Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-01
THE PRESIDENT RETURNS,
He VIII See That No Ohicial Precauti
Against Cholera's Invasion is Neglected

| Against ChOiera's Invasion Is Neglected.
| President Harrison abandoned his proposed
trip through northern New York, on which he
was TO star. from White Plains this morning,
and left New York last evening for Washington
post haste to consult with his cabinet concern
ing measures advisable to repel the threatened
invasion Of the cholera. When the guests in
vited By Mr.. Reid to meet the President at
dinner at Ophir Farm last night reached the
mansion of the vice presidential candidate they
were informed that the President had decided
to return at once to Washington. He arrived
at this decision shortly after o'clock and with
in half an hour after he received messages from
Secretary Foster Of The Treasury Department
and Attorney Gen. Miller informing him of the
| cholera invasion and asking that means should
| be taken TO prevent the spread of the scourge.
| The President first heard the news in regard to
the Morayia through a telephone message
ceived by Mr.. Reid at Ophir Farm. Quickly
! following this came the dispatches from the
! two cabinet officers.
| The President and Mr. Reid held a consulta-
| ton Immediately and it was decided that the
| President could best consult with his subordi-
mates in the matter by going to Washington.
Accordingly he left Orhir Farm at $50 o'clock
| and took special train over the Harlem divi-
| sion Of the New York Central at White Plains,
reaching the Grand Central station in New York
at 10 80 O'Clock. He was driven Immediately to
| the 9Th avenue elevated station and took train
| for Desbrosses street ferry. At midnight the
regular Pennsylvania train, bearing the Presi-
dent. Private Secretary Halford and Executive
Clerk Ilbbett, left Jersey City for Washington.
A POLITICAL DINNER PARTY.
After deciding to return to Washington the
President sat down to dinner at Ophir Farm
with party of fifteen. 1t included besides the
host and the members of his family Chairman
T. H. Carter of the republican national COM
mittee. Gen. j. c. ClarksOn. ex-chairman of the
republican national committee: Russell Har-
rison and II. x. Cruger. The dinner was purely
informal. ard on its conclusion the party pro-
| ceeded 10 the front of the Reid mansion, where
friends, neighbors and people from White
Plains to the number of 300 with two brass
bands and the local G. A. R. post. had assem-
bled. They had come in vehicles, on horseback
and on foot. When the President and Mr..
Reid appeared on the broad portico a great
shout went up from the gathering, and the
cheers were taken up again and again, and the
bands played Hail to the Chief"
When quiet had been restored Mr.. Reid
| stepped forward and. in a clear voice, thanked
his friends and neishbors for the honor they
had paid his guest. He told them there were
no politics in the gathering and said he was
under no Illusion, nor the President. as to
the political opinion Of ma jority of the voters
| of Westchester county. Neither were they
| under illusions to the sterling patriotism
which he believed underlay all political parties
in this country, and has never failed to show
the proper regard and respect for any man in
| the high place of Chief Magistrate.
He then introduced the President. who was
greeted with prolonged cheering. The Presi-
dent made brief speech. in which he told the
gathering OF his sudden decision to return to
Washington.
President Harrison sent the follo wing message
to Warner Miller:
The alarm about and danger of the introduce
! ton of cholera has made it necessary that /
should abandon for the present my trip to the
north and go tonight to Washington to be sure
that official precaution is omitted to protect
our people against the threatening scourge.
Will make the contemplated trip at later date,
| to be named. Sorry to miss seeing you.
President Harrison spent busy day the
| guest of MIR. Reid.
| Chairman Bloomfield and Treasurer Thomas
| of the state republican campaign committee
| and Chairman Hackett of the state executive
| committee were early callers Senator Nelson
| W. Mdrich of Rhode Island was another early
| visitor. he came to Ophir Farm at the invita-
| ton of the President. The President explained
/ to Air. Aldrich that he wished to consult him
concerning his letter of acceptance, particu-
/ larly with regard to the tariff views expressed
in it. In the presence of Mr. Reid and Senator
| Aldrich the President read so much of the let
ter as he had completed, and Mr. Aldrich made
several valuable suggestions, which will prob
| ably be adopted. The letter will contain about
5000 words, and will probably be completed in
time 10 give it out for publication in the papers
| on Monday morning.
By far the most important visitor at Ophir
| Farm during the day and the only one to whose
call any great political significance is attached
| was ex-senator Thomas c. Piatt. He came
early and remained late. He was ciosetod with
the President for a long time. While no one
could be father to the statement, there was
weli-de.ined report, practically sanctioned by
. spveral of the Dalitiral chiafs who OF
! Ophir Farm, that Mr. Plat and the President
had decided to bury the Ratchet, and that dur
ing the campaign Mr.. Plat would assist the
party in every way toward securing the election
of Harrison. Mr.. Platt and Senator Aldrich
took luncheon at Ophir Farm.
| Ex-senator John c. Spooner, the candidate of
the republican party for governor of Wisconsin,
! paid visit in the afternoon