Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-16
GEN. HARRISON'S POLICY
He Briefly Outlines It to Visit ing Electors.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

The President-Elect Confides in a Friend
 That. He Never Saw Such a Scramble for Onice-Gen. Lew Wallace Again
 Denies
 INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16-The electors of Ohio, Illinois and Indiana called upon Gen. Harrison in a body. After they had filed into the parlor and shaken hands with the president-elect Gen. Harrison set the ball rolling by remarking:
 "Now that you have really elected me, I suppose 1 may go ahead and make my cabinet"
 Certainly, general, :" retorted Elector John Dever, of Ohio. "Can we give you any helpa"
 There was no formality about the recep- tion, except that Capt. A. B. Mattox, of Cincinnati, before introducing the electors individually to the president-elect, made a little speech, expressing the pleasure that he and his associates from Ohio felt at having an opportunity to tender congratulation, in- stead of coincidence, and Gen. Harrison, re- spending, remarked that he felt especial pleasure in receiving the Ohio men, because it was the first time that the electors of that state had ever paid a similar compliment to any president not citizen of their own state.
 
 president-elect, and talks with him upon rather confidential terms
 Il never saw such a scramble for office in my life" is the expression Capt Mattox says Gen. Harrison used.
 Capt. Mattox also reports Gen. Harrison as saying:
 II propose to run the office, so far as appointments are concerned, as I would business matter. I am going to deal with the matter of appointments in the manner that seems to me best for the in terests of the country and of the people, just as l would with 8 private business. 1 realize fully the extent of the burden that the appointing power imposes upon me, but it could be made much easier if the leaders and representative men in the differ ent communities would only help me little. Take an office like the postoffice here in h. dianapolis, for instance How can I fairly be held responsible for filling such an office when the same leading man in the town will indorse half a dozen different men for the same place. If the men who ought to know who is best fitted for offices in the various communities would only get together and settle among themselves which man they should indorse, and then stick to that one and refuse to indorss anybody else, my task would be very much pleasanter and the pub lie service would be benefited"
 After his call upon Gen. Harrison, Capt. Mattox went to see Gen. Lew Wallace, another friend of his. He got lot of in- formation there about the extent to which office seekers are making life miserable for those who are supposed to be on friendly terms with the president.
 Do you know" said Gen Wallace, ''that all my time now is taken up with answering letters from old friends and acquaintances, who write to me asking my influence with Gen. Harrison to get them place. Asked as to his own political ambitions, Gen. Wallace said:
 "Ive told the people again and again that 1 am not only not candidate for any office, but that 1 don't want any office, and have no idea of taking any. I don't want to go into the cabinet, or take any other place under the government. My ambition, if you can call it that is to be nothing more than the close and intimate friend of the president-elect. That would be far pleas anter for me than holding office I don't want to appear before him as an office seeker myself or a petitioner for office for any one else."
 Little Ben Harrison Mckee, the boss of the Harrison household, is sick with fever and the family is becoming alarmed about his condition. He was vaccinated a few days ago and it didn't take. It is supposed that the vaccination has something to do with the fever. Mrs. Mckee is worn out with watch ing over the little fellow for two or three sick, too, with worry over the boys illness The doctors say that they will bring him around all right in a few days.