The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11

WASHINGTON, June Speciall-A
delegation OF about seventy persons,
representing all the Southern States.
waited on President Harrison this morn
ing AMI invited him to attend the expo
sition to be held at Raleigh, n. c., in
October and November next. The party
was headed by Senator Ransom. of
North Carolina, and Mr.. Patrick Walsh,
of Augusta, Ga, and included Major
Badger, of Raleigh; Col. A. b. Andrews.
of Raleigh; Maj. r. S. Tucker, Col. Bur
gernine and representatives of nearly
all Southern cities. Governor Holt, of
North Carolina, intended to be with the
party, butwas not able to come.
The President received them in the
cabinet room. Senator Ransom made an
elegant address. inviting the President
to Raleigh and assuring him Il warm
and hospitable welcome. The Presi-
dent in reply thanked them for their cor
dlallty and said that il was very CRAFTY
ing to him to feel that they had como 50
far for such purpose. Their invita-
ton called for serious consideration on
his part, but he could not now tell what
he would be able to do at the time of
the exposition. He said he knew he
would be received with kindness as he
he had recently had Conclusive evidence
on that point. He regretted that it was
not his privilege to pass through North
Carolina on bis recent trip. lie continued
mo cannot promise at this time"
indeed am very charity about prom
Uses; public men have been severely
crlticlscd for making promises they
moi n,.fO
strict rule not to make promises. There
is too much doubt about tho future state
OF public business for me to anticipate
what may DO able to do. You will
bear in mind that in October and No
vem6er are apt to be busy times with
the President in connection with the
assembling Of Congress and in tho dis.
charge of my duty.
II am in full sympathy with cvery
movement for the display Of our mag.
nlhcent development and material pros
perity in the arts and sciences. will
bear your invitation in mind and will
try to arrange my affairs so as to ac-
cept it,"
The Presidents remarks were loudly
applauded. He was then presented
with large silver bound and claspcd
book, II by 2S inches, with covers of
native North Carolina pine. panelcd
with natural cnrled pine, with eight
panels of elegant design on each cover.
Within is framed invitation printed
on a large tobacco leaf Of far famed
North Carolina gold leaf
On the left is printed, THE citizens
Of the Southern section of the Union OK
tend an earnest invitation to Beniamin
Harrison, President of the United
States, and his cabinet" On another
tobacco leaf of same size is the follow
ing, TO visit them at Capital CITY of
the Old North State, during the South
ern exposition in October and Noyem
Der, 1891. Above and on each side of
both leaves arc lunches of rico grown
in North Carolina, below are balls of
open cotton, representing agricultural
products. Below are sheets OF mica
representing industrial products of the
South. The back grounds are of black
velvet lined with gold card and hand
| somely framed with plate glass.
a similar invitation in portfolio form
will be presented to each member of the
cabinet. Mr.. Walsh addressed the Presi
dent on behalf of Augusta, Georgia, and
the President said in his response to
other invitations applied equally to this.