St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-07
MEN OF MISSOURI.
fhe Kansas City Blaine Club
Visits Harrison at His
Home.
Brief Addresses Made and the
Customary Exchange Of
Glucose.
Another Batch of Presents
Sent by Admitting
Friends.
Letter Of Acceptance of Gen.
Fiske, the Prohibition
Candidate.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 6.-Gen. Harri-
son passed comparatively quiet day,
being engaged most of the time with his
secretaries. He keeps we'll up with his
roluminous correspondence and man.
ages during the intervals to receive per-
haps fifty or more callers per day, aside
from the delegations.
The Kansas City Blaine club, COM
priSing a hundred OF more men, paid
the general an impromptu call this
morning while en- route to New York to
participate in the reception to MIR.
Blaine. They carried their banner with
Them to the Harrison residence, and
made their presence known en- route by
Vigorous
BLOWING OF TIN HORNS.
Col. r. II. Hunt acted as spokesman
for the club in brief congratulatory
address, TO which Gen. Harrison re-
piled in substance: He intended to be
brief in his remarks as he found he had
been talking a great deal of late, but
he never began it. some one always
started. He thanked the visitors for
the compliment of their call. and spoke
Of the enthusiasm evinced by their
Journey to New York to meet upon his
RETURN TO AMERICA,
"that matchless defender of Republican
principles. James q. Blaine.
He felt sure that no circumstances
would be omitted in doing him merited
honor. Replying to Col. Hunts refer
nnce to the attitude of the two great
political parties in Missouri, Gen. Har-
rison said he was glad to know that the
Republicans of Missouri are so jealous
and aggressive. He believed that
economic questions would have inf1u-
ence in overcoming
PREVAILING PREJUDICES:
He spoke of the benefits arising to the
Industries of Missouri from the doctrine
Of projections, and expressed the hope
that the race question would cease to
divide men by prejudice that should
long ago have become extinct.
Perhaps the most pleasing incident of
PRODUCED Miss Abbie Burgess, one of
the several ladies accompanying the
club, who, in very graceful speech,
with great self-pOssession presented
Gen. Harrison with a beautiful satin
badge, inscribed 1.-THE Kansas City
Blaine club greet their next president
August, 1885,"
Miss Burgess said she presented the
souvenir as representative of the
worklngwomen of America. whom. she
declared, were grateful for the
INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION
that enables them to earn better wages
than can be obtained by their unfortun-
ate sisters in Europe. AS the lady con-
eluded. she stepped forward and pinned
the badge on the generals breast amid
rounds of applause.
Gen. Harrison was visibly affected by
the incident. and paternally addressing
Miss Burgess as ''our young friend" he
expressed his grateful appreciation of
the souvenir. and said that the women
pf the land could never be forgotten.
To those of them who are toilers
FOR THEIR DAILY BREAD,
The first thought goes out in considering
the question that involves depreciation
Of wages, and concluded by declaring
that if cheaper coats and cheaper gar
ments were to be had by still further re-
aucing the wages of the sewing women
Of America, then he was not in favor of
cheaper apparel.
an enthusiastic visitor cried out: "God
bless Gen. HARRISON" which was
warmly applauded and followed by
three cheers. The visitors were then
introduced to Gen. and Mrs. Harrison,
and hastily took leave to resume their
Journey elsewhere.
AMONG THE INDIANA DELEGATES
from this city to attend the Blaine re-
eeption are Judge w. Fl. HI. Miller, Gen.
HarrisOn's law partner. and Horace
McMay. Arrangements had been made
for 100 or more members of the Harri-
son and Morton club to attend the re-
ception in uniform, but so many of the
members were interested in the work
Of the Republican state convention.
which convenes Wednesday. that the
club finally abandoned the thought of
attending in body. Many members,
however, left tonight to
PARTICIPATE IN THE RECEPTION.
Gen. Harrison was the recipient of a
gift to-day in the way of miniature log
cabin about three feet high, sent by sew
eral admirers residing in Richmond.
Va. 1t is constructed of pine limbs,
and is perfect in every detail, even to
the proverbial latchstring, the hard
cider barrel before the door, the old
drinking gourd, and the historical coon
skin on the wall. 1t has given a
PERMANENT RESTING PLACE
on alarge shelf in the hallway opening
into the parlor and the library.
Mrs. Harrison also came i'm for pres
ent to-day from we'll known firm. A
unique and handsome campaign collar
pin, about an inch and half in diam
eter, the center of which is ivory with
bag and motto, surrounded by an olive
wreath of oxidized silver. Only four of
these souvenirs were made. The others
we're presented to Mrs. Morton, Mrs.
Mckee and Mrs. Russell Harrison. The
city is rapidly filling with delegates and
visitors to the Republican state conven-
ton.