Evening journal., 1888-12-21
HARRISON'S INTIMATION.
1t Indicates a Preference for
Sherman.
A CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION.

Congressman brohNchoF NANoS N"N -"
Inferences from what the President
elect said-Ex-Presldont Hayes Confers
with Gen. Harrison.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 9l.-It looks more
like Sherman every day. The whole drift OF
sentiment here is that way. Enmity TO
Blaine finds convenient expression IN praise
Of Sherman, and the big hurrah which the
Blaine men started week ago, apparently
with the idea Of forcing an expression from
the president-elect, is having its reaction.
The seeming imminence Of the selection OF
the man OF Maine for secretary of state has
made his enemies moro urgent than ever
] against him.
| AS for sherman. about all the direct oppo-
sition 10 him comes from his own state.
| There Is a good deal Of Ohio pressure being |
brought 10 bear upon Gen Harrison ia favor
Of Blaine 10y men who are opposed TO Sher-
man Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor
and Maj William d. Bickham, Of Ohio. sat
m the rotunda of the Bates house after the
LOYAL Legion banquet, and talked politiQs
Grosvenor said that he had spent quite a
little while with Gen. Harrison during the
Afternoon and Bickham inquired how the
congressman had been impressed by tho pres
ident-elect
"Weli, said Grosvenor, 'he's good man,
but he's going to surprise some Of you fel-
lows greatly. There isn't going to be any
wholesale clearing out OF the offices when he
goes in"
Bckham was inclined 20 kick about this.
al want 'em all turned out in short order"
he said "rhe Republicans are going TO get
the Offices some time, l suppose, said Gros-
venor, but Gen Harrison isn't going 70 ho
driven in tho matter
The conversation turned 20 the cabinet,
and Grosvenor said that he felt sure that
John sherman was bound TO be secretary OF
state "Gen. Harrison did not tell me so
directly he said, "but IL was kntinated very
plainly. He said great many things TO me
that he would not have said were Sherman
not going into the cabinet. l started in TO
say good word for sherman, and he inter
rupted me- He said about this:
81 have tine very highest estimate Of Sena-
tor Sherman / sat by him all the time l was
in the senate, and | know his true worth.
There is no wish that he may have TO which
a / would not gladly defer If possible. Upon
- all important questions ! shall expect 10 ad
Z. wise with him, and / shall always feel safe
to depend upon his counsel and support
That struck mo as pretty warm languag,
IL for a man like Gen. Harrison 70 use, and i
3 convinced me that if Sherman doel not &,
2 into the cabinet it Will be because he 10
III clines to do son
II Ohio furnished the principal callers upoi
- Gen Harrison yesterday. H. b Hayes o
r. Fremont was one Of the earliest. His cal
/ YVES made at the request Of Gen. Harrison
and he remained some time In consultation
IS. with him Gen. Lew Wallace and Capt.
-, B. Mattox, OF Cincinnati, also called agai
~ and spent some time with Gen. Harrison.
While they were there Col Hepburn q
! Iowa, the man VAC, IL Is said, win snccee
iu Allison in thu United States senate whe
Allison goes into the cabinet, dropped in II
renamed but short time, and had no pr
VI vate talk with the preadent-elect TheI
nd were a good many other callers Of the men
hers of the Loyal Legion who had remainc
over night, who paid Gen. Harrison a secon
or call
There is still some bitterness Of feelin
y among them over the generals refusal 70
m present at their banquet, but the pleasal
manner In which he has treated them pc
sonally has removed much of this. WIN
he time was not taken Hp with callers Gen. Ha
rison spent at work upon his correspondence
'ly Late in the afternoon he took a walk dow
into the city, and called at the Office Of
old firm.
" There is no truth in the story that Ge
Harrison and his family will visit New YO
next month Mrs. Harrison may possib
no make a trip east some tims during {
eV winter, but there have been no arrangemer
made about IT, II she does it will be in
- sponse 70 the pressing invitation tender
M her by Mrs. Morton. There is no prosp,
n that Gen Harrison viii leave Indianapc
all until he has 70 do so 70 meet an engagemC
that he has at Washington for March 4.
Gen. Harrison has dropped reading
l.. Nlrt~s. Na
we Halford broken in. and he says that he
by so doing lost all track of the cabi
I'VE question. He thinks he is the worst pos
uSt man on that topic in the country. Mr.. Il
ford reads the leading newspapers every d
lue and calls the attention Of the president-el
+ he to things that strike him worthy
notice