The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-16

$3.50 49,. snsn easher Quay or Dudley. He
49, 49, s - sentimental In poIities. and BE-
rev. g running campaigns with TIE uss
pAcny q documonts. ana he addreaeea
nls snofss 70 the reasoning powers 81 the
vOse1 quay deals IN master ssrokes. and
e Example Of his political methods was
49,. .n NJ turning NE. sentiment a ia
sI por ane caassee to Harrison during the
49, can peagn- The betting wss hin favor
= CIeve'and, and Quay saw that Il Vas 90
lns = innusnce the election. He sent GEN
= cw0ras one night with $4,000 in cash
sne Holman house and told him
~ tnis money on the election a.
afeon, and to bet even. II odds we're
. vs ne was not 70 take than. The
rMocfats we're surprised at the bIuffs.
en Thousand dollars il large amount to
Pus up On moments notice. and the
DenocraS had some trouble raising Il.
Aney saw. however, that they would have
cover II and they took the bet. This
l.cs w.s teiegraphed out over the country.
.no ais0 the statement that the RApub-
,'can national committee had made the
g. Inc next night General Swords
.ppeared again ct the Hoffman house
WIN another $4,000, and the Democrats
. usu more trouble In covering this than
saey na0 IN raising the money for the first
one. Inc next night Swords appeared
s8ain with $4,000 more, and the fourth
nignt Quay sent him ND with another
SiV'oO and the managers Of the Demo.
cratic party saw that this vas Also
taken By this time. however.
the bets on The result had been
even on. both candidates with the chances.
u anything. in favor OF Harrison. and the
cnange IN the sentiment had considerable
70 90 with the election. Dudley's strong
point In the last campaign for the presi-
aency was his wonderful power of organ
,sation. He 10 great man for details. and
ne knows how to keep his men in good
working order. As an instance OF how he
manages such matters, he had in the state
Of Indiana alone 1900 personal political
correspondents, and be knew how 70 keen
every hustler busting. Dudley did a
mucn as any other man at the Republican
headquarters TO make Harrison president.
ana ne has, | am told. not mad an inter-
view with the president since his election.
ne 10 oevoting himself strictly TO the law
ana pension business. and his income is
from snese sources about $4,000 year.
It Was Garrison and Dudley Who saved
Harrison ct Chicago. Clarkson led tho
Iowa delegation, and it started out to vote
Tor Allison. As the convention went on
and 1t was seen that Allison could not be
elected, number of the Iowa delegates had
secret understanding that they were to
desert Allison and 60 to Sherman. This
would probably have created q stampede
towards Sherman, - it was at the most
critical time of the convention. The plot
WAS concocted Sunday afternoon, when
Ciarkson was ont riding. He did not hear
OF It until late that evening, but when he
did he rushed about and got the delegates
to vote for Harrison, and this was not be-
cause he loved Harrison, but because he
was . friend of Dudley's. Since he has
come to Warrington, however, q strong
friendship has grown up between him and
the president, and he is one OF the menu
bars Of the kitchen cabinet of the present
administration.
And has President Harrison . kitchen
cabinetf
Well, yes Not very big one, nor .
very strong one, but it is kitchen cabi.
net, al the same. It has not the weight
with him that Henry A. Wise and others
had with President Tyler dnring his ad-
ministration, and Il does not write his
messages - did the kitchen cabinet of
Andrew Jackson, when Amos Kendall and
Major Lewis rsmodelsd the political ideas
Of "Old Hickory" Still It keeps the presi-
dent posted to certain degree on what is
going on about him, and tries to help him
in doing what IL best for himself, for it and
the party. General CIarkson il one of the
members Of this cabinet The president
looks upon him as one of the best
posted men on the interior workings of the
parry, and he advises with him Is to party
matters. Another member of this cabinet
10 Postmaster-Ge General Wanamaker. He
and the president are closely associated in
social and church matters, and they talk
over many Of the administration points
outside of their cabinet consultations.
Wanamaker is . good deal Of diplomat.
He has studied the moods of the president,
and he is blunt enough 1t the same time
to tell him he il wrong II he thinks 30. The
attorney general has very close relations
to President Harrison. He is not, how
ever, on touch with the politicians, and
don't know enough about what is going
on to be much OF an adviser. he was
President Harrison's old law partner, and
understands him very well. Secretary
Tracy has had much closer relations with
President Harrison since his wife died.
He can hardly be called . member of the
kitchen cabinet. and the same is true of
Secretaries Proctor and Noble. One of the
closest friends here, and one in whom be
seems 70 have implicit confidence. is Dan
Ransdell, the marshal Of the district. He
is . one-armed soldier and an old comrade
of President Harrison's. He is always
arould and amongst the people, and he
keeps the president posted to . certain ex
tent a. to what Is going on. 1t was he who
was the go-between of the president and
Tanner at the time of their trouble, and he
is assuredly one of the kitchen cabinet
Another man in whom the president has
great confidence and who will have
mere influence than ever, 10 Louis
T. Kitchener. the attorney general
of the state of Illinois. and the
chairman of the state Republican commit
tee. He is. i Understand, coming to WASH
ington City to be partner with Dudley in
his pension and law business. and he will
be constant visitor at the White House..
As to the presidents own family, don't
think Elijah Halford is as good a mixer as
Dan Lamont, but he is the watch dog Of
the presidents private Office and has more
or less influence Russell Harrison is not
here enough to give his opinions. and Bob
Mckee is devoting himself to his shoe
business in Indianapolis. This man would
be very valuable addition to the presi-
dents political family. He is . quiet.