The sun., 1888-12-27
WARNER MILLER Is GONE.
AND WHILE HE rs IN HERELmIcR zHn
PLAT BOOM Is RETfYRn


II is saia That the Cabinet win he An
nouneed soon Arter New Xe.r's Day.
and that blaine and Fiatt VIII No m II.
Warner Miller has returned to Herkimer
and has given up his rooms at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel. He has been away from there more
or less since he took tho rooms after election.
But IL was merely for tho purpose OF taking
trips to Washington and to other places whore
he thouRht there was something to be done or
something to be learned. All OF this time he
retained his rooms.
The New York politicians who are posted say
that he In gone. and when thoy say this they do
not seem TO wish to restrict the meaning Of the
expressiont to q reference to his bodily absence
In fact. the members Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee who have seen Gen. Harrison
since the election. and the New Yorkers who
have made pilgrimages to Indianapolis. mako
no secret Of their belief that the Miller-Piatt
contest Is settled. They ridicule tho idea that
Gen. Harrison. because Of tho troubles between
tho state leaders. will find It necessary to ig-
more NewYork In his selection OF Cabinet coun-
sellors- II In oven stated @ though from head
quarters that John s. Clarkson. Col William W.
Dudley. and Attorney General Michenor. ali Of
told him that. any suei disposition Of the
claims Of the Empire state was out Of the
The reasons thst they gave date back to tho
Chicago Convention. It was week IN session.
during all Of which. time or up to the Sunday
was solid ana irn ior Hsrrison; Ls,s = the
evening Of that sunday interval IN ballotina
as ef' is adsns
delegation. The long contest had become
tedious, and the structure was IN dam
w eshe so GlarksoD. Dadiss and nj Miehsnen III swn
bestrired themselves to save Harrison. They
6elp They S knew tha9 two % 81 I the a indiana dei
egates were OF the track entirely and that
1shs.s Sart.s were break g Gsy
Hiscock. and Mr.. Platt had agreed TO strength
en- the Harrison column with their support
Monday morninR tRis G 'W Was R sssted Mer II too
came came In H on the agreement. @ @thSHgh he did not
@ss to Ss
nominated Harrison Just as surely as New
York State elected him.
break IN the indiana delegation. but they did
must batch up up their diiferenees Sc In the the STATE
before 5 Harrison could be accepted as q candi-
oa The hsanS into Tine
pointed to For, the first time, though the Indi-
Morton and senator Quay have mott faiYsd no to
call them to Gen. Harrison's attention. it is
tafe % that eSis 0s muss Sc e
internal dtferenees Or that il Is any part q his
ences before he can consider q man from New
York for a Cabinet position
Is not a coward. and win not be afraid to dis
the matter: They add tha. Senator Evarts has
advocacy Of the claims Of Mr.. Plat The % re-
turned pilgrims to Indianapolis say. that Sena-
the State Commitfee. the County Gommittess
q New York and Kings. three-fourths Of the
have communicate to Gen. Harrison their
eaIa s. 8 the co tsassfna
tertor. They know that he went TO Philadei-
q
ehesea Is n the ,see % e tseiG s1na nndes ne
stsh,d1g That +, WasnsF tS5as9 Muller, chAREs Io
mafne ineidsnsai emo sorts in Ph Go a S% Se
half with q view Of advancing his interests. |
Tho reviyiication OF the Plat boom indi-
Gated by all this is founded upon. or at least |
ture Of Miller that Is construed to 6e al retreat.
ment BY . city politician who knows what M.
PiSts Mr pepsW and hE NJ Hiseoes @ sfS tSini The
Cabipet will be announced very soon after
upon Is James Blaine is fos Seer seepe.arT 81
State. Thomas c. Plat for Secretary OF the
Treasury. John s. Clarkson for Secretary Of
General
Col Estey Of California. the temporary Chair
however. for the Interior portfolio. in which
,ase Clarkson win get tho Navy Department.
/ he talk about GofEe OF West VirRiniG Is ridic-
llous. He Is Governor of the State, and his
ambition Is be United States Senator.
Gen. Harrison had the idea at first that the |
OF o Cabinet was q private. personal |
or family matter. But these facts I'm ro-
alton to New York State when brought to his at
ention convinced him that the matter OF Cabi-
let making involved questions of policy and |
'oliIics quite different from that OF selecting q
,rivate secretary.