New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-25
DEFENDING MIR. PLATT.
FRANK S. SMITH vIsIrs GEN. HARRISON
ARGUING THAT THE EX-SENATOR HAS BEEN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CALIFORNIAN WHO
DOUBTS IF THE PAcInc SLOPE Will
BE RECOGNIZED IN The CABINET
.-coLoRED LAYSEN from
KENTUCK
TER TrLEoRAPH TO I'm TblsUNh'I


KENrUCK,.
t,Y TELEGRAPH TO TN TBIBvSEl
Iraiananoli,l Jan. 24.--Fraw S. Smith Of An
10 AIiaganv County N. :, the of the
sI..I+h oeacer of New-York, aid himself one Of
-. secretaries of the Repubhca State Committee,
-. .hr.rob With his law business in time to-day
- nbate a short call on Geneal Harrison lie
broueht with him letter OF introduction rom
Thomas O. Platt, and visit TO pc Fresldent-eieco
,vos easilv arranged The staterent sent East so
oft.n that General Harrison wastired OF the Pill
,rimapes made here by New-forl boomers oil one
candidate or another had put nc young New
var-e, IN a cautious and wary franc of mind, and
he bcsitated for some time beforedeciding to, say
.r,tbns TO General Harrison abqt the political
complications OF home. only the act that he fels
the Injustice done Mr. Plat by certain reports
brsuclrt here or sent here from Ne--York induced
him to try to Do what he could clear up the
situation
aIam personal friend of bothMr. Platt and
Mr. Miller Mr.. Smith explained efore leaving
town. al like botn men, and ar exceedingly
sorry that there should be any dlnennce between
them ever the Cabinet / should he to see she
whole thing fixed up In some way compromise
may be necessary, perhaps but it NUT be an all
round compromise. 1 do not mean ~ that the
mere selection of an outside third nan. That
would be likely to prove as unsatisfactory as If no
New-Yorker were chosen. Here is a sheme that
looks 10 me like a good solution of tf problem
II Senator Evarts were made Minister England,
Mr. Miller could go into the Senate, natural
Mace for him, and Mr. Plat into TN Cabinet
That would be an equitable division"
Mr.. Smiths interests are known, of course, to
be very close 10 those of Mr.. Platt andib was as
a friend of tho ex-senator thai he made his jour
nev here. in so far as it's objects were political
What General Harrison had TO say in RELY to the
compromise suggestion is necessarily secret.
Rnt il is understood that the President
eject has been figuring recently on one or two
other solutions of the New York puzzle, in which
Senator Evartss name does not come into play at
all
Mr.. Smith went home it is sac to say without
the assurance that any definite conclusion about
New-York's place in the Cabinet lad been reached.
There was one idea that Mr.. Smith was especially
anxious TO impress upon General Harrison, and IN
this he. perhaps succeeded Mr. Plat, the idea
was had been put by unwise friSnds in the false
position of attempting TO push his Slams for party
services unduly upon the Presidnt-elect Inc
ex-senator was a candidate for place in the
Cabinet but he was willing 10 be judged on his mer-
its 10 leave the whole decision 20 General Harrisons
political sagacity The impression that Mr. Platt
was an importunate ofice-seeker WIS an unjust
one put in circulation by his political enemies Mr.
Smith would make no guessei about the member of
the Cabinet New-Yorlx woul furnish. But when
Mr. Wanamaker's visit was mentioned, and the
question was put whether tie Philadelphia mer-
chant would get department. there was no hest
tation about an answer
YES" said the young NewYor =" have no
doubt Of it. That was all settled, know, before
came cut here"
Another visitor who called on the President
elect to talk over Cabinet questions was Alexander
Badlam, of San Francisco, politician and business
man. who has been on q journey East and is Just
returning to the Pacific Coast Mr.. Badlam
brought letter of introduction from Senator
nuav. and one from Genera w H. Dimond. the
chairman of the California Safe Committee. Mr..
Padlam told General Harrison that the people of
the Pacific Slope would like % have a representa-
tive in the Cabinet The tw chief candidates, he
said were John S. Swift andM NJ Estee both Of
San francisco. and he gave he General some
count of their history and d their standing in
The marty. He gathered from he President-elects
talk that the Pacific Slope would not get
Cabinet place, other arrangements having been
made which would prevent his. MIR. Badlam
SAYS that MIR. Estee is more likely to be chosen
than Mr.. Swift if choice S necessary. Mr..
Swift has long been in bad health, and may not
live through the winter. Mr. Istee. too had the
support of all the Republican members Of the
Legislature and of the State organization. Both
Cabinet candidates had been defeated for the
Governorship Of California.
The delegation of colored chrgymen which
a.. Il.
mented to-day by one of colored aymen. These
later visitors, however were all from one State,
Kentucky. They came as committee from q
convention of tn. colored men OF Kentucky TO
bring General Harrison the congratulations of
the colored voters of the South " II. Mason,
teacher in the CampbellTille schools, headed
the delegation Anong the other MEMBERS of it
we're President Simmons, OF the Kertucky State
University; W. NJ. Steward, the Editor of " The
American Baptist; Professor Rrrish, Of
the State University; N. R Harper
Louisville lawyer, and e. p Meyers,
teacher in the Louisville public schools Presi-
dent Simmons did thu talking at Gene,al Harri-
sons house He told Che General of the gratifca-
ton Of the colored Of the South at bis election
and Of their confidence that his Administration
would be fair and generous one to TIM negro
race. In closing Mr.. Simmons suggested that Ken
tuclry had 10000 coloret voters, and tina, some
Federal patronage should go TO them The Gen
eral thanked the delegation for its good wishes
and promised TO consider It's requests. This is
only preliminary visit" said the spokesman
afterwsrd. We shall be here to see General
Harrison again. No memb'r Of this committee
we want, it, understood, is an applicant for an
official appointment
General Harrison was out Il the house good
part OF the day. lie had been left alone here with
only the two grandchildren, snd some curiosity
has been shown as to how fh family would pat