Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-16
Why Was He Left in the Outer
Darkness ?
GRESHAM MAY WEAR THE GOWN.
Harrison Said to Favor Him as Mat
thew's Succcssor-Omcesec
and the President-Clark-
son lnducted.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FoURTHEyra STREET,

be appointed minister to Austria and that he
would not accept it if he was; that he would
not accept any appointment. He simply
came here to help some friends who want
offices. This evening he spent in friendly
conference with the president While
Colonel New declines to talk at all on the
subject, and insists that he is not disap-
pointed because he wanted nothing, Indiana
people are almost unanimous in tho opinion
that he has not been treated as was expected
and that the nomination of Governor Porter
70 be minister to Rome makes it impossible
for Colonel New to accept any federal place.
The public at large may not be aware that
for years there have been two factions of the
republican party IN Indiana, one of them
led by Governor Porter and the other
by General Harrison and Colonel New. AL
though Porter aud Harrison were formerly
partners in the practice of law, they were
not on speaking terms for several years.
The feud grew out of political rivalry and
some three or four years ago Governor Por-
ter made {. speech At Tomlinson hall in In
dianapolis, in which he denounced General
Harrison in the severest possible terms and
called Colonel New all sorts of bad names.
Porter and Harrison met afterward, and it
is said that the feeling was so bitter between
them that there might have been a personal
encounter had not friends interfcred. the
two men did not re cogniZe each other from
that time until after General Harrisons
nomination to the presidency. Porter was
delegate to the Chicago convention, but he
was not admitted to the confidence of Har-
risons friends, and while Colonel New was
spending his money and exhausting every
physical and mental effort to secure General
Harrison's election, Governor Porter was
chatting with old friends and taking little
interest in the canvass. After General
Harrison's nomination, when the state con-
vention met it was thought necessary to put
Porter at the head of the state ticket in
order to insure republican victory, but he
declined to be candidate. Then General
Harrison, at the advice of Colonel New and
others of his supporters, called upon Gov
ernor Porter and asked him as personal
favor to accept the gubernatoral nomination.
This was the first time the two men had con-
ferred since the Tomlinson hall meeting.
Porter went into the campaign, made
speeches and did good work, but he was not
in Harrison's confidence, nor did the latter
have any communications with him. On the
contrary, Colonel New acted as the eyes,
ears, arms and legs of the Dresident-elect;
running back and forth to New York for
him, donating his entire time to his service,
and giving him the use of his paper, the
Journal, and making large cash contribu-
tion to pay the expenses of the campaign.
Immediately after the inauguration Presi-
dent Harrison takes pains to distinguish his
old enemy above all other Indiana men, by
rendering him the mission to Rome, and
leaves Colonel New entirely in the darkness.
GRESHAM FOR THE SUPREME BENCH.
In connection with the belief tonight that
Justice Stanley Matthews is upon his death
bed, it is stated that Judge Walter Q.
Gresham. of the United States circuit court
will be appointed in the event OF vacancy
by the death or resignation Of the Ohio jurst
A short time before President Harrison left
Indianapolis for Washington Judge Gresham
spent an evening at his house. When he
left the residence of the president, Gresham
was in such excellent humor that some OF
his friends, who are intimate with the pres
ent occupant of the white house, made in
quiry and ascertancd that the subject of
Gresham going upon the bench Of the United
States supreme court in the event of a
vacancy was talked over Justice Matthews,
recognizing his probable inability to ever sit
upon the bench again, proposes rendering his
resignation to the president and Mr.. Har-
rison will thereupon nominate Mr.. Gresham
in his stead.
GREAT "HEEL COOLING" DAY.
Any casual observer could have seen the
effects of the senate's adjournment yester-
day over Sunday had he been at the white
house to-day. The officeseekers have con-
fined themselves as largely rs possible to the
capitol when the senate was in session, but
to-day they went direct to the president and
gave him a hearty benefit. The room ad-
joining the private office of President Harr-
son, from 0 to o'clock was occupied by
from lwenty to forty men. In the vulgaf
parlance of the street, this was great
'heel coolingn day, and the eager seeker
after place under Uncle Sam was there. But
they were all in good humor. They waited
patiently each his turn and after a hearty
welcome by the president, and a hearing of
the statements of various cases, they wended
their way. The president gave all to under
stand that he would confer with tho heads
of the departments as to the appointment of
all officers who come under the executive
department, and that applications should be
made to the cabinet officers for all except
strictly presidential appointments. 1t is ex-
pecJed that large number of appointments
will 20 to the senate when 1t meets on Mon
day. The public printer, the commissioner
ship of pensions, and the various assistant
secretaries not yet named, arc expected to be
nominated on Monday, or very soon there
After
CLARKsoN ISDUCTEp. first
Mr.. Clarkson, the newly confirmed the
assistant postmaster general, arrived at ,v
department shortly before II o'clock tod
He was received by General Stevenson and
the oath was administered to him by Judge
Lawrenson. He was then introduced to the
employees Of the Office and about O'Clock he
went out with Colonel Stevenson for lunch.
He has, however, received large number
of visitors, and seemed to divide with the
postmaster general the stream of visitors
that poured IN to the department up 10 noon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Adjutant General Drum stated this after
noon that he has not yet received any
charges from Captain Armes against Captain
inauguration day trouble, although he re-
celved a letter from Captain Armes stating
he enclosed Herewith the charges which,
however, could not be found No action has
yet been taken on Captain Bourke's charges
against Canaln Armcs.
General Schoheld has announced that the
maximum age for cavalry recruits upon
original enlistment is fixed ut thirty years,
also that the standard of minimum weight
for cavalry recruits, established in June,
1887, is abolished, and that hereafter enlist
monts in that service may be made without
regard to q minimum weight, provided the
chest measurement anu chest mobility are
satisfactory.
PERSONA.
Charles l.. Saunders, OF Omaha, is here.
Messrs. T.. itosewater and w. E Amin
Went TO New York to-day 20 remain oyer
Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Dawson, nee Anderson, Is
visiting her husbands relatives IN Illinois
for several weeks, and will join her husband,
who has preceded her, a. Omaha.
ARMY ORDERS.
First Lieutenant David Graft, Sixth in
fantry, having been found incapacitated for
active service by an army retiring board,
will retire TO his home and report To the ad-
iutant general of the army
Leave OF absence granted Second I.leuten-
ant John A. Lockwood, Seventeenth infantry,
November 81, 1888, is extended two months
on surgeons certificate Of disability.
The extension oileaye Of absence on sur