Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-22
A VERY LARGE NUMBER.
The President-Elect Called Upon by Many
Political and Social Visitors !

ing to % by o'clock.
General Harrison had the usual larg
number of Monday callers and was occu
pied pretty much all day in receiving Wis
itors, snatching a few moments now ant
then to dictate reply to some letter.
His mail continues to be loaded down
with applications and petitions for small
offices, which he finds no time to examine
now, and it would be better all around i
such communications were withheld unit
after March 4.
| Among the prominent out-of-town Wis
| itors today were the Hon. 7. B. Carter
delegate-elect to congress from Montana
aud Hon G. A. Mathews, delegate-elec,
from Dakota. They are en- route to Wash
ington and stopped over to have a talk or
urgent for the speedy admission of theil
| territories as states.
The Cincinnati visitors were DR.. VIM
Finkbine and A. w. Symmes. DR.. Fink
bine is in his ninetieth year and active as
a man of 50. He was intimately acquaint-
| ed with General William Henry Harrison
and was postmaster at Cleves, o., over
forty years ago. Cleves is the town fol
the settlement of North Bend, where Gen
trail Benjamin Harrison was born, and the
| latter, when a mere lad, formed an &C
auaintance with Dr. Fink bine which guar
anteed that venerable old gentleman a cor
dial welcome. He called merely to pay
his respects and renew the old acquaint-
ance, now that his Office holding days are
over.
Mr.. Symmes came from the tdis-
tinguished Kentucky family. of that name
and is distantly related to the Harrisons.
His visit was social one.
Bradford Prince, ex-associate justice of
New Mexico, and Mr.. George Christ, of
Nogales. Ariz., also called. Judge Prince
is native of New York and warm personal
friend of Warner Miller. His visit, how
ever had no reference to New York
politics but territorial affairs. Prince
says that Republicans in New Mexico are
unanimous for the removal of General
Land Surveyor George w. Julian and he
acquainted General Harrison of this
fact. An unconfirmed report credits
Judge Prince with seeking the surveyor
ship for himself. Mr.. Christ is
a member of the national committee from
Arizona and is largely interested in gold
mines in Old Mexico. His friends are urg-
ing him as a candidate for the governor
ship of Arizona. Such men as Senator AL
lison, J. s. Clarkson, Senator Teller and
about all the prominent Republicans of
Arizona, have endorsed him for the place
and he looks like winner He Is native
of Iowa and was formerly a special treas
ury agent, but has resided in Arizona sew
eral years, so that his appointment would
harmonic with the ''home rule" plank In
the Republican platform.
Christ has several hundred dollars worth
rich gold quartz specimens with him,
and is en- route to Washington and New
York He says he did not call to press his
candidacy for the governorship, but mere
ly to pay his respects.
G. K. Michael, of Brooklyn, member of
the executive committee of the Interna-
tional Typographical union, called to talk
about the recognition organized labor de-
sired to secure in the several great depart
ments of the government He expresses
himself as satisfied with his interview.
There were two prominent railroad men
among today's visitors. Geo. r. Blanch-
ard, the pool commissioner from Chicago,
and Captain w. w. Peabody,sof Cincin-
natl, formerly president of the Ohio &
Mississippi railway, who is an old friend
and former client of General Harrison's.
Major Clifton Comfy, commander of
the United States arsenal in this city, ac-
companied Captain Peabody. 1t is con-
rendered the president-elect a special
train to carry him to Washington.
Hugo Billman, of Chicago, called, bear
ing excellent recommendations as skill
full caterer. He is a candidate for stewart
ship of the white house.
Among other social visitors were j. r.
Townsend, of New York, and w. E.
and western manager of the News Press
association: also Colonel Baker. of Ten
nesSee.
Miss Alice Sarger, who was General
Harrison's stenographer during the cam
paign, returned from Europe yesterday
and visited the general and his family to-
day. fE+@t
Mrs. Harrison is in receipt of photo
graph of herself, present from Colonel E.
d. Woodruff of Auburn. n. Y. A few
weeks ago she gave Colonel Woodruff her
cabinet profile photograph and he appar-
emily returns the identical portrait trans
ferred by a new process upon thick bey-
elled plate glass and colored in the most
perfect imitation of nature. 1t is totally
unlike painted picture. The coloring
had been done with the chemical discov-
cry Of German scientist. The picture is
handsomely framed and rests upon the
mantel in the generals library, where it
attracts the attention of his friends be-
cause of its remarkable naturalness.
Several days since it was reported that
Ex-Governor A. g. Porter had made known
to his intimate friends that he did not de-
sire and would not accept foreign mis-
sion, as he had enough literary work on
hand to occupy him. This statement was
accepted by many knowing ones in Indi-
aua as indicating that the popular ex-
governor was possibly anticipating or
would accept an invitation to General Har-
rison's cabinet. Everyone comedies that
Governor Porter has a large following in
Indiana that would be gratified at his be-
For several years after the rebellion he
General Gas the Harr isp3F PARTNER aw r1 of
When General Garfield was making
his cabinet he offered General (then
senator) Harrison, his choice of cabinet
seats, excepting the state and treaty port
folios. General Harrison did not care to
dent Garfield that Governor Porter, who
had just been elected, would make an
excellent cabinet officer whose ap-
pointment would please all. Garfield
Immediately rendered Governor Porter
seati n his cabinet. but Porter likewise de-
clined on the ground that he felt a duty to
serve out his term as governor. How well
Governor Porter performed the friendly
task of placing General Harrison's name
before the Chicago convention is matter
of recent history, These incidents have
caused his name to be repeatedly and
mentioned as probable mem
Der of President Harrison's cabinet.
Very recent and reliable information
proves that the statement mentioned
above attributed to Governor Porter was
erroneous. He never took his name from
the list of possible foreign ministers and it
is learned that the venerable statesman
has no ambition for cabinet Office and he
feels that he getting along in years and
would not care to assume the
laborious duties of cabinet minister.
1t is indicated that his desires
lie decidedly in the direction of foreign
For several years he has been
engaed upon history of Indiana The
final Sheets of the last volume have Just
been sent to the publishers and the work
will be out in few months.