The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-19
An Office-Halder Abuses the President.

| Especial to Thu Observation-Disclosures Dfsnatcb
New YORK, Nov. 1S.-A World snecial
from Washington says: 1.-THE dissatisfac-
ZION among Republicans with the admins
tratlon reached an amusing climax yester-
day. President Harrison was the subiect
| OF violent and vigorous Remuneration nv n
member of his party, and an office-bolder
aG IhdC, VINO entered the White House and
addressed the President face to face. The
man VINO thus vented his INDIGNATION ,non
! the party chief is Arthur p. Cunninphsn1
an employee of the Senate document room
cunningham mas been very much dissatis
ned with the lncapacity which he fancies
Tue PRESIDENT has shown since he first en-
tered the White House, and has not failed
IN pubic and private to express his views
Inc recent defeat Of the Republican party
mas maze MIN even more bitter in his de-
nunclatlon OF Mr.. Harrison. He has NOT
hesltated to say that the overwbeInine.
set BACK which the party received in the
recent elections is due to the President
ana TO the TACT that the policy which be
mapped out has been followed against the
better Judgment of Secretary Blaine and
other leaders. He has stigmatized the
cnieI executive not only as disgrace 10
misgOverned. '-'
AT about o'clock yesterday afternoon
he engaged in his favorite pastime If
aouslng Mr.. Harrison to a crowd of bis
friends who had gathered in the hotel
LOBBY when one of them said, iokinplv.
why don't you tell Ben your opinion of
Hlm cunningham seemed to be very
nuGh impressed with the suggestion and
SAID; That is good idea, and | believe
that will do it, So saying he started off
towards the White House. The friends
Gnougnt ne was testing, and paid no further
attention 10 him; but Cunningham was in
sooer earnest and went direct to the White
Rouse. He was known Oy the doorkeeper
there and had no difficulty in securing ad-
1lItance 10 the room OF Private Secretary
HaIIord. This adjoins the private Office oP
the PRESIDENT Cunningham asked If the
PRESIDENT was IN and receiving an affirma-
1--WE reply, rushed into the room where the
chief executive sat, busily engaged in
writing. The President looked up sur.
prlsed at the intrusion and demanded tn
know what Cunningham wanted L want
10 tell you what think of you,' was the
reply, and with that he proceeded to favor
the chief magistrate with his opinion
coucned IN the choicest billingsgate. The
PRESIDENT was nearly paralyzed at the
violence OF che onslaught and sat helplesslv
clinSing to his desk while Cunningham
continued to pour forth the walls of his
wrath. When Cunningham had exhaused
MS 'OOdOuldTy Vi lHV6cLiV6 and mad aD-
Piled to Mr.. Harrison every opprobious
epithet he could think of, the President
called Mr.. Halford and demanded that an
otbcer be summoned to remove the intruder.
This did not have the effect of Guietinp
Cunningham and he launched forth with p
fresh volley of oaths which he continued
to use until the arrival of Special Officer
Cross, who placed him under arrest.
patrol wagon was summoned and Cum
bingham was removed to a station houss
where he was locked up on the charge Of
conduct. His brother was sent
for, and furnished bail for his appearances
In the police court this morning.
cunningham has always been an active
in spite of the fact that he ia
turned against the administration.
He was for several years sergeant alarms
of the Republican national committee and
when the celebration in honor of President
Harrison's election was held he himself
fired OF the cannon IN honor of his party's
triumph: Since then, however, he has
changed his opinion of the administration.
and has gradually grown more bitter until
yesterday, when he reached the climax.
cunningham alleges that be was
on Friday last informed his uncle
John Cunningham mad died ID Aus
tralia six years ago, leaving an
estate valued at 81 100000, to which he
IS sole heir. The story was discredited at
first by his friends but he has since Friday
had a large amount of money which he saws
ne obtained from his attorney. It is said
good fortune has turned his
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