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And that the Name Of Ex-senator Mcdonald
Will Not Appear in the List of Those
Who Have Been Called.
Provisions of the Bill Prohibiting I'm.
pOrtatiOn of Contract Labor.
A Plea for Ex-Soldiers Employed About the
Capitol-A Protest Against Giving On
due Prominence to Freemasons.
MIR. CLEvELAND.s CABINET.
Messrs. Bayard. Garland, Lamar, Manning
and Villas Said To BE Slated.

Messrs. Bayard, Garland, Lamar, Manning
and Villas Said To BE Slated.
Washington Special.
Dispatches received here from Albany, and
hints dropped by politicians who have recently
come from there indicate that the principal
places in Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet have been
filled. It is the common belief that Mr.. Bayard
will be Secretary of State Daniel Manning
Secretary of the Treasury or Postmaster general;
Mr.. Garland, Attorney general, and Mr.. Villas
Secretary of War. The Navy Department. it is
understood, is to 60 to Mr. Jones, of New Hamp-
shire, or to Mr. Endicott, of Massachusetts,, a
swallow-taied Democrat who Is almost mug
wump or to Connecticut man. This slate
would leave only one vacancy to be filled from
long list of candidates. There is no doubt that
the friends of Uncle Joe Mcdonald are on the
anxious seat Senator Voorhees,, who has just
returned from Albany, is said to be far from
happy over the outlook He does not tell what
happened at Albany, but the impression
grows that Mr.. Cleveland Tor some reason did
not warm up to Uncle Joe. The politicians here
are as keeny interested in the Postmaster gen
eralship as in any of the Cabinet places, and
there is much anxiety to see who the man for
that Office will be. If he is mugwump great
many congressman will be broken hearted for
peck for the appointment of party workers.
They do not expect to get many of the 2. 300
post Offices to be filled by the Presidents ap
pointment but they do hope for much substan
tial patronage from the Postmas ster- general. who
has at his disposal moro than $4,000 Offices
Even in so large State as New York. the Presi-
dent appoints only 200, while the Postmaster
general appoints 3, l48. About the same proper
tlons OF Presidential appointments to those of
the Postmaster general exist in other States
criticism most frauuentlV
the selection of Bayard, Garland and Lamar for
the Cabinet is that the loss of these men from
the Senate will very seriously cripple the Demo
Gratis in that body Mr.. Bayard probably would
be succeeded by some such mild hammered and
inexperienced man as Representative Lore,
Garland by Poindexter Dunn or some other man
of medium ability, and Lamar by new and -un-
tried man of no national reputation. The Dem.
ocratlc side OF the Senate would thus be utterly
without leadership, and this weak minority
would be called upon to defend the administra-
tion against a powerful opposition, led by Ed
munds, Sherman and Evarts. The taking of
the Democrats above named out of the Senate,
just that body is to be called in extra session,
would be another source of embarrassment The
vacancies caused by Mr. Clevelands Cabinet Sc
lections would have to be filled. Delay might en-
sue in filling them. In Arkansas, for instance, the
Legislature Is In session. and would have to pro.
ceed to election Of Mr. Garland's successor;
and it might take days, or even weeks, for the
Legislature to make choice. The Delaware
LEGISLATURE too might get into deadlock over
Mr.. Bayard's successor. Should none of the va
cances created by MIR. Cleveland's appointments
be filled by the time the Senate met in extra ses-
sion, the Democrats in that body would be in
bad shape indeed. These are possibilities of the
situation that give thoughtful! Democrats no
little anxiety.
1t is understood that it has been intimated to
Mr.. Cleveland that it would be bad policy to
take three Cabinet officers from the Senate, and
it may be, therefore, that only two of the three
names suggested may finally be put on Mr..
ClevelandIs list.