Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-10

w. 49, has devoted all OF MS
fssNEf'i x/onSI leisure to the work
.SIm IA hi ET&txteL" and has worked the
Xt3&sN&-&ESk,Es lectures out from
XyGse.tA,Ss original sources, so
SES[Es, that they will prob
rTT>F> .S&sSSSEsNp ably be a valuable
contribution to legal
science. 1 met last night General Mich
ener, who was to a large extent President
Harrison's political manager, and who is
one OF his closest and most confidential
friends. i asked him whether it was true
that Harrison hoped ITO be renominated
candidate for the presidency in 1896. He
replied. Il personally know that there is
nothing in that story. President Harrison
does not want to be renominated, and there
is no organized movement among his
friends pointing toward his nomination
and ir fact he has told me that he would
not run. Just after the election of 1892 he
began to get letters from all parts of the
country proposing that he be a candidate
in 1896. These letters increased as his
term approached its close, and he had many
callers, who urged the same thing. He dis
couraged them all, and he seldom discussed
the matter. 1 remember two interviews
that l had with him in the White House
during February of last year. These were
long and confidential, and in one of them
i began to speak of the general sentiment
In favor OF his nomination. He shook his
head positively as l mentioned the matter
and could see from his features how much
he resented the idea l went on. But |
said. General, however little you may care
to think of another nomination 1t ought
certainly to be a great personal gratifica-
ticn to you to know that the people appre-
clate your administration and that they are
anxious to see you again in the White
House
President Harrison replied: AS to the
personal qualification, feel that most deep
ly, but as to the thought of becoming again
candidate for the presidency, / do not
harbor II for a moment. 1t Is contrary to
all my inclinations, and when l leave the
White House l expect to say goodbye to
II forever. My life in 1t has not been a
happy one. 1t has been filled with care
and the greatest sorrows that have come
to me have fallen upon me since 1 entered
these doors. My associations with 1t
not happy ones and 1 want to retire for
good from its cares and worries and
troubles. / have no idea that / will ever be
candidate for the presidency again, and
l do not desire it. "
In Civil Life.
What has Gen. Harrison done since the
close of his term? said /.
He has been practicing law. He lately
argued big case in Indianapolis, and he is
doing considerable office business in the
way of counselling, etc. He is one of the
ablest lawyers of the country, and he is
ve-y fond of the practice. He finds the
preparation of his law lectures a much
bigger job than he anticipated, but he is
going into the matter thoroughly, and their
delivering will be quite an event in the legal
world"
How many lectures are there?"
Il do not know, and / don't know that
I'm I md IA I.a
expects to go west some time in February
10 deliver them"
Il suppose he gets a good price for the
Yes" replied Gen. Michener there is no
doubt about that. l do not think he would
have promised to give them if he did not
he has never said anything to me, however,
about his compensation for them, and l
don't know what the amount is. His lee
lures Will certainly be valuable
GarHeld's Character.
Speaking of unknown great papers of
famous men recalls chat / had the other
night with the Rev. DR.. Power, who was
James A Garfields pastor during n great
part of his congressional career, and who
was acting as such at the time when Pres
ident Garfield assassinated. He told
me that some of the best things that Car
field eve uttered We're given by him in the
lecture room of his church. He once deliy-
cred lecture on Ruins of Euhesus"
which surpassed in diction, thought and
beauty the most of his public speechess
But there 'Were no reporters present and
though Garfield had spent weeks upon it, II
never got into the newspapers o. into any
edition of Gariield'S works Ca field was
At this time in Congress-" said DR. Power
he mad made great study of the discoy-
cries of Schlieman and others and he films
trated his talk with maps which were
effort full Of genius
Was Garfield much of student?"
Yes, he was an indefatiga BILE student"
replied DIR. Power. He was always ad
ding something To his stock of knowledge
ana he had his information so CLASSIFIED
that he could lay his hands on any subject
at moments notice. He took notes of
everything he read and filed these away
in pigeon holes. He could post himself up.
IN a short time on any subject which had
interested him in times past, and his mind
was such an analytic one that his thoughts
came out in rounded periods and as y
harmonious whole. He had always some
line of study entirely apart from his work
in Congress. He was fond of the classics
and he kept up his studies of Greek and
Latin throughout his life. He reviewed his
college studies while he was in Congress
and when he got especially tired of the pro-
ceedings of the House he used to some
times take up Latin book and read it. |
remember one day when an especially
tedious debate was going on he decided 20
see how many verses of Horace he could
write from memory. He wrote out five and
When ne got nome that night he compared
his manuscript with the original and he
found that he had not MADE a single mis-
take in writing them. He was "A charming
talker, was full of ideas. and was very
fond of talking of literature"
Guiteuu's Original Plan.
1T is not generally known how near Pres
sident Garfield came TO being shot in our
little church on Vermont avenue, continued
DR.. Power. He came regularly to church
every Sunday, and frequently to PRAYER
meeting. On Sundays he had a seat near
the pulpit on the right as you go in His
seat was just next window, and he usual
ly sat in the end of tine pew 50 that his
head leaning against the window casing
extended out for some distance in front of
the glass panes. This window was so To-
Gated that any one going into the yard
which then existed on the side of the
church could come up to ii and look into
the church. 1t was not more than waist
high, and it was Guiteau's intention to have
slipped up to it and shot DIT Garfield
through the window. Had he done so
nothing could have saved him.
Guiteau came up to the church and
looked over the situation some weeks