New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-23
CARTER SEES GEN. HARRISON
r,,ry MEET IN THE LOBBY OF THE
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL

.roct.rurR SATISFACTORY TO THE FREE
euvrR SENATOR CALLERS on THE EN-
observation-disclosures OF TIE DAY.
rx-president Harrison continues to have
-..aa, s,reau of callers at the Fifth Avenue
,,o.e Eastman Johnson. the artist. was still
oocuned with jury duty yesterday. and as re-
,,,t the General practically free TO hold
,evee in his apartments all day. lie was up
bright and early yesterday morning ana had
a,,sbad his breakfast by $50 o'clock. He evident
" anticipated large number of callers ana ne
was not disappointed. Not since his arrival in the
saty has he received SO many politicians lie had
.nough people around him yesterday to form
respectable bOdyguaid, ana ne was Coiu'di W
every one that came.
Among those who called early in the day was
Charles Emory smith editor of The Phila adelpha
press" Colonel Fred d. Grant also called. Silas
NJ Giddings and Alfred Tilley, from Brooklyn
met the ex President in the lobby OF the hotel and
formally invited him to review the childrens
narade tomorrow afternoon in the CITY OF
churches The General said that he would be
glad to be present at the parade even II II was
only for brief time After this General Har-
rison held something Of a reception. among those
who shook hands with him being ex-Congressman
Stuart of Vermont: Major j. q. Rathburn, W. Is
Clark president of the Aetna Fire Insurance
Company. Of Hartford; Colonel T. S. Yeagason
Edward c. OBren. president Of the DOCK Board
and Ex-Governor Hogg. Of Texas.
All these interviews were OF social nature. but
there was one that took place in the corridor of
the hotel which caused a good deal OF comment
during the day This was with Senator Thomas
II. Carter Chairman Of the Republican National
Committee Mr. Carter has been a guest at the
ol. ,,e,b ha hac haeO IN
CITY two days. he did not the ex-President
until Yesterday They had an engagement yester-
day forenoon. Senator Carter called at the ho'el
early in the forenoon and sent up his card. In
stead of receiving the Senator in his room. the eX
President came down in the lobby to greet nm.
Mr. Carter was Land Commissioner during
President Harrison's Administration. and when
James 5. Clarkson retired from the chairmanship
Of the Republican National Committee MI. Car
ter resigned his pace a. Land Commissioner 10
accept the National chairmanship When Gen
oral Harrison was defeated Mr. Carter accepted
the inevitable. and returned 10 his western
home Recently Mr.. Carter was elected to the
Senate as a free-silver advocate. He is still
chairman OF the National Committee. however,
and warm friend Of ex-President Harrison. By
recent promises he is pledged to free silver ana
bv past affiliations he might be expected to be
loyal to General Harrison Therefore the inter-
view between the two men observed with
q great deal OF interest.
MR. CARTER GOES AWAY.
At the close OF their conversation both refused
TO tell anything about their talk. AS soon as
It was ended Senator Carter went to the Imperial
Hotel and packed his grip, and within an hour
left the city. General Harrison continued his re-
ception. and had luncheon with Henry G. Bowen
proprietor Of The Independent
Senator Carter in published interview,
summed up the cituation as follows:
The Republican situation in the West depends en-
tirely on how we meet the silver question. The
form. There viii be ffty-nine electoral votes that
will believe hang IN the Da'ance @ on 'he ne, siyH n
ing to pledge himself TO sign such silver legislation
surprised TO see the next President elected by the
House If the silver men put third candidate IN
hs hs, nsq s for free Silver believe that silver egsa
ton will be passed by both Houses next winter. and
that President Cleveland Will have to face the
issue. There is pronounced sentiment Allison
IS the only man living west Of the MISSISSIPPI VINO
extent Of his following. We not so much con
cerned as TO the as 10 his views on
the one matter closest TO u.s. and that is SILVER.
Those who are on the inside say that Senator
Carter's visit TO the city was largely due to de-
sire TO see General Harrison. and obtain from
him direct statement upon the silver issue IT
is said by these same persons that when they
Yesterday
questions which would be put to him, ana that
his answers were not at all satisfactory to Sen
ator Carter
When General Harrison asked about Mi
Carter's statement that in the next National
Convention the silver.tes would control sixty
nine votes which would go TO a man VINO was
known 10 be friendly 10 silver. he said:
senator Carter is said TO have made that
statement He is the only one who can TAX
freely about it, You must go 10 him.
.IF THE REPUBLICANS IGNORE SILVER"
The Senator before leaving the city was asked
II his interview with General Harrison was OF
anv political Significance. He said that 1t was
not and was merely social call. When asked
what the silver men would do next year II the
Renublican National Convention failed to put
free-silver plank in its platform. he SAID;
eft is best to wait until the accident happens
before devisng the remedy freceueh.s may oe
quoted II is now written in history what Colo
RADIO and Nevada did in 1882, ana WHAT Cai-
fornia came near doing. These states went DacK
on the Republican nominees on account OF SILVER
and If they did II because u the sentiment 'ne'
it can be surmised what may happen now when
the sentiment has enlarged to such a great
extent II the Republican party ignores SILVER
tbere will he q great deal Of detection In the
West" .,,, ~
He said that Coins Financial School was
being freely circulated in the West lie dehied
that he was here to boom any one 1or 'he
Presidency in 1896. -
While he was talking Senator Stephen T.
Elkins Of West Virginia. came into the motel
He and Senator Garter had long talk Sena-
tor EIkns saw ex-President Harrison for rev
moments afterwdrd -
ing for ex-Presdent Harrison at his nome. NO.
25 East Sixty-second-st