New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17
TIE ~ PRESIDENT ~ THE CIIl'


he SAYS uE HAS NoT GIVEN TIP LAW PRN'l''"~
I'd SIT FOR HIS PORTRAIT.
General Harrison arrived In tho city from Newark
shor,l, before O'Clock last night. ana went "l'''
t. 10 tho FIfih Avenue Hotel Il" dld nov ''S'''''
hu, went directly 20 his apartments. lie ""S "'
,.-ornu1niel ami looked ~ excellent h'"4'n' '''-
rc,i,,elv after dinner b. left the hotel There was
,o s...,lailou AS 10 where he was going. bn'
,,os. who scented an interesting political confer
ono. wc-. disappointed. for the cx-Prcs'd"h' '"'"'"
into A broadway th'atre and TOOK " pA'N SUI
Whether he Was tired or whether the pay NV no.
Interest him Is unknown. but ne remained o"''
about m hour and then returned 10 the ho''L
Whom seen I'm his rooms last evening. General
Harrison Was In an excellent humor and inclined
70 talk freely on every subject but pohucs he
said: Il had several objects IN coming Fast il'-
marily wished TO attend the meeting In Ne"arh'
Then | have had a standing engagement W."
Eastman johnson TO paint my portrait Tor the
White House / have been putting him or since
January | and now thought IT time 10 come
around Outside OF these things have some pri-
vate business that will dctain me here about TWO
weeks
81 came East with Mrs. Mckee and tho children.
Ar Mckee met rs in Newark and took his family
some place uptown. / don't know Just where Dung
Ben IL getting to be quite cycist and ~ getting to
no n big hoy | suppose he Will have a chapter To
add 10 the cycling history Of this city. for he IL an
enthusiast"
Referring 10 his recent law case IN lnIlini, ''n-
ora, Harrison said: 81 see II has been said That
,his Is perh,ns the last case Will ever argue In
court, That f. wrong. I expect TO stick To my pro-
fesslon and may probably be- In court again The
report probably originated from remark that
made In reference this will case. said that
never expected to have another case Ike H. be
evc that IT Is the longest VIII case on record one
coincidence is that It is the first VIII case that
have argued since the famous Sullivan case. which
closed lust two weeks before received the nomina
ton In 1855 | made y remark at that time that
never expectcd 10 have another Will case. So you
see one can. not always tell No. | am not out Of
the law
And you a re no, Of politics. either. Gencral|
the cx- president was asked . 49,
We'll pretty much. pretty much, was the
When askci about silver General Harrison said
"Aiy ideas silver pretty well known anu !
do not to rcnash them nave staten my pplh,
Ions before and ID not see that care 10 a"o''"
| or abrlge my original ideas As stated.
reference was made to the coincidence OF ihe pres
cnce In the city at the same time OF the tN-ir'S
dent and of senator Elklns. OF West Virginia. am
concerning that the General said; II just ntpehc'i
| that way II Is a coincidence that see the news.
| papers are trying To make political capital o. pa,
| there is absolutely no Significance ~ H. rhiii
probably Mr.. Elkns. and VIII be giad TO- put lua
any one TO bul.d stories the coincidence Is very
| foolish" ., ~, ,.r,,,,s
| General Harrison declined TO discuss the various
reports in circulation yesterday concerning senator
Hin and the alleged surrender TO the slVer par y
| senator I,cdneld Proctor OF Vermont. came 10
the Fifth Avenue Hotel late last night Ills arrNd'
| couped with the knowledge Of Mr. E.khs Pr
enca I'm the city well that OF senator AldrlcIi;
of Rhode Island OF course gave the theorists Eoo'
| deal to gossip about. II Is apparently co"e'uc"0o'