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

fer him every day. and before these able
assistants shall have finished their work
sl She prominent Republicans m Che
country win have figured Ia iho lists Of
mnmcuiary favorito8 A good deal of
fas cabinet gossip is agrant nonsense.
NJ one seriously imagincs. for instance,
nst ,ho prcsident-eloct will put his law
r.rnCr ia the cahiuct lie might make
i. ln secretary OF The treasury. but it
j.. afo 90 predict ho wiz not Nor is it
A., moro likely that his large, placid,
Courteous and digniicd senior law as
late. John b. Eiam. or his small, u-r.
,ms. bgainy and dyspoptlc junior part
81. W h. Miller. viii become attorney
4uri i know these gentlemen. and
m quite suro neither OF them has q
thought ~ entering the Harrison cabi-
49, They will doaltlo bo proud % ro-
main n those rather gloomy law cham
a opposite Che Federal building, i'm In
U4ap.hs behind The modest shingle.
'f Harrison. Lawyer ' and carry on
what d. now Che largest law practice in
Indiana. and one winch Is sure o. grow.
se
Gossip about the personnel Of The COM
l.. cabinet is GO thls time more interest
ia, than valuable. Bot ii ono may not
eEue The hidden and uuoxprcssed
thoughts OF thc pglsidcnt-clcct, and thus
hH.@ ihe unkIowctlc. lao can, If lac
wishes. onllyzo and reduce TO something
l.c logical statement tlc conditions
vi.A which the new president IS sur
rounded in his lah0rs now Just begun.
lie primo question iso5 10 grounds
5ir. Harrison inteuds stalking iu .lecting
Dis official family. il he has political
pledge outstanding ~ course these viii
have o. oe redeemed for Mr. Harrison
IS O man of honor But he may have
political Obligations which oonOt amount
60 promi .s-lebis of gratitude which
SIZE % bo fairly paid. Much Is due 60 the
leaders of the party. for no president has
ster succeeded lu building zap q great
administration by gathering around him
ll official Die parcel OF noboiles. That
experiment has been tried ana has all
WAYS resulted in disaster The president
tlo is auaii M being ahadowed
during hi, term generally finds himself
o.el-laughad no the end Of It. Then
there is the party veal % De considered
-tle party as FL whole. Where and how
r.n The president m his selection of
. cDiu.t best satisfy ANA strengthen
r.,o party. Ills mus. not bo lost sight
81 ly the conscientious chief But
above al. ness pres ldeut has the right
o. choose for his advisers men who are
likely fo be c0n-Jni8i to linn and 60 each
other. men in whom h9 has confidence.
fr whom De Las liking and who are
iu view. temperament and ambition suit
able and satisfactory o. the president
liu IL.
1ir Harrison. I happen To- know, was
nominated at Chicago without giving any
pledges concerning cabinet appoint
Mut. The casual observer and anna
fu politician ima -inos that cabinet
places aIc DWerol and sold iu these ma
r.mai conventions like fish 40 "a market
Mace But nothing could De further
from the truth The men who were in
-tumeut4l in nominating Harrison dld
el because that seemed 60 them the best
thing % do after their own plans had
failed. and thev acted without. pledge on
promise from the nominee.
Gen. Harrison has debts TO pay. bat no
contracts % keep. Aside from hil per
sanal obligations 81 friends in Indiana,
llr Harrison bias lustlour debts OF graft
mle 20 paw which are great enough %
.mmand places iu The cabinet Three
.f flc-, wcra incurred in tho Chicago
convention. AMI one lu ll9 campaign.
r.e last named could Lo satisfied hv OIL
f.rin. the postmaster general hip % John
TEarQmakCr. of Philadelphia. me lich
-erllant who au--cd d fortune 10y
l...'ro q good general store ald 7nd-
mr an his surplus Tor come years il
llur1per advertising Nan4msE1i
vesfle heQVi,s. individual clnlllDutol
o. the Republican campai -n idAa ana
of rour-a Gen Iiaui .0u owes Alm some
fbinr OLA that account. llf more on &C
count Cf tic services of Chairman quay,
who .vart5 nothing for himself but B.
soy John Nllamakef for amy thing. Al
the Chicago convention Quay was ho1
f0r Har m. and was one 81 the last 10
como in under tho victorious banner
The first great obligation there put upon
Harrison was when Miller Hncock,
Plat- and D-pew. the big foul delegates
from New y oIk, agreed fo support lar
u-1n That was Che entering wedge
which made the nomination oi harrison
I. .hle and Tor it Sir. Harrison should
La duly grateful But 40 thc same TINE
De terr well knows that ln pursuance OF
aS.,u defined plau Of The islcnls 81 UT.
Elmna t0 mako az appearance ~ giving
aI The candidates fair opportunity 20
swim. hoping that ia the end lt would BE
demonstrated none could win and the
field be- thus cleared fOr the leader
of 1854. this wedge was no sooner
driven iu than preparations were
made to withdraw &c. When tle haiii.
s3n men fled into the convention nan
that Monday morning they mao sii ,i
eAUactaUon Of Success. They had lieode'
with The New York leaders Tor 'ahO'i,ie!
chance and th.s had been accoIiC1
them, but accompanied ~ ihe uA" % "a
come assurance. publicly stated, that IL
sfter two ballots tho nomination could
not b. brought To HARRISON ho was - De
dropped and Senator Shcfman, ta-en up
a New Yorks favOrito AZ that oppCi-
tame moment Blaine kilograms oi "D'o-
lute declination arrived, and harrison
sgas nominated before ihc time came LOT
Sew York 10 carry out its programme
Indeed. tlere was not iINr' '-i~ -'.-
for 10 10 withdraw its support or haltl-
son. because Blaine, the real objective
point OF its managing leaders was Out
NJ the question 40 last
But right here another obligation was
incurred. Senator Allison and Hairi-
son had been close friends in the senate.
Tho Iowa senator never had any great
hopes u securing the nomination TOT
himself. and for anhcir t. his strength
hesitated between sherman and Ilaitl-
con. both his personal friends liis tele-
gram % his lieutenant hr. Garrison
was So w0rded as 10 give tlo latter
authority 10 throw lOwaa vote ioreiihel'
or Tor the one who could DE nominated.
A'lsou's decision 30 withdraw came just
Ar the moment when Harrison was Oh
tie top wave and loves plsmp for li9f'
D. ia D.