The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-01
DINED WITH GROVER.
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison the
Guests of the President and
MRS. Cleveland.
A Statement That President Harri-
sons inaugural Will Decline in
Advance q Second Term.
The Immense Army Of Office SeekC 3 Said
to be Responsible for the Action
Washington Gossip.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Gen. Harri-
son remained in his apartments all day,
principally occupied in receiving a half
hundred of callers. In addition to those
who called on the general fully a hum
dred men and women Of prominence
called on Mrs. Harrison. During the
afternoon the President-elect had brief
interviews with Mr.. Blaine, Senators
Allison, Wilson, Stanford, Jones, OF
Nevada, Cullom, Hawley, Palmer, His
cock, Sayer, Paddock, Frye, Teller and
Hoar, Ex-Secretary Window, Justice
Gray and many well-known Washing
tonians. At O'clock he received del
eyation of Indianans. A few minutes
before z o'clock Gen. and Mrs. Harrison
drove to the executive mansion and
dined with the President and Mrs.
Cleveland. Mrs. Folsom made the fifth
party. The occasion was almost infor-
NAL in its nature. Long after coffee
was served, Gen. Harrison sat talking
with the President as Mrs. Cleveland
entertained Mrs. Harrison. Good night
was said at 10 o'clock and at 1915 Gen.
and Mrs. Harrison were again in their
apartments at the hotel.
Miss Louise Shepard, daughter Of Mr..
Eliot F. Shepard, of New York, dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harrison in
the private dining room at the Airing
ton. Later in the evening Private Sec
rotary Halford passed an hour with Col.
Lamont at the White House.
The center of Cabinet gossip has beer
shifted, with Harrison's arrival, fron
indianapolis to Washington. All da,
long visiting delegations have called OF
Harrison IN the interest of cabinet aspi
rants, and every senator or congress
man who called incidentally unloaded |
bundle of applications from his constitu
ents, which were promptly dropped b,
"Lige" into q big oaken box in thu
corner.
The most significance attaches to Jobl
Sherman's visit. Some say it was in tn,
interest of Foster, but on the authorit,
of senator who is on the inside, it ma
be stated that Palmer was the subjeC
of his visit, and he got what he was afte
either the war or agricultural depart
ment, probably the latter.
Rumors are flying about. 1t is certain
that Harrison has been forced to breal
his slate. Heroic efforts are being mad
W RUE Z" lHuOu OuL vi TIC kTOuuu tud
his record is shaky, but without effect
Notwithstanding the opposition iron
Minnesota people Window will stick
The agreement was sealed to-day. Han
rison is still trying to cut the Gordiai
knot in New York by leaving out bot
Miller and Plat, but he Is meeting witt
bitter opposition. Judge Daniels, O
Buffalo, said to be one of the best law
yers in New York, is a good man t
hedge for attorney-gsneral. Altogethe
the cabinet question is far from bein
settled.
Messrs. Blaine and Window, slated b.
common consent for the state and treas
ury departments, respectively, wer
with Gen. Harrison longer than any @
his callers, and this fact served to fastel
them still more deeply In the popula
mind, as sure for the places accorde,
them. During this afternoon Mr.. Rus
sell Harrison visited the capitol an
held consultations IN the marble room
or corridor, with Senators Sherman
Quay, Paddock and others. His pres
ence there set speculation afoot at
pace. The general impression to-nigh
Is thai beyond two or three places in th
cabinet, nothing is settled.