Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-02
GEN. HARRIsoN's NEW YEAR.
He and Mrs. Harrison Receive a Large
Number of People.
ALL THE INDIANAPOLIS cLERoYxES AMONG THE
cALLERs-sENAroR BLAIR GIVES Nk. HARRISON
HIsvIEws UPON SEVERAL MISUNDERSTANDING Ant
UrTERANcEs UPON THE SOUTHERN QUESTION.

ALL THE INDIANAPOLIS CLfR0NNEN AMONG TIE
cALLERs-sENAroR BLAIR GIVES Nk. HARRISON
svIEwsuroS SEVERAL srBJEcrs--sIeNIzIo.S Ant
urrERAScEs UPON THE SOUTHERN QUESTION. j
Gen. and Mrs Harrison held a reception
yesterday which was very largely attended.
The New York Tribune correspondent saws:
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Mckee received most
of the callers, and the general WIS in and out
OF the parlors all the afternoon. The ladies
who assembled were Mrs. ". II. H. Miller.
Mrs. n. R. Allen. Mrs. E. L. Mckee. Mrs. J. L.
Bradshaw. Mrs. Chapm Foster, and Miss Holli-
day and Miss Reilly, of Pittsburg. There were
over 500 callers during the day. many OF them
children. Gen. Harrison took especial pleasure
in showing the little boys and girls the Tippe-
canoe cabins and the other campaign relics
which stand around in the hall aud the
library. Part of the afternoon BENJAMIN
Harrison Mckee. the generals grandson. was
down in the parlors doing his share in enter
tanning the visitors. Among those who called
were all the Indianapolis clergymen. Gen. Lew
Wallace. who is sometimes spoken of as likely
to have place in Gen. Harrison's cabinet; eN-
Gov. Albert G. Porter, whom many lndianIans
would like to see at the head of a department;
ex-senator Joseph E. Mcdonald. W. II. II. Nil
Ter, the generals law partner. whom specula-
tors here have already fixed upon the next
Attorney-General; Capt. Vim. Meredith Of
Chicago, and Col. VIM. II. Holloway. rival as
pirants for the place of public printer: Major
Mclean, who wants TO be commissioner of
pensions, and Capt. ID. y. Ransdell, who hopes
that Gen. Harrison will make him the next
marshal of the District of Columia.
LOOKING FOR THE OLD MAN.
An amusing incident Of the day was the APP
pearance of a countryman with big valise in
his hand, who apparently did not know il was
New Years He was making his way toward
the library when Mr.. Mckee, the generals SON.
ln-law met him.
do you want to go in and shake hands with
Mrs. HARRISON" said Mr.. Mckee.
"N-o-o-p, replied the stranger in a stentorian
voice; I'm looking for the old man.
He explained afterward that he was looking
for an Office.
SENATOR BLAIR EXPRESSES SOME OPINIONS.
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, who has
gone to Indiana to deliver five lectures in the
state in behalf Of national prohibition law,
called upon Gen. Harrison yesterday and had
quite talk, according to the subsequent inter-
view with the Herald man, who quotes him as
follows:
The New England republicans" said he.
'are not demanding of the President-elect that
he shall put Mr.. Blaine in the cabinet. nor will
they make any fuss if he does not, but in nv
opinion the great majority of the people all
think that Gen. Harrison should at least offer
Mr.. Blaine a cabinet place, and il he does not
there will be great many sorry republicans.
That is, there will be good many Of us disap-
pointed. but whatever Gen. Harrison may do
all republicans will be satisfied. as we all be-
lleve that he will do what he regards as best
for the country"
How do you find the feeling with reference
to Sherman going into the cabinet?'
Il know of no special demand being made
hvf har &c. L.
would be strong man anywhere, but he is just
as valuable to the party in the Senate, where
he already is, as in the cabinet"
THE TEMPERANCE ISSUE.
lis there not some talk of Warner Miller
being taken into the cabinet as a representa-
tive of the temperance element of his party?'
This question appeared TO arouse the Senator
somewhat. and he made his answer quite en-
phatic. II do not think" said he. that Mr..
Miller would represent the temperance element
of the party. and am quite sure he would not
represent the prohibition element. He and
the other New Workers who attempted to lead
the party with high-license platform made a
great mistake. New York is not high-license
state, and the ma jority of the republicans in
New York are not in favor of license. ana am
satisfied that the party can never win on that
issue in New York
What effect will the result of the late cleo
ton have on the prohibition parity
Il do not think the third party can ever
amount TO more than 1t does now. unless the
republican party ignores the prohibition ques-
ton. and / do not believe that il will More
than half of the republican party is now pro-
hibitionist at heart.and would. believe. 80 ex-
press themselves at popular election with
that question alone before them. In many
Congressional districts the prohibitonists al
ready control the republican party ana dictate
Its nominees. Of course Ii would not do at this
time for the party to put prohibition plank
in the national platform. nor will il be adns-
sible until the party is unanimous for it, and
believe that time will come. 1t would be I'M
wise for the party to declare for prohibition
and thus, in vain attempt to secure every
thing, lose everything and allow the MANY
other noble principles of the party to be crushed
There are, however, twenty times more pro-
hibitionists in the republican party to-day than
out of it"
DO you ever expect to get your educational
bill through"
''Yes, sir, it is almost sure to pass the next
Congress. The national convention Endorsed
it. and Gen. Harrison is committed TO its favor
as he voted for it twice in the Senate
SIGNIFICANT UTTERANcEs BY GEN. HARRISON.
Last night Gen. Harrison attended the install
lation services of Geo. H. Thomas Post. @. A.
R., of which he is a member, and made a
speech, in which he expressed pride at belong
ing to the organization. Among other things
which he said was this:
Il wish to-day. in parting with you, if may
never look upon your faces collectively again,
that the final request that would make of you
would be that each of you, without regard TO
party (and l believe l can say this without
offense to any comrades of this grand army.
stand shoulder to shoulder as you did during
the war, to preserve a free and honest ballot
There is nothing, 1 can assure you, will do
more TO preserve and maintain our institutions
than this.
Il would like to hear bugle call throughout
the land demanding pure ballot. free bal
lot, honestly expressed and fairly counted, is
the main safeguard of our institutions, and its
suppression under any circumstances cannot
be tolerated"
A Remarkable Explosion.
From the Lewiston Journal
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