The record-union., 1892-09-01
PRESIDENT HARRISON.
He Confers With Leading Republican
Mt White Plains.

He Confers With Leading Republicans
Mt White Plains.
WHITE PLAINS (N. W, Aug. 31.-The
Presidents train arrived at $50 o'clock.
His party at once stepped into waiting
carriages and was driven to Ophir Farm.
The President stated that his letter of
acceptance would not be given out for
publication to-day.
Ex-senator Platt was accompanied by
John Il. Mulholland, and when they ar
rived they were received on the piazza by
Mr.. Reid and ID. q. Mills. Mr.. Platt was
at once conducted into the reception
room, where q cordial meeting followed
between the President and the eX-Sen-
ator.
After conferring with the President for
| almost two hours, Platt, accompanied by
John e. Mulholland, left Ophir Farm.
and took the 2:35 train for New York.
After Platt's departure Senator Aldrich
remained closeted with the President the
greater part of the afternoon and took the
4 p. NJ. train for New York.
| AT 7:30 Mr.. Reid and his guests sat
down to dinner.
| just before the party repaired to the
dining-room the President received two
dispatches, both of the same tenor, one
| from Secretary of the Treasury Foster
and the other from Attorney General
Miller. They officially notified the Presi-
dent that cholera had made its appear
ance within the jurisdiction of the United
States. and they desired to confer with
him relative to the steps which must be
taken to prevent it's spread, either by is
| suing proclamation prohibiting all
further Immigration until the abatement
of the plague abroad, or similar steps.
| Attorney General Miller also stated
that he was engaged in investigating the
law on the subject.
The President at once decided to cancel
all engagements and start for Washing
| ton. About 9 o'clock about 500 citizens
of White Plains, headed by the White
Plains band, and tho delegations from
Portchester and Rye, headed by the Port
chester band, marched to the farm to
serenade the President. The party went
upon the piazza, and Mr.. Reid addressed
the serenaders briefly, introducing the
President. AS the President stepped
forward he was greeted with cheers, the
band playing Hail to the Chief" When
the applause subsidized Harrison ad-
! dressed the Semblage, announcing
| briefly his necessity of an immediate
| journey to Washington. After some
patriotic illusions, Mr.. Harrison bowed
| his thanks. Hardly had the crowd dis
| driven to the door, and the President
started for the depot.
LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON.
! New YORK, Aug. 3l.-The Chairman
OF the Republican state Executive Com
nittee tonight issued a bulletin an
nouncing postponement of the proposed
special train from here to Loon Lake on
account of the reported cases of cholera
at the quarantine. The President in
formed the committee that he felt 1t to be
! his duty to return TO Washington imme-
| diately, but on his return he will carry
out the programme proposed.
| President Harrison arrived at the
| Grand Central depot at 1886 p. NJ. from
| White Plains en- route to Washington. A
carriage was in waiting and he was at
once driven to the Desbrosses-stree ferry.
Arriving at the Pennsylvania depot the
President entered car attached to the
1890 train. Asked if he would say what
| he intended doing when he reached
Washington, he said, Il can say nothing
at present"