New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-22
GENERAL HARRISON HERE.
IN THE CITY ON LAW BUSlNESo'

PLENTY OF POLITICAL TALK-AN INFORMAL
GATHERING OF NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
EXPECTED TO BE HELD TO-DAY
Ex-Presidont Harrison arrived in the city carly
Yesterday morning. As Il rule when fehefa' man
son comes the city ne goes In at the 'front.' hoor VI
the Fifth Avenue Hotel registers and is assigned
TO a room like any ordinary guest. THIS time ne
acted in a different manner He arrived IN ,ie o'..
on an early train from Saratoga, ard at once went
to the hotel arriving In n cab at the Twcnty-'hiu-
ST. door lie did rot register He ate DreakiaS' oe
fore many Of the guests reached the dlhihs-roo"
and then started out for a walk. When seen IN 'he
corridor of the hotel later ana ashou "Oo"' no ~
TO the city he said:
II am simply here on law business nave oeeh
up OF Saratoga with my grandson. who ras oeeh Ill
with fever. but Is now much better In fact' was
quarantined but have been Thoroughly fufhsaeeo
and am all right now
General Harrison declined 10 discuss politics or
anv of the National issues lie spent the larger
part OF the day in the hotei and In the evening MS
son and daughter-.n-.aw. NJ. and Mrs Russell H.
Harrison called at the hotel and spent the evening
with the ex-Pres!dent.
The arrival OF General Harrison led TO a great
deal Of poitica. gossip. as 1t always does he had
few callers during the day as few peop.e khe"
that h was here
Senator Thomas H. Carter, OF Montana, CHAIRMAN
OF the Republican National Committee. Is STU AZ
the and House. He was appointed cndHlhdh vi
the committee Largely account OF General fdrrl-
sons influence and he IS looked upon az Harrison
man He called upon the ex-President IN the after
noon AMI they chatted for while. but the senator
from Montana said that the conference was not one
of po.i'lca. significance
The expected informal meeting OF leading MEM
hers of the Republican National Committee yes
ter!av did not come OF. Chairman carter sa!d
thai MANY OF the members of the committee whom
ne had hoped TO see were either detained or ne had
been unable to them. Senator quay was eN-
pected In the city but he did nor come. IL was
said that he would no, come over at all James .
clarkson member OF tie committee from Iowa sud
denly left the city for Philadelphia yesterday after
noon and IL was said that he had gone over 10 see
Mr.. QUAY. who Is here .,
Senator Carter said last night that ne eXpecled
to Issue the call for the meeting OF the Nauoha
Committee to-day or tomorrow. He said that
December. and In Washington, Of course
There VIII doubtless be an informal conference
of Republican leaders to-day Among those VINO
are expected IN the city are Person G. Cheney, or
New Hampshire: J. 5. Clarkson. OF lowe: samuel
Fessenden, OF Connecticut; Garrett A. Hobart, Or
NJ Hahn Of Ohio; Cornelius y. Bliss. OF New
York r. c. Kerens. OF Missouri; David Martin. or
Pennsylvania and nerhans Senator Quay.
Thomas T. Reed Is still visiting with friends In
Forty-ninth-st Governor Morton will probably be
in the city Mr. Hahn. OF Ohio. Is carry
ing around a Mckinley boom with him. and Mr..
Carkson is looking after Senator Allisons chances.
So there is plenty of Presidential talk floating
about-and some Of it Is tremendously wise talk,