New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-14
CALLERS ON GEN. HARRISON
A DELEGATION FROM CHICAGO.
GENERAL AIGER AND SENATOR sPooNER AS
CABINET oFFICERs-THE GREAT CUM
80 BERLAND CAMPAIGN BALL


So BERLAND CAMPAIGN BALL"
D. fsY TELEGRAPH TRrBUNE'
indianapolis, Nov. ls.-Therc was enough variety
IN the occupation Of the Presdcnelect to-day 10 re-
Mcve the monotony OF congratulations embracing IN
cdcns that doubtless afforded him some quiet amuse-
ment party of prominent Republicans from CHI
cago, among them Frederick W. PECK. " W. NAoh'
John H. Patterson and +. H. Head, called early IN inc
morning for the purpose OF urging tho frcs"onV
elect TO accept invitation to accompany some 0hi
caeo gentlemen ON hunting trip into the wds Of tho
Northwest The Invitation had previously reached tho
General through william Penn Nixon OF The Inter
Ocean, who II his expectations realized VIII
probabv be the Collector OF the Port Of Chicago and
II IS unders TODD that 1t one OF the objects OF he
callers 10 adroitly make known the desires OF MI
Nixon In advance Of possible claims by others Ther
visit has also caused great deal OF gossip ABOUT inc
probable recognition that will be given Illinois by the
Administration 1t is hardly expected that the state
will be represented in the Cabinet, as the only man
from the Northwest who will be placed In charge OF
portfolio WILL II is believed here, be General Algor,
OF Michigan or Sen ator Spooner, OF Wisconsin, with
the theories to preference more strongly IN ia'or
of the latter. Mr.. spooners relations to General
Harrison have been Of intimate and friendly manure
He spent three or four weeks in Indiana during inc
campaign and was frequently at the home OF Inc c"'-
didate as a guest at dinner lunch. 1t Is known
man and values his Judgment on puoiio MATTERS n0
Pres,dentelect also has q kindly feehg lor oeh
eral Alger and is pretty certain to oner MN eo",.
most under the Administration Of high dignity ou'
4 more likely TO be In the Diplomatic service uan IN
the Cabinet ,,.
Soon after the departure OF the chicago VISITORS
General Harrison received a call nom committee
of Evansville citizens, who came TO ask hn ho' ior
Mice but for the Of his presence al the corner
stone LAYING of courthouse that Is tens ereciou
I'm their city In line with firmly estabisheo pre-.
ceJents he declined perform the service asked OF
him because If he should assist in laying one corner
stone he would soon have demands upon MIN ior MS
urrsence at hundred other affairs Of the same chsr
acter ..,
Within five days be has received nvc mV'a"'hS
TO dinners He has declined all OF them.
One OF the demands made upon him To-Day now
ever he compiled with II came from ms enthus,
sstic friends here, who represented not 0hH men wv
wishes but those of the Republicans OF SuIoerIau,
Md who were anxious that the glory OF the iycen o
,tctorv should be rounded by having their nuRe
campa en- ball photographed In front or the harIisou
home The Presdcnt-elect consented tnat inc Dai
thould be rolled out to his home ana pscea on tlo
lawn where view of II and the house could De taken
together Afterward the BAN was Ihe" ava ~
viii be returned to Cumberland. 49, ,u,
This Afternoon the President-eect found uVerslon,
I'm making a few purchases down town. ana xaaI
in visiting the annual chrysanthemum snow wn' !.
he was afforded opportunity OF vicWihS pololo IL
Was opened the public.