The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-18

sense
Tof the
MILLER and OK
or Hiscock and
hre Platt's friends.
between the two,
either Hiscock does
~ for himself. Neither
Iho 10 said 70 be slated for
succeed Evarts. But Evarts
'on are warm personal friends.
YfNaris may object 10 being re-
Cld as he is lie may ask the new
Iidcnt to shift things his way a little
miller has been an anti Blaine
man, and II Mr.. Blaine Is 10 20 into the
cabinet, Ia q position where there IL no
patronage. his friends and dependents
viii not wish 20 see man like Miller at
the head OF tho greatest Of all portfolios
from a political view point And ii
Blaine does not 20 into the cabinet Mr.
Harrison would probably find himself
surrounded by a hornets nest il he gave
Warner Miller such big place. particu-
larly II Senator sherman. leader OF the
anu-Blaine wing Of the party, were also
TO be hOnoTed.
Logically, the recognition of New York
should take the form OF tender OF the
secretary chip OF state, OF possibly OF the
treasury, to Mr. Dcpew dividing the
state patronage between Hiscock aud his
friend Platt, the latter probably getting
the larger end, and smoothing Warner
Mllleis pathway % the senate by prevail
ING upon Senator Ev1Tts t. 60 abroad
find tho public men in Washington
who habiidaiiy take the analytical rather
than the impressionist view Inclined TO
the opinion that Mr.. Harrison will not
invite Ir. Blaine 20 the cabinet Ii Ger
tain that Blaine would decline. the presi-
dent-oioct would doubtless tender him
the premiership. But the rub is that he
is afraid Mr. Blaine would accept.
have the best OF reasons for saving that
Harrison Is actually afraid Of Blaine. lie
recognizes Che fact chat his admlnistIa-
ton VIII have enough Of difficulties
without mourning the risk Of a struggle
for leadership within his official family.
Mr. Blaine IS not Che man 10 look up 70
+ any body, and nobody knows this better
f than Mr.. Harrison The president-elect
/ Of the opinion th0l his best policy lies
in the direction az avoiding faction
+ struggles 10y refusing 70 take either
/ Blaine or Sherman into his cabinet, aud
f ia recognizing and satisfying these Gle
ments SO long anlagOnistic. by taking
up younger men from each wing. Sena-
tor sherman does not want % 20 into the
cabinet. and Will probably retire from
public life 40 tie end OF his present term.
What Mr. Biaine's desires arc nobody
seems 10 know. bat 10 is foolish 10 talk Of
q Blaine war on the new administration
+ because Blaine Is not taken ia If such
Blaine leutenants as Platt and Depew
are at the Same time brought into close
relations with the new president.
Beginning with Quay, it is fair to as
sumo that bis friend Wonamaker has ex-
+ collent prospects for the postmaster gen
+ cralship. Senator Allison, Of Iowa.
could probably have the secTetaryship OF
+ tha treasury if lac wanted it, hut he pre-
+ lers staying in the senate, and close OBJ
servers believe Iowa will be recognized
+ il the person of Editor ClaTksOn. II il
/ idle to talk of Clarkson for the public
+ printeIship He is too big a man for
F that place. and probably would not ac-
cept IT, He is much more likely to be
f secretary of the interior. Wisconsin
may not get q cabinet place, but instead
+ the commissionership OF pensions for
/ Henry G. Payne Of Milwaukee, OF Gen.
+ Eairchild Foraker, of Ohio, viii not be
/ recognized because Sherman does not
/ Ike him.
Mr. Harrison has but seven cabinet
/ places % give ont. and II he had more
his troubles would be so much the
+ greater The logic of the present situa-
ZION. as viewed from Washington, runs
like thi.
For Mr.. Quay-The postmaster gen
erglship for Mr.. NanaUaker.
For sir Blaine-The secretaryship Of
tine navy for Mr Boutehe, OF some other
Maine lieutenant Of Nh Blaine's.
For lOwa--Ihe secretaryship Of the in
/ terror for 1lr Garrison.
For New AOrk-Ihe treasury depart
mlut fox Warner Miller OF ex-senator
Platt. or the state department Tor
+ Chamcoy NJ. Depew
For llr Shcrmau-The treasury for
+ Congressmau Mckinley, or the attorney
rsnolalship for Congressman Butter
/ worth.
For Dir. Alger of Michigan. or a Pa
cilc coast man to be- agreed upon by the
Republican factions u Callionla-Ihe
aocIclaIyship vi war.
Tor Wisconsin or southern man-
/ Ihe portfolio left over after six places
have been distributed along the lines
. laid out ia the foregoing.
According tOthe views Of weliintormed
people here precious ht.le, # anything,
/ las been decided on. 1t IL not even GER
+ tain that Wansmaker wants TO be post
master general If anything has been
settled up to this time l believe it - that
/ Mr.. Clarkson will be secretary Of the In
terror. that no Indiana man will 60 into
I Inc cabinet and that Warner Miller Is
- he left out, bat helped to the senate.
/ ~ L--r-n WEllNAE