Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-16
THE NEW CABINET.
THE MEN WHOM HAS
SELECTED FOR HIS ADVISERS.

JAMES @. BLAINE, SECRETARY OF STATE.
James G. Blaine, of Maine, is a native
of Pennsylvania, having been born in
Washington county, January 81, 1880,
and graduated at Washington college
in 1S47. He took to journalism. Hav.
ing removed to Maine, he assumed ed
itorial charge Of the Kennebec Journal,
a weekly newspaper published at
Augusta, the capital of the State. Sub.
sequently he conducted for several
years the Advertiser, n daily paper
published in Portland. He served four
years in the Legislature Of Maine, two
years as Speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatives. In 1862 he was elected
to Congress, and was returned at every
successive election up to 1874. In 1869
he was elected Speaker and served in
that capacity until the Democrats Sc
cured the control of the House in 1875,
when be became the leader OF the Re.
publican minority on the floor. After
his defeat for the Presidential nomina.
tion in 1876, he was in July appointed
Senator to succeed Lot NJ Morrill,,
who became Secretary Of the Treasury,
and in January, 1877, was elected by
the Legislature for the remainder Of
Mr.. iMorrl's term and for the full
term which ends on March 4, 1888,
WILLIAM WINDOW, SECRETARY or THE
TREASURY.
William Window, OF Minnesota, was
born in Belmont county, Ohio, May 10,
1927 received an academic education;
studied law at Mount Vernon, o. !;
practiced his profession in tina, State
and in Minnesota until 1859 was
elected Prosecuting Attorney for Knox
county in 1852 removed to Minnesota
in 1855 was a Representative in the
Tbirty.slxth, Thirty.seventb, Thirty
eighth, Thirty.ninth and Fortieth Con
crosses was appointed by the Governor
OF Minnesota, in July, 1879, to fill the
unexpired term OF Hon. Daniel S. Nor
ton, deceased, in the Senate of the
United States was subsequently elec.
ted as q Republican and was re.eleoted
in 1877 for the term which will expire
in 1888. Mr. WINDOWS most notioea.
bic public service was performed as
Chairman of the Special Senate Com.
mittee on Transportation in 1873. AT
the last Republican National Conyen.
ton Mr.. Window received the votes Of
Minnesota for President
MIR. Allison was offered the Treasury
portfolio. Senator Window, so il is
now stated on excellent authority, was
first offered the Seoretaryship Of the
Treasury and he declined it, Next it
was rendered to Senator Allison, who
declined il for domestic reasons. Mr..
Allison is not in the enjoyment of good
health and is subject to nervous at.
taoks. The Senator feared that the
tax upon Mrs. Allison OF social reqiro.
ments as the wife Of a principal Cabi.
net officer would bo too great Then
Senator Window was again urged for
the position, and decided to accept.
When asked by a brother Senator how
he felt about the change, Mr. Window
replied that bis only regret was that
IL would compel him TO leave the Sen.
ate. Senator Blaine remarked that,
though the statement might appear
strange, tho great difficulty in making
up the Cabinet had been in finding
men adapted TO the positions who were
willing to accept He lntimated that
there had been more declinations than
the public had yet heard Of
ROBERT T. LINCOLN, SECRETARY or WAR.
Robert Todd Lincoln, Of Illinois, is
n native Of Illinois, the eldest son Of
tho late President Lincoln, and now
thirty seven years Of age. At the time
Of bis fathers election to the Presi.
dency, in 1860, he was a student at the
Exeter Academy, and ailerward en-.
tered Harvard University, where he
graduated. After his fathers death
Robert Lncoln studied law, and set.
tied down in tho practice Of his profcs.
zion In Chicago, where he has been
very successful at the bar. Some years
ago he married daughter OF OK Sen.
ator Harlan, Of Iowa, who had been
appointed Secretary Of the Interior by