New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19
GENERAL HARRISON SILENT.
lie REFUSES TO REPLY TO MR. CLEVE
LANDS SNEERS.

THE EX-PPEsIDENT.S PLANS FOR MS VISIT TO
puIr,nELrur>-HIs CALLERS YESTERDAY.
Ex-prcsident BENJAMIN Harrison spent the most
Of his time yesterday in his room at the tlfth
Avenue Hotel. After breakfast number os callers
wore received Then General Harrison. accom-
panied by his niece Miss Parker. made little
round among the shops in pursuit Of Christmas
gifts. The ex-Prcsident said 20 Tribune reporter
Yesterday that his visit to New-York at this time
was OF A private nature altogether. He VIII start
early in the New Year for California TO begin his
lectures at the Stanford University There were
certain matters which rendered II desirable FOR him
10 come to New York before stl.;S ror California.
Several months ago he accepted an invitation TO
attend the annual exercises OF business college in
Philadelphia the week before Christmas He ar
ranged his visit to New-York 20 conform 70 this
plan Elihu Root the newly elected president Of
the New-England Society Of Nev-York, some time
ago sent General Harrison an invitation 10 respond
TO one Of the toa At the annual dinner which
takes place at Sherrys next Friday evening. In
the mean time however. he eX-Presdent had be-
come committed to other plans.
Originally he had intended TO return from Phil
adelphia to indianapolis on TIL Ifsday. December n.
but the invitation TO be present at a reception TO
be given in his honor at the Union League Club
house. in Philadelphia on that evening was pressed
upon him SO urgently that he yielded. This was
followed by invitation TO nttend the annual
dinner OF the Philadelphia New England Society on
Friday evening. Having declined Mr.. Roots invi-
tation some time previously for like service in
New York. General Harrison finally decided that
being In Philadelphia he would better accept the
his speaking there ana start FOR indianapolis from
that point on Saturday morning \ cham OF cir
cumstanccs and incidents will mus operate de-.
prive the New York people OF IN. plea OF hear
knows so well how to make.
While there ls no authsrliy for the assumption,
growing out of any word or mint given by General
Harrison.
uttered by President Cleveland III his Hawaiian
are ndIilged in in this respect. Mr. Harrison wa
accessible all newspaper reporters VINO sent him
polite and cordial lie was irm. how ever. In his
determination not to say anything. that could in
any way be construed as an interview on any po-
lltcal subject. When an evening paper appeared
containing Mr.. Cevelands message "A newspaper
reporter. who had previously talked with the ex-
President, sent "A copy 10 General Harrson with
certain passages marked. one was the following:
THE report. with its accompanying proofs and
such other evidence az IL before the Congress
or Ia herewith submitted. jus;lhes, in my opinion
submit the treaty to the Senate with the decisra-
tlon that the overthrow OF the monarchy was not
when the Senate was induced 10 receive and dis
II that basis, both President and Senate
This reflection by President Clevefrd upon tho
ability of his predecessor in the Executive office
| In Hawaii In the absence OF Mr. i,lounts report
made some people around ns n"rel fHrIorS s
as TO what the ex-Presdent might ray. His reply
| quickly returned, written WIN ledu Dticl on
| the envelope. and simply said Il do rot desire Il
give any interview upon ;he subject. Il. H."
The fact that General Hirrison said that he did
not desire to give interview upon the subject
duickcncd the hope that he might take occasion IL
say something on the question In his Philadelphia
speech next Friday; and IL is only fair 10 let Gen
eral Harrison know that the expect atom l. Lively
one for the fact Is pretty generally recognized that
Whatcy1r he have ~ In response to such
a sheer az that contained in the quoted passage
from Mr. Clcvelan1s message Is likely 70 b. worth
| hearing when uttered AMI worth rerCing when II
| aII ears In print.
There were many callers iron the eX-PreSid mt
some OF these were Cornelius y. Bliss. Congress
| man j. i. Belden. Robert Z. Porter Joseph IL
| Manlev William BrOolli Id BENJAMIN ~ Tracy
| General Arson G. McCook Colonel Frederick ID
| Grant Colonel John II. W der and Charles Emory
| Smith.
one OF the later callers of the day Ccrncu.
| Van Colt. In the evening the exPresident was tn,
| yuest OF Cornelius y. Bliss At the opera. Genera
| Harrison will spend to-day and tonight In this
| CITY going to Philadelphia some time omorrow.