New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-11
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS.
HE TALKS TO NEWSPAPER MEN APTn
GETTING THE NEWS.
A MANLY AND SINCERE spEECI-AN INTERESTED
THRoNG OF PROMINENT OFFICIALS AND
CORRESPONDENTS AWAIT THE RETURNS
IN THE WHITE HOUSE.


| Washington June IO-It was half past O'Clock
Eastern time, when President Harrison learned that
the Republican Convention had Endorsed his Admins
! traon by nominating him for second term. lie
was sitting in his Office at the me chatting In the most
composed manner with several members Of his Cabinet
| in regard TO the work Of the convention, and was
probably the least excited man in the group. The
ARRANGEMENTS at the White House for the reception
az news from the convention were admirable, Q
n~c,al wire with supreme right OF way, establishing
free and uninterrupted communication between the
convention hall and the White House. The Execu-
five telegraph Office Is on the northeast OF the
second floor and Is almost directly across the hall from
the Presidents Office.
Interesting events occurred In these two rooms dur.
ing the afternoon The telegraph ONCE had been closed
during the forenoon everybody except officials Of
| the Executive Mansion; but about o'clock when II
became known that ballot to be taken, Mr.. Hal
ford, the Presidents private secretary, directed that
the room be opened to the newspaper men and Others
who had gathered the hall and in the adjoining room
TO await the result The privilege gladly accepted,
and the small room was soon crowded.
| The tel.grnph instrument In one corner Of the
room and Mr.. Montgomery, the operator, sat beside
with a typewIng machine In front OF him, with which
he printed the bulletins as they received the
WIRE Mr.. Ialfoid sat at table by his side, and POST
mas,erCe neral Wanamaker occupied another desk
by They were each supplied with tally sheet con-
tanning the names Of the candidates together with the
number Of votes each state was entitled to, and the
test vote taken last night on the report Of the Com
mittce on Credentials. This latter column Of figures
was TO show giins losses in the OF each state.
| Crowded around and behind these gentlemen were
about thirty newspaper and friends Of the Presi
dent.
secretary Elktns gravitated between the telegraph
office and the Presidents room and showed thorough
knowledge of the situation as it developed. Among
| . .ha noon
Foster General Bacheller ard Colonel Ernst, Of the
ARMY Treasurer Ncbeker, Auditor Hart, and nearly
all the employees Of the Mansion
| The operator handed the bulletins 10 Mr. Halfod,
who read them aloud, recorded the votes on his tally
| sheet and then passed them over 10 either Russell
| Harrison or Lieutenant Parker by whom they were
carried in to the President who read them to Secretaries
| Noble Rusk and Tracy and Attorney General Miller.
When the fact that Ohio, with the exception OF one
vote had gone for Mckinley WAS received, neither
sup,.e nor excitement displayed by those as
.em,ed around the telegraph operator for the tfor.
| mat on that Ohio would cast her vote had been
aned By the President and his friends in the morn
Ing and confirmation Of the report was therefore LOO
unexpected Nevertheless Secretary Foster was ex-
ceetlngy Discontinued and impatient. not to siy In
dlgnant and secretary Rusk remarked:
| The Ohio men seem to have been coaxed into a.
| ambush
Wb.n II was announced however. that the Keystone
State had given the President nineteen votes, an In
crease Of ten last nights vote, Mr.. Wanamaker
said tha, the President now wanted only sixty votes
rom states which last night had cast over ITO votes
! against the opposition
After the vote Of south Dakota had been receives
and while every one was waiting to hear the vote
of Tennessee the sounder went click "click,'
ri ck, and without attempting N write out the mes
sage the operator exclaimed: ilarnons nonlnsteo'
Great excitement followed the announcements 81 "oo''
good shouted Mr. Wanamaher, and Mr. HahoN
darted ont Of the room to prevent the ms
sage reaching the President IL advance
81 It's official confirmation. He said 10
wanted TO avoid fash in the pam He was now
| aver TOO late as Mr. nbbott, the Presidents sehos'
rapbsr who had been standing outside the door, had
heard the words and carried the news to the President
| before Mr.. Halford could Interfere lie had haruy
delivered the message when Mr. liaford entered INC
Cabinet room with the Official vote OF Texas, which
| rave the President clear majority IN the con-
ventlon and settled all question 10 the nomination.
| The operator remained at his instrument to record
The votes of the remaining states, but ne no longer
| had any company. Everybody aho. Including ue
| ,ars,aner mon crowded into the Cabinet room and
sbovercd concentrations the President. lie re-
c.ycd them cordially. and shook hands with each
lone lie was cool and composed, but took no pains
TO conceal his intense qualification. The news soon
reached the private part OF the House, and Mrs Nc
K,e Mrs Dimmick and Mrs Parker fastened to the
Presidents side He received their congratulailons
| In "a most aIectimate manner.
one of tie members OF the Cabinet suggested thar
the President say few words TO tile newspaper men,
remnrking that they extremely anxious 10 hear
| from him. The President hesitaed few minutes
and then made "A address. lie stood behind his
Idesk and the Cabinet officers ladies and newspaper
men formed mi-crcle In front Of him. While MS
manner was calm. he showed deep feeling III MS 10
marks. He said
| well gentlemen, have had good deal OF inter-
| course with newspaper men. IL has been mostly ~
arms length except a few occasions OF tins hna'
and vet scme OF yen that. while am very averss
| to interviews. my door has always been open 10
| friendly call from any of you and any inrrihsu'A
| about public business has been nj your disposal
Il can only say, with reference to this event tDas
has brought YOU here that the first thought that nus
NY mind 1, one OF gratitude and thanks 10 inc
| great multitude Of frerds who have IN THIS way
and divers other ways expressed approval OF very 'o
| ,cientious though possibly now and then mistakeh'
attempts TO the country upon Republican hnes'
claim no ether credit than that Of having attempted'
without sparing myself 10 labor, to discharge teso
public duties cOnsolentiously. cannot expect my
Democratic friends to think have been on right lines
always and vet IL has been very gratifying 10 me 10
know that many things have secured the approval VI
my political opponents have been hiled WIN ue
thought that this country WIS coming 20 an epcu
when the flag and the things that ii symbonies VIII
be upon still higher plane than now. and when our
Influence amcng the powers of the earth VIII Dc Gu
largcd wisely and yet energetcaiy.
have "A sincere love for all onr people. eN'luu.
| no section. / take into my affection and re'peca
| all the states and all people. In entering upon
| this campaign shall do without malice t'"au
any one. | think | have sometimes been suspeV"u
Of being very little OF politician from the 'aci NAV
| have never drawn, inside my party, person''
| lines. | have tried 10 treat every one WIN uas
| respect to which his station entitled h'm' anu
| have never I'm any case suggested much less ue'
manded, personal loyalty from anybody h'''
| asked of all public officer, faithful performance
| Of thcIr duty. have felt great regret That Vac
| unable to fnd suitable place for every deSer'"s
| friend: but | have Insisted that did not ulNpa"s.
| those | cGnd not appoint 10 place. A. nave n"N