The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-10
Senator Plumb Visits General Harrison.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 3.-TO-day
brought another senatorial pilgrim in
the person of P. B. Plumb, of Kansas,
who arrived this morning from the
west. His conference with General
Harrison was less than an hour, and
he left at 2 O'Clock for Washington.
In an interview Senator Plumb said he
merely stopped over to have general
talk with the president-elect. He had
no special mission and was not special
ly invited to call. He was not press
ing any name for cabinet position, as
Kansas had no candidate. All that
the people of Kansas wanted was the
privilege to vote for and sustain the
Republican party-nothing more. He
was in favor of an extra session of
congress and believed that the party
and public necessity would induce
President Harrison to call congress to-
gether. He was in favor OF a vigorous
and early investigation by congress of
the alleged suppression of the eOlored
vote in the south.
He thought Mr.. Blaine would sit at
the head of the new cabinet. as % the
situation in New York state he was
not well enough posted to express an
intelligent opinion, He was highly
gratifed with his visit to the PRESIDENT
elect and predicted an administration
that would satisfy the country in every
respect.
Another visitor of prominence was
the Hon. Thomas Field, of Detroit.
one of the regents of the Michigan
University, and during the campaign
of iSS as chairman of the national
greenback executive committee, he
with a large majority of Michigan
greenbackerS, supported the Republi-
can ticket on the tariff issue. He said
that he had no doubt whatever General
President Harrison's cabinet. He
seemed positive on this point and was
equally positive in his opinion that Mr..
Blaine would be secretary of state
He regarded both of these appoint
mentS as settled some time ago.
Senator HIscock, of New York, had
a private conference with the presi-
dent-elect this afternoon. lasting
nearly three hours. AS soon as il was
DEPOT and lett for the east. To the
crowd of reporters at the depot he
said: my visit was an uDeYentful
one both politically and personally -
These are the words that three of the
correspondents who were present at
tribute TO him and they agreed that
the distinguished gentleman still
labored under disgrunted state. Not
much Importance is attached to the sim
gle expression he made. as it is
shought if his mission had proved
| a fruitless one he would not have
made the remark. His apparent i'll
humoF, however. which is not chronic
with him when considered in ennnec-
ton with the genial complacencY and
frame of mind IN which the writer dis
covered General Harrison only an hour
or so later is more significant than tbs
words attributed to the big senator
After long days conference with
several distinguished public men il
would seem but natural that Genera
Harrison should show sigrs of fatigue
and absence Of his usual uriFanitY, but
On the contrary he was without sigI
OF very and dissatisfaction. A gooC
many of General HaTTison's clos
friends believe the cabinet Is abou
finished and If these incidents are o
any interest or value they would seer
TO strengthen this view Of the situation