St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
Dozens of Them Have Been
Christened Benjamin or
Carrie Harrison.
To the Parents Of These IL
lustrious Kids Benny Re-
turns Thanks.
Col. John Clarkson and the
President-Elect Hold a
Conference.
Senator Faulkner Says West
Virginia Is in the Demo-
cratic Column.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. 20.-The
president-elect put in the day, which
was cool and pleasant, hard at work IN
reducing his stack of unanswered let
ters. There seems to be but little ap-
preciable decrease in the volume of cor
respondence daily received. and hun
dreds of congratulatory letters still con-
tinue to arrive, but gradually the COM
plexiOn of his mail is changing from
congratulatory to solicitory, and appll-
cations for Office are daily growing
! more numerous. 1t is Gen. Harrison
present intention to endeavor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of all letters of
the latter character, but owing to the
great accumulation of congratulatory
letters and kilograms he again
requests the press to convey his
thanks and serve as friendly
medium to explain his inability to sep
arately acknowledge the receipt of SO
MANY congratulations. No small por-
ton of the generals mail, at present. is
from the South. Miss Sanger, who has
acted as his faithful amanuensiS since
the day of his nomination, left for
Europe to day. e. F. Tibbott, of this
eity, stenOgrapher to the president
elect, succeeds Miss Sanger.
Among the numerous other letters
answered by Gen. Harrison TO-DAY.
were forty-four replies to parents who
had informed him they had named their
babies .'Denlamin Harrison" With
one or two exceptions, these name
sakes were all born since Gen. Harri-
sons election. The exceptions were
TWO SETS OF TRIPLETS.
bows. born shortly before the election,
the parents in each case naming one for
Gen. Harrison, one for President Cleye-
land and the other for the father. Ac-
acknowledgement to the parents OF a
third set Of triplets, similarly named,
was made a couple of weeks prior to
the election. MIS-. Harrison is also IN
receipt of numerous letters stating that
several Carrie HarrisOns" had been
chriStened since elec ion day. and to all
such communications she promptly re-
plies, but the numerous applications
and intercessi0ns for Office that are be-
ing mailed to her receive no attention,
and are consigned to the waste basket.
1t may be stated that this rule has been
adopted by Mrs. Harrison and will be
impartially observed. No cOmmunica-
tons of political character will receive
her attention. While President-elect.
Harrison was reading his mail this
afternoon, he came across a blank cir
cular, sent out by Philadelphia news
paper, offering a prize of $50 to the per-
son who would fill in the correct names
of Gen. Harrison's cab net. AS he read
the circular it seemed to suggest an
idea, for he remarked: II think l
could win that prize. but | won't try
for it," Cabinet building continues to
occupy the attention of political circles,
and one can hear cabinet talk every
where except in Gen. Harrison's house,
and if the president-elect has progressed
far enough to give this important sub
ject even its inltiatory consideration. he
KEEPS HIS OWN COUSEL,
absolutely inviolate, for his most init
mate personal friends are known to
have stated that they know nothing
whatever upon this subject. Among
Gen. Harrison's prominent out of town
callers to-day were Gov-elect Hovey
and Col. George C. Friedley, of la
fayette, eX-chairman of the Republican
state committee. GOv.-elect HOvey says
he passed very pleasant hour with
Gen. Harrison. Mutual cOngratula-
tions opened their visit, and the cam
paign was talked over as it related and
resulted touching Indiana. The failure
of the Republican ticket to carry this
(Marion) county, especially in view of
the generally accredited causes leading:
to this apparent result. was an admitted
disappointment to Gen. Hovey, and.
there is every reason to believe it was,
under the circumstances, quite annoy.
ing to Gen. Harrison. Gen. and Mrs.
Harrison had for their guests at tea this
evening Vice Chairman j. S. Clarkson.
and wife and Sergeant-at-Arms of the
National Committee Col. II. S. Swords
and wife. Later in the evening Judge
and Mrs. W. A. Woods joined the party.
which comprised also Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Harrison, Mrs. Brown and Miss
Strickle. The evening was passed in
social conversation. The president
elect and Col. Clarkson, however. held
quite long talk alone in the front par
ior, while the ladies and the other gen.
tlemen chatted in the adjoining pafIor
next to the library, where the steno-l
grapher continued busily at work. the
click of his typewriter being ever.
audible. Col. Clarkson was requested
by Gen. Harrison to stop over Ell route
home and make him visit, and while
it is thought the visit partook very.
largely of a social character. there are,
good Indications that
POLITICS WERE DISCUSSED,
perhaps even to the extent of cabinet.
suggestions. Col. Clarkson states that
he had much to say to Gen. Harrison
about the business of the national COM.
mittee, but declined to give any ex-s
preston of political tendency bearing
upon his pleasant visit. Mrs. Judge
Woods, who is among Mrs. Harrison's
warmest friends of this city. is na-
tive of Iowa, an old acquaintance Of
both Mis-. Clarkson and Mrs. Swords,
the.latter having been one of her brides
maids. This former acquaintance made
the little party tonight more of re-
union of old friends than formal gath
ering of visitors. Mrs. Russell Harrison
leaves tomorrow morning to visit her
parents. ex-senator and Mrs. Sanders,
at Omaha, Neb. Among the presents
received by Gen. Harrison To-Day was a
richly bound volume containing illus
trations of characters, taken from Mum
kascy'S famous painting ''Christ Before
Pilate," which happens now to be on
exhibition in this city. The present
was from John Wanamaker, of Phila-
delplfia.
There seems to be practically no
fOundatiop for the published report that
ex-senator Warner Miller. ex-senator
Platt, Senator Frank Hiscock and
Chauncey NJ. Depew will accompany
Vice President-elect Morton and wife
Oh their Coming visit to Gen. and Mrs.
Harrison. Mr.. MOrtOn's contemplated
visit is looked upon as an
INTERCHANGE OF SOCIAL AMENITIES.
and no unusual political significance is
at this Juncture associated with his visit.
the date of whichwill probably be an