The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27
GEN. HARRISON'S RETURN
HIS BUSY SEASON AT HIS COTTAGE IN
THE ADIRONDAcKs.
The Deer About His PTace-HOpefuI of
Tracy's Victory I'm the New
York Campaign.

General Harrison, wife and little daughter
have just returned from their summer home
In the Adirondacks. They arrived in the
city yesterday at 1890 over the Pennsyl-
vania. The general reports himself and
family as having had excellent health in
the mountains. but on the return all were
affected by the influenza that almost
amounts to epidemic in New York. 1t
was the generals intention TO arrive in this
city at 1870 on election day, but the illness
contracted by the family in New York
caused an unavoidable delay. All are now
quite recovered and the ex-President APP
pears even unusually we'll While he en-
joyed all the experiences he went through
in his efforts to improve his mountain home
to make it as he wished it, he says he is
glad to get back to indianapolis once more.
He will stay here now, and only allow oc-
casional business to call him away. A brief
visit to Chicago is the only trip he has
in view for the near future.
While in the mountains the general gave
his personal attention to much Improvement
about his place. A clearing was made in
the forest that surrounds his house to allow
an unobstructed view of the beautiful lake
near by. He even tried ending" by the side
of a cross-cut saw, and enjoyed that. He
helped the workmen build rough four
room house near the main one, and calls it
his office. 1t was for such work as occu-
pied some OF his time this summer that he
felt the need of an office. Indoor work, like
preparing This Country of Ours for pub
lcation, formed part of his daily routine.
ner & Co. The general was too busy about
his place to take any hunting or fishing
trips, yet, according to his own story, he
needed not have gone far after deer In
q place
nearly every night and drank out of the
water troughs. One of the men shot one,
but unfortunately it got away in a crippled
condition and its carcass was not found for
several days, when ii was discovered that a
bear, at least, had had meal off of it.
At New York the ex-President was much
pressed to take an active part in the great
campaign now in progress. While he ut
terly ignores the unwritten law that an ex-
refused repeated invitations to make
speeches. He did not, however, refuse to
express his preference of candidates for
the mayoralty. He did not hide his friend
ship and preference for his old secretary of
the navy. In interviews he was openly for
Mr.. Tracy and praised him for his point
and force The one thing said against
Tracy is that he is Platt's man. The gen.
eral says that Tracy is too big to be any
dates in the field and the divided interests,
1t is idle to predict the outcome The gem
eral only hopes. He says the Republican
pollers can SHOW the election of Tracy
ourselves he added The division that
Henry George will make In the Democratic
vote. the general thinks, will be almost
If not quite enough to elect a Republican
mayor. But there are several other candi-
dates, and no one can tell till election day
how they will affect the result. There is
Low on the Citizens Union or Independent
ticket and Pat Gleason, of Staten island
backed by Tammany though, is the real
power the Republicans fear. General Harri-
son declines to go so far as to express an
Union on the result He says there is not
sufficient basis; that while the Democrats
are giving odds on Van Wyck's election the
Republican polls are favorable to Tracy
He says Tracy is making great campaign
and that his speeches are fine.