Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
INDIANA GOSSIP.
General Harrison Receives a Significant
Delegation from Alabama.


souri,, accompanied by F. s. Richards, O
Salt Lake, paid the president-elect socia
visit. 1t is understood that Governor
Morehouse was In the city consulting with
ex-senator McDonald's law firm. Nc
Donald & Butler, on legal matters in be
half of the Mormons of Utah.
Senator Quay, Colonel William CassiuE
| Goodlove and General Britain will arrive
at a late hour tonight.
| Information emenated from til:
United States attorneys Office
this evening to effect that
subpenas have been placed il
| the hands of officers to be served upon
| Chairman Quay and Colonel Goodlove
Immediately they arrive, summoniDg then
TO appear before the grand jury. The
| knowledge that newly appointed district
obtaining information for an indictment
| presumably in the Dudley case. caused
quite sensation when it became known
about the lobbIes this afternoon and Sena
tor Quay's arrival is eagerly awaited,
Fifty or more veterans, officers and mem
bers of the Loyal Legion, arrived in this
city today to attend the meeting tomor-
row. Many of them were disappointed
upon learning that General Harrison
would probably not be present at the or
ganiZation OF the Indiana commandery OF
the banquet following. 1t is understood
that General Harrison's other engage
ments AMI the important matters being
daily brought TO his consideration
are the factors which prevent
him from participating in the festivities
which are likely to be kept until the small
hours Of the night, possibly uniting him
for work the next day. Another reason
Is the fact that he has repeatedly declined
invitations to other banQuets, only very
recently refusing to be banqueted by the
locomotive engineers He seems to have
laid down a rule to attend strictly to
business and reject with impartialty all
invitations of public or quasi-public
character, but in declining the invitation
of the Loyal Legion banquet it is known
that he does SO at sacrifice OF his per-
sonal inclinations and desires, for very
few of the soldiers take greater pleasure
in the society of their comrades than
General Harrison.
visitors today was committee of south
ern citizens and business men from
birmingham, Ala, consisting of
nine well known citizens, as follows:
Thomas Seldom, who is son of Secretary
Of the Navy Seldom, of the Southern Con-
federacy; G. c. Cadle, ir., G. II. Floss,
Henry L. Debardeleden, David Roberts, c.
L. w illldIIlSOD. tildIlSS uEuGE, IJlN dIu
Thomas and H. Is. Tompkins, the latter Of
Atlanta. They were met at the depot by
eX-CongreSsman Il. B. +. Pierce and ac-
companied by him visited General Harri-
son at half-past 4 o'clock. This committee
is said by one of its members to represent
an invested capital of $4,000, 900. Prior to
the last election five out of the nine were
Democrats, but all voted the Republican
ticket on the protective issue. They pre-
SpntpI tn the SIdaDf- Glprt the fnllnUvInCr
memorial, signed capitalists representing
500, 000, 600 invested in the south:
To General Benjamin Harrison:
We, the undersigned, citizens Of Ala
bama, congratulate you and the country
on the success of those principles which
have caused your election, because we be-
lieve that protective tariff Will promote
and aid the development of our natural
resources, and because an issue free from
sectional feeling and prejudice is now pre-
scented upon which the people Of the south
can divide according to the dictates of
reason and conviction. We know that
there are large numbers ID this section
who think as we do and are onl y restrained
from public expression and advocacy of
their opinions by feeling of uncertainty
as what will be the policy adopted in the
treatment of the southern problem and
apprehension that any change IN our local
government will be detrimental to our
best interests. This fear we believe will be
materially lessened by good appointments
and the best results of your election will
be assured by making appointments
from that class Of Republicans who com
mand the confidence and respect of the
communities in which they live. Such
appointments will develop two stron
parties and thus secure 10 Us good govern
ment.
General Harrison received them with
great cordiality and invited them into his
library, a place few visitors reach. The
discussion was entirely informal, both on
the part of the committee and the general.
Mr.. Seldom acted as chief spokesman
and explained to General Harrison the
causes leading to the new move in the
south looking toward read juStment OF
party lines. The gentlemen of the COM
mittee state that General Harrison talked
freely with them on the subject OF prOtec-
ton and the benefits the north had reaped
from it, which were also open
to the south. The development of the
south was gratifying sign TO him. The
committee were particular to impress
upon General Harrison the Importance of
appointing representative men to office in
the south. The members of the committee
are very guarded and secretive as to what,
if any, definite expression the president
elect made touching his views of the
southern question or the race question. As
to the latter it does not seem to have en-
tered directly into the conversation, but a
prominent member of the committee in
speaking to the Associated Press cores
pendent unguardedly made an important
admission when he stated in connection
with the efforts of the committee upon
General Harrison, the Importance
of appointing only such men to
office as were appointed in the
north To this suggestion ne said. the
general replied: Il shall try to appoint
only good men to Office in the south-good
Republicans. This quotation is not given
as unquestonabiy accurate, for when the
gentleman's attention WAS called TO the
significance of the last two words he was
silent and would neither retract or deny.
The commission all unite in saying that
the visit was eminently satisfactory, and
they accomplished all that they expected
or desired. They are emphatic in their
denial that there is any politics in their
visit, such as seeking office for friends,
elect, nor did he ask for any such sug-
gestions
POLITICS At THE BOTTOM.
Hon. Thos. Sedden and his wealthy asso-
ciates comprising committee of dlstin-
guished southerners from Biz mingham,
Ala, who called upon General Harrison
this afternoon, were particular TO impress
upon the press correspondent this even
ing that their visit was non-political in
the general acceptance of the term. In
quiry, however, into the causes and cir
cumstances leading to their visit, and the
formulation Of the addresses they pre-
sented TO the presdent-elect uncovers the
carefully concealed fact that beneath this
of the protection defined by
the gigantic capitalistic interests Of Ala
bama lies hidden what may prove
the greatest political project of this
generation. only the outcroppings Of the