The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-16
ABOUT FAMOUS MEN.
Mrs. Harrison's Father Talks of
jackson and Clay.
sHERMAN's FIRST CAMPAIGN.
Inventor Edison's First Sale to Jay
How Poe Was Photographed.

WASHINGTON CRY, May Especial
Correspondence IL saw tall, straight,
fine-looking man walk out of the White
House today. He had q sllver-headed
cane in his hand. and he was dressed in
preachers black. His well-brushed broad
cloth coat came high up to the neck in
front. His step was firm, though not
springy, and he walked with the ease of a
man in his prime. He came down the
steps OF the executive mansion, passed
down to the right along the half-moon
sidewalk of the White House grounds,
and there crossed the street to Lafayette
park. As he entered the rark met him and
recognized DR.. Scott, the father of Mrs.
President Harrison, who is now past 81,
but who does not look to be more than 60,
and whose mind is as clear as bell. He
shook hands with me as I saluted him,
and turned and took stroll with him
through the park. During the walk he
told me that he felt better today than he
did year ago, and that he found much
enjoyment in life. As We passed the
statue of Jackson I asked him as to
whether he had ever seen "Old Hickory"
and he told me that he had met him at
Pittsburg little over fifty-seven years ago.
Andrew Jackson" said DR.. Scott, twas
then on his way back from Washington
City after the presidential contest of 1924,
by which John Quincy Adams was elected.
At the election Jackson had the largest
number OF electoral votes. He got, I
think, ninety-nine, and Adams received
eighty-four, while William H. Crawford, of
Georgia, got forty-one and Henry Clay
thirty-seven. The result was snch that no
one of the candidates had majority, and
the election was thrown into the House
and Clay's vote went over to Adams, and
it was by this that Adams was elected.
John Quincy Adams then chose Clay for
his secretary Of state, and this made great
fuss among the friends of Jackson and
some of them claimed that it was the re-
suit Of bargain, and it was, you know.
this charge that brought about the duel
between John Randolph and Henry Clay.
During my call upon Jackson a brother
professor who was with me referred to
this, and said to General Jackson: There
are some strange doings going on down in
Washington City, and Jackson replied:
Yes, they are producing some queer
phenomenons there He did not use the
Latin plural, phenomena and as l was
fresh from college l noticed the differ
ence."
ANDREW Jackson" Dr. Scott went on,
twas at this time IN his prime. He was
tall and fine looking, and he was rather
blunt though polite in his manners. re-
member an old farmer who came up to
him and after shaking him heartily by the
hand and calling him Old Hickory said:
And now, General, / want you to come
and take drink with an old farmer and
we will have little whisky to celebrate
the OCCASION General Jackson drew him.
self up and thanked the farmer and said:
'You must excuse me. I cannot drink
with you for l am one of the army of nom
combatants.' 1t was some time after this
that 1 saw Henry Clay. He spoke at the
Miami university, where was a professor,
and his speech was a good one"