Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-11
ne SOUTH TO THE PRESIDENT.
A. Imitation 10 Attend the Exposition at
Raleigh-No Promise.


-ar telegraph to the Dispatch.I
E,,Hyc1oS. d. c.. June 1O.-A delega-
..-.' about seventy persons. represent
-.. ,he southern States, waited on Presi-
Harrison this morning and invited
.- p. attend the Exposition TO be held at
.,-.-a. y. c., IN October and November
,.r. The party was headed 10y Senator
.r,m of North Carolina, and MIR. Pat
Walsh. Of Augusta, Ga, and included
Nr- Ba .er and Colonel A. b. Andrews,
.s.E.l. Major r. $. Tucker, Colonel
-.Rrr and representatives, of nearly all
q. leading southern cities. Governor
1t .. North Carolina, intended to be
v.- tte par;v, but was not able TO come.
IT, President received them in the Cabi-
-.--..u. Senator Ransom made an elO-
-.-t address, inviting him TO Raleigh, and
~rl. lin Of a warm and hospltabIe well
.--
THE PRESIDENTS RESPONSE.
UsPras,ient in reply thanked them for
... -!ialitv and impressiveness of their
,a..u. and said it was very gratifying
. -. 90 feel that they had come so far
.-vra . purpose. Their invitation called
....-.us consideration on his part, but
-.-.-. not now tell what he would be
lat. 30 20 the time of the Exposition.
:. ... lie knew he would be received
r.. ,.lueSs. as he had recently had very
-..ye evidence on that point. He
,.-.-,.i that il was not his privilege to
-ot--.u.h North Carolina on his recent
continued: "No, l cannot promise
g. -.-.s .ime-indeed am very chary about
= -.-.- Public men have been severely
C.. -.l g., making promises they could
.-. g.-. .rm. and l have made II strict
p .;ta make promises. There Is too
--- Doubt about the future state OF
. business for me 10 anticipate what
.-.7 boz able 10 do. lou Will bear IN
t.a- October and November are apt
;.- g-, times with the President, IN
-...'.ll with the assembling OF Con
-,. and IN discharge OF my cOnstltu-
DUTY must Try to enlighten Con-
--.. 70. % the affairs of the country. SO
70 ,aa :, will not be easy for me TO get
.7.7 .l 'h. fall.
.u in full sympathy with every
-T-~eu- for the display of our magnih-
70. l-yD.1pment and material prosperity
--e art, and sciences. i will bear your
-7a,.1 IN mind and will try to ar
a-,- v affairs so as TO accept IT, Inc
r., a.rs remarks were loudly ap-
--.-I
THE PEEsESTATIoS VOLUME
st-,-e silyer-bound and clasped book
g BIS - inches. The covers are OF ma
90 North Carolina pine panelled with
-.--I rurlCd pine. Eight panels OF ele-
,4-, design are on each cover. Within Is
framed initiation printed on large
ri. .eaf of the far-famed North caro-
Ia golden leaf. On the leaf-l2 by "a
-,-.-ou the left is printed, Citizens OF
e. southern section of the Union extend
Be- a!ue-t invitation 10 BENJAMIN Harrl,
President of the United States, and
Etanlet." On another tobacco-leat OF
90 sane size is the following: TO VISIT
-.-. q. the Capltal CITY Of the Old North
''a dur.ng the Southern Exposition.
''.aaI and November, 1891. Above
&c. ,g each side of both leaves are
..,ssos rice grown in North Carolina,
aye bOlls OF open cotton, represent
-g agricultural products. Below are als9
-s-', y MICA. representing the industrial
algc'- Of the South. The background
black velvet outlined with gold-cord
81 Laj,Omely framed with plate-giassS;;
-.ar invitations IN portfolio FORM VIII VIII
y Ws-,uted 10 each member OF tno
~..Ie'.
b, Walsh then addressed the President
,eaa.t Of Augusta, Ca, and the fIesi-
.'-' -ald bis response TO the other iufi'@-
'- applied equally to this.
TEEsosERL OF THE Party.
Among hose constituting the party are
-.,- j. b. Purcell, president OF the
.--4's'sT u Commerce. and Dir. II. a; lsoD,
hclMOnd: NJ. Glennan, editor NoTIoIh
'ggaau K. p. Earham, editor Pete[sDurg
h.l.lpu1qI ! IA. Wilcox, Of the Ports
sl.'t Pr91ress w. B. FitZhugh, Cape
'.4.e.. Treasurer Harlow, Of Alexan-
'A Rev. &. l.. Marshall, Of West Point;
: K D1uahue. Of Fairfax COURTHOUSE; y;
1 Herbert, Of Roanoke. and q. ). Lion' oi
",rty Mount. y
North Carolina: Josephus Daniels, edl-
r k4qgn Chronicle; q. p. Leach, Mr;
' 10 j. Patrick. Of Raleigh, secretary of
~ committee Colonel Paul b. Means, oi
yl.ofd Professor j.. s. Packard, OF flhe
20 Major X. S. Tucker, OF haieIgu'
o. John A. Williams, OF Oxfordi - NJ ~
f&,deli, 2. Of Weldon; II. q. Hunt, ana "
Gaiyne. Of Asheyille: DR.. n. y. ba'Ds,o'
Z 4 Swludell. and A. NJ. Powell, Oh ha-
- Colonel William II. 5; burgwyn'
= henderson; DIR. w. G. Murphy, OF - pul-
ii-.s >. lredell Johnson, OF haleigh ~: D'
q aiii5fl, y Of Holly Springs; Hon; =. A. nnite,
4 A@.elgh; w. II. Snow, OF hlgn ioinsi
vv2.5-. Ihomas Badger. mayor df Haieign'
r r liam L. Ashley, Of the same CITY; ID:
Stltfou, Of Stagyille; 7. NJ: wilson, OF
. sI,i'ton, and others: also M: A. C.uHum9'
X augusta, Ga. A. A. Barr, OF bfaipwen'
}. "a and Hon. ID. IL. Duncan. VI epsi,
is'-Cufg 5. {. There were ceie2ases aiSg
!. W kentucky Tennessee. ftofloa, am
fial other States. but not 80 numerous
: hose from YirOinia and North Caroilnti.
. Professor Mcdonald. Of the Fish SoIn-
.si''on, !. accepted ar invitation 70 denver
: address during the Exposition;
t'en should the President not favor tng
ssl'positiOn with his presence tbs eau VIII
]. great good. IL elbows that the g9ou
I, ,..yple u the Old North State are awakei
= ~ That they intend 10 make. Win tne hlu
zoe adjoining states, the Raleigh Expo
'lfln grand sf,cnoes