New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-16
VISIl ED BY HIS ELECTORS.
HARRISON RECEIVES MEN WHO VOTED FOR
HIM TWICE.
STATEMENTS OF THE PREs1DENr-EIEcT ON
THE SUBJECT OF oFFIcE-szEKEhs' Pc
rrrroNs-A CALL FROM A CAM
PAIGN SINGER.
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YnA,.ranoi;s Ian 15-General Harrison bad
among his callers to-day about Fifty men, each one
OF whom could claim, without offence con-
AMBIGUOUS share of the credit OF the Generars eiec-
ton 10 the Presidency The visitors had, for the
most mart no political favors to ask In return tor
their services They merely came TO pay their
rexpeets 10 the man for whom they had voted twlce
for President and to congratulate him and them
selves on the successful discharge Of their duty,
They were the members of the Electoral Colleges OF
the three neighboring States, Ohio. indiana anu
Illinois The fun electoral vote OF the three STATES
Is sixty Only forty-nine electors reached 'n's
city. however. Illinois sent eighteen, Indiana
6fteen. her full quota, and Ohio sixteen. The
delegation went UP in body about noon, and these
,,o ala NOT know the General were introduced TO
him.
Well. gentlemen said the President-elect.
81 noxy TINT you have formally voted me In,
sppnose may 90 on with the formation OF O
Cabinet"
Certainly. General" replied one Of the Ohio
electors. and If you want any help. you can count
on US for it. :,
Everybody laughed at this little sally, but no
further reference to politics was made during
the visit
With the Illinois delegation was John M.
Hubbard, of Chicago, who is known widely as
a campaign singer When General Harrison
WINS candidate for Governor Of Indiana against
Blue Jeans Williams in 1876, Mr.. Hubbard
helped in the campaign, composing a song which
burlesqued Wiliamss pretentions as friend
of the Mossbac,Ss" General Harrison recalled
the song when Mr. Hubbard was presented to
him, Quoting these two lines Of it;
HIS told the people he was born,
Like pumpkin. between two rows Oh corn
A few of the electors who had political pipe
to Law made a second visit to the President-eect
In the afternoon, each one having conference
sinplv. One of them, an Ohio man, TO show the
General the pressure for Office behind everybody
who was thought to have any influence told aoouo
his going to the meeting Of the Electoral Ooi-
leoe at Columbus with some two hundred
netitions from ofIicc-seekers in his pocket Inc
petitioners were anxious to have the names OF
AL, the Ohio electors on their papers, but the
oblicing poltican who had taken charge Oh them
was almost afraid to spring so formidable mass
of documents on his fellows. He recovered ms
composure when he found that every other man
in tho College had as many bids Tor ONCE 10
pass around as he
at am surprised, General" said this visitor,
that Won look so well after the strain you must
have undergone during the last three months
Rut the offjce-seekcrs haven't worn on your MIND
apparently"
aNo.s replied the General, as the Ohio man
tells the story, have simple enough way oil
getting nd Of these burdens am going to TRY
TO put the responsibility back as much as pos
sbe on the people who make recommendations
for office. I hope no Republican Will sign
petition unless he is fully satisfied OF the merit
OF the petitioner. 1 want the distribution Of
patronage to go on purely business prncipie'
and l have no use for men who will sign a
petition 10 me merely as a personal or political
favor 10 an applicant for Office
aComing into power after Democratic Ad'
ministration YOU viii naturally have to make q
great number OF changes-a clean sweep" sug-
gested the Ohio man.
TO this hint the President-elect. bis aueshoner
says, replied guardcdly. intimating that he had
determined upon no definite policy about re-
movals. - ~, l. .,,a
with General Lew Wallace on the subject an, ana
that General Wallace expressed the opinion that
there would scarcely be single Democrat IN an
appontive Office three months after the lnangu-
ration i was understood hows eye sna5 1g
offices of the higher classes.
Talking about the policy of the Administration
on the removals as well as other questions. Che
Ohio men told good story about Governor
Forakers visit 70 General Harrison during The
campaign. Governor Foraker seemed confident
that the General would be elected. and said he
had but one favor 10 ask IL the Republican can
didate WIS successful
/ would like 70 write the first sentence Of
your Inaugural Address. General replied the
And what would you make me saw
This Is TO be q Republican Administration"