New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-26
AT GENERAL HARRISONS HOME.
HOW NEWS OF HIS TRIUMPH REACHED
HIM.
2 POSSESSED AMID THE TUMULr OF EXCITE
MENT AROUND HIM.
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE Tribunal

| SELF POSSESSED AMID THE TUMULT OF EXCITE
| MENT AROUND HIM.
| LET TELEGRAPH THE TRrBUNE1
| INDIANAPOLIS June 25.-The people Of Indian apos
| have gone Wild. Such scenes and such sounds as
may be seen and heard In the city tonight are beyond
the conception OF the velest imagination. The noise
began this morning with occasional cheer from the
| small groups OF men who gathered about the bulletin
boards when the ballong in Chicago began and proved
Unexpectedly that there tide In favor OF Harri-
| son. The groups swellcd into crowds, and before
business generally abandoned and the streets
| throngcd with yelling men. General Harrison was
at his law Office surrounded by forty fifty friends,
| and bulletins received over the telegraph
wires they were communicated to the General by
telephone. He had declined offers from two tcle-
graph companies to place instruments In his office, so
that he might receive the direct from the Con-
ventIon hall.
| As bulletin after bulletin came IN showing that he
was rapidly gaining votes, tho excitement in the
office became intense. When the figures had passed
| the Booth point W. II. H. Miller General Harrisons
| law partner could restrain himself longer and
| rushed back and forth through the two rooms 10
which the crowd gathered alternately cheering and
chiding the man a. the telephone for not getting
returns more rapidly.
Disqualification SKIP the wire.
And now Pennsylvania cried Mr. Miller
| "Let's hear from Pennsylvania shouted the Rev
Mr.. Haynes, pastor Of General Harrson's church.
pennsylvania is what we want,n said the Rev.
Mr.. Hunter, and then the at the telephone an
nounced:
Pennsylvania--slxty for Harrison"
That settled It. great shout went up from the
friends who had gathered and every pressed for
| ward with congratulations. There need for
further tdlngs from Chicago The General bore his hon
dscrcetly. AT this instant the sound of cheers
burst upon the air coming from street nearly two
squares away, showing that the crowd had caught
the enthusiasm OF the moment and Fastening to
welcome the victor A moment later It came pouring
around the corner, first one, then half dozen and
then great rush until several thousand people crowded
the street below while General Harrison showed him.
self at his Office windows. Cheer upon Cheer rent
the air followed by the cry whats the matter with
Harrison D be answered by hundreds OF Threats
" He's all right
General Harrison again compelled to show him.
self at his office windows. Cheer upon cheer rent
outside demanding recognition The pressure con-
tDulng to increase, however, IL deemed advisable
for General Harrison to retire to his home and Mr.
Mllers carriage brought below. He escorted
down stairs and with difficulty way was forced for
him TO proceed, while the cheering continued with
undated force. AS the General made his appearance
an enthusiastic admrer shouted. "Unhitch the
horso,' ard this cry was taken up by
scores, but before It could be acted upon few
IIlcIus pltsstu ~ inc lToHt tno slBndl was gwen
and away sped the driver the General
homo on North Delawarcst and
the vehicle disappeared around the corner again
and again went up the cry: What's the matter with
Harrsonl' with the refrain He's all right
When the General arrived at home no was met at
tho threshold by Mrs Harrison and after a loving
salutaton, he passed into the house. His first act
to grasp In his and embrace his infant grand
son. Benjamin Harrison Mckee, a child of sixteen
months. The family then left alone for while,
but nelghbors began calling to congratulate him
and then from downtown came crowds and delegations
until soon his residence surrounded by hundreds OF
cheering men and boys. Previous to this arrival
Of the crowd, however, correspondents had called and
had been cordially received by General HARRISON who,
while expressing himself unwilling to say any
thing for publication, talked freely about the incidents
Of the day. In speaking Of the scene in
his Office when news OF his nomination received
no remarked We received the news by telephone
and l suppose It pretty generally known In the
city before It reached me. The two telegraph COM
panies kindly offered 10 place instruments in my
office, but did avail myself Of the offer. because
didn't TO be sitting at the cad Of telegraph
wire,
The grea. qualification that his nomination afforded
his friends was mentioned and hs added: The
nation, while a gratifying honor, IS thing
that have looked upon as very seri-
Gus Not 10 DO rushed at as If
II toy Therc Is llttle pleasure IN tne great
responsibility that must be borne by President II
Is really to be dreaded more than desired, in
change Of Administration where Republican Presi-
dent succeeds Democratic President especially, and
Il Is a grave natter
Tho first delegation that called at the Generals
residence Danvllle, Indiana, where hundred
people Immediately upon receiving the news OF tho
nomination. had boarded train and come to the city
headed by band. General Harrison, in response to
their calls, appeared before them and shook the hand
Of each man in the crowd
add Harrison at homo
Afterward he addressed them briefly as follows:
Gentlemen 1 am very much obliged TO Hendricks
County friends for this visit. The trouble you have
this call after information OF the
suit Chicago reached you induces me 70 say word or
two though will not OF course expect any reference
politics any extended reference to the result ut CHI
caqo very highly appreciate the wise, discreet and
aectonate Interest which delegation and tho people
OF Indiana have displayed in the canvass which has Just
closed Chicago. Cres OF Good Good,' ana cheers
accept your visit to-day expression OF your CONT
ing)
After the Danville delegation came other crowds,
many from ont of town. and during the whole OF the
afternoon cn husastic throng hung about the Cen
ERALS home. The demonstrations became wildly en-
thusiastic. Business houses and dwellings were law
ishly decorated with flags, vehicles were drapcd IN
the National colors and every man in town seemed
TO have frantic desire TO do some outlandish thing
their hats red, and everything large and small ami
mate and inanimafe was decorated with Harrison
badges.