Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-03
The Cabinet Slate To-day.
WILL TaK NAMEs srANn ro-MnRRnu

WILL THE NAMES STAND TOMORROW?
The Cabinet slate, as il now stands, is as fol-
lows:
James G. Blaine. OF Maine. Secretary OF State.
VIM Window, OF Minnesota, Secretary OF the
Treasury.
Levi p. Morton, OF New York, Secretary OF the
Navy.
Robert Lincoln, OF Illinois. secretary OF War.
S. j. Kirkwood, OF Iowa. Secretary OF the In
terror.
Wayne Macveigh. Of Pennsylvania, Attorney
General.
W. X. Hunt, OF Louisiana. Postmaster Gen.
eral.
or this Cabinet there are taken from the SEN
ate Messrs. Blaine, Window aud Kirkwood. w.
X. Hunt, who is down for the Post ONCE de-
partnent, is now one OF the judges OF the Court
OF Claims. and it is said he was ct one time a
college mate with the President elect. Levi
7. Morton is member OF the present House.
MacNeigh was member OF the celebrated Lou
isana commission. His selection is said TO be
extremely distateful TO the Cameron men,
although he is brother-in-law OF Sena tor
Cameron. Last night number or the Penn.
sylyapia delegation, including Senator came
ron and Senator elect Mitchell, united In sign
ing written protest, which was sent to Gen.
eral Garfield, against MacVeigh's appoint
ment.
The Cabinet, as a whole, displeases the bosses
because it ignores the machine Politicians
say that while there is no doubt that It ts
composed or honest men, there is, with the ex-
ception os Mr. Blaine, no person OF decided
ability In it; that they are not the men com
petent 10 ADVISE The president Ia case or his
being confronted with situation OF great
gravity.
The Indiana politicians are exceedingly un-
happy, because their state has been Ignored.
IL Will be remembered that Two years ago
Senator Conkling, at diRner In this city, az
Wormley'S hotel, whether seriously or not,
suggested Mr.. Window as an available cand-
date for the Presidency. The relations between
Senator Conkling and Mr.. Window are person.
ally OF an exceedingly pleasant nature.
Yesterday afternoon when senator Cameron
ascertaned definitely that Wayne MacVeagh
had been decided upon as Attorney General, he
at once had drawn up petition favorlng Gen.
eral James Beaver. This petition was sent by
him to the Representatives from the State for
signatures. It was personally presented by his
private secretary, MIR. 3 Barr. Only four OF the
delegation would sign it. Those were G. m. Hen
~ Bingham. Russell Eweut. Mr.. sam Dick and
che other. Mr.. Barr returned 10 the senate and
said, Senator it IL no use, the members OF the
delegation will lot sign IT," Thereupon senator
Cameron said, "IIave one drawn UP at once re-
commencing A. G. Harmer for Postmaster Gen
eraL' This petition was then signed by Sena.
Tor Cameron and Sen ator- elect Mitchell, and IN
turn by every republican member or the dele
gation except Judge Kelley, who was absent
ly signed 10y Mr. Kelley last night The charge
chage made against Mr.. MacVeigh is that he Is
not SO good republican,; that he is some
times mist AIKEN for a democrat
To day the subject OF the Cabinet is discussed
by Representatives In Congress with various
comments. No special objection seems TO be
urged aginSt II. but IL is said by many not 70 be
so strong Cabinet as IL was expected general
Garfield would select.