St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
HARRISON "A HOME RULER.
New Mexicans Urge Him to
Emancipate Them From Car
petbagism.

New Mexicans Urge Him to
petbagism.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 22.-This
was a pretty busy day with the presi-
dent-elect. The morning was largely
given to his correspondence, both he
and Private Secretary Halford working
assiduously, so as to leave no unfinished
routine work to be carried over into
holiday week. There were many callers
in the afternoon and evening,
chiefly townspeople. Of the Out-of-
town callers OF prominence there
Col. W. l.. Rynerson, of New Mexico,
and Samuel W. AllertOn, the we'll
known Chicago capitalist. Judge Catron
is one of the leading attorneys of New
Mexico, and happens here on legal bust
ness for his client RynersOn. Their visit
to Gen. Harrison was largely social, but
also political, since they are earnestly
advocating "hOme rule" for the terri
tories, and it is believed they urged upon
the presidentelect a strict Observ-
ance of that plank in the Repub-
lican platform which favors the
appointment of residents of the
territories to the federal offices
therein. They claim that similar PROM
ises embodied in other national plat
forms have been grossly violated in
New Mexico, and they believe every
Federal officer. from governor down to
stenographer, ought to be supplied from
the residents of the territories. 1t is
thought their visit to-day was an in
formal one, and merely the precursor to
eranoraI m tho of
the people-especially the Republicans
of New MexicO-loOking to their COM
plete emancipation from
NONRESIDENT RULE.
1t is complained in the case of New
Mexico that, with a population nearly
or quite three times greater than that
of Nevada, yet her supreme court, her
surveyor general and many other i'm
pOrtant federal offices are occupied by
non-residents, who return home as soon
as their official life is ended. Gen. Lew
Wallace, formerly governor of New
Mexico, had talk with Messrs. Catron
and RynersOn. 1t is not known what
views, if any, the president-elect
expressed in his talk with the
New Mexicans, but a gentleman who
claims to know somewhat of Gen. Har-
rison's views on territorial questions,
says that the general has for years been
believer in territorial ''home rule"
and that if he follows out his former
opinions, he will vigorously adhere to
for all the territories. Mr.. AIlerton was
accompanied on his visit by
j. G. Schaefer, of this city, pres
ident of the indianapolis Street
Railway company, of which cor
poration Mr.. Allerton is a large
shareholder. He had long talk with
Gen. Harrison. the chief subject of
which is thought to have been upon the
Southern question. Mr.. Allerton carries
on heavy trade with Southern mer-
chants, which causes him to take all in
terest in the attitude of the forthcom-
ing administration toward the South,
particularly as it may affect Southern
trade relations with the North. OF
course he is DESTROYS for
A CONCILIATORY POLICY,
but what views the president-elect ex-
pressed on the subject are unknown. A
gentleman who was present part OF
the time remarked that Gen. Harrison,
as usual, proved an excellent listener.
The numerous other visitors were social
callers, and Senator and Mrs. Saunders
assisted in receiving them. A number
VI CUIlSJuldo SlllS dllIfCu JO-udy. CCE-
eral were from Miss Rebecca Strlckie,
of Dayton, o., who was Mrs. Harrison's
guest for two months last fall.
She sends the president-elect, Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. Mckee and other
members of the family handsome speci- |
mems of her handiwork. From Park
City, Utah, there came to Gen. Harri-
son this evening miniature solid silver
brick paper weight, some three inches
long and over an inch thick. 1t is en-
graved, TO Benjamin Harrison. from
Rausohoff. Gus Lubbock and John A. |
Lenzi." From California j. II. Hen
bricks sends specimen box of Muscat
grape raisins, the production of which. |
he writes, are the direct results of pro-
tective tariff. During holiday week the |
Harrison household anticipate a quiet
time and cessation of outside visitors.