St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-18
BESIEGED BY CALLERS.
One Lone Minnesotian Among the
1 Number That Bothered BeDJa-

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 17.-Gen.
Harrison had an unusually large num-
Der of callers to-day, both from out of
town and at home. Among his morning
callers was Hon. FL. W. Stone, the mes
senger from the electoral college of
Minnesota, en- route to Washington
with the official presidential vote of that
state. He brought congratulatOry
memorial from his college to the presi-
dent-elect, andTesumed his Journey this
afternoon. George Short and O. P. Nc
Urath. two railroad men from Cleve-
land, O., also called this morning, and
had brief interview. To the re-
porters they let it be known that they
were friends of Gov. Foraker, and
were opposed to Hon. S. T. Ev-
erett, OF Cleveland, becoming a men,
Der of President Harrison's cabinet, as
that gentleman was closely identified
with the Sherman element in Ohio.
They intimated that they said this much
to the president-elect. Mr.. Everett was
chairman of the Ohio electoral college
delegation that called on Gen. Harrison
Tuesday last, but it is asserted strongly
by gentlemen in position to know that
neither Mr.. Everett nor his friends are
making an effort toward a cabinet place.
The visit OF Messrs. Short and McIlrath
was therefore a matter OF surprise
when they made public their mission.
A prominent Southern visitor was Capt.
L. w. Ward, of North Carolina, son
of Gen. w. T. Ward, who for a time
commanded the division to which Gen.
HarriSon's brigade was attached. Capt.
WARD IS ANTI-MAHONE
c,,d m p,a tho rnnrnSanf4fiUa of North
Carolina Republicans to tell the presp
dent-elect that his people preferred ex-
Congressman Dockery to Gen. Malone.
Hon. j. W. Dwight, of Dryden, n. Y,
one of the delegates to Chicago, called
on his way home from Dakota, where
he has large ranch interests. He, like
all the other visitors from Dakota, is
anxious for the early admission of the
territory as two states. It's understood
Mr.. Dwight put in word favoring ex-
Senator Platt. Among other visitors
were William Henry Harrison Webster,
for thirty years an engineer on the New
York Central. one of the oldest engi-
neers in active service; Edward Bailey,
of New York; w. c. Bull, OF st. Louis,
and Mr.. Gillespie, from North Bend,
Gen. Harrison's birthplace. A delega-
ton of fifteen civil engineers from the
association now in session here called
this afternoon. Col. r. d. Locke, of
will be joined tonight by Col. A. E.
Buck, of Savannah, and DR.. G.. W.
Arnold, of Albany, Ga. All are pr ON
inent Republicans in their section.
They will confer with Gen. Harrison
tomorrow on Southern politics. Col.
Buck has been frequently mentioned as
a cabinet aspirant, but his friends say
that he is
IN TO SENSE A CANDIDATE;
that if he were he would not come here.
Gen. Harrison's mail seems to steadily
increase the nearer the 4th of March
approaches. Calendars by the score
have arrived from all parts of the coun-
try, but the bulk of his mail consists of
applications for Office. AT first the in
dorsements and applications were
chiefly confined to cabinet places and
the higher grades of offices: but now he
is being flooded with hundreds OF letters
asking for petty clerkships, and is even
petitioned for ianitorships and watch
men. For the benefit of those making,
or about to make such applications. 1t
might be of interest to state that these
petitions are premature. Gen. Harrison
has no time now to peruSe them, and
probably not one in hundred reaches
his eye. They are simply Endorsed and
filed away for reference when the
general gets settled down at Washing
ton and reaches the respective cases.
Fot one of them will be passed upon
prior to the Inauguration. and as the
early applicant acquires no advantage
over the last by reason of his
BEING ON HAND FIRST,
it would be convenience and relief
to the president-elect If applicants for
Office restrained themselves until the
new administration takes the reins of
government. The appointment by Gov.
Hovey of Col. N. r. Ruckle, of this
city, as Acknowledgement of Indiana
created vacancy upon the board of pO-
lice commissioners, which was filled
this afternoon by the election of Harry
S. New, of the indianapolis Journal.
SON of Col. John G. New. A story has
been going the rounds OF the press gur-
porting to give an account of Mrs. Har-
rison's being snubbed by Mrs. Blaine
on social occasion at the White
house during Gen. Garfield's admins