Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-15
CABINET MAKING.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 14.-Prophets and
statesmen abound in profusion these days
about the corridors of the indianapolis
hotels. Cabinets are being made and un-
made with French rapidity. This eve
ning's News says: ''The latest bit Of cabi-
net gossip connects Senator Sabln. OF Min
nssota, with the administration. 1t is
reported he has declined TO be candidate
for reelection to the senate. aJter having
prepared the way for his return. Even
rs late as week ago it is said
he was looking after Minnesota
legislators whose votes he might
desire and he had succeeded in
getting pledges from more than half of
them. The only explanation for his change
Oh mind is that he has been given an init
nation that there is better position in
waiting for him and that it would be just
as well to let some other man go to the
senate 1t is given out he VIII be IN In
llianapolis in few days and that he does
lot come without assurance that his pres
ence is desired.
1t is expected that some extraordinary
things will be done by the new president,
but probably the greatest move that he Is
likely to make will be an endeavor to
bring about marked change between
the north and south. Next to his
endorsement of the protective doctrine
there is nothing that General Harrison
has advocated with more emphasis than a
free ballot and fair count, and in his
public speeches for the last several years
he is pledged to de every thing possible to
reform southern elections. He will en-
deayor to do it in a kindly and friendly
way, but he will do it if the exercise of the
chief magistrates power for four years
can be made to accomplish anything.
Colonel John A. Bridgeland, of Rich
mond, Ind, one of General Harrison s
oldest friends, in an interview today
touching the possibilities says: There is
no doubt in my mind but that Presi-
dent Harrison's cabinet viii be COM
posed Of great men who Will
'.iews. General Harrison is one
who will have his own way and tolerate
40 contentious. 1t is necessary that they
should be fully in harmony with him. /
believe that John Sherman entertainS
views that are in harmony with those of
General Harrison and / believe that he
will be q member of the cabinet. Mr..
Frye, of Maine, would make a very good
secretary of the navy. He comes from a
state that builds more ships than any
other state in the union, he is familiar
with naval affairs and as a member OF the
fisheries commission, he acquired much
information that would be very valuable
to the administration. If he should be
made member of the cabinet it would
also open the way for Mr.. Blaine
TO become a senator again. Blaine
will probably be sent abroad. He has
spent some time in Europe and his family
are well pleased with life over there. He
would probably would be very well pleased
to go to Berlin or Paris as the representa-
tive of the United States.
DO you believe that Indiana will be
t.I INF ba ,eah
Certainly"
by whom?"
"Ah. that is another question. do not
believe that you expect an answer
Information comes from Evansville
that Col. Frank b. Posey, the Republican
candidate for congress in that tFirst) dis
trict, Will contest the election of Judge
Barrett, the Democratic candidate, who
has plurality of only twentysiX votes
posey claims frauds were committed in
Perry county, where the Catholic manas-
terry is located.
A TALK WITH SENATOR RICHARDSON
BoSToN, Mass, Nov. 14.-The Hon. A
B. Richardson, the Republican state sena-
tor-eiect for Kent county, Del, who has
rne distinguished honor of being the first
Republican elected from that county for a
period of thirty-four years, is at present
paying visit TO Boston and is not greatly
troubled over the scheme which has been
e.-ococted for refusing him a seat in
tt: Delaware senate. Mr.. Richardson
says there is no doubt, whatever on
the count. He says: The official count
gives me 1913 majority. The ground of The
contest viii be a provision of our uniform
ballot law, that requires the heading of
the ballot TO harmonic with the body Of
the ballot, as for example. 1t provides
that> majority OF the names on q
ballot headed, the Democratic ticket, ."
shall be those of regular Democratic can
didates, and so as to Republican tickets.
Now, many of the salisbury Democrats
who voted for the Republican legislative
candidates, did so by FASTING Republican
stickers over the Democratic candidates
on the Democratic tickets. This made in
some cases the majority Of the names on
the ticket as cast Republican, and would
seem at first glance TO be a violation Of
the law but the law also expressly per
,nits erasures and sticAers, and explicitly
provides that no voter shall be deprived OF
the right to vote. and there is no pretense
whatever that l was not fairly elected by a
majority of the voters of Kent county. /
do not anticipate that there will be any
serious attempt to carry the present Dem
ocratic threats into execution.