New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-26
HALgrEAD WILL NOT TELL.
= long TALK WITH GENERAL HARRISON

gyrra CONVINCED THAT Mr. BLAINE WILL
me- SECRETARY OF STATE-AN OFFICE
SEEKER WHO WANTS TO BE Gov
xRNoR OF THE INDIAN
TERRITORY
fBT 1RLEoRAPH THE rkiSOSE'l
Indianapolis, Jan. 25.-Generai harrison ony
caller of note to-day was Murat hais.eaus tns
Editor OF The Cincinnati Commerc'ai, ',1
Mr.. Halstead had been up in Maolson, WIS oh
his way home the happy luea oi stopping
an here for a talk with the President-eect oc-
our,.d e. MIN IKE many of the pilgrims TO In
a.ansroHs tha Cincinnati editor planned TO go
into town and out again without being seen lie
- a. .o.s-, ahout O'Clock. From the station
=. ,r.,,,oa NV a roundabout way toward General
u..r;so,ss bonse. and, by lucky chance met
~. c,.,,.,al inst as he was starting out for his
sx..wnoon stroll The Cincinnati editor at once
,-o,osed to continue the walk, and the President
1.rn and his guest turned of toward the northern
secondary Of the city. The two men made a strlk-
ing contrast as they walked along and talked
a7e General is short end square-bult, and strolls
sJong with a short easy stride. He wore
soft hat to-day, and looked almost diminutivc
beside the tall ponderous form of the Ohio
journalist Mr. Hslstead is something over SIX
feet in height and weighs 200 pounds or more
His apparent magnitude was heightened by tall
silk hat which lowered in the air far above the
Generals. The two pedestrians sauntcred about
IN the balmy air of the afternoon for an hour o.
two. About dusk they turned back to the Gen
erals house where there was shsrt conference in
the library
Starting for the railroad station only few
minutes before tho Cincinnati train pulled out the
editor got away without more than a dozen persons
having recognized him. To The Tribune's cor
respondent who chatted with him for five or ten
minutes Just before he boarded the cars. Mr..
Haistead said:
General Harrison talked to me freely. though
at the same time reservedly l don't think that
ought TO give any impressions just now to the
public, but what General Harrison told me settled
IN my mind. one or two things"
Hr Halstead has said constantly in the editorial
columns of his paper that General Harrison would
be certain to select Mr. Blaine for the next Sec
rotary of State His talk with the President
elect has only strengthened this opinion, and he
went away toni ght firmly conviced that Mr. Blaine
would be at the head of the next list OF Cabinet
officers He even intimated that Mr. Blaine had
already been chosen. About other Cabinet APP
poiutments he confessed to have no definite in
formation.
IL is said by those who know Mr. Halstead
with some intimacy that his visit TO this city
had TO some extent personal object. These
friends admit that the Ohio journalist has some
ambition to go abroad as 4 United States Min
ister and they go far as to say that the
mission he is anxious for is the one to Berlin
One of his daughters is now studying In the
German capital and this is given as an additional
reason why he should prefer that Court to any
other on the Continent
~ Irafc& faIk
with General Harrison at all about Ohio politics
uroper His opinion has been, and probably
is now. chat Ohio win not get place in the
Cabinet.
General Harrison was SO delighted with his
trip last Saturday to Terre Haute that he is now
mediaatsng repeating it every week for the month
or more that he has yet TO spend in Indianapolis
If the plan is praoticable the Generals holiday
will hast over each time from Saturday TIL
Monday. Wiley r. McKecu, the president OF the
vandaIia Railroad, at whose country house near
Terre Haute General Harrison was guest last
week, was In Indianapolis to-day and renewed the
invitation for an outing on the Edgewood Stock
Farm If it is possible for the General to
get away tomorrow. the trip win be made
The President-eiect win be here only four weeks
and few days Longer. 1t has been stated that
he would start for Washington on the night OF
Sunday. February "a But General Harrison Is
ayerse 20 travelling on Sunday, or even to begin
Ming Journey late Sunday evening. no
changes are made in the present plans, the Presi-
dentelect and his party will set out fos the CAPT
tai on Monday, February 25 The trip win be
made unestentatiously, with as few stops as pos
sible. The route has not yet been decided on
In tne STIR made by the statement that a messen-
ger had reeurs,ed from New-York few days ago
with information for General Harrison about the
.feeff,s of Republicans in Western New-York over
The PJaft Miller complication, some injustice has
ibeen done apparently TO Sidney Conger, of Shelby
'Coup4y, In this State. Mr.. Conger is farmer on
n large scala who makes speciality OF raising
an kinds of poultry. He was the president OF
the American Poultry Association for several
years and 10 now its vice-presdent from Indiana.
Though not q politician, ne has carried the
heavily. Democratic county Of Shelby ut
several local elections, and he was chosen the
iofnt member of the House Of Representatives in
1886 FROM the two counties Of Marion and Shabby
AGAINST Democratic majority on the rest Of the
ticket of over / 600 This was IN the hot fight
nnade for the Senatorship in that year Mr
Coneer was a delegate to the National Convention
of the Poultry Association at Buffalo, ana took
AN onnortunity to make some inquiry about the
,0liticsl situation in Western New-Ymk, going
as far east as Syracuse His ideas,
which, in substance have been communicated 10
General Harrison in the shape Of an interview
were published in The Tribune last "Wednesday
Mr.. Coneer has done other confidential work for
General Harrison.
An amusing specimen Of the sort of applications
for Office that come here reached town the other
day Some ambitious statesman wrote TO Gov
ernor Hovey for a recommendation for one Of two
places, the Attorney -Generalshp or the Governor
ship OF the Indian Territory The latter place. it
is well known is one that exists only In the Office
seekers Imagination.
Among General Harrison's callers to-day was