The sun., 1894-05-05
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Ex-President BENJAMIN Harrison arrived at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel from Cincinnati at
4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. and then he
learned that he had visited the metropolis for
the purpose OF getting his Presidential boom
In running order for 1890 Gen. Harrison said
that this was nevs to him and that he had sup
posed he was In New York on private profess
sional business. He will remain In the city .
week and he does not propose to devote any
OF that time TO politics.
Harry New OF the Indianapolis Journal has
been quoted as the author OF the statement
that Gen. Harrison has taken the Held for the
Republican nomination in 1895 IL is true
that Harry's father. Gen. John G. New. whose
utterances on Harrlsonlan politics have been
considered oracular. has denied that the sx-
President has lonpinRs for another term in the
White House; but the oracular character Of
Mr. News statement was questioned when
1t was known that the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette published declaration In it's editorial
columns yesterday morning to the effect
that there is no Disgusting the fact that Harri-
son Is again In the field for the Presidency.
The Commercial Gazette is controlled by Perry
e Heath. who was pretty close to the Presi-
dent In 1892. This statement was published
after an interview between Editor Woodward
Of the. paper and Gen. Harrison. This is what
tion:
l went to Cincinnati TO attend meeting Of
the LOYAL Legion and to install my successor
as Commander OF the order. ex-Gov Jacob D.
Cox, There was no political Significance in
my Visit, and was thrown among business
men rather than politicians My interview
with the editor of the Commercial Gazette took
n thn hroa fnaN II H.. NJ.
House and lasted about half a minute-lonG
enough Tor hand shase and mutual Inquiries
regarding one Hnother'R health"
Concerning the coincidence OF his presence
II , the city with that G. his special boomer for
I'll had no idea that Mr. New s@ was n here uSsii f
read the morning newspapers and saw his
What Of his statement that you will posi-
lively not Of be q candidate for the nomin alton in
1ew2 Was 1t authorized p
No man IL authorized to make any state
ment regarding my political attitude. So lar
as politics ts concerned have nothing to add
to to DtIn the . views recently expressed By me a.
MIR. Harrison on the subject Of his possible
lively last night although all who talked
with him on the subject last night left him
With the impression that he was not cam
Senator ,washburn. who sat at the same
table with him at dinner last night. said that
Repnhlcan car Edidate; that though the next
caniidate OF the party must come out OF the
West Allison is his name
Among those who called on the OK Presidep mt
were Senator Redfeld Proctor OF verm ont who
came In last evening from his Green Mountair
home. where he had been with Senator Dubois
OF Idaho whipping the trout streams with
gratifying results. Ex-Postmaster Van Cott
shook hands with the ex-Presicent, and so
did Congressman Quigg and Henry Gleason.
=, Ihomas G. Platt and Congressman James J. |
Belden stepped into tho corridor n minute
after Gen. Harrison had gone to his room re-
marked the chllliness OF the atmos ph ere and
started to find warmer quarters They did not
call on the ex-Presdent.