Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-24
HARRISON'S VISITORS.
John Wanamaker Calls on
the President-Elect.
LONG CONFERENCE HELD.
Diverging Opinions as to the Result.
A Pacific Coast Caller-The Col
Ored Men Represented.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
INDIANAPOLIS, January 23.-The most
interesting event of the day was the visit
of John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, to
the President-elect. He was cordially
welcomed by both the General and Mrs.
Harrison, and in few moments, they
sat down to lunch. It was the first meet,
ing between the General and his guest,
who came alone, no Introduction being
considered necessary. After dinner they
retired to the back parlor and engaged in
conference The conference was one of
the longest held by the General since his
election, lasting fully three hours, show
ing that they must have had good deal
to talk about. No til ird party was present
at the conference, which concluded at
o'clock.
Mr.. Wanamaker re-entered his car
riage and was driven to the depot. Here
he was corralled by the correspondents,
to whom he stated that he could not talk
on political matters. In reply to ques-
ton whether he had been rendered
place in the cabinet, he replied that
General Harrison could answer that
question with greater propriety than he
could, and he would not state whether
he was going abroad or not, making
equivocal answers as though he might or
might not sail for Europe. He was in a
very pleasant frame of mind and said he
| was greatly pleased with both the Gen.
eral and Mrs. Harrison. Mr.. Wana-
maker left on the 20 train.
There is wide divergence of opinion
here among the wise men as to the cause
and result of Wanamaker's visit. Col.
John G. New and other we'll posted
gentlemen are of the opinion that he
was called here to be rendered Cabinet
berth. There are other gentlemen, how
ever, who hold quite the contrary view,
and think his coming is pretty sure in
dication that he was not to be invited
into the Cabinet. Among q large
number of other visitors to-day
was Hon. L. X. Misener, OF Benicia,
Cal, en- route to Washington bearing the
electoral vote of California. He called,
in the name of his colleagues of the
California electoral college, to extend
their congratulations. Colonel Misener
thought the Slope ought to be repre-
sented in the Cabinet and indicated the
Interior Department as the place desired
by the Pacific Coasters. He did not
press the claims of any candidate, but
thought either Judge Estee, M. H. De
Young or John f. Swift, would be a
member Of the Cabinet.
i Hon. James Galloway. official messen-
ger of the Electoral College OF Colorado,
also called and congratulated the Presii
dent-elect
A delegation of prominent colored men
had conference with General Harrison
this afternoon. They were Bishop
Gaines, of Georgia, OF the Methodist
Church, Bishop B. T. Turner, of Phila.
delphia, and Rev. DR.. James A. Handy,
OF Washington, D. G. They did not come
to talk about the Cabinet, but to canvass
the Southern situation, as it affected
their people. They asked that the col
ored man be recognized to the fullest ex-
tent merited by his advancement and his
numerical strength.
Henry L. Wilson, of Spokane Falls,
Washington Territory, called and pre-.
sented to the President-elect volumin-
GUS petition, signed by many of the most
prominent citizens of that Territory, ask
ing him to lend his assistance to bring
about the early admission OF the Terri
tory into the Union.