Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-03

BOON GROWING. AND ONE STARTED FoR csArz-
MAN INTERPRETATION HrscocK's vIsrr.
The speech made by Gen Harrison before
the Grand Army post on New Year night, the
salient points Of which were given in vester-
days STAR, has caused a good deal OF tall
among the politicians in Indianapolis. The
Tribune correspondent gives a little diferen,
version from that already published Of the
part referring to the question Of pure ballot.
This paragraph. which was decided BY many
OF the veterans who heard the general. is said
to be as follows: Il wish to say to you. before
parting with you. and I believe can say Il
without ofense TO any Grand Army man. that
the parting request would make OF you
would be that each Of YOU. il the buele call
should sound again. should stand shoulder 70
shoulder as we did during the war TO preserve
free and honest ballot. There is nothing.
can assure you, that will do more 10 preserve
ana maintain our Institutions. The only fear
we have now is of a currupt and suppressed
ballot, and your utmost exertion should be 20
prevent this
WHAT THE LANGUAGE MEANS
The correspondent continues: The speech
was warmly applauded by all the Grand Army
men here, and was taken generally 70 show
that Gen. Harrison will tolerate no policy
quiescence in the political methods practiced
there by the bourbon democracy. and that he
VIII show no quarter likewise 20 democratic
corruption Of the ballot IN the NORTH"
The Times man saws of it: Among the poll
ticians it is pretty well agreed that Gen. Har-
rison means TO have rigorous southern policy:
ON that Will resemble the policy
OF Ihad Stevens and Ben Wade Most OF the
republican politicians here are in favor Of such
policy, and their bias that way perhaps
makes them put a stronger interpretation on
Zen. Harrlsons words than they will bear. It
/ Is fact though that the idea which his COM
rades OF the Grand Army post who heard him
make the speech gathered and held when they
came out of the meeting was that Gen. Har-
| rlson believed that the republican party ought
10 rule IN the southern states and that ID would
De hls business TO see that it did rule even III
II should take the most rigorous measures"
GOV. PoRTER's BOOM GROWING.
The Herdlfs special says that the boom
started for Gov. Porter few DAYS ago has as
sumej large proportions, and many leading re-
| publicans begin to look upon him as a cabinet
| probability. Ii adds: General Harrison re-
/ Gently received letter from Glenn Ssudebaker.
OF South Bend, who is one of the wealthiest
! men IN the state, and who was one of the red
hot Harrison delegates-at-large 20 the Chicago
convention. In this letter MIR. Studebaker is
understood to have said that he had but one re-
I quest to make, and that was that Porter be
| taken into the cabinet. A similar letter is said
| 10 have been received from the Depsuws
another wealthy republican family. Ii has
been the understanding that Harrison and
Porter we're a little of" toward each other,
but Attorney-General Mchener who comes
pretty near knowing, told rue to-day that he
was positive that the feeling between the two
! men was most kind and cordial Il 10 also
known that Porter has been calling on the
Presldent-elect quite often during the past two
weeks. and Kitchener also told me that be would
be well satisfied with Porter. Tins looks as IL
| everybody is getting ready TO hear of the APP
| polntment OF Postmaster-General Albert q.
Porter.
IN BEHALF OF CHAIRMAN HUSTON
The same dispatch also says: General Harrison
was formally notified tonight. through A. II.
Davis, chairman of the republican committee
| of Lawrence county, that Indiana wants a cabi-
| net place. On December Davis sent q printed
circular TO each of the republican county chair
| men IN the state, which set forth she reason
| why Indiana should be recognized and
| lndoIsiDg State Chairman Huston the man
| 90 be bonored. In speaking of Huston the
| circular says:-"His exalted character, emf
nent ability and the services he has rendered
combine to entitle him 10 such manifestations
of the esteem and gratitude of the republican
partly" The circular continuously has been
| suggested that MIR. Illusions experience and
business qualifications would especially at him
for the position of Secretary of the Interior"
Mr.. Davis received letters from sixty-three
I
strongly urging Illusions appointment. He re-
/ ceived letters from fourteen others authoriz-
/ ing him to act for them in the matter. Davis
therefore claims that seyenty-seven out OF the
ninety-two chairmen in the state are for Hus-
| ton. This circular and the letters Of the chair
| men were to-day presented to Gen. Harrison
| by Mr.. Davis. who strongly beseeched his fav-
orable consideration. The President-elect, 10
Is said, gave MIR. Davis patient audience, but
! did not indicate what he would do.
SENATOR HIscocKs VISIT.
The news that Senator Hiscock had LEFT
Washington yesterday, and is expected to be
with Gen. Harrison this evening. has caused
more gossip than any since the visit Of Senator
Quay. The Philadelphia Press correspondent
after stating that Gen. Harrison called upon
Col. John c. New, at the Journal Office. and re-
manned closeted with him for an hour. says:
1T is believed that their talk had some con-
nection with the expected visit of Senator His
! cock, OF New York. tomorrow. IL is well
/ known TO Gen. Harrison's friends that he Is
! perplexed over the New York situation more
than any other feature of his cabinet The in
formation that Russell Harrison brought back
from New York after remaining there three
weeks has brought him nearer a conclusion,
but still he is in doubt TO what is the proper
course TO pursue. Just after the election his
sympathy went out strongly 20 Warner Miller.
and there is hardly any doubt that If he had
selected the members Of his cabinet during
November Mr.. Miller would have been one Of
| them, but very strong pressure from Platt's
friends has been bearing upon him, until il has
certainly changed his intention to take Miller
into the cabinet and the indications at present
are all favorable TO Platt Mr.. New is one Of
Platt's strongest friends, and when Senator
Teller was here last week he was emphatic in
expressing the opinion il is said, that Plat
ought to be taken into the cabinet"
NOTES.
Rev. ID. T. Carnahan, Presbyterian minis
ter, of Port Townsend W. T., was at Gen Har-
rison's last night He says that all the repub-
licans out his way want is TO get their territory
admitted as a state, and that he believes Harri-
sons administration will see that il is done:
also that NJ. II. De Young's name is the one
most frequently mentioned on the Pacific coast
in connection with the cabinet, but that he has
also heard Estee spoken Of in that connection.
Gen. Harrison has received an invitation To
attend the annual meeting Of the Indiana Trav-
cling Mems association, which meets next Fri
dav and Saturday, and TO the banquet on Sat
urday afternoon. He and Gov Gray will prob
ably be present at the opening of the conven-
tion but il is almost certain that Gen. Harri-
son will not attend the banquet as he has de-
clined all similar invitations
Russell Harrison has returned 70 Indianapolis
and is treated with much more consideration
than before he went TO New York.
Agitation on the subject Of the inaugural ball
is still kept up by the ministers, and IL 10 un-
derstood that at the union meeting Of the In