Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-10
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President Receives the Returns I'm the
Library with the Family.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 President
Harrison received the returns in his
library. Attorney General Miller and
Secretary of State Foster came to the
White House shortly after 8 o'clock.
Both of them had made arrangements to
receive returns in their respective Of
fees, but they preferred to receive them
with the president. All the members
of the family were also in the library.
Just after dinner the president, having
then heard from about 700 election pre-
Cincts in New York city, expressed the
belief that they would probably go
Democratic, and at s o'clock he con-
coded that state to Cleveland. Mr..
Harrison seemed perfectly at his ease,
though both Mr. Foster and Mr.. Miller
appeared worried in consequence of the
news from New York.
There was not much cheering news of
the evening, but the president was as
calm and undisturbed as if all the
news was favorable to the Republicans.
President Harrison retired at mid
night.
"Tbat Settles It,"
The president gave up the election
when he heard from Illinois, remarking:
eff Illinois has gone Democratic, that
settles it" and he requested that no
further returns be sent to him.
Mr. Tibbot, his photographer, at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning was still
figuring upon some possible combina-
ton which might snatch victory from
defeat, but with very Indifferent success
even in his own mind.
The president rose at his usual hour,
glanced over some of the latest returns
which had been prepared for him, and
then calmly devoted himself to execu-
tive business, saying nothing.
Attorney General Miller and Secre-
tary J. w. Foster, of the state depart
ment. are the only two members of the
cabinet III the city.
Attorney General Miller was some
what prepared for defeat by the forecast
of doubt which he brought back with
him from his hasty visit to Indiana,
but he was far from anticipating 30
complete ''slump."
Secretary of State Foster is not an act
i've politician. He was paired with Col
onel Dick Bright, of Indiana.
Ex-Secretary Blaine declines to be in
terviewed on the result, and has had the
| telephone removed from his residence in
| Lafayette square so as to avoid the an
noyance of perpetual calls.
To the yictors Belong the Spells.
The feeling of depression and unrest
which pervades all the departments can
not be exaggerated.
Those clerks who refrained from 60
ing homo to vote congratulate them
! selves on their forbearance, while the
| Poi IL np nh ~
pated in the election, hope that this
thing may not be charged against
! them"
A goodly number of the department
clerks sheltered under civil service rules
survived four years of Democratic ad-
ADMINISTRATION under Mr.. Cleveland four
years ago and trust by strict attention
! to business, to merit a continuance of
the favors previously bestowed. But the
! heads of divisions recognize that, after
the 4th of next March, their positions
| (Which do not fall under civil service
rules will probably be required for of
! ficials in political harmony with the
new chiefs of the executive depart
ments.
The greatest alarm is felt by the un-
classified employees of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing and the govern
ment printing office.
Many thousands in number, who are
paid by the day and only hold on from
month to month. They feel that nine.
tenths of their number are probably
destined to be displaced by new EN-.
ployes as soon as the new government
printer and chief OF the bureau of en-
craving aud printing are appointed, es
pocially as both these present officers
General Palmer. public printer, and
Mr. Meredith, chief of the bureau OF
engraving aud printing, were appointed
from the great State OF Illinois, which
has now gone over to the Democracy.