New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-10

Indianapolis. Feb 81 The final collapse Oh the
Huston boom, announced in yesterdays dispatches
has set the local politicians 10 pecuiatlng wheter
or not the Republican csalrnahs "lOhara"ai
was the result of an understanding that no other
Indianian should have a Cabinet place. Some OF
Mr. Illusions friends have started the suggestion
that with the ConnersvilIe banker out OF the
race Indiapas last chance for portfolio has gone
No other man here, they bint, can now be taken
,nto the prcsident-elect's official family The
hetterinformed politicians scout this idea, how
ever Mr. Huston withdrew, they contend, De
cause his boom had long ago become laugh
ing-stock even in his own State. Nor can they see
how an acknowledgment Of this fact can ahect
other possible candidates here
"Nothing could be more absurd than that" sala
a Republican leader to-day when asked about inc
statement that Indiapa's last hope OF Oapineu
place was gone. Mr.. Hustons withdrawal win
have no influence on other INDIANA canulua'es' !,
there are any Least Of all will it affect Colonel
John q News prospect for the Treasury. But
Colonel New cannot properly be called candidate
For that Department. IL he is appointed, IT Will
not be because Of any boom in HIS interest
Generally Cabinet speculation is at standstllE
The movement in favor of Senator Plumb has not
had time to steady itself. The Window tax mas
ceased altogether, and there are no new candl-
lecture.
Tho most striking incident Of the day at Cen
eral Harrisons was the presentation OIL hanu-
somely bound and illustrated folio biDie 10 0ie
Presidentelect by the veterans OF the campaign Oh
1870 These old Wing voters got together IN
1870 when General Harrison was candidate Ior
Governor of Indiana, and formed what they caiieo
tba Tinpeeanoe Club Last year they took an
o.. Il rrfco re ~
tha Presidency. and since the election they have
maintained their organization. AS q fareweil gnu
N the President-elect the club purchased the Dig
to,rilv Rble. and ON the blank pages of it 81 OF
the veterans signed their names This list Was
further increased by the roster Of the members,
"a, in all who have died since the campaign ci
1870 The veterans went up to General harri-
sons house in a body this afternoon, headeu oy
the Rev. Henry Day. a local pastor. After Sreh-
oral Harrison had shaken hands with each one OF
the old men. the spokesman of the club pre- senteu
tine Bible. prefacing the gift with the following
speech:
General: You have long since. felt that Inefs
r. IN All the world but one book of Infinite vaSe
book Without TAd hev ms are furnished for great
emergency and every high duty DON nS eternity
snd which. therefore by common consent IS name S
THE Book We also, taught by me wsg acs have
learned 10 nut the same high estimate upsn this BOOK
q and now as y the sus be duties 81 d the
rohsst maeStrscy upon earth the I1ppecanoe Club
n opG Marion County, which delights to honor the y
name sSs RsSp SH O'a IS imRascnty awaiting the
asS near o5or.d Aan erosd MntH and which
psays that the mighty arm may sustain anu a1o
Divine wisdom guido you under the SoSng Of
cow of this priceless book confidently assured tnat
Il has been IN the past 50 IL VII ~ nSSnle tbe one
great hight shining in upon our darkness the one
eng gd through fahinness on a a 70 y e%r
names upon certain Of these pages. should you a
notice IN our some aSon aSs the hscenury
since we were young may have TAKEN mug ~ M, VI
cunning from our fingers n has SS NO thS e'S one whit
less loyal to the principles VIC esp0osea 80 man.
years ago, and to Yourself their INDUSTRIOUS iep''
To this address the General replied as follows:
Dy Day and my venerable friends: since the or
sanzaO Of this club IN 1875 you have vs Even apy nv
very yd many acc.Se regard You have witnessed
g NOT only your confidence s have ~ Swp ast
had also an aectonate place In tbs personal regard
q each St you E S of 10 'hss SS
presently to Be ySr m nsEhOO viii iOr mot
improbaby close me earthly career of some Of th2ss
IN whose faces now LOOK r, ms Ipc sps,,os
Is too solemn and too touching Tor speech But the
bright day witt gives testimony hat even winter
S Sogs P Sss Been &c ad W be realized By every
you ] shall lean upon you and upon that gleat com
pany Of our patriotic and God-feaffng people whom
IN the discharge Of the Onerous and complicated duties
which are soon to devolve upon me, but do hope
that shall escape fatal error and that L VIII ap
Sssn ss my beo @ @ is my pubic
life patriotic purpose to promote the true gory o.
sq the hss sy s sSS 81 GSf q
Book f your nyes NTH peSce ana ye maze '0 ''
h.
finished After some further informal talk the
veterans said good-by and came away.
During the afternoon there was pretty steady
run of callers on General Harrison. party from
Cincinnati made brief visit to ask the President
elect TO stop at that city on his way to Washing
ton. Mayor Amos Smith was at the head Of the
DELEGATION. The other members OF it were General
Andrew Hickenl0oper Thomas Morrison, the presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce: Lon Emerson,
Theodore Cook, Edwin Stevens, and Charles Neil
son, Cincinnati business men, General Harrison
told the visitors that he bad already arranged tC
10 East over the Pennsylvania road. and could
not change his plans 80 as 10 toach Cincinnati
The delegation went home diseonsolate.
Two political pilgrims from the South who
wanted to combine a talk on the Southern policy
Of the next Administration with some useful
hints as to the disposal Of Federal patronage
were Colonel w. A. Pledger and G. c. Wimbishop,
both oolored, OF Athens, Ga. Mr. Wimbishop is
the editor Of newspaper in Athens, and was a
delegate to the Nstional Convention, Mt Chicago
last June Both visitors are friends of Colonel
Alfred Z. Buck, Of Atlanta and they would
like to see him hold some conspicuous office
under General Harrison They also agree with
Colonel Buck and his followers about the value
Of q high-class administration in the South, and
the necessity Of insisting upon Protection as a