk politics. . M
i had some hesitation ut first about going
ont To see the General" said Mr.. Pool Il
know be is overrun with callers. but l pre-
dicted his nomination at Chicago and was an
enthusias1ie worker for his election. and / am
anxious TO see him again The Ohio Society OF
New-York OF which l am member, invited
General Harrison to speak Mt It's first dinner
two or three years ago. and | think the speech
he made tharc did "a good deal 10 give HIM the
strength in the East which finally gave him his
nomination ESD. -.-:t
Shall YOU say anything to General Harrison
about New-York politics.
Il don't know that l shall / think myself
that ex-senator Platt does not want to go into
Tho Cabinet He is so occupied with his business
interests that do not see how he can put them
aside just now"
is there any one you specially favor for the
Cabinet
We'll. should like to see the younger element
in the party fully recognized. am surprised
that no one has BEEN here TO push Senator Mander-
son for a Cabinet place lie is young man. com
parativey represents the West in a broad sense
and would make first-class Secretary of the In
terror He may not be willing, however, TO give
nm his seat in the Senate for he seems certain to
oet another term But want TO see Mander
son boom under way"
a Mr.. Pool added that the Republican Club of
New-Yorl< had invited Mr. Blaine to make the
chief speech at its annual dinner on Lincoln's
birthday.
Russell Harrison is expected home late tonight
or tomorrow 1t is said here high authority
that his visit East was largely on-political one.
What he was trying chiefly 20 accomplish was
the reorganization of the Montana Cattle Com
panv. in which he has been interested 1t is
we'll known that the company forced into
liquidation by the loss of more than half of its
York Loan Company which had claims on the
stock was disnclincd TO continue the Montana
ranches after a settlement reached. Mr.
Harrison il is said went 10 Ncw-YorlI TO see
whether new company could not ne formed TO
take its cattle that were left and begin business
anew Stephen b. Elllins is mentioned as one
of the men who have become interested in this
project, and this fact is said TO make plain some
of the many conferences which have been re
ported between Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Elkins
and other New-York and Philadelphia capitalists
and politicians
General Harrison had his usual quiet Scuday
He went 10 church in the morning and took
a drive in the afternoon with his law partner, W.
H. III. Miller Some Indiana country folks who
had driven into town went out in the morning
10 Shake hands with the President elect, but for
the Pest of the day there were no callers.
The General is out in the air great deal nova
days Indianapolis has not seen SO fine winter
for many years, and scarcely day passes shat
one cannot walk for hours in the sunshine of
season that can scarcely be distinguished from
full Indian summer.
General Harrison had his life insured for 81 TO-,
900. lie signed the papers at the agency of the
Equitable Company last week. The policy
is in the name of Mrs. Harrison
a report was telegraphed here to-day from
New York. quoting John c.. Reid, the former
managing editor of The New-York Times" as
saying that Mr.. IIalford. General Harrison's pri
waite secretary. had written TO him that John {.
New would not 90 into the Cabinet. and that
General Lew Wallace probably would The
letter added however. that nothing WIS definitely
settled Mr.. ilafOrd for q long time the
indianapolis correspondent of The Times" lie
made the following statement this evening:
-" Since my appointment with General Harrison
i have not written word concerning
the com2osition of the Cabinet 70 NJ
Reid or any one else During my connection
with The Times | have written frequently 10
Mr. Reid. but never wrote 10 him or to any one
else at any time what is quoted from "a letter
OF mine