New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
AOUIET DAY FOR HARRISON
GOING TO CHURCH IN A DRIzzLING RAIN.
A RUMoR CONCERNING GOVERNOR FORAKER
AND THE CABINET-THE PRESIDENT
ELECT SAID TO BE AT WORK ON
HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Tuy
fer TELEGRAPH TO THE TAIBUsE-s

HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
FIR TELEGRAPH TO THIBUsEs
Indianapolis, Dec 16.-This has been as quiet
Sunday as any General Harrison has had since MS
nomination for the Presidency at Chicago. lie was
out of the house only once, walking through the
drilling rain of the morning to and back from the
Presbyterian Church in Pcnnsyvana-st. Of which he
has long been an influential member. Sunday is a
DAY on which few call to roc the Presdenteleet
His friends here respect his lons established custom
Of keeping the lords Day, and even the pilgrims
who come from all over the Union and throng me
hotel corridors through the week disappear mys
terously on Saturday night and do not reappear
again until Tuesday. General Harrison had boon
expected sit the platform in Iomlinson Han al
the temperance meeting conducted by Francis Murphy
But the night was disagrccable and the President
elect was not present Mr.. Halford, his private
secretary represented him. sat on Murphy's right
hand and helped the temperance cause along with a
taking speech
This week will be an interesting here Ex-
President Hayes is TO next Wednesday to estao
hsh an encampment in this State of tho Loyal L.
gon OF which he is the Grand Commander. Indiana
has never had State encampment, although she
furnished 50 many gallant officers to the Union
armies A dinner will be gwen on Wednesday night
in honor Of the exPresdent at which General Harr
son IS expected 10 be present and make speech
This, of course, VIII be incident OF hrst-rate I'M
pOrtance. The only other well known Vlsitor WHOSE
coming is announced IS Senator Quay, but the plans
Of the Pennsylvania Senator have been changed so
often that no one will be surprised If he does not
make his pilgrimage to the West until the Christmas
recess Of Congress is well under way. General Lew
Wallace Is coming town Tuesday or Wednesday
but he is absorbed In literary work, he says ana
takes no personal interest In speculauons about the
next Cabinet
Cincinnati and Chicago papers published To-Day
statement that Governor Foraker had accepted an
offer Of the Attorney Generalshp in the next Cabinet
This rumor the way OF all the rest, no one here
being inclined 10 credit discredlt ii. piece OF
gossip about Ohos chances for Cabinet place this
saying attributed 10 General Harrison, at the time OF
the visit here OF a well-known Ohio politician
There Is no need OF any coming here and
telling me about senator sherman's merits. l know
them we'll II is folly for any one to come here 10
inform me about Governor tOrakcrs quauhcailohs'
! am fully Of them'
II is given out by several politicians here, who arc
trusted friends of General Harrison, that the president
elect Is more occupied just now with studying the
Southern question and with looking into the Territorial
problem than with Cabinet making. lie taxes great
interest in the admission Of the two DabOtas, IL Is
well Known and rs is said to b. going fuly into the
qualification for Statehood Of the other Territories
He Is already az work on his inaugural address, his
friends say and It's preparation overshadows to some
extent al present the selection OF a Cabinet