The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-02-11
CABINET sPEouLGrroNs,
Garland and Mcdonald Believed 20
he Blated--Other Names Freely
Used for CIeveInutl's CounselIOrs.

Garland and Mcdonald Believed 20
he Blnted--Other Names Freely
Used for CIeveIand's COunselIOrs.
Amid the confusion Of the counting of
tho electoral vote at the Capitol to-day a
CRITIC reporter heard great deal of Cab
met comment. There seems TO be an
impression growing that Ohio will get one
Of the places and that it may be Secretary
Of State for ex-senator Thurman. 1t Ia
stated positively by the friends of Senator
Pendloton that he prefers TO 60 as Minister
to France to accepting position in the
Cabinet and the friends of Senator Bayard
say that he does not want Cabinet port.
folio under any circumstances
A Southern Senator told CRITIC man
that there was no foundation whatever for
the connection tho namo of Senator Lamar
has been givou to . Cabinet position that
he neither expects nor desires an honor OF
that character and, Furthermore, his name
Is not being used for tho place in earnest.
There arc none so positive OF q Cabinet
place rs the Indianians. They arc as sure
that OK Senator Mcdonald will be Secre.
tary of the Treasury or Interior as that the
18th of March will come. Said Representa-
tive Lamb, Of that State, to-day;
1--WE feel suro-positively certain-to day
that Senator Mcdonald will be Secretary
of the Treasury. Ho Is eminently fitted
for the place, and the circumstances arc
all working in that direction for him"
What about the reports that Mr. Hen.
dicks looks upon Mr.. McDonald's aspira.
tions unfavorably and will throw wet
blanket upon them? p
Nothing in them" replied Mr.. Lamb,
positively. "The Democrats of Indiana are
solid for Mr. Mcdonald, and Mr. Hendricks
therefore indorses him."
1t is stated that there is not the least OBJ
lection to Mcdonald, and since It is con-
coded that the Treasury portfolio will
likely 60 West. the Hoosiers have good
ground indeed for claiming it for their dis
tinguished citizen.
A gentleman from the far West, who
| talked with MIR. Cleveland last week, told q
| CRITIC man that tho President. elect in
| quired several times about the standing oil
| Mr.. Who's, of Wisconsin, and remarked once
| or twice that he thought great deal OF
| him, and should ever feel grateful for the
| acts of kindness MIR. Who's had shown him
| Tho gentleman considered this remarkable
aud seemed to think 10 might mean that
| Mr.. Who's would be rendered a Cabinet
| place.
While IL 10 believed by everybody that
| either Connections or New Jersey will be
given Cabinet position, no one can make
reasonable prediction as to who will he
called. The statesmen are as much at sea
on those localities as they are on New York,
where names are seldom mentioned. The
only men positively fixed upon so far in the
| public mind arc Senator Garland, of Arkan-
| sas, for Attorney-General, aud ex-senator
Mcdonald, of Indiana, for Secretary of the
Treasury or Interior. Tho names of Mr.
Money, of Mississippi, and Senator Jonas, oil
Louisiana, for Postmaster General, arc DO.
ing handed about freely, as also that Of Mr.
Barbour, of VIRGINIA, but there is an in
defniteness about it all.