New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-29
MIR. DEPEW IN WASHINGTON
HE GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF HIS VISIT IN
THE PRESIDENT.
MR. HARRISON IN UNUSUALLY GOOD HEALTH
THE CABINET A HAPPY FAMILY
THAT FREE PASS STORY.

THAT FREE PASS STORY.
Chauncey NJ. Depew returned from Wasbins.
ton yesterday. He found that vast amount Of
business had accumulated during his brief absenca
and when he had transacted it he presided at 4
meeting Of the Ncw-York Central Railroads d.
rcctors, listened TO half hundred reports and
disposed Of rs many more callers. He received
number Of newspaper men and chatted with them
about his visit 70 the Capital.
" | went to the White House at the request Of
the President" he began / did not 90 In thu
interest of any one in particular. Consequently,
l can say with perfect confidence that my mis-.
sion was cminently successful. / dined with NJ.
Harrison, and we drove together over 10 Arlinp.
ton Heights The visit was an exceedingly en-
joysblc one throughout. found out one or two
things that gave me especial PLEASURE First
that the Presidents health is much better than
some Of the Washington correspondents would
have people believe. He is stronger than he was
during the campaign, and looks better, in fact
than at any time since his Inauguration. His sp-
petite is excellent The talk about his being
worried and anxious Is pure fiction.
Another thing l discovered was that tho
alleged Cabinet dsSensions are equally myth.
cal. l doubt If an Administration could be
more harmonious as regards this than
General HarriSOn's Why, these reports about
Mr.. Blaine, in particular, being dsgrlutled are
the shcerSt nonsense. He has not been snubbed
nor sat on, nor has there been the slightest dis
turbance OF the friendly relations existing be-
tween him and the President Mr.. Harrison HIM
self told me that instead OF being so asscrtiS
and dOmlneering as had been represented, Mr..
Blaine WAS one Of the most considerdte members
Of the Cabinet in the matter Of appointments"
WHAT about that free-pass story attributed
to Mr. Blainc?7
Mr. Depew laughed heartily. why, that was
one OF my stories II was stolen outright.
wouldn't have minded the theft, but they didn't
get it straight. l got 1t oil at one VI tne Yale
Alumni Association meetings You know we chat
one another pretty hard there sometimes At
one meeting n member read paper attacking
me rather savaGcly. In reply | told LIN that
as president Of the organization l was prevented
from answering him as | should like
IL was this; friend OF mine
accepted free ticket 10 dn amateur performance.
The piece vas wr"tchcd and the acting was some
thing awful The first act WAS grcet"L with
hisscs, but my friend sat silent and undcmon-
strativc. The second act made the audience
fairly howl My friend however, maintained
over and asked him: Stranger do you like i n;
The Other, why in thunder don't you howl with
the rest Of us? We'll, you see reJoined
nv friend, | came IN here on a FREQ pass. II
would not be proper for me 70 say anything, mt
# the third act is as bad rs the first and second
I'll 60 ont. buy a ticket and come back and just
raise hell
Now that Is the story the correspondent man.
plcd and then put into Mr.. Faincs mouth.
need hardly say that tn" Secretary OF State never
heard OF II until he read Of 1t as coming from
himself. lie laughed heartily over H. and the
President fairly reared. Mr. Harrison was in
ca.lal spirits when ! saw him; He and Mr.
Blaine wcrr particularly pleased that the appoint
mcnt OF Mr. Phelps has given such universal
satisfaction. The President was glad that he was
abb to reward Mr.. Pholp>S splendid services
- promptly and IN manner SO agreeable TO oui
new Minister 10 Gcrmhny.'