St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-15
Heelers for Tom P1att and
Wood Pulp Miller Call on
Harrison
Each Faction Wants It's Lead
er Represented in Ben's
Cabinet
Electoral Col e yes Of the Sew
eral States Meet and Cast
Their Votes
The Son and Heir Of the Pres
ident-Elect Banqueted. :.
at Helena

at Helena
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 14.-This
has been one of Gen. Harrison'S very
busiest days. A constant stream OF
callers kept going and coming from 9
O'Clock this morning until o'clock this
evening. OF course out of the several
hundred that called but comparatively
few had any immediate business, polit-
ical OF otherwise. with the president
elect. but came merely to shake hands.
The fifteen members of the Indiana
electoral college called this afternoon
and paid their respects. Their spOkes-
man was Gen. James M. ShackelfOrd, of
Evansville, the man who captured Gen.
John Morgan, the famous raider. AS
every member of the college was per-
sonally acquainted with the man for
whom they had few hours pre-
viously cast their votes, no in
Productions were necessary. Gen.
and Mrs. Harrison received them in
formally. To their congratulations the
general returned his cordial thanks,a and
a half hour or more passed in general
conversation. The Indiana members of
the electoral college will. tomorrow,
meet their associates from Ohio and
Illinois. A deputatiOn from the Ma
tlonal Service Pension association, of
which Gen. Hovey is president, headed
by Capt. John HOgarty L0sier, and con-
sisting Of q. R. Stormount, Q. A. Power
and other prominent service pension
workers, called upon Gen. Harrison
this afternoon shortly after his return
from witnessing the Inauguration OF
Gov. Hovey. They held a conference
with the presidentelect upon this sub
ject so vital to many soldiers,
but no attempt was made to
draw the general out" upon the
subject. His position is already we'll
understood among the old soldiers:
There was also plentiful supply OF
political visitors from other states.
John F. Plummer, the New York mer-
chant. who arrived yesterday, spent
couple of hours with Gen. Harrison last
night. and this morning he had another
conference, accompanied by Arthur Il.
Bateman, a New York banker OF con-
siderable political influence at home. 1t
is understood that both of these gentle
men are friendly to the
INTERESTS OF WARNER MILLER.
After their conference to-day with
the president-elect, they were closeted
with Col. John G. New. MIR. Plummer
admits that he was sent for by Gen.
Harrison. In reply as to how much pO-
litical significance was attached to his
visit, Plummer answered:
"Well. as to how significant it is, Gen.
Harrison can tell better Than | can. II may
seem strange to you, but really DO not Know
what my visit does mean, as Gen. Harrison
has said nothing to me indicating any lnten-
lions he may have" -
you favor the appointment OF Mr.. Miller
as member of the cabinet, do you not?n
Il am business man. and as Republican
am interested more i'll seeing harmony IN
the party than in the advancement of any
man. / believe, it is true, that MIR. Miller is
nearer the people than any other man in
New York" ,...
Another party of New York politi
clans arrived in special car this morn
ing, and they came. it is understood. in
the interest of Mr.. Platt, which seems to
indicate that the whole contest between
the Platt-Miller factions is to be fought
over in Gen. Harrson's presence: The
Platt visitors are State Senators Arkell,
of Canajoharie; John A. Sleicher, OF
Albany; w. j Arkell, of New York,
and Gillian. the caricaturist. w. j.
Arkell is the proprietor of Judge, and
Mr.. Gillian comes with the party to
make observations that may be useful
to him. Their visit was largely of
social character, but Editor Sleicher
intimated that there was some politics
in it. leaving but little doubt that they
spoke for Platt. Both the New York
parties left the city this evening.
Another New Yorker who called this
afternoon was S. G. Hubbard, we'll
known dry goods merchant and the
organizer Of the Harrison and Morton
dry goods merchants club, with men,
bersbip Of 5000. His conference was a
brief one. and if New York politics
was discussed Hubbard is put down as
a Miller advocate. The West also had
a strong delegation here to-day from
Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Dakota
and Wyoming. The prominent MEM
bers of the party were: Hon. G. l..
Laws, secretary of state for Nebraska;
Hon. J.W. lvey. of Hayes Center, Neb.;
F. A. Harvey, of Orleans, Neb.; James
W. Dolan, of Indianola. Neb.; j. K.
Hamilton. of Newton, Kan; George W.
LulIey, of Dakota, and B. d. Miller, of
Rapid City. They came to lay before
the president-elect matters relating to
alleged
HOMESTEAD IRREGULARITIES
which they and the people represented
by them think he should be made ac-
quainted with. They urged him to Sc
lect a broad man for the int iOr de-
partment, who would treat the settlers
living on homesteads with humanity
and encourage them to prove up and
secure titles to their holdings, instead
of impeding their efforts in this direc-
ton by technicalities. Secretary of State
Laws says that many homesteaders
find it almost impossible to secure titles;
that the land department is from three
to seven wears behind in issuing patents.
AS an example, he cited the condition
of affairs in the McCook, Neb., land
office, where 500 claims have been
suspended and owners put to an
expense of $500, which they
could not afford. getting witnesses
and going long distances to prove their
identity and possessions. Out of 1920
cases of filings on proofs in that office
only twelve have been Cancelled. An
other member of the delegation stated
that in the whole of DundY county,
Neb., only fifty patents had been issued
since 1885. The delegation brought
with them a number OF letters from
officials in the general land ONCE, pear
ing upon the subject. These letters
they presented to Gen. Harrison as cor
Wborative of their statements in the
premises. There is good reason to be-
Iieve that the Nebraska delegates sug-
gested the consideration of
HON. JOHN NJ. THURSTON'S NAME
as suitable head for the interior de-
partment. Prof. David Swing, the cele-
brated Chicago divine, was the guest of
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison this evening by
special invitation. He came to the city
at 8 O'Clock, took dinner and spent the