The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-24
A CABINET BERTH.
Harrison Probably Promised
One to Wanamaker.
The Pr~sideat-Elect Receives
Petition From This Territory
washhurn Elected senator.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. G.-Ths most inter
,sstsng event of the day was the visit Of
John waramaker Of PhiiaGeiphia 30 tie
presideDt-Slses. Tie was essraixsly vel
cpFned By both Mrs. and Gen. Harrison.
and In q few moments they sal down al
lunch. Ii was meeting between the gen.
eral and bis guest, who came alone. no la
trodnetson icing considered necessary.
After dinner they retained 70 the back
rsrsor aei engaged in conference, which
was one OF the longest held By the gunezal
siace hts election, lasting fully three hours,
showing they Innsf have had q good 1ca,
30 talk saout No third party was present
NJ ne conferences, which Was concluded nj
o'eiock. Mr.. WaEana&er recntered his
carriage and wss drfveD IA yhe s3epot,
Here be was eograiied by the correspon,
dents. 70 whom be stated tina; be could no,
talk on political matters.
In rcrly 20 o euesfian whether be bad
been rendered q place in the cabinet he
replied that Gen Harrison could answv.
that question with better propriety thaa
be co3tid, aud woald not stale whether he
was going abroad or nos, making an equiv.
ocaI answer as though he raIght or Eaight
not sail for Europe. He was ia yery
pleasant frame Of mind. and said be was
greatly pleased with both General and Mrs.
Harrison. Mr. wanasnaker left on the 5
o'clock train. There j. a wide divergence
OF opinion here among the wise men rs 10
the cause and result of Wansmakcr's visit
Cot John Z. New aud other weli-possei
gentlemen are of the opinion that he was
called here 10 be rendered cabinet berth
hold qnife contrary views. and think his
coming Is pretty sure indication that be
is not TO be invited into the cabinet
Among the large narnbe of other yisl-
tors to-day was Hon. I. T. Mlsner. of
BeAicia. Cal, en- route to Washington.
bearing tie electoral vote OF California.
he called, in the name of hts colleagues of
the California electoral collcge, 10 extend
their congratulations. Col Misner
thought the slope ought TO be represented
in the cabinet, and indicated the interior
department as the place desired hy Pacific
coasters. lie did not name any cautsfdate,
bat thought either Judge Esiee. NJ. III. de
Young or John +. Swift would he meia-
Der of the cabinet. Hon. James Galloway,
official messenger OF the electoral college
cf Colorado, called and Congratulated the
President elect.
A delegation of prominent eolored men
had conference with Gen. Harrison this
afternoon. They were Bishop Gaines. OF
Georgia. OK the African Methodist Episco-
pal cnnrch, Bishop B. +. Turner of Phila-
deiphia. and Rev. DIR. James Handy. OF
Washington. They did not come TO talk
cabinet. but to canvass the southern situa-
ton az il affected their people. They
asked that the colored man be recognized
to fullest extent merited by his advance
menf aud his numerical strangth.
Henry L. Wilson, OF Spokane Falls, w
T., called, and presented the president
elect e voluminous petition signed by
many OF the most prominent citizens OF
that territory, asking hisn 20 lend his as
sistanee TO bring about the early admissioa
Df the fprritQry irtD the t1usnQ