St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-19

.hief of the United States secret ser
vice, while in the city yesterday called
on the president-elect. He afterwards
mad talk with Private Secretary Hal
ford touching the usual precautions
taken by his department during the
inaugural ceremonies and festivities.
Fifty or more veteran officers.
rived in the city to-day to attend
the meeting tomorrow. Many of
them were disappointed upon learning
that Gen. Harrison would probably not
be present at the organization of the
Indiana commandery, or the banquet
following. 1t is understood that Gen.
Harrison's other engagements and the
important matters being daily brought
to his consideration, are factors when
prevent him from participating in the
festivities which are likely to be kept
up till the small hours of the night.
possibly uniting him for his work next
day. Another reason is the fact that ne
has repeatedly declined invita-
tons to other banquets, only
very recently refusing to be
He seems to have laid down rule to
attend strictly to business, and treat
with impartiality all the invitations OF
public or quasi public character, but Ill
declining the invitation to the Loyal
Legion banquet, it is known that he
does so at sacrifice of his personal IN
clinationS and desires, for very few
old soldiers take greater pleasure III
the
SOCIETY OF THEIR COMRADES
than Gen. Harrison. Gen. Harrison's
most important visitors to-day was q
committee of Southern capitalists and
business men from Birmingham, Ala.
consisting of nine well-kllOwn citizens,
as follows: Thomas S. Seudon, who is
a son of Secretary of the Navy Seldom,
Cadle. Jr., Frederick Sloss, Henry f.
Debardeleben, David Roberts, G. T.
Williamson. Charles Turner. Edward
Thomas and Ii. B. Tompkins. the
latter of Atlanta. They were
met at the depot by ex-COn-
gresham r. B. F. Pierce and accom-
panied by him, visited Gen. Harrison at
4:30. This committee is said by one of
its number to represent an invested
capital of S30,00O,O0O. Prior to the last
election five out of the nine were Demo
Gratis, but all voted the Republican tic
ket on the protection issue. They pre-
sented to the president-elect the follow
ing memorial signed by capitalists
South:
To Gen. Benjamin Harrison: We. the un-
dersigned, citizens of Alabama, congratulate
you and the country on the success OF the
principles which have caused your election,
because we believe 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
presented, upon which the people OF the
South can divide according to the dc
tnsAE nF and M q
know there are large numbers in this
section who think as we do, and are only
restrained from public expression and ad-
vocacy of their opinions by feeling OF un-
certainty as to what VIII be the poIlcy
adopted in the treatment of the Southern
problem, and apprehension that any change
in our local government VIII be detrimental
TO our best interest. This fear, we believe,
will be materially leSsened by good appoint
ments. and the best results of your election
will be assured by making appointments
from that class of Republicans who command
the confidence and respect of the commune
ties III which they live. Such appointments
will develop two strong parties and thus Sc
cure TO us good government"
Gen. Harrison received them with
great cordiality and invited them into
his library, place few visitors reach.
The discussion was entirely informal,
both on the part of the committee and
the general. Mr.. Sedden acted as chief
spokesman and explained 10 zen. Har-
rison the causes leading to this new
move in the South, looking toward
READJUsTMENT OF PARTY LINES.
The gentlemen of the committee state
that Gen. Harrison talked freely with
them OH the subject of protection 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 COM
mittee was particular to impress upon
Gen. Harrison the Importance of APP
pointing representative men to Office in
the South. The members of the COM
mittee are very guarded and secret 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 entered directly into the
| conversation. but prominent member of
the committee, in speaking to the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent. unguardedly
made an important admission when he
stated in connection with the efforts of
the committee to impress upon
Gen. Harrison the importance of
appointing only such men to
office as were appointed in the