Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-17
CABINET TALK TO-DAY.


There is great deal Of speculation abou,
the organization Of the new administration
but there is hardly thing in connection with
it that is really settled yet Until Mr.. Harrison
| comes east and has consulted with some of the
party leaders nothing definite can be known
Mr.. Quay himself is understood to be entirely
| in the dark as to Mr.. Harrison's purposes a,
present The odds and endA of the campaign
strings have not yet been gathered together.
Mr.. Harrison is under greater or less obliga-
ton to q great many prominent party men,
He cannot know as yet what recognition they
may want at his hands. Nor can they tell
whether or not they are liable to have their
! ambitions gratifed. There is certainly much
more cabinet material than can be used, and
more leading men at every post in the party
than there are leading positions.
Mr.. Harrison will want none but strong men
in his Cabinet, and he may find some who will
be reluctant to give up senatorial positions for
any OF the small portfolios.
THE sECRETARYsHIP OF THE TREASURY
There is very apt to be a scramble over the
Secretaryship of the Treasury among New
Workers, and they may all be disappointed by
having that position go to the west There is
very general impression that Mr. Harrison
would be apt to select Senator Allison for the
place, but it is doubted whether he would give
tain berth.
THE PosT-oFFICE PORTFOLIO
II Mr.. Allison does not 60 into the Cabinet
Mr. Clarkson, it is understood, would like to
represent Iowa in the Presidents private coun-
Gil. He would like to be Postmaster-General.
But that place, If Mr.. Quay's influence is to be
weighty, will go to Mr.. Wanamaker Quay
does not want Cabinet place for himself, but
he would be pleased to see Mr.. Wanamaker
given this recognition.
AS TO MR.. BLAINE.
The impression becomes more and more
deeply fixed that Mr.. Blaine will not 90 into
the cabinet He is known to be anxious to
avoid the suspicion of having helped Mr.. Har-
rison for what he could get out of his election,
and he does not want to be placed in posi-
ton where it would appear that he was exer-
cising individually the power denied him four
years ago. His friends say that his pride
would not permit him to stand in the shadow
OF any such suspicion.
MIR. Hale has, on two occasions, declined
Cabinet positions that have been offered him,
and MIR. Frye has been quoted recently as say
ing that he would not leave the Senate to go
into the Cabinet. II Mr.. Blaine should persist
IN declining, under these circumstances it is
likely that Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts, may be
the eastern man in the Cabinet He declined
denomination for Congress and unless he takes
position of this sort he will 60 out Of public
LIE on the 4th OF March.
OTHER GOSSIP.
1t is thought more likely that Mr.. Warner
Miller will 60 into the Interior department
than that he will get the Treasury portfolio.
There is much doubt about an Indiana man
going in the cabinet II Mr.. Golf is defeated
for governor and for the Senate both in West
Virginia, it appears probable that he will 20 a,
the head of the Navy department. Alger is
still adhered to as the most promising candi-
date for Secretary of War;