Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-21
HARRIsoN's ANIMATION.
1t Indicates a Preference for
 Sherman.
A CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION.
Congressman Grosvenor Gives Out His Inferences from What the President elect tSaid-Ex-President Hayes Confers with Gen. Harrison.


 INDIANAPoIIs. Dee et-It looks more like Sherman every day. The whole drift or sentiment here is that way. Enmity to Blaine finds convenient expression 1n praise of Sherman and the big hurrah which the Blaine men started a~week ago, apparently with-the iiea of forcing an expression from the presidenteiect, is having it's reaction The seeming imminencs of the selection of the man of Maine for secretary of state has made his enemies moro urgent than ever against him.
 As for Sherman, about all the direct oppo- sition to him comes from his own state. There is good deal of Ohio pressure being brought to bear upon Gen. Harrison in favor of Blaine by men who are opposed to Sher- man. Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor and Maj. William D. Bickham, of Ohio, sat in the rotunda of the Bates house after the Loyal Legion banquet, and talked politics. Grosvenor said that he had spent quite little while with Gen. Harrison during the afternoon, and Bickham inquired how tfss congressman had been impressed by the pres ldent-elect
 "Well," said Grosvenor ''he's good man, but he's going to su. prise some of you fel- lows greatly There isn't going to be any wholesale clearing out of the offices when he koes in"
 Bickham was inclined to kick about this. "I want lem all turned out in short order" he said The Republicans going to get the offices some time, | suppose said Gros- venor, but Gen. Harrison isn't going to be driven in the matter
 The conversation turned to the cabinet, and Grosvenor said that he felt sure that John Sherman was bound to be secretary of state. ''Gen. Harrison did not tell me so directly" he said, 'but it was intimated very plainly. He said great many things to me that he would not have said were Sherman not going into the cabinet. I started in to say good word for Sherman, and he inter rupted me- He said about this: "I have the very highest estimate of Sena- tor Sherman 1 sat by him all the time was in the senate, and I know his true worth. There is no wish that he may have to which would not gladly defer if possible. Upon | all important questions I shall expect to ad- | wise with anl, and 1 shall always feel safe to depend upon his counsel and support ''That struck me as pretty warm language for a man like Gen. Harrison to use, and it convinced inc that if Sherman does not go l into the cabinet it will be because he de- clines to do SC"
 Ohio furnished the principal callers upon Gen. Harrison yesterday. R. B. Hayes of Fremont was one of the earliest. His call was made at the request of Gen. Harrison, | and he remained some time in consultation | with him. Gen. Lew Wallace and Capt. A l B. Mattox, of Cincinnati, also called again and spent some time with Gen. Harrison.
 While they were there Col. Hepburn of | Iowa, the man who, it is said, will succeed 1 Allison in the United States senate when 1 Allison goes into the cabinet, dropped in. He remained but short time, and had no pri- vate talk with the president-elect. There were good many other callers of the mem bers of the Loyal Legion, who had remained | over night, who paid Gen. Harrison second call
 | There is still some bitterness of feeling among them over the generals refusal to be present at their banquet but the pleasant | manner in which he has treated them per- sonally has removed much of this. What time was not taken up with callers Gen. liar. rison spent at work upon his correspondence.
 Late in the afternoon he took walk down
 into the city, and called at the office of his
 old firm.
 There is no truth in the story that Gen.
 Harrison and his family will visit New orl next month. Mrs Harrison may possibly
 make a trip east some time during the
 winter, but there have been no arrangements
 made about it. If she does it will be in re
 sponse to the pressing invitation rendered
 her by Mrs. Morton. There is no prospect
 that Gen. Harrison will leave Indianapoli.
 until he has to do so to meet an engagement
 that he has at Washington for March f.
 Gen. Harrison has dropped reading the
 newspapers since he got Private Secretary
 Halford broken in, and he says that he ha.
 by so doing lost all track of the cabinet
 question. He thinks he is the worst posted
 man on that topic in the country. MT. Hal
 ford reads the leading newspapers every day
 or5 llc thao ofS Of %ho II. to things that strike him as worthy o
 pOfica