, 1881-02-23
Lincoln Was Left Out Because the
1llinoisans all Got the
Big Head.
GoH uaa Sure Thing all the Time
50 Had F0ster-IIUWe
Nas Lncky.
Tally Of Visitors Going In and Coming
Out Of the House at Mentor
Yesterday.
AT LAST.
THE CABINET AS IT 1s UNDERSTOOD tn
STAND,

TlIE CABINET AS IT 1s UNDERSTOOD To
STAND.
Sptrial Di,paseh to The Ch.easo I1,bxns.
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 22.-I telcgraphed
TIN: Tribune, some days since, that tile one
thing with which Gen. Garfield was wrcst-
ling was how to dispose Of New York 50 far
rs his Cabinet WIS concerned. I also tcle-
grapllcd. ut the same time, that Senator
Conktng was decidedly disposed towards
friendship for the incoming Administration,
because 1t was for his Interest to be so. That
was before the New York Senntor's visit.
The events growing out Of that visit show
that both statements were entirely correct.
SENATOR CoNKL1SG CAME,
| and, after most courteous interview with
| tho Presfdcnt-elcct, III which he demanded
| nothing ard urged no name especially, went
away happy, a1d tue PresIdent-elect lad
| solved the problem Of his Cabinet. lam able
| to give the state Of tho Cabinet rs It stantts
| to-tuy-anl as 1t will substantially stand
when 1t shall be announced few days hence,
| 1t is as follows:
Secretary Of state. James @. Blaine, OF Maine.
sccrctnry ct the Treasury, Charles ]. Folger,
Of New TURK.
Secretary Of the Navy, Nathan 0on. of wcst
yirgiuia.
| Postmaster. General, Charles Foster, OF Ohio.
| THE OTHER THREE NEstBElss
are to be Horace Davis, OF California, cx-
Senator Howe, Of Wisconsin, md either
Wilson or Allison. OF Iown. It Is not fully
decided In regard to tue arrangement Of
these last three, but probably 1t will he rs
follows: Interior, Allison or Wilson; War,
Davis; Attorney-General, Howe, Gen. Gar
field has looked 4 good ttcal towards
geography In the distribution Of his Cabinet.
When 1t was finally decided to glye both the
Important Cabinet positions to the East, ho
Immediately decided to put the larger part
of tile other appointment iii the West.
DAVIS OF CALIFORNIA,
Is said to bo n very good INN. 1la Is at
present Congressman from that State, and
was defeated Inst fall by Gen. Kosecrans.
Mrs. Davis anu Mrs. Garfield are firm friends.
Tho General was first anxious to get nlesl
location afterwards. lie inclined towards
the Islea that no Ohio man should be chosen,
but lie was very anxious to have Chnrles
| Foster for P0st,iaster-{i General, and didn't
SEQ how ho could have hin my other way.
TIE QUARREL THAT Is RAGING IN PENN
syLyASIA
over tho Scnatorshlp preclulet1 the posi-
bllity of any cholce being made from that
State. No mnn WIS urged with any degrca
Of forcc from Illinois Tho people there con.
yeyetl the impression that tlluy wufe far from
being unftutl on any ono person. and, when
this Is tho case. tic only safe thing to 10 IL
to do nothing.
HAD GEN. HARRISON
not been elected to the Senate In Indiana he
would hayo stood as goutl chanee as any
one ,of being selected. Dut Ae IL needed
wt,ero 10 IL, md can do tie Administration
good there. There Is 10 doubt that certain
Implied promises were held out to Gov,
Foster, Of this State, when !,o retired fron
tho Scnutorship race, and, through. tllesp, he
WIS led to get out Of Sh1rmNn's way. THAI
is ono Thing that Induces Garfield to recog
nize him nov.
GOFr, or WEST yIl.0iNtA,
would mover have resigned the gool office
Iia held at home for tlo sake OF taking tht
Navy Department for the fcw hours 0l
twilight in flnyes' Administration. llo was
pretty we'll assured that he would bo coli
/ ttn,lcl through tho nsxt The Stato Of Wis
cousin Con. Garfield was Qulta anxious to
recognize, and ex-senator Howe seclnc! to
le tho man who was backed tho strongest
frotu that State.
Dt THIS CABINET
Gen. Garfield recognizes tha nlatne element
in Its great loader. the Grant element In
FolRcr and Howe, the Sherman element 1t
Foster, and his own element In the others
;. OF course, no selection would suit every
| hodv hit thnsh with YKh0lu I haYa talked