Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-29
WASHING TON LETTER.


A~"H"'"' 49, ~" = N''N'''''a
stood to be backing John Wana-
maker, the wealthy Philadelphia
merchant, for portfolio in General
Hartison's cabinet. Whether this
is fact | an unable to say, as Mr..
/ Quay il q man who never talks Of
his plans until after they are accom-
plished, but if he has asked Gen.
Harrison to put Mr. Wanamaker in
his cabinet it is very safe to say that
it will be done, and that MIR. Wanna
maker would prove a valuable mem
Der of the cabinet is conceded by
everybody who is familiar with his
wonderful and successful business
career.
Col. j. S. Clarkson, of Iowa, who
was Senator Quay's able lieutenant
in the late campaign will, IT is
thought here, either be a member Of
the cabinet or public printer as he
may desire. As Col. Clarkson is a
practical printer, having been for
some years editor and proprietor Of
that sterling Republican daily the
Iowa State Register, published at
| Des Moines. | am under the i'm
preston that be will prefer being
public printer to being a member Of
the cabinet. | have just learned
from a friend of Col. Clarkson's that
it is by no means certain that he
will consent TO accept any office.
Nevertheless prophesy that the
name of the next public printer will
be Clarkson.
For some reason the impression
is rapidly becoming general here
that Mir. Blaine will not be a mem
Der of Gen. Harrison's cabinet. 1t
is believed that he has been offered
the state portfolio and that he has
declined it.
Mr. Cleveland has retired to his
country residence, and the announce
ment is made that he will not again
visit the White House until Con
gress meets. IL is sisted that he
has retired for the purpose of pre-
pairing his last annual message 10
Congress, but have an idea that
he wants to escape the numerous
bores who have been calling on him
constantly since the election to tell
/ him the cause of his defeat. He is
/ beaten, and that's all he wants to
know about it.
Mr. W. w. Murray, Of Tennessee,
a member of the Republican nation.
al committee, will, it is said, be a
member of the cabinet if Gen. Har,
rson shall conclude to have q south
ern member, a question which has
not yet been decided.
Representative Burrows, of Mich
igan, has suddenly loomed mp as a
formidable candidate for the Speak
ership Of the next House of Repre-
sentatiyes. 1t is stated by his
/ friends that he became convinced
last sumner when the Mills bill was
/ passed by the House, that the next
House was certain to be Republican,
and that he then began q still hunt
1 for the speakership, which resulted
in his getting = large number of
/ pledges of support 1t is a fortu.
nate thing for the Republican party
that al the candidates mentioned
/ for the Speakership are such able
men, for in the shaping and con
trolling Of legislation the Speaker
of the House has more real power
/ than the President. The candidates
I thus far mentioned are Messrs Reed,
Of Maine, Cannon, Of Illinois, Nc
/ Kinley and Butterworth, of Ohio,
and Burrows, Of Michigan; all Of
whom are deserving Of all the hon
ors that the Republican party can
give them, and all of whom possess
the confidence Of the party.
Ii has been fully decided that the
Inaugural ball will be held ID the