St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-23

"is Hidu' hsheu blin 10 give Ills best Judg-
ment ON New England memb Der. Said he /:
Gov. English is the best man Cleveland
could take. H. is business man, a wealthy
man, cons rvative, discreet, and good ad-
wiser. He would make good SECRETARY Of
the navy"
"Well, now we come TO New Jerseyn
''New Jersey" remarked the bourbon
member, 'has ALREADY got up contest.
Mcclellan was mentioned for S cretary of
war, but it is said he wants Frank put in.
Franklin comes from Hartford, Conn, and
he perhaps may be the New
England member OF the cabi-
met. Gov. Albeit is also DESTROYS
OF place, but the politicians Of NV Jersey
a.e mainly expcctant Of finding something
for John p. Stockton, the ex-senator. He
would make good secretary of the navy
Indeed. Cleveland might well put i'm Stock
ton for the navy department and Franklin
for the war department. That would take
one man from Connecticut and another from
New Jersey. Mr.. Stockton's father was one
Of our renowned naval officers"
Pennsylvania was mentioned, and while II
was said that Randall, Wallace, Buckalew
and Curtin lived there, Randall would prob
ably prefer to remain IN congress, with the
expectation Of becoming presidential nom
inee himsels, and the state has given so. 900
majority against Cleveland and therefore re-
quires nothing. Gen. Hancock, however.
Was considered TO be a Pennsyivanian. We
next come to Ohio, and 1t was said
Ohio had good many prominent
men, but not many OF them were in favor
OF each other. The Bourbon man stuck up
for Thurman for the state department or the
treasury. The new convert said II he were
Cleveland he wouldn't do a id thing for
Thurman or any of them, because they all
had been in favor OF themselves. He ex
cepted Gov. Hoadly from the list as a man
who would strengthen the administration
with young people. When we came 10 In
diana the Bourbons themselves said:
THAT is the only state In the west Cleve-
land ought to pay any attention to. It is the
only state that saved him out there He re-
lied on Wisconsin, with Villas, Bragg, Pound
and others to help him out, and they
amounted to nothing. Fusion didn't save
him In Michigan. Carter Harrison could
not get enough Germans TO save him in lii
nois. Old Trumbull lives out there. but
he is almighty old. Davis declared for
Blaine"
1t seemed to have general concurrence
around the table that neither the Pacific
coast nor the great west was worth consider
ing at all. The Kentucky man remarked he
saw nobody in Kentucky for the cabinet, un-
less il should be Gev. Knott or Mr. Carlisle.
As 10 Indiana, Mcdonald was about the only
name mentioned, and everyone spoke well
of him except the disgruntled man. We then
come to the south, and after overhauling
quantities of biography. there seemed 10 be a
general settling in favor of some place in
the cabinet for John Hancock, of Texas.
The Bourbon here gave vent TO an intelligent
sentence.
81 think" he said, ''that Cleveland ought
TO take one Union man out of tie south and
one Confederate man. John Hancock was a
Union man. He was born In Alabama,
grew up in Texas and left the state rather
than turn against the Union of his fathers.
He is prosperous man with fine business
qualities, and more than any other man
nun ANAa7 hC htoCINGs COuslutTdllOn.f
We then began to look around for other
men from the south. Brown was considered
as to heft and shrewdness, but, as he had
Just been elected to the senate for six years
more, he was suspended. John B. Gordon
seemed to be the favorite among the Con-
federates. II was remarked that Bayard
had positively refused to go into the
90 hinpf ha ba
nominated for president four years hence
and elected, when the effect of his Dover
speech would not be felt as it was last July.
German, of Maryland, was conceded to have
claims on the new president. The CONVEX
sation ended as desultory as it began, and
/ only mention ii to show how differently
people are talking on the same thing. 1t is
to be observed, however. that through
out the above conversation beyond
a brief mention to begin with
everybody forgot that the Independent Re-
publicsns had any claim to cabinet place
l may say to you, however, that there Is be-
lief here among the personal friends Of
who are not politicians, that he
means to recognize this elemement and to
put it in the government 1t is not believed
that he will now put in Carl Sckurz.
Some think he will put in Bristow.
Bristow unquestionably favored Cleveland,
Notwithstanding he presided at meeting
held for Arthur's nomination. How extra
ordinary are the changes made by failure and
success. When Bristow was in Grants cabi-
net prosecuting whisky cases the Arthur ele-
ment in the party regarded him as a barba-
rian without honor or gratitude Yet in
course o. time Brstow presided at meeting
to nominate Arthur.