Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-04
.HeDidn' tLook Happy.
Senator Hiscock's Visit to Gen.
eral Harrison.
A LONG PRIVATE CONFERENCE HELD


aLittie Disgruntied. While the President
Elect Appears In Fine Feather-A Beau
tiful Gift from Terre Haute--Private
Secretary Haiford Turns Up at Louis
VILE, Ky.-State Inaueurations - Platt
Dined-Leon Baiiey's Name Withdrawn.
INDIANAPoLIs, Jan. ar external indi-
cations any guide in such matters then
yesterday was veritable red-letter day
with Gen. Harrison for cabinet-making and
for smashing spurious cabinets The chief
interest of the day conferred in the visit Of
Senator Hiscock, who arrived from Wash
ington at 1880 and drove at once to the
New Denison, shere he registered, made a
hasty toilet, and drove directly to the resi-
dence of the president elect, arriving about
o'clock, just in time to partake of the noon =
day meal, which proves that mo was an ex-
pected guest. Luncheon over. the general
ana his guest repaired to the library, where
they remained closeted together until after
3. when the senator took his leave. No
third party was present during the long con-
ference with Senator Hiscock. The pre5i-
dent-elect was seen last evening, but he
adroItly refrained from giving the slightest
hint as to the New York senator's mission.
Nothing could be learned from Mr.. Hiscock
either The senator, whose carriage never
left the door during his long conference,
drove rapidly to the hotel, grabbed his
sachel, inquired how much his bill was
walked briskly to his carriage, refusing to
stop moment or say a WORT when solicited.
He seemed a little frustrated and in a rather
bad humor. Arriving at the station he was
obliged to pass through a Gordon of reporters
who lay in wait They succeeding in halt
ing him at the iron gateway, where the
crowd detained him, AMI to their numerous
inquiries he simply said: "Gantlemen, my
visit was an uneventful one, both politically
and personally" These are the words that
three of the correspondents who were pres,
ent attribute to him, and they agree that the
distinguished gentleman still labored under
an apparent disgruntled state of mind, either
real or assumed.
Mr.. Hiscock's apparent ill-humor, which is
not chronic with him, when considered in
connection with the genial, complacent
frame of mind in which Gen. Harrison was
found only an hour or so later, is more sig
nificant than the words attributed to the big
senator. After long days conference with
several distinguished public men it would
seem hut natural that Gen Harrison should
show signs of fatigue aud an absence of his
out sign Of worry or dissatisfaction. A
good many OF Gen Harrison's close friends
believe the cabinet is about finished, and if
these incidents are of any interest or
value they would seem to strengthen this
view of the situation
Preston B Plumb, of Kansas, was also a
visitor, and had talk of an hour with the
president-eIect. He declared his visit had
no political significance, but TINT he thought
Mr.. Blaine would sit at the head of the new
cabinet Another visitor of prominence
was Moses W. Field, of Detroit, one of the
regents of Michigan university, and during
the campaign of 1876 chairman of the ma
tional Greenback executive committed He
would not say what he talked to Gep.- Har
rison about hut had no doubt that Gen
Alger would be in the cabinet
! Among other visitors was Col W r.
Thompson, ex-secretary of the navy Col
Thompson brought the general a very hand
some present from the Columbia club of
Terre Haute. It consists of four celluloid
tablets fastened with Id knot and encased
in rich morocco box, the cover of which
bears in gold letters simply the meme Sen.
Banjamin Harrison" the first tablet hears
n beautiful etching of the old log cabin at
North Bend in which Gen. Harrison was
born. At the top of the second tablet is a
finely executed vignette OF America and be.
meath are the engraved worls Of an adj
dress The third tablet bears the picture of
the White House. The venerable ex-secre-
tary delivered the gift with one of his hap
piest speeches and Con. Harrison received it
with evident great pleasure. Mr.. Thomp-
son was present at the first Inauguration of
Andrew Jackson and has witnessed nearly
every Inauguration since that time, but says
he fears he cIu not go down to see Gen
Harri son innugurated