The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-15
POLITICAL NEWS.
Gen. Harrison Has Alum
dance of Advisers.
NEW YORK ekRIsEr RIVALS,
Eiecsoras Colleges Perform the
Emrty sscw OF Voting for f.rssl-
dent sna yIee. rresas~nt.

IspiAxAPcIss. Jan. l8.-ThiS has been a
sery busy dsy with Gea- Harrison, an ai-
most constant string Of yisi.ssrs posTing In
AID cut of the house al slay The rncra-
ks-s es the Indiana electoral college called
this afternoon ead paid their respects. 4
aeruiAf5ol from the Nasieaal Service pen-
sion Association also called to-day. Theg
heia 4 difference with the rresisseas-esees
upon tssis sahiect, has no atsempt was
made 10 draw cut the general upon the
snssect Ills position is already well un-
derstaed among old soldiers
TaeFE was also = plentiful supply az no
h.icaa visitors from other states John F.
PsaznMer. q New Y9rk merchant who az.
f4gsa yesterday. spent couple ef hours
wssa Gen Morrison lesz aighf and this
Mornsng - Aesa another conference. scs
eSiznpsnlea Ey 4 z. Sstemsn OF New
forS. TANKER 81 soassaerabas political
tntlGeace 81 aossle. Is is understood fhas
huth these gentlemen are friendly to the
Interests Of Warner Miller fssEmrner aEi-
xxsztS fssSf pc was called here By Cen Hsr-
s1sGsi- In reply 70 query IS TO
how much political significance attached
g nas sAsaA FsaInsaer answered
Ven, IS q sew significant II j. tses.
Harrison ean tel better than can n may
seem strange 10 ron, but / really do ref
KNOW what T1y yiSit Gaes mean, as Gen.
Harrison Las said nothing 10 me indicative
OF aay taIen.lcns he may have.
Anather party of Sew York politicians
arrived ID Estscisi car tais morning. aud
they came, i j. understood, IN the interest
OF Mr. Fiatf. = hieh seems TO indicate that
the w1cle contest between the Psatt
and Miller saetions Is 10 be
fought cver IN Gen. Harrison's presence.
etsIe seLctor Arkel OF csnaioharie. his
son. j. Arkcli oi the Jsdes, and Editor
schleiener OF Albany were the must proEai.
hegt members # the delegation. Their
yls1s was largely OF q social character but
kcisor sehieieher fGttmatei that there
ysas some politics in il. leaving but little
denbt tflat they spoke for Piast Both
iae New aofk parties are IN the city this
evening.
The Aess also had strong deIeeatlou
here r5-day from Nebraska. Colorado
Kansas, Dakota and wyoming. Proani.
nees mesabess q the party were Hon. g.
l.. Lars secretary OF state for Nebraska,
Hon. John 4. Oyey OF Hayes Centre. Y. b.
E. A. HaryeF OF Orleans, ]. W. nolan Of
iHGiaucsa. Neb., l. J. X. Hamilton nf New
ton, Aii., q. W. Duniey OF Dakota aud b.
ID. Miller Of Rapid City, Oak. They carae
TO lay before tue pFesideHf,elect matters
relating 70 alleged homestead irregularities
whieh itaey aud the people represented BY
them think he should be made seqnafsstcd
with. Tsey urged him 70 select a
broad man for the interior
department who would srear set
tiers living on hnmesteads with humanity
aDd encourage them to prove np and se-
cure titles TO their holdings instead of I'M
pecing their efforts in this direction by
fcchmcalltiss Secretary of state Laws
says many homesteacers fnd 4 almost i'm.
poss BILE to secure title, and that rhs land
department is from three tc seven years
behind In issuing pafents
! Prof. David swing, the celebrated Chi
caso divine, was guest OF General and
Mrs Harrison this evening by special IN
yitation. Prof. Swing was q eiassmatA OF
General Harrison al Miami university.
There Is good reason to believe that the
Nebraska delegation to-day urged the APP
pointiaent of Hon. j. NJ. Thurston to the
cabinet
A public reception was given at the capi-
tol night b. the newly Installed state
officials and their wives. Ii was brilliant
affair. Gen, Harrison and wife, and many
more distinguished people were among
those present. at the conclusion OF the
reception Gen. and Mrs. Harrison accom-
panied the gubernaiorial party to Tomlin-
sons hall, where the inaugural ball was
tefH