St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-03
HURRAH FOR HUSTON.
He Is the Choice Of Hoosier
Republicans for a Port
folio.
He Gives the President-Elect
a Tip That Cannot Be
Ignored.
Frank HiScock Headed for In
dianapolis 10 Confer
With Harrison.
It Is His Intention to Play
the Part Of Peace
maker.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2.-This
has been another dull and quiet day at
Gen. Harrison's residence. As compared
with yesterday and previous days, the
callers were few, and embraced no pe0-
pie of political distinction. Dr.. Joseph
Gardner, one of the delegates from the
Second Indiana district, accompanied
by Hon. H. A. Bleveis. chairman of the
Republican central committee of Law
renee county, spent half an hour with
the president-elect this morning.
Among other callers were j. D. Ford,
an attorney from Toledo, O., and M.
Kline. of Nashville, Tenn. In the even
ing Rev. David T. Carnahan, OF Port
Townsend, w. T., visited with Gen.
Harrison. Rev. Carnahan is en- route
home from the East. and having deep
interest in the welfare and the future
of Washington Territory, he con-
cluded to stop over and make Gen:
Harrison's acquaintance. He stated
that his visit has no connection what
ever with politics or office-seeking, and
he is not here in the interest of any can
didate. He calls his visit social one,
although he admits he urged upon the
president-elect to remember the Pacific
slope, and especially asked him to urge
upon congress the early admission OF
Washington territory into the sister
hood of states. Gen. Harrison walked
down street this afternoon and called.
among other places. at the journal
office, and was clOSeted aboat three
quarters of an hour with Col. John @.
New, in the latter's private office. One
of the most conspicuous features OF Col.
News handsomely furnished office is
life-size, FULL myth Oil portrait OF the
late Senator Oliver P. Morton, mounted
in heavy gilt frame. When you sit in
Col. News chair and look up at the
pears to be gazing directly at you. 1t
was under the shadow OF this
: IMMORTAL son OF INDIANA
that this afternoons conference took
place. The Grand Army veterans and
many of Gen. HarriSOn's civilian friends
were regretting Oday that no authentic
and accurate verbatim report OF the gem
eral's brief speech last.night was in eX-
istence. Those who heard the speech
regard it as very significant and i'm
portant one, but the several versions of
it that appear in the press throughout
the country this morning, whether pre-
tending to quote his exact language, or
in the third person, were all compiled
from memory. The meeting of the
veterans was private, only members of
the post were admitted, and it is known
that Gen. Harrison regarded the meet
ing as a a!''family gathering" and had
no expectation OF desire that his re-
marks should be printed. The spirit
of the speech was the subject of gen.
eral approval and congratulations to-
day in army circles and with Republi-
cans generally. By many it is regarded
as a .skeynote' to the attitude of the
new administration toward the South.
That is the Interpretation they place
upon his earnest language and manner
in speaking of free ballot and a far
count, especially that sentence which
was about as follows:
''I would like to hear bugle call through
out the land demanding pure ballot This
is matter above and beyond any question of
and l feel that express the
declare that free ballot honestly expressed
and fairly counted is the main safeguard of
our institutions, and its suppression under
any pretext whatever cannot be tolerated"
The announcement that Senator His
cock was EN- route to indianapolis caused
a small cOmmOtiOn among the numer-
Gus correspondents. There is reason
for believing that the first notices that
the president-elect had of the forth
coming visit was through the press.
is rife as to the special mis-
sion of the distinguished pilgrim. One
of the apparently PLAUSIBLE explana-
tionS of the senator's visit, made by a
well-known local politician. is to the
effect that certain New York statesmen
have carried their disagreementS so far
less they speedily harmonic they both
stand in danger of being
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD,
and that Senator Hiscock has been des-
ignated oy them as a peace missionary,
one who brings 'tidings of great joy"
and harmony. The gentleman who
puts forth this theory claims to have
some good authority for it and he points
to the fact the senator's visit follows
swiftly upon the return of Russell B.
Harrison from New York. who is be-
lieved to have formed some very de-
inference is that Bussell Harrison was
seriously impressed that neither of the
warning factions deserved special rec
ognition and that this alleged conclu-
sion might be adopted by the president
elect. Hence the theory that HiscOck
comes like white-winged dove. The
visit of Hon. II. A. Davis. chairman of
the Republican central committee of
Lawrence county, to Gen. Harrison
this afternoon was of more than ordi-
nary importance, as he carried
with him for presentation to
the president-elect petitions and
letters of recommendation which may
have considerable influence in securing
a cabinet position for one of Indiana's
citizens. MIR. Davis re-
sides at Bedford, the county seat of
Lawrence county, and on Dec. 5, after
with the members of his COM
mittee, he sent out private circular to
each of the other ninety-One Republican
county chairmen in Indiana urging that
Indiana ought to be represented in
President Harrison's cabinet. Other
states are urging their claims for such
Should we not be tax
ing some action?' He then sets forth
that the Republicans of Lawrence
county are strongly in favor of Senator
James N. Huston, the chairman of the
state central committee, for
a cabinet position, and requests bis
brother -chairmen to communicate their
views on the subject to him. AS a re-
suit of this private circular, Mr.. Davis
came to the city to-day, and, accom-
panied by Dr.. Joseph Gardner, he
handed Gen. Harrison sixty-three let
ters from as many county chairmen,
some of them addressed to the general,
and all cordially and voluntarily
INDoRSING CHAIRMAN HUSTON
for cabinet place. Many of the letters
urged Mr.. Huston's appointment in
very strong terms and designated the
postmaster generalship as the portfolio
hest suited to the needs of Indiana,