The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11
THE GARFIELD CABINET.
SpecuJAtlona of Gossips at the National
.'srital-A Co;nproriiss Structure.
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AS to Gen. Garfields Cabinet there is
general belief that 1t will be of a mixed
character-a compromise structure, in
tendeu 10 harmonize the two wings Of tho
party. Gen. Ben Harrison Is admitted OH
all hands to boa sure member OF 1t, Mr..
John 9. Now, Of Indiana, being looked
to as Senator McDonnld's probable sue
cessor in the Senate. Mr.. Harrison is re-
garded hero as moderate" Republican.
Con. Logan ia known to desire the Sec.
retaryship of tho Interior. It was the
place he chose for himself when he
thought Grants nomination certain; and
at that time he and his friends made no
secret of his wishes and determination.
Senator Conkling Is thought to desire
the place of Postmaster. G General for his
friend and able adjutant, Mr.. Thomas G.
Flntt. He asked this of Mr.. Hayes in
1871, and vas very curtly refused, and it
Garfield.
This Treasury. according to the general
belief, will remain in charge of Mr.. Sher-
man, in which case tho Ohio Senatorship,
In place of Gen. Garfield, will become
prize for which several eminent Buck
eyes VIII reach out with great vigor this
wiuior.
James L. Wilson. of Ohio, IS named. as
n probable Attorney General. He be-
longs to the moderate Republican side.
| and was opposed to the third term. But
1t is also thought that Gcn. Garfield may
desire to reserxo the Astorney-Gen
ship for New England man.
People are asking with some curiosity
what Mr.. Don Cameron will demand. It
Is known that he has q decided liking for
| a Cabinet position. While tho third term
movement seemed likely to succeed Mr..
that he found the Senate far less pleasant
than he had found the War Department,
| and that he hoped to return to that place,
for which, gossip says, he believes him
self to be peculiarly fitted. There are,
however, penple who do not believe Gen.
Garfield will give him his wish in this
matter.
So far, counting Mr. Ben Harrison for
tho State Department; Mr.. Sherman,
Treasury; Mr.. Plat, Postofflce; Gen,
| Logan. Interior, and Jas. +. Wilson, At
torney. General, Eye nf the seven Cabinet
places ore. provided for by the gossips.
But there is some expectation hero that
Mr.: Garfield may offer the Secretaryship
CT War to Gen. Grant The Generals
friends say that he really did immense
service In the canvass; that he ought to
be rewarded; that ho likes Washington
and has Q house hero; that he could
scnrcoly afford to go abroad on foreign
mission; that he wants something to do,
and thai, In short. the War Department
ought to be given him. There are others
who urge that he ought TO have tho De-
partment OF State. and that he would
/ preiur tiiis vi nil inc Uuuiuet piuoss.
| Gariield's personal friends, however,
| look coldiy upon these proposals. They
reply that Gen. Grant deserves all his
admirers assert, but that it would be G
very awkward thing for & President to
call to his Cabinet man like Gen. rant,
whom he could not remove from the
Cabinet without public scandal. SIT 10
mover prudent" they urge, ito Invite a
man TO your house to whom 1t would be
| difficult to show tho door after he got in,
In case you got tired of his company"
With Gen. Grant or Mr.. Don Cameron
Ia the War Department, you will notice
these gossips have LETT only the Navy De-
| payfment unflll3d. In this project OF O
Ca '"aet It is to be noted tnut nnr. Blaine
has no representation, and that no place
f1 msdo for Southern man. There Is q
| general expectation that Mr., Blaine may
get the cold shoulder. from the new ad-
ministration. The defeat ia Maine in
September 10 remembsged with good
doai OF bitterness, as necbSsitnting great
deal of extra effort ell over the country
during the remainder OF the canvass, and
for while really imperilling the party's
success. Moreover, It has beon generally
noticed that in tho latter part of the can
vass, while Mr.. Conkling and Gen, Grant
and their wing of the party put forward
treinondOilS and continued efforts, Mr.
Blaine WAS scarcely heard of. He was
not part OF the celebrated Mentor confer
eace, and since that conference Mr..
biaino has not appeared prominently be-
fore the public. There Is an impTussion
here that ho will not be favorite or an
influential person in the now admins.
tration. He will be Senator from
Maine, and no moro, in my belief,u said
Republican on thissnbjeet. ''Gof. Gar
field. Is not going to make flghtwith the
4 men who carried him for n man who
csnle near getting him teaten."
4 1t is believed In sono QUARTERS that
| Gen. Garfield was extremely aaixione
after his nomination 70 bavo tho canvass