Evening journal., 1888-12-05
HARRISON GOES HUNTING
And the Populace Goes Hunt
ing for Harrison.
HIS PARTNER VISITS NEW YORK.

Inc cabinet Guessers Are rs Busy rs
Ever-TalI About Allison and Clarkson.
The Former Denies the Statement That
He Has Been Chosen. ~
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-Gen. Harrison has
gone quail hunting to-day to escape the
horrors Of house cleaning, which has begun
In his home, He stole away quietly and
everybody is trying 20 locate him Those
who are most anxious are the rustics who
voted for his grandfather, and who want, as
some Of his visitors tell him almost every
day he lives, ito shake hands with a real,
live president Harrison has not ceased to
be curiosity in Indiana.
The party consists of Gen Harrison, Walter
Bradshaw, r. B. Z. Pierce and J. r. Mckee.
They started about noon, and after leaving
the railroad viii have drive OF several
miles They propose spending the night at
place whore accommodations have been en-
gagged and win spend tomorrow banging
away at the birds, and on Friday win come
back to grapple with state problems.
The Blaine question, the gossips say,
claiming TO get the point from those within
the charmed circle Of Harrison's confdants,
L the biggest thing on the horizon. ia Gen.
harrison's letters during the past few days
there has been a hard scrabble Of the pros
and cons on the question Of Blaine's dues.
His friends had been punching their inhu-
ence in his behalf and belaboring the presi-
d9nt-elect with admonitions 70 make him
secretary Of state, but the counter current
has set in Tho anti~Blaine elements have
got wind Of the doings, and the president
elect, it is said, has been struggling with an
embarrassing dilemma for some days
A l144 "a. A
lsson was queried concerning special tele-
gam from Lima, o., in which Railroad
Commissioner Campbell, Of Iowa, was quoted
a. stating that the senator had been offered
the secretaryship Of the treasury by Presi-
dent-elect Harrison, he said: Il don't be-
leve that Mr. Campbell made the statement
credited to him, for l have not seen him
since the election, and be does not know that
have been rendered the position referred to
because it has not been offered to me !
know nothing more about my going into
President Harrisons cabinet than the public
knows
The impression is gaining ground IN Wash
ington very rapidly that Senator Allison
viii be the next secretary OF the treasury,
Notwithstanding he refuses to stand under
the statement that he Is to be in charge of
that portfolio. Another cabinet possibility,
John g. New, Of indianapolis, arrived here
yesterday afternoon from New York. and
spent some time at the Capitol He was
everywhere greeted cordially 1t Is believed
that he viii be invited to place in the cabi.
net surely, II Indiana is given cabinet posi-
ton
NEW YORK, Dec. 5-The arrival in town
yesterday Of John b. Elan, Gen. Harrison's
law partner, set all the big politicians around
the hotels a guessing Mr. Elam's visit was
unheralded, but a stream Of people found
their way TO his apartments in tho Gilsey
II was accepted that Mr.. ELAN came as tho
representative Of the president-elect with a
political mission to the Big Four. Ii was
also stated that he came with special invi-
tation from Gen. Harrison to the Hon Levi
T. Morton to visit Indianapolis
Nr, Elan viewed the situation rs filtered
through the reports given 70 him concerning
the claims OF the Big Four for representa-
ton IN the cabinet Late IN the day he called
on Mr.. Morton, and in the evening Mr. Nor
ton returned the call.
Mr. Elan heard a good deal about the
claims Of Mr. Platt for the treasury port
folio
Before Mr. Elan returns, It was announced,
he viii confer personally with Mr. Depew
Mr.. Platt, Mr.. Miller and other big Republic
cans in the state.
Dies MONIES, la, Dec 5.-!The Dies Moines
Leader says that there are good reasons for
believing that Mr.. j. o. Garrison has ac-
cepted a place in Mr.. Harrison's cabinet. A
personal friend Of his has recently asserted
that such was the case, and intimate asso-
ciates Of the family are whispering around
that the Garrison family are preparing to
make their homo in Washington. Further
evidence Of a conhrnatory character is not
lacking.
A reorganization Of the editorial staff Of
Clarkson's newspaper is now under way, the
position of managing editor having been ten
dered 70 prominent Iowa journalist within
the last ten days The place rendered is un-
derstood to be the portfolio of the interior.
This will enable Mr. Clarkson 10 appoint
Gen futile or Col. Fairchild commissioner
Of pensions and furnish a wider field than
could be found elsewhere for the reward Of
his personal and party friends.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 5.-The executive
committee of the state board OF trade
adopted q memorial address TO Gen. Harri-
son asking him to select one member Of his
cabinet from the Pacific coast
QUINCY, Ills, Dec. 5.--Col w. w. Berry, a
well known lawyer and ex-soldier having
commanded the Louisville legion during the
war, viii be pushed for attorney general in
President Harrson's cabinet He is past de-
partment commander Of the Illinois g. a. r