The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-04
After the Great Convention.
vERMoNrERs AT HARR1soN's HOME

After the Great Convention.
vERMoNTERs AT HARRIsON's HOME.
The first state delegation to be received
by General Ben. Harrison at his home after
the close of the Chicago convention was
that of Vermont, which visited indianapolis
on the Goth, as the guests of the Indiana
delegation. The Vermont delegates and
friends, comprising party of seventy-three,
left Chicago in a Pullman train chartered
for the occasion by the Indianians, among
whom were the following well-known re-
pubiCanS: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s. Robert
son, General W. w. Dudley, Colonel John
G. New, ex-Congressman Calkins, Hon. j.
n. Houston Chairman of the republican
state central committee) and Attorney
general Kitchener. The visiting Vermonters
included Governor f. j. Ormsbee, ex-Gov-
ernor Redfield Proctor chairman of the
delegaton), General j, G. Mccullough,
Colonel Julius j. Estey, Frank Plumley,
ESQ, Hon; G. W Read, Captain B. j. Derby,
Major, John G. Stearns, Hon: Charles
Thatcher, n w. Fiske, George Hammond,
Colonel NJ. S. Colburn, and Charles S.
Forbes. Hon. j. Henry Gould of Massa-
chusetts, the only delegate from that state
who voted for Harrison on every ballot, was
also in the party. An elegant dinner was
served the Vermonters en- route to Indian
apolis. The party, on their arrival at the
Union depot, were received by the Harrison
club and taken in carriages to the home of
General Harrison through the crowded
streets and the cheering throngs of enthu-
siastic citizens. Reaching General Har-
rison's handsome residence, the Vermonters
were presented by General Dudley to the
next president, who cordially received them.
General Harrison assured the delegates of
his appreciation of their unwavering and
united support in the convention. The Ver-
monters were entertained by the Harrison
club and speeches were made by Frank
Plumley, Esq, and others. There was an
immense public demonstration in the eveD-
ing to ratfy General Harrison's nomination
The city was literally painted red" The
Vermonters took a prominent part in the
ratification meeting.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM MR. BLAINE.
General Harrison has received the follow
ing cablegram from Mr.. Blaine:
LINLITHGow. Scotland, June %.
General Harrison, Indianapolis | congratulate
you most heartily upon the work of the national
umphant enthusiasm and assure the Victorious con.
clusion which followed your grandfathers nomina.
independence, as the declaration of 70 which bears
the honored name of your greatgrandfather, solved
(SgnedJ JAMES G. BLAINE.
SPEECH BY HARRISON.
In response to great ovation in Indian
apolis, the other evening, General Harrison
said: "My heart is touched by this demon
stration which my fellow citizens have given
me of their personal respect for me. i do
not, however, accept the manifestation of
interest as wholly due to myself. The great
bulk OF those who are assembled here to-
night manifest their interest in those polit-
cal principles which / have been called by
the representatives in national convention
OF the republican party to represent in the
campaign. But | will not discuss any of the
high issues tonight, because l am glad to
know that among those who are gathered
here those have
the compliment of their presence in my
home there are many citizens of Indianap-
oils who differ with me politically. would
not, therefore, mar this occasion by the dis
cussion of any political topics. l am glad to
have an opportunity to return my sincere
and heartfelt thanks to the Indiana delega-
ton and to the band of devoted friends who
| gathered about them and assisted them in
their work at Chicago. When l saw in the
newspaper press of the East and of the
| West the encomums that were passed by
the correspondents on the department and
character of the representatives of Indiana
at Chicago | was greatly pleased; when |
heard of their affectonate devotion, of their
discreet and wise presentation of the claims
of Indiana, | was still further gratified; and
! II the result of that convention had been, as
it well might have been if individuals had
only been considered in the contest that
was there waged, the selection for this high
place of some one other than myself, |
should have felt that the wise and faithful
presentation by the Indiana delegates OF
the Indiana situation was such that the
failure to yield to their argument would
still have left me crowned with the bright
est crown that can be placed upon mortal
brow-the affection and confidence and dis
Greet support of my friends from Indiana"
NOT RICH MAN.
Mr.. Miller, law partner of General Har-
rison, says: " General Harrison is, as wealth
| goes nowadays, poor man. His income
from invested money does not exceed 81 500
year, and doubt If it is so much. He
owns no stock in any corporation-railroad
bank, insurance or any other company
He has never been an officer, or even a
stakeholder, in any such company. The
general does not have dollar invested in
| the Montana Cattle Company, of which sc
much has been said. The general owns his
home on Delaware avenue. Then he, with
| his former partners, Ex-Governor Porter
and Judge Hines, owns the building Of the
Indianapolis bolt works on South Pennsyl
vania street. The rental of this is about
| $4,000 year, OF which the general gets
one-third. He also owns, with Judge Hines
a small stone building at the corner o.
Washington and Alabama streets, and gets
may be, $500 year for his share of tn,
rental. That is all the property he owns.
MIR. Miller was asked what became of al
the money the general had made from his
practice, and said: "He gives it away
You see there was large family-two OF
three brothers and several sisters, som,
living and some dead now, but all will
families They have depended upon tn,
general TO great extent. Then, while hi
father lived he gave "a great deal of money
TO help him along. Besides that he is one
OF the first called on when aid is needed fol
church or other benevolent purposes.
never knew man in his position to Civ,
more literally. He has no capacity for ac
cumuating money. He charges smale
fees than most lawyers of his standing, anC
when he does get lot of money he seem
to think il is excellent stuff TO use or Civ,
away, but doesn't know how TO hold OF
to it,"
VARIOUS NOTES,
Hon, LEVI =. MORTON says: " | am deepl,
sensible of the honor which has been don,
me by the republican party in nominating
me for the Ylce-presidency, and l shall EN-