Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-04
HARRISON'S VISITORS.
Hiscock, of New York, and
 Plumb, of Kansas.
IMPORTANT SECRET INTERVIEWS

New York's Willy Senator Eludes the Eager Interviewers-He Talks Onl. with Harrison-He Has Narrow Escape from Death-More Cabinet Rumors.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4.-Senators Hiscock and Plumb were the two distinguished gen. tlemen around whose presence here centered possibilities regarding cabinet construction. The New York senator's visit is said to be due to what Mr. Russell Harrison learned during his visit east concerning factional preferences in the Empire state.
 Senator Hiscock did not delay on his way to Gen. Harrisons residence on his arrival at noon. He at once took a carriage and drove directly there. He remained with the presi- dent-elect during his entire day in the city, and left for the east at o'clock. The sena- tor did not respond to the questions of inter- viewers, who were left to infer that he came here in the interest of MT. Platt Those bet ter informed think that the visit was prompte by the rumored purpose of Gen. Harrison, based on the reports his son brought back from New York, to let the politicians there take care of themselves. However, there is presumption that the president-elect has recently given MT. Platt favorable consideration, and from this comes
 
 be offered him.
 It developed soon after Hiscock left that he had barely escaped a serious accident while standing in the depot at Cincinnati waiting for his train. Charles Bliss, of Rush. vile, was standing near, and several trains were coming into the depot and each of the bells were ringing. Just at this moment a train backed i'll upon the track on which His cock was standing and a moment later he would have been under the wheels had not Bliss seized and pulled him away.
 Bliss says that Hiscock was as pale as sheet when he realized the danger that he had escaped and was profuse in his acknowl- edgments to his preserver. The noise of the backing train was completely drowned by the ringing bells, and Bliss saw Hiscock's danger just in time to save him from vio- lent death. It was not till Bliss reached this city that he learned that he had saved the life of New York senator.
 Senator Plumb passed good portion of the afternoon with Mai Calkins, who was at one time active in MT. Gresham's interest Since the convention, however, he has sup ported Gen. Harrison both in the field and by other-active work. Senator Plumb was with the president-elect some time, presum- ably to urge the claims of Kansas upon the attention of the incoming administration
 III auultlon to these two visitors S. w |. Hawkins, of Tennessee, also called He was defeated for governor of that state at the last election, and his visit is to bring to Gen. Harrison's attention the conditions that led to that defeat
 Of more than passing interest is the talk Governor Porter's friends are setting afoat relative to his being taken into the cabinet. This is to offset the efforts made in behalf of J. N. Huston, chairman of the Repu blican state central committee His friends are earnest, but their zeal has brought no other result than that of placing Mir. Huston en- tirely outside of any serious cabinet gossip. Governor Porter would not, it is thought by many, accept any position except one that would give him an opportunity to go abroad. England or France would suit him, and he would fill either position with credit to himself, the state and the nation. That Is just Porter's relation to the admins tration, if he is to have any at all
 Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, the temperance ad vocate from Iowa, called on the president elect to tell him how the temperance people helped in his Election.
 k. w. Thompson, eX-secretary of the navy, also spent an hour more with Gen Harrison discussing the political situation.
 PITTSBURG, Jan. 1.-The Press, Congress man Bayne's paper, in an editorial, suggest: that Gen. Harrison appoint Senator Quay secretary of the treasury, as a man who would be acceptable to both factions of the Republican party in New York