The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-26
THE NEW CABINET.
The New York World Gives the Following
as the Complete Cabinet

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Wcrld of Thurs
day will contain the following:
"ALBANY, Feb. %.
las concerns the Cabinet the air has
cleared very rapidly since Mr. Lamar left
here yesterday. His visit brought the thing
TO head, and when he parted from OIeve-
lard the Cabinet practically was COM
pleied. l have learned from
souIce not to he question I'd for
one moment, that Cleveland has positively
settled on FIVE membelsand oil of them have
given in their formal acceptance. These
are the names and places they are expected
'Bayard, Secretary of State Manning, SEC
Rotary 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
his Cabinet to-day he would no
doubt do 90 OF course, this means two men
from New York. This is worrying him a
good deal. He wants Whitney, and is about
decided to ignore custom and precedent and
voluntarily incur much inevitable criticism
of hostile character for the SAKE Of having
a man IN the Navy Department whom
he understands and who understands
him. 1t need not be surprising if
he does so anyhow. In fact it is probable
he will. AS to the War Department be is
holding between two Een Nudge EndicOtt
! and Hon. Patrick A. Collins, OF Massachu-
sets, with the chances in favor OF the for
mer One of these is sure to be appointed,
and will go in as the representative of New
| England. The chances to-day ere clearly
tbst he will appoint Judge Endicott, who
will be remembered as the Dem
ooratic nominee Tor Goveraor
in Massachusetts, last year. Ills selection
would be particularly satisfactory to the in
deper dents who supported Cleveland,
though his Democracy IS not TO be
doubted. a Cabinet thus made up, Of
course disposes finally Of both Thur.
man and Mcdonald. and leaves the Western
| and Middle States without represent etiye
| The greatest / ind rance to the appointment
| of Mcdonald is The irritating and disturbin 6
! effect IL would have on the Indiana Dem0c.
/ racy, which was not unit in his advocacy.
! For q similar resson Cleveland passed over
| Thurman. an additional objection being his
age, vhith, in Clsveland's opinion, would
the pressing work that must devolye upon
| The Cabinet officers of the incoming admin
/ istratlon. II is understood there is to be ap-
| pointed, to the Pension Bureau, which be.
! longs 10 the Department of the Interior, q
well-known Union General, which would
! a44ol my CIAlAOicAA tAot mig 0tASo
from Lamsrs having been prominent Con-
| fe6erate.
II nay be added that Cleveland is well
along with bis inaugural address 1t will be
brief. simple aud plain. like all his public
| utterances. He will take the same position
on thu tariff question as that laid down in
thei Cnieago Democratic platform, advc-
caung reforms of the present tariff
system. but with a due consideration for
incidental protection of American IT,
dustries. He will take a positive
ground against the continuation OF
the silver coinage. Some time ago he re-
ceiVed letter from 100 Congressman, head
| ed by Reagan, of Texas, asking him to be
non. committal on the silver question in biz
inaugural This letter he is just about an
swering. and in it will give his reasons fol
taking ground against further coinage.