The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-03-10
HAYES'S CABINET.

The following appointments, to constitute
the members of his cabinet, we're sent by
President Hayes to the senate on Wednesday
for confirmation:
Secretary Of !State-Wm. NJ. Evarts, of New
York.
Secretary Of the Treasury-JohH Sherman,
of Ohio.
Secretary Of Mo Interior-Carl Schurz, of
Missouri.
Secretary Of IVdr-George W. McCrary, Of
Iowa.
Secretary Of tie Naey-R. W. Thompson,
of Indiana.
Postmaster-General-D M. Key, OF Ten
nessee.
Attorney General-Gen. Chas. Deveus, of
Massachusetts.
Evarts is famous New York lawyer, of
the Caleb Cushing school, who never seemed
to have any fixed political affiliations, but
lawyer.like. has always stood ready to be re-
tanned by any side that offered him the larg-
est fee. He vas retained by the Hayes side
In fighting their case through the electoral
commission, and pleased Hayes so well by
his manner of doing that job that he is re.
warded with the first place in the new cabin
ct. He is bitterly disliked by Morton, who
opposes his confirmation.
John Sherman is the present senator from
OHIO, who claims 10 have made Hayes and
is therefore expected to exercise paramount
influence in directing his actions. II is ac-
ceptabe to the bloody-shirt wing Of the party,
and too formidable to be opposed by the
more conservative. Cameron alone fights
his confirmation.
Carl Schurz Is bitterly opposed by the
whole blOody.shirt wing and his contirma-
ton is doubtful. Hayes hat TO appoint him
for writing his letter Of acceptance and sup
porting his election IN spite of his pledges to
the contrary IN his address as spokesman for
the New England political saints.
McCrary is an Iowa lawyer, atownsman
and personal friend of Belknap. lie has
been in congress but never achieved any dis.
tinction except for his higoted adherence to
party discipline.
Il. W. Thompson made most of his reputa.
ton as an Indiana judge, but gained little
political distinction at the Cincinnati con.
vention as leader OF the supporters of Morton
He is quite old, and his biographer says, "he
wears blue swallOw-tailed coat with brass
buttons thereupon, and looks altogether quite
as though lie had been forgotten when the
death angel went about gathering up what
was lett of the wing party, many years ago"
David VI. Key is a native OF Tennessee,
born and raised in Andy Johnson's county of
Green, and on Johnson's death was appointed
to fill his place IN the senate. He command.
ed confederate regiment during the war,
but in the senate voted so often with the con.
servativc republicans that his democracy
was suspected. and his reelection TO the sen,
ate was defeated by exGov. Harris.
Charles Devens is Massachusetts, lawyer
residing at Worcester lie served during the
war in the army OF the Potomac, and lost q
leg in the service Since the war he has been
upon the bench, and a; the time of his ap
pointment was n member Of the supreme
court of his state.
There Is expected TO be a hot fight over the
confirmation of these appointments, Morton's
bloody shirt brigade being especially bitter
in their hostility to Evarts, Schurz and Key
Whether Morton succeeds or is defeated
however, an unpleasant rift In the party
seems inevitable.
r Some joker late last Saturday evening
started a report in Washington that Tilder