The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-26
Squelching Russell.
Fronl "a Ne1o York San.

From the first day that Cousin Lige Halford
entered the white house his friends and &C
quaintances have apprehended that he would
run into snags The main cause of the worry
has been in the fact that President Harrison
has son and a brother-in-law who seemed de-
termined to assert their relationship to the
chief magistrate to the exclusion of the private
secretary and the rnIzsine affairs that make or
should make, him closer to the President than
any man on top of the earth. But the pri-
vate secretary has just crossed the Rubicon,
and Son Russell and Son-in-law Mckee under
stand fully that Mr.. Halford is not to be triled
with. 1t all came about q few DAYS ago when a
New York agent who furnishes clippings from
newspapers to men of renown, started the pre-
liminary negotiations to furnish the President
with newspaper clippings concerning himself
and his executive and private conduct.
These clippings are taken from every
newspaper IN the country Tie
agents first negotiations were met with
a response from Russell Harrison and
the intimation that the agent should consider it
an honor to furnish the President of the United
States the clippings gratis. SOn-in-law Mckee
agreed with this grandiloquent idea. Private
Secretary Halford said never word The
negotiations progressed until the New York
agent was summoned to Washington. He pre-
Sented himself at the white house door saving
he had an engagement with the President. He
hadn't any document to show that such was tie
case, and he was refused admittance. 1t sud
denly occurred to him that he would come
down peg and topping his card with a two
dollar bill be asked the servant to see Russell
Harrison. A different hue was instantly appar-
ent, and in few moments he saw the son of
the great man. They talked about the business
OF the instant and young Harrison was con-
WINGED that his father President or not, would
be compelled to pay regular rates if he wanted
the clippings That rather stumped the young
n,an md he decided to leave the matter with
his father
Come along, " he said to the New YORK agent
as he started up stairs for the Presidents office
in the east wing of the white house. They
sailed into the outer office of Mr.. Halford. He
was sitting at his desk Around 1t was a con-
tingent of HOLSTERS and Office grabbers Young
Harrison, with the New York man under his
wing, made a bee line for he little door leading
to the Presidents office. 1t was within six feet
of Mr.. Halford'S desk. Just as young Harri-
sons hand was about to swing open the door
Mr.. Halford started up and cried: Where are
you going o. Young Harrison casually said he
was on his way to see his father
But he is very busy" replied Halford, land
he cannot be disturbed just now There was
something like blank amazement on the face of
the President son as he exclaimed
What! can't see father"
Mr.. Halford quietly but firmly said no, he
couldn't. TWAS only afterSeveral hours wait that
young Harrison and the New York agent could
gain access to the President. Then the Presi-
dent said he wouldn't have time to read all the
clippings, but thought that Mrs. Harrison would
be interested in them. The final negotiations
were made with Mrs. Harrison. She is to pay
500 month to know what all the newspapers
OF the country say about the Harrison family.