The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-21
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
HARRISON'S NAIL.
Solicitations for Office Be-
gin to Arrive.
Lors OF RErUBLIcAN BABIES.
Cabinet Making the Latest Political
Amusement--Repub 20
Contest Congressional
seats.


dent-eiect put in the day, which was
cool and pleasant. hard at work in re-
ducing his stock of unanswered letters.
There seems to be but little apprecia-
bic decrease in the yoluminous cores
pondence daily received, and hundreds
of congratulatory letters still continue
to arrive, but gradually the complexion
OF his mail is changing from congratu-
latory to soliciting, and applications
for Office are daily growing more num-
erous. It is Gen. Harrison's present
intention TO endeavor to acknowledge
the receipt of all letters of congratu-
latory nature and kilograms. He
again requests the press 70 convey his
thanks and serve rs friendly mediums
to explain his inability TO separately
acknowledge the receipt of so many
congratulations.
No small portion OF the generals
mail at present is from the South.
Miss Sanger, who has acted as his
faithful amanuensis since the day OF
his nomination. left for Europe to-day.
Mr.. F. F. Tibbott of this city, steno-
granher to the epresident-elect, succeeds
Miss Sanger.
NAMING THE BABIES.
Among the numerous other letters
answered by Gen. Harrison to-day
"A replies to parents who had informed
him that they had named their babies
Benjamin Harrison. With one or
two exceptions these namesakes were
all born since Gen. Harrison's elec-
ton. The exceptions were two sets of
triplets, boys, born shortly before the
election, the parents in each case
naming one for Gen. Harrison, one for
President Cleveland, and the other for
the father. An acknowledgment to
the parents of third set OF triplets
similarly named was made a couple OF
weeks prior to the election.
LETTERS TO MRS. HARRISON.
Mrs. Harrison is also in receipt OF
numerous letters stating that several
Carrie Harrisonsn have been christ
ened since election day, and to all
such communications she promptly
replies, but the numerous applications
and intereessions for offices that are
being mailed TO her receive no atten-
ton and are consigned 10 the waste
basket. 1t may be stated that this
rule has been adopted by Mrs. Harri-
son and will be inperatIvely observed.
No communication of political char
acter will receive attention.
4 CHANCE TO WIN $50.
While the president-elect was read
ing his mail this afternoon he came
across blank circular sent out by
Philadelphia newspaper offering a
prize of $50 10 the person who would
fill in the correct names of Gen. Har-
rison's cabinet. As he read il he re-
marked, ~ think | could win that
prize. but won't try for it. ;"
Cabinet building continues TO occupy
the attention of political circles, and
one can hear cabinet talk everywhere
except in Gen. Harrison's house Ii
the president-elect has progressed far
enough TO give this important subject
even initiatory consideration he keeps
his own counsel absolutely inviolate,
for his most intimate personal friends
are known TO have stated that they
know nothing whatever upon this sub
ject.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Among Gen. Harrison's prominent
out-of-town callers to-day were Gov
ernor-elect Hoyey and Col. Geo. c.
Friedly OF Lafayette, ex-chairman of
the Republican state committee. Gov
ernor-elect Hovey said he passed a
very pleasant hour with Gen. Harri-
son. Mutual congratulations opened
their visit, and the campaign was
talked of as ii related and resulted
touching Indiana.
socIABILITY AND POLITICS.
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison had for
their guests at tea this evening Vice
Chairman J. S. Clarkson and wife and
Sergeant-at- Arms of the National
Committee II. ). Woods and wife.
Later in the evening Judge and Mrs.
W. A. Woods joined the party, which
comprised also Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Harrison. Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
Strickler. The evening was passed in
social conversation. President Har-
rison and Mr.. Clarkson, however,
held quite a long talk alone in the
front parlor while the ladies
and the other gentlemen chat
ted in the adjoining parlor.
Mr.. Clarkson was requested by
Gen. Harrison TO stop over en- route
home and make him a visit, and while
il is thought the visit partook very
largely of a social character, there are
good indications that politics we're
somewhat discussed. perhaps even TO
the extent of cabinet suggestions.
Clarkson states that he had much TO
say to Gen. Harrison about the busi-
ness of the national committee. but
declined to give any expression of
political tendency bearing on his
plcaSaut visit.