Savannah morning news., 1886-06-18
PossIBLE CABINET CHANGES.
Manning and Garland to Retire and
DICKINSON and Davis to Come in.
'oVidence Joursl.t

etAANA JAWS TO NJOEfte IN
From TIE Progidenco Journal
WASHINGTON, June 11.-Mr. Manning's
retirement from the Cabinet on Oct. / is,
OF course, inevitable; but Garland's 60
lug out at an earlier date seems TO be al
most certainty. MIR. Cleveland has all
along clung to the hope that he would be
aole 10 so through his administration
Wlthout change of advisers. lie said to
each one when he invited him to become
u member OF his Cabinet that he expected
MIN TO remain with him through the four
years OF his administration. He has
round already that that cannot be. i'll
nealtn mas compelled Mr.. Manning to re-
hnqulsn his post, and public scandal has
naue Mr Garland's removal an impera-
1--WE necessity. [ think Mr.. Garland's
resignation may be looked for within the
next thirty days.
representative Randolph Tucker, of
Vlrglnia, the Chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee and one of the fore
most lawyers in Congress, is perhaps as
llsely to get the place as anybody.
Another eminent lawyer VINO might be
fayorably considered by the President is
MS intimate friend, Don N. Dickinson, of
Mlchigan. Dickinson has recently come
10 Inc 'front.' as party manager in that
state, and Is cutting quite a figure in its
position. He wants TO be United States
Senator, but probably would take a seat
III the Cabinet IN preference. He has
more energy and executive ability than
Garland, Tucker, or Thurman, and is a
much younger man than either, being a
little past 40.
What would you think of William G.
Whitney for Secretary Of the Treasury? |
fancy that will be the Presidents ultimate
choice. Perhaps the President, in order
to get to mis- new friend, ex-senator Davis,
into his official family, would move MIR.
Villas from the Post Office to the Navy
Department and make Davis Postmaster
General. Then we should have aCabinet
something like this:
Secretary of State, Thomas +. Bayard,
OF Delaware; Secretary of the Treasury,
VIM. G. Whitney, of New York; Secretary
OF War, VIM. e. EndicOtt, OF Massachu-
setts; Secretary of the Navy, VIM. +.
Villas, of Wisconsin; Secretary OF the In
terror, l.. Q. G. Lamar, OF Mississippi; At
tOrney General, Don N. Djckisnon, of
Michigan; Postmaster General, Henry G..
Davis, OF West Virginia.
This would be an improvement on the
present Cabinet from a Democratic and
geographical point OF view. 1t would
mitigate the criticism that has been di-
rected against the President because of an
undue prepOnderance of New York in the
Cabinet. 1t would leave that State only
one member instead of two, as at present.
1t would strengthen the party in West
Virginia, which has become a close ard
doubtful State, and it would probably
help the Democrats in Michigan, where
they have a fighting chance. 1t would
relieve the Democrats in the Northern
States to have one less Southern brigadier
in the Cabinet. For this reason change
from Garland to Dickinson would be good
il there were no other. A change from
Villas to Davis would mean thousands
more of Democratic Postmasters in very
short order, and if there is any virtue in
patronage, that would help the Democrats
too.