The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-05
Harrison Managed to Offend the
Scotch-Irish Congress on
His Journey.
r1nwritten Reasons Why He Sud
denly Resolved to ATTEND
the Congress.
metz. IN nm Undignified Huff-He Stays
at Home-Wil the Premier resign
His Portfolio:

During his trip to Cleveland to DC presen.
- the dedication of the Garhelo memorial
monument President Harrison virtually
aac,ined an invitation to visit Plttsburg
5rr;no the Scotch-Irish congress on oatur-
Adv Init by the time he reached Cleveland,
rouarer. he changed his mind ana W1red
q. occantance saws Pittsburg special.
r. annears that the local committee had
,rnonnced his coming and arranged Tor MS
an,arta;nment without his consent. When
10 "a ssed through to Cleveland commit
a.haodad nv Col, j. W. Echols boarded
h;s train and coolly blutfed MN lll'o CON-
ing, He was at the congress 1ro" " - D.
n. Saturday. When the comn4l..ee ap,
proached Mr.. Harrison he declared lie nau
- he home on Saturday evening. CoA'
Echols guaranteed to get HIM there Dy spe-
rial train. The president petulantly lhslsc-
al that il was out of the questlon-lt was
too tiresonle.
Tben the committee suggested that he go
to Harrisburg by regular tram ana tlie rss'
If The wav by special, but Mr. Harrison de-
clared HIT he didn't propose to get home
at - O'Clock at night. 1t was no use 70 Iaik
ri coming if he had to use special Train
any part of the distance.
Then Col, Echols asked If the pfesideht
proposed to decline the h'a, na the - GREAT
Scotch Irish race, but Mr.. Harrison was un-
moved just what made him change MS
mind before he reached Cleveland Is not
yet apparent. a os
Il IS learned that all over town, ana e.
nacially among the Scotch-lrlsh visitors,
there is intense indignation at the presl-
dents ungentlemanly treatment OF the COM
mittee which waited on him. In reporting
the committees experience to Iresldent
Robert Bonner, Mayor Gourley,o of Pittsbnrg,
declared that the pana co q W. Echos is
said to have used even stronger term. Inc
;ndipnation has spread, and the threats
made by republicans and Scotch-1rishmen
who voted for Mr.. Harrison bode no gooc
to him. a,:a,.a !;
4 big one. The Scotch-lrish congress openet
n Mechanical hall. this city, with wv
delegates and visitors from all parts OF tn
United States and Canada. Robert bon
ner, of New York, president of the assocla
ton called the congress to order. Anon
the delegates were many well known people
including Robert Bonner, of the New lof
Ledger; Joseph i. johnson, birmingham
Ala; Z. c. Mcdonnell, Nashville; Alexan
der Montgomery, San Francisco: the he'
Dr. John Hall, New York; Col. Z. L. Wrigh
Florida, founder of the Scotch Irish societ
Of America: Prof. A. L. Perry, Williams
town, Mass; Robert Burns. Tacoma, Wasl
;ngton; the Rev. DR.. John s. McIntos
PHILADELPHIA, Pref George M Rah;naa
p R Prof. Il. 4 White, Lexingto
III Va an6s ,eAe ,kev. DR.. d. G. Kelly. lei
Mayor ii. /. Gouley, in brief address, 9:
tended q hearty welcome to the members
the congress. Coy. Beaver followed wa y
an address nf welcome ON behalf OF Il
stata AZ PENNSYLVANIA. which was respont
al n hriefly by President Bonner.
The Rev. DIR. Mcintosh, OF Phliadelphl
delivered an address on 1.-The Making
an Ulsterman,' an Prot: Arthur l., lie pei r.
economy 81 Williams college, made hi
eor;caI address on ssrhe Scotch-Irish
New England" Prof. Perry was follow
81 the Rev. DIR. D. s. Kelley, OF Ienness'
who spoke on nGen... Sam Houston,
Washington of Texas
The absence Of Mr.. Blaine from the par
that accompanied the president to Cles
land has set going some OF the old goss
about the difficulty that Mr.. Blaine has
cet along with his 'chief." The Washln
ton Critic talks OF it in this way:
.sThe man from Maine was missing. N
Blaine was expected to be one OF the par
The expectation held good until the day
fore time for starting, when he sent VIC
that he was not going. The suddenne
not to say abruptness, OF thus action G
ated belief that all was not we'll betwe
the president and his premier. In short
was believed that they had had, if not
full grown quarrel, at least a tiff, and tt
the premier was in a most undignified h,
Whether the trouble between them is OF
vitality serious character is not known. !
that there is trouble between them II
frigid fact.
ssMr, Blaine was seen and asked to e
the cause of his failure to accompany
chief and the cause of the trouble. He
fused to say anything about the mat
There are times when silence is as Gig,
cant as speech. This is one of them.
Il query ia n order, will the president be G
! {ronted with his premier's resignatlonf
he should be it would mean the disrupt
Of the cabinet