Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-11
FIXING CLEVELAND,S GARNET.
Knotty Problems solved by the Demo-
Gratis Here.

FIXING CLEvELAND'S CABINET.
KnOtty Problems solved by the Demo-
Gratis Here.
democrat who has not flxed up Cabinet for
Cleveland is rarity now. Many OF them have
taken the trouble to write out the names of their
proposed Cabinet appointments with about all the
formalty that would be necessary In submitting
them to the Senate for confirmation. In all the
confusion OF names and preferences two conflicting
IDEAS show out prominently. One is entertained
by class OF dyed-in-the-wool democrats who In
slst that under the new administration none but
on guard. The other class insist that the demo-
Gratis owe their success to the Independent repub-
Leans, and that the latter must be recognized.
Those In favor OF having the independents repre-
sented In the Cabinet seem to be largely in the
majority, and almost without exception Mr.. Schurz
is named as the proper representative of that ele-
ment
WHY THE INDEPENDENTS SHOULD BE SATISFIED.
very prominent democrat, who served some
years in the Senate in talking OF this phase OF the
Cabinet question, expressed the general sentiment
OF those who maintain that the independents must
be recognized. He said: s'ThiS is not democratic
victory. 1t could hot have been won by the demo-
Gratis alone. We owe the election OF Cleveland and
Hendricks to the Independent republicans, and
every rule OF honesty and fair play demand their
recognition. Nothing would be more unpopular
than 1or us to proceed upon the assumption that 1t
was straight democratic victory. Now as to the
suggestion that the acceptance OF position under
Cleveland by prominent Independents would SUBJ
1ect the latter to the suspicion OF having made
bargain, or the other suggestion that Curtis,
SchurZ and their associates still profess to be re-
publcanS, and therefore could not consistently
go into democratic administration. With all that
we, as democrats, have nothing to do. Our duty is
to offer them hitting recognition OF their services
and II they decide to decline 1t. then will be at
liberty to go ahead and select none but democrats
1or position II would be bunder for us to ignore
the Independents and refornerS who made the
fight with us for reform, and Just such blunder
Edmunds and other leading republicans who are
against Blaine but still for the Old party, hope to
see us make"
SENATOR GoRMAN DOESN'T WANT ( CABINET POSITION.
STAR reporter was informed ,,-uay upon good
authority that Senator German does not want q
Cabinet position He prefers to remain in the
Senate. This Information came from one OF the
senator's most intimate friends, to whom he has
declared his wishes, both before and since the
election.
THE SOUTH WILL PROBABLY BE GIVEN TWO PLACES IN
THE CABINET.
Arkansas will ask for Cabinet place, and will
urge Senator Garland for the position In the con-
test at Chicago, Arkansas was the only southern
state that stood solidy from first to last for Cleve
land, and therefore it Is supposed that her voice
Will be needed. The state, backed by other south
ern StateS Will ask that Senator Garland be made
Attorney General AS has already been mentioned
In THE STAR, Gen. Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, will
have strong backing. and his friends have selected
the Navy department as the position for him.
Senator Lamar'S name is spoken OF in connection
with the Cabinet, but some OF his friends think he
would probably prefer to remain in the Senate. as
he is assured that he can be his own successor as
long as he desires the position. II the wishes OF
states are to be consulted, then Virginia and
Arkansas will probably have more influence than
any OF their sister states OF the SOUTH their dele
cations were the stauncheSt southern supporters
OF Cleveland for the nomination. Virginia did not
give him her solid vote all through, but he had a
majority OF the delegation from the start The
prevailing opinion seems to be that the south will
be given two places in the Cabinet
REPRESENTATIVE RANDALL, GEN. MCCLELLAN AND
EX-SENATOR n DONALD.
It Is apparent now that Representative Randall
will have powerful influence at work to put him
at the head OF the Treasury. While it seems to be
generally conceded that New York is entitled to
the position the Cabinet builders have so failed
to discover democrat Of the Empire state big
enough for Secretary Of the Treasury who is el1g-
tble 1t is also claimed that Mr.. Randall will have
the backing OF large proportion OF the New York
democracy. II he falls to get the Treasury, the
belief is that he will drop into some other Cabinet
position. Public opinion is also settled upon Gen.
Mcclellan for either Secretary OF the War or
Navy, and as he will have the unanimous sup
port Of New Jersey, there is reason to believe he
will be one OF the chosen seven. Ex-senator Nc
Donald, it Is said by some, wants to go upon the
U. S. Supreme bench. There IS a report that he
will go into the Cabinet as Secretary OF the Interior
there to remain until the first vacancy upon
the Supreme bench; that then he Will go upon the
bench and Mr. SchurZ will be placed at the head
OF the Interior department. AS the Pacific coast
did nothing for Cleveland, these states omitted
from Cabinet speculatiOns- Gen. Palmer, OF ILL.,
nos is talked Of but 1t is said that In the event OF
the democrats getting control OF the legislature
there he will be elected U. S. senator. In all the
ceaseless round OF talk about the CabiLet nearly
every state has some favorite son to propose, and
while the speculation is premature, 1t is neverthe
less a favOrite paStime OF democrats
1t was reported to-day that Representative Bar
bour, OF Virginia, would be pushed for the position
OF Postmaster General, but a STAR reporter upon
inquiry among prominent virginians was told that
he does not seek Cabinet position His friends
say that he wants to succeed Gen. Malone in the
U. S. Senate upon the expiration OF the latter'S
term, and that II the democrats hold sway in the
state he Will have no opposition. The reporter
further Informed that Mr.. Barbour would support
Gen. Hunter for the Post Onice portfolio
1t appears from the talk OF southern democrats
that they will ask for their section the two Cabi-
net positions OF Attorney General and Postmaster