Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-19
HARRISON'S VISITORS,
The Alabama Delegation and Chairman Quay Arrive the Same Day----Cleyelanl

The Alabama Delegation and Chairman
 Quay Arrive the Same Day--Cleyeland
 Urged for the Cabinet-BIaine Gossip.
 1NP1ANAPoLls, Dec. 19-The visit to Gen. Harrison of the delegation Of business men rom Birmingham, Ala, was, perhaps, the most notable and important political incident that has happened in Indianapolis since his election. The committee was made LID of ten representative men from northern Ala bama, four Republicans and six Democrats, thelr combined business interests amounting to S2O,0OO,OOO The delegation brought memorial to Gen. Harrison signed by 200 1Qore business men and manufacturers of Birmingham. Their mission to Gen. liar rlson was to urge the appointment of men to federal offices in the south so qualified by character and ability as to command the re- spect and confidence of the progressive busi- ness element. A protective tariff and free suffrage are the platform on which they think 2 Republican party can be reorganized in the south, and they are confident that ten: Harrison is the man who can reor- ganize it.
 Chairman Quay came last night He had nothing to say, and went to the New Deni- son hotel along with his travelling compan- ions Gen. A. L. Britton and Gen. R. s. Williams. On the same train with Quay came Rutherford B. Hayes, who was met by Col. w. H. Calkins and Rev. Dr. Mcleod. Information emanated from the United States district attorneys office to the effect that subpRnas have bsea issued and placed in the hands of officers to be served ,lpon Chairman Quay and Goodloe immediately. summoning them to appear before the grand jury. The knowledge that the newly ap- pointed district attorney had decided upon this course of obtaining information upon which to discover an indictment, presufna. ply i'll the Dudley case, caused quite sensa tion. About forty Republican county chair man are in the city, having been subpoenaed to appear before the federal grand jury now in session. It is generally presumed and admitted that they were subpnenaed in the Dudley case,
 AUGUSTA, Me, Dec. 19-While Mir. Blaine does not squarely inform his friends that the portfolio of state has been rendered to him. he has given them to understand that he has heard good news What that is it is not difficult to surmise He could not come out point blank and announce that he had been offered the position, as it is Gen. Harrison's business to inform the people of his selections. There has been q marked change in Mir, Blaines manner within week. Since last Thursday he has assumed very cheerful air, and is in his happiest mood. This is noted by every one who meets him, and is regarded by one of his most intimate friends as the outcome of the good tidings from In- dianapolis. Indeed, the impression is strongly fixed here that Blaine is all right with Har- rison.
 NEW YORK, Dec la.-The Star, in a lead ing editorial to-day, advocates the selec. tion of Hon. Grover Cleveland as attorney general in President Harrison's cabinet. on the ground that this will be the most im- portant office in the government during the next four years, and that MT. Cleveland by his firmness, justice and industry, and the confidence felt in him by all classes, is excep- tionsNy qualified for the post. The Star predicts that race questions in the south and the ballot box question all over the country are the great issues of the immediate future. and it declares that no other man possesses the qualities needed in dealing with these matters to such degree as MT. Cleveland.