St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-08
DROPPED LIKE "A HOT CAKE
Hoosier Divines Treat the Matter
of the Inaugural Ball in a Light
and JocuIar Manner.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 7.-There
were no distinguished out-of-town poll
tical visitors to-day at the residence Of
President-elect Harrison. Of the large
number of callers. nearly all came
merely to pay their respects and
shake hands. Gen. Harrison spent
the morning in his library at
work with Private Secretary Halford.
His social calIars included parties from
New York, Chicago, Boston and other
pities, who stopped over while passing
through. Among the generals callers
this afternoon were Maj. Pickering, of
Philadelphia. president of the CONNER
cial Travellers National Protective as
sociation; j. l. Simmering, of Balti-
more, national director of the same
organization: ID. W. Coffin, of
indianapolis, secretary and treas
urer of the Indiana association, and
Auditor OF State Bruce Carr, of the
organizations national legislative COM
mittee. 1t is stated that President
Pickering is determined to spare no
effort on the prosecution of the move
ment to induce the next congress to so
amend the interstate commerce law as
to add an additional exception from the
operations of the law to the eight
originally provided, permitting the
granting of concessions by railroad COM
panies to commercial travellers. At the
annual convention OF the Indiana ASSo-
citation of Commercial Travellers held
here last Saturday, consisting of dele
gates representing every important bus
mess interest in the state, President
Pickering's recommendations in this
connection were unanimously adopted.
A majority of Indiana congressional
representatives already pledged them
selves to support the proposed amend
ment 1t is thought that Gen. Harrison
is devoting a good deal of his time at
present to his inaugural address. Cabi-
net speculation, for the time being, is
on the Wane until some new straw is
canght flying indicating
A CHANGE IN THE WIND.
Next Monday, the 18th inst, is the
date fixed by law for the meeting of the
presidential electors of each state to
cast their vote for president and vice
president. The electors of Illinois and
Ohio have sent word that Immediately
upon concluding their business at
Springfield and Columbus they will
leave for indianapolis, arriving here
Wednesday morning, the 18th, where
they will be met by the Indiana elect
Ors, and as one body the chosen repre-
sentaUiveS of the three great states will
march out to Gen. HarriSOn'S house and
pay their respects. The occasion will
be notable one. The Illinois electors
will bring their wives with them. 1t is
not known whether the Ohio electors
propose to do likewise. There was a
full attendance at the regular meeting
of the Indianapolis ministerial associa-
tion to-day. 1t had been expected that
something would be said about the
presidential inaugural ball, but the in
augural was very lightly touched upon.
The following resolution was adopted
unanimously:
Resolved, That committee Of seven rep
resenting the different denominations be
appointed to prepare an address expressing
our cordial Christian regard for the president
elect, said committee to report at the regular
meeting in February. and to make anv
necessary arrangements for presentation of
the address TO General Harrison.
The following committee was ap-
pointed by the chair: Rev. DIS. Fl. A.
Edison, II. A. Cleveland, j. S. jerks,
Jr., Henry C. Day, n. A. Hyde, d. R.
Lucas and d. o. Darling. DR.. D. r.
Lucas read the paper of the day, sub
ject, "Inter-Denominationa Pastoral
Relations" The paper was catholic in
spirit, and held to be sound by the ma
jority of those present. By way Of
Illustration, the doctor said:
Take the various opinions of brethren
concerning the Inauguration ball for exam
pie. Those who favor the ball ought not to
say that those who oppose it are Puritanical; !;
neither ought those who oppose the ball to
say that the other is seeking popular ity with
the world. Let charity characterize us IN all
things"
The hotels are filling with members of
the assembly and their friends. The
new legislature cOnveneS Thursday,
the 10th inst. Many candidates are an
nounced for the minor positions in the
house and senate. The interest centers
chiefly on the contest for speaker of the
house. The light bids fair to be a spir-
tied one. Both branches of the
legislature are Democratic, the
house by a majority of IA,
and the senate by 4. The lead
ing candidates for speaker are Mason J.
NibIack of Vincennes; Gabriel j.
Schmuck, Of Marion county; and James
y. Willard, of Lawrence county.
Niblack is a son of Judge w. E. Niblack,
for many years of the supreme court of
Indiana, and one of the most popular
Democrats in Indiana. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that Niblack is
In the lead with Representative
Schmuck pressing him. In the senate
the chief issue will be whether Lieut..
Gov. Robertson shall be allowed to pre-
side over that body for the four days of
the session before the newly elected
lieutenant governor enters upon his