New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-28
INDIANAPOLIS COOLS OFF.
ENTHUSIASM pAMpENEp BY RAIN.
TALR WITH GENERAL HARRISON IN HIS HUME
Ills ANCESTRY AND EARLY LIFE
rnr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBusEI


thusiasm somewhat checked to-day BY heavy ram
storm. II IS said that one firm sold 10000 tin horns
on Monday when the news of General Harrson's
nomination was received, and for the frccrache
and fireworks the supply Of them bought by dealers
foR tho Fourth Of July was exhausted The eHy
was never shaken with popular emotion as u was
on Monday and Tuesday. Democratic politicians VINO
had been saying that General Harrison was eoio
man and not popular among his neighbors "ero
quickly shown to have misrepresented him and the
communtys feeling toward him Those who saw
General Harrison when he welcomed to his nome
yesterday the veterans of his regiment, the 10th In
diana and his emotion ard heard the husky tones
Ct his voice, will never think him man of cold
nature. His voice trcmblcd tears came In his eyes
he looked at the battle narred veterans before him
and he was hardly able to finish his speech
The Republican friends Of General HARRISON al
though they knew he was highly regarded In In
dianapols, astonshed at the extent Of the do
votlon and Kindly feeling displayed toward him. 1t
seemed IL every voter ia indianapolis intended 10
vote for him. The Harrison mass meeting in Tom
inson Hall the largest held in this city and the
character Of the meeting Of remarkable nature
speeches being made by delegates TO the National
Republican Convention from Vermont, Virginia, Cali
fornia and Indiana The meeting ended with the
reading by James whitcomb Riley, the humorist and
poet, of the following addition to his when the
Frost is on the Pumpkin:
And theys still another Idly 'at to here append,
In sort o. nota beany, fer TO taper OF the end,
In a manner more beattin to subject ieS In view,
segardin' things politics and what we're gon' to do
IL
AAng a little later, whoa affairs at Washington,
Ats been harassin' 50 long, has got so Harrison,
We,e goln give the seat. and set him there
ksock,
When frost the punkn and the fOdders in the
sock.
The ain storm prevented many persons from visiting
General Harrison and he had little time to examine
the 20oGtegrams and the 500 letters that have come
to him s,ce his nomination. One Of unusual signh-
canoe was the following from W. ID. Boruchs, chair
man Of thestate Central Committee of California:
At the LATEST meeting ever held in this city the Re
publican party evening most enthusiastically ratified
Tour nominatio candidate for President and gave
assurance electoral vote Of California viii
be cast for Harrison and Morton.
This does not indicate much anti-Chncse feeling,
so far as Harrison is concerned In California.
All visitors are ecelved at the Harrison mansion in
truly democratic iShiOn. servant girl admits the
visitor at once to he paror. When I" The Tribune
correspondent eniere the paror to-day he found there
Ex-Governor Cumbacl OF Indiana; correspondent OF
a st. Louis newspaper book publisher, who wished
TO get out campaign ife of General HARRISON Re-
publican drummer Who thought he would like to
shake hands with the ext President" member OF
the Indiana delegation Vt Chicago, and ". W. IL.
Miller, law partner Of Ieneral Harrison and vet
Union soldier. Genral Harrison was eating
lunch, but soon entered he room and seeing Mr..
Cumback, he said:
How do you do, WIFI ,-,
He then shook him warmly by the hand and cordial
ly welcomed all others In Tn room. General HAITI
sons manner was unconstratisd but his modesty was
apparent in his avoidance Of Il reference 10 his own
candidacy. Visitors who should see him for the first
time would see man below thImedlum height rather
thick set with large head set uon athletic shoulders,
hair and beard fine white teeth aid HI gh broad brow
Messengers were constantly arriving at the house
srRgTs sba o eers ana pO'an
= Nv CORES pondenls vii, have witt patiently
said General Harrison, glancng at be heap Of letters
They will receive reply sometime but am already
way behind In my CORES pondence some one sent me
have received letter from the seeetary OF tae Re
publican NatlonalCOmmlttec stating tht the Committee
On ins message Sst1G ssTs on Of july vi" i
The fact was recalled BY some9n present tina,
oral Harrison in that very house and lad listened to
lilo leading Republicans Of Indiana In he library as
they gave him information about Republican prospects
General Harrison said One of my Letter writers
sSy"gave this advice ' Don't let any newspaper re:
porter interview you don't make any speeches and
Now that is good enough advice for put his
name to, and wonder he didn't ..o
The psriors OF General Harrison's house arc taste
garian vases adorp tte msntelPieces On he wall
f. f fso Of & W battle Henry Mssse
4a ns wall aRo OF Taa he naS Of the
period This Governor Harrison was the great rand
father Of the present BENJAMIN Harrison The thhrary
Harrison who iaOk part in the execution was a,er
claim descent from this executed Roundhesd G'n
eral. The present BENJAMIN Harrison, however, Is
he said TO The Tribune CORES pondent to-day
81 have never made any Investigation as to m,
ancestry don't think i can BE ;hown ts@t ihs
Blrsts day. AT Toast, have no knowledge thai ! am
received letter from gentleman OF Virginia TO-
that came over to Virginia from England. and not
would better please the SirginIsns but care moth
Ing about these questions OF ancestry. They wh
P0' rsseSea SSh1r the FROM neesa
but an education and that was sufficient
''My father had farm continued General Harrison
about five miles from that of my grandfather. Ho
signed some worthless notes, and died poor leaving
his family nothing married young, when | was
which was then place Of only a 600 or 1000 IN
rsme%ber We had six Knives and six twoprongrd
forks, six plates and similarly slim equipment all
both said since we were never happier IN our lives;
Ny first fee "a, o6s y hs, wens gG d peSSf
by farmer TO plead suit for him In little country
place. | could not hire carriage and have any
money left Of my fee, and so went horseback in
much discomfort but won my case and brought home
some money. Lawyers do not make much money
or at least they do not usually have much when
they die than the roof over their heads. ! own this
house and the lot on which IL rests. but have
other real estate except fifteen acres of my grand
fathers farm at North Bend. bought that for SEN
timental reasons. II is part of the farm Of sister
Of mine. | have no income beyond my professional
one as lawyer except about 81 900 from certain
investment
I see,n said General Harrison that people say
interested In cattle companies. have no interest
IN any cattle company. few years ago / invested
several thousand dollars in Montana cattle company
In which my son was interested, but soon conveyed
way with the company
Mrs Harrison, who is a hnelookpg woman OF
middle age, with good humor and spnghtllness of dis
position marked all over her face, saw many of her
husbands visitors to-day. One Of the visitors, Ken
lucky delegate, said
Allow me TO congratulate the future misiress OF
the White House,
/" ! think" said Mrs Harrison, looking with smile
at her husband, think had hotter not accept that
"a ation until after election day