The sun., 1889-02-05
HARRISON AND THE CLERGY.
THE OCCUPANTS OF FORTY PUIPITS
PRESENT HIM An ADDRESS.
ue Tells Them He IL Going to DO Right n,
Nearly as Ho Knows How-Southern
pemocrats Visit Hin to Ask for Ohices,


democrats Visit His, to Ask for Omces
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. At was ministers
day at Gen. Harrison's house to-day. About
forty clergymen called in body. and after
ward. as il to maintain the tone OF the day, two
Hoosier Quakers dropped in for q conference
with tho President elect The ministers were
members OF the Indianapolis Minister'S Asso.
citation. who month ago appointed a commit,
tee to pr pare an address to the Presiden,
elect expressive OF the good wishes OF the cler.
pymen Of his city for him and his Administra.
tion. To-day was the first meeting OF the asso-
cistion since that time and the COMMITTEES
reported an address that says:
Yous> neighbors and friends the members Of
tho indianapolis Minister'S Association have been
In q strait betwixt two" We not unmind
full OF your imperative engagements and yet
wo unwilling to see you taken from among us
to your new task without seeking opportunity pay
you respects and wish you Godspeed. Considering
the weight OF responsibility upon YOU 1t
grateful to be able toward tho wise and wing
providence OF God Aswe stand before our congrega-
tions and In our homes you may be assured that we
shall continue to crave for you His protection and gud
ance.
The committee had had this address en-
crossed upon parchment in the highest style
OF Indianapolis art. and when 1t had been read
tho ministers stepped up and signed their
names at tho bottom. Forty-two signatures
were subscribed including those OF nearly
every clergyman in Indianapolis and that Of
one minister from Evansville who happened to
be present and who was anxious to achieve
Immortality with the rest. When the signing
was all dono the ministers took a lot Of street
cars that had been provided by the company for
them and wore carried out to Gen. Harrison's
house There they found the President elect
waiting for them in the parlor. and when they
had all crowded into the ROOM. shaking his
hand as they did So the Rev. Hanford A. Edison
Of the Memorial Presbyterian Church produced
the engrossed address and handed it over to
Gen. Harrison with little speech, in which he
Z. nD"n the high s M to sb Of ss aye
III. Of esE and
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Of SDo al ana
Trusting that happiness remain with you and yours
son se S ans GS
country and the world subscribe ourselves most
spectfally and sincerely yours.
Gen. Harrison in reply said:
greatly aa this is 5nd M and friendly
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country II am conscious Of the possession of any
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After this the ministers shook Gen. Harri-
sons hand again and went away. He received
inclined to forgive him ior the fact that before
election he expressly desired that no such visit
h1 81 should n s nddne th
Congressman George W; Steele was one Of
ington dispatches a few days ago announced
the members 81 Congress to get opinions as to
Gommlssioner Con- nj sion I Of Pensions. that was was about the
pe Ths o
morrow to perform the melancholy duty OF
hs tbat Hnsr q ns o
great thing for his lstrlct. when he got through
E GT TIL Il hsRe to o
to decide In which Of the seven or eight coun-
Ties Of his sr the h99 b
Elector. G. f. iddlngs Of North. Platte. Neb..
large pcltcs II hs % broushs I'm Mrs. % Tddnes
ai9ng and arPed that ne came merely to get
no man for the Cabinet or any other place.
Judge G. G. Hines Of Vermont and New York
city, but formerly the law partner OF the Prest-
out Of politics himself, and he thinks Gen. Har-
ris9n .Ioa can be trusted to make up the Cabinet
Gq.s AVeey n sno Rss s5yoher caller
from New York state besides Lawyer Parsons
21 t,d dBibFmPPgham ib who came In yesterday and
soa stsa 6sS F SsS % bays sg the
Thing sy to ssy 'eE GEN. Harri @ I1 s1
They say frankly that although they are Dem;
ocrats they have friends who want office. and
tn fnl tn Ian riGnn obnttk
It. Mayor +. "; Glover of Marietta, Ca, and
E. Z; P; Dobbs Of the same town are two OF these
from Fayetteville. Tenn They are 4. G. Green
and II. K. Brison. the latter a loading merchant
there and stump speaker for Cleveland dur
people in his part Of the country wanted to see |
Cleyeland elected, they are glad. so long as he |
mad TO be beaten, that 80 iairaman as Harrison |
- Dr. ~ john % j; Hamilton, Surgeon General of
the Marine Corps, called upon Gen. Harrison
sns Hospital at Z Eynnsve am do Hpfot JOIN s4s New @
still remains in indianapolis. According to his
Important financial business. he says, say In New I"
York. ana should haye gone there last Thurs
day to attend n6w to it H. put il Of he says be-
everybody would believe 1t was on q political
mission He has kept on putting 1t
that he has no message, whatever from Gen.
Harrison to anybody. and that there will be no
in Aions is he to avoid being taken nj ior poiti,
cal messenger. he says, that he is trying to-
night to make some arrangement by which he
oan get lis New York people to come hero. in
stead OF his going TO SEQ them.
An intcrestin g-looking Cabinet boom was
sent out from here last night for some mys-
lerouH Wcstcrner whom 1t WAS declared Con.
Harrison had already selectel for Secretary OF
The TIeasury. Inquiry to-day develops the |
TACT that the anonymous Secretary TO be Is j.
V. farwc!i OF Chicago. who, maybe. would be q
good man for the Treasury. but who Is in-
eligible on account Of being an importer; SO
that boom Is smashed.
About tho only Treasury boom that shows
any disposition to hang together is I'm q. |
News. Gen. Harris 70 To-day refused t. con-
1rm tho apparently semi .ot!icial report sent |
put last night hv the Associated Press that he |
had receive II letter from senator Allison de- |
1iinlng the Treasury portfolio 1t is taken for |
granted. however on the strength OF Washing
ION despa,che that the letter was sent in time |
10 Teach Gen. Harrison in his mornings mail.
ny ne Associated Pres
=, The best opinion hero is that Blaine will be
Secretary OF state. William Window OF the
rreaSury. Rusk q War, ana Wanamaker Of
ne Navy with Eyar,s Is Attorney General.
There Is no doubt that Allison has positively
ieclincd ip go into the Cabinet. and. as Gen.
harrison desired the Treasury Department to
q TO the Wesl. II IL Iyuortei on gOod authority
,hat he has selected Mr.. Window for that place.
here the selection il looked upon as a good
)n6. Ihero Is less talk of Iyarts nj pht than |