St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-26
THE CABINET SETTLED,
And Given by One on the Inside-The Il

And Given by One on the Inside-The In
auRuraI Message.
ALBANY, Feb. 5.-President-elect Cleve-
land spent quiet day and had no visitors.
Manton Marble still remains his guest. Mr..
Cleveland has decided to leave Albany on
Monday afternoon.
The New York Worlds CORES pondent sent
nut tonight the following: As concerns
:he cabinet the air has cleared very rapidly
since Mr.. Lamar left here yesterday. His
visit brought things to q head and when he
parted from Cleveland the cabinet was
practically completed. have learned from
4 source not to be questioned for one mo-
ment that Cleveland has positively settled on
FIVE MEsrBERs,
and all Of them have given in their formal
acceptance. These are the names and places
they are 10 fill: Bayard, secretary Of state
Manning, secretary OF the treasury; Lamar,
secretary Of the interior; Garland, attorney
general; Villas, postmaster general. This
leaves the war and navy portfolios to be
filed. He is now disposed to appoint
Whitney to the navy. II he had to send in
his cabinet to-day he would no doubt do so.
Of course this means two men from New
York This is worrying him good deal.
liz WANTS WHITNEY,
and is about decided to ignore custom and
precedent, and voluntarily incur much inev-
liable criticism Of hostile character for hay
ing a man in the navy department whom he
understands and Whu understands him. It
need not bc surprising if he does
so anyhow. In fact it is probable he will
As to the war department, he is hating be
tween two meu-.Judge Endicott and Hon
Patrick A. Collins of Massachusetts, with the
chances in favor Of the former One Of these
is sure to be appointed, and will 20 in as
A REPRESENTATIVE OF NEW ENGLAND.
The chances to-day are clearly that ne VIII
appoint Judge Endicott, who viii be remcm-
bered as the Democratic nominee for COVER
nor in Massachusetts last year. His
selection would be particularly satisfactory
10 tie Independents who supported CleVe-
land, though his Democracy is not to be
doubted. The cabinet thus made up. Of
course, disposcs finally both Of Thurman and
Mcdonald, and leaves the Western and Mid
die states without a representative. The
greatest hndrance to the appointment Of
Mcdonald is the irritating and disturbing
effect it would have on
THE INDIANA DEMOCRACY,
which was not unit in his advocacy. For
a similar reason Cleveland passed over
Thurman, au additional objection be-
ing his age, which in Cleveland's
opinion would hardly permit his
undertaking the pressing work that must de-
volvc upon the cabinet officers of the incom-
ing administration. 1t is understood there
IS to be- appointed to the pension bureau,
which belongs to the department of the in
terror, n wr-known Union general, which
would allay any hostile criticism that might
arise from Llmar's having been a prominent
confederate.
II may be added that Cleveland is well
along with
HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
It will be brief, simple and plain, like
all his public utterances. lie will
take the same position on the tariff question
as that laid down I'm the Chicago Democratic
platform, advocating reforms of the present
tariff system, but with due consideration for
incidental protection of American labor and
industries. He will take positive grounds
against continuation Of silver coinage
Some time ago hc received letter from 100
congressman, headed by Reagan of Texas,
asking him 70 be non-committal on the sill
ver question in bis inaugural. This letter
hc is just about answering, and In ii will
give his reasons for taking grounds against
further coinage.