The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-12
oABINET.MAKINa ALREADY.
Figuring on tho Makeup OF President
Harrison's Advisors.

Figuring on tho Makeup OF President
Harrisons Advisers.
Washington Special To s. Louis Republic
Tho breath bad hardly been knocked
out Of the present Administration today
before the nervous American public began
constructing President llarrison's Cabinet
for him. Cabinot.making four months
ahead OF time is not profitable pastimc.
Tho main question OF importance is US TO
whether Gen. Harrison will OF will not call
Mr.. Blaine to the head Of his Cabinet. As
10 this point there is diversity OF opinion
among Republicans here, but their almost
unanimous wish aud hope IL that Blaine
may be left severely alone. Even his adj
mircn say that the new Administration
would have u better chance without Baino
than with him. Fully n dozen Cabinet
states have been promulgated here today
Taken altogether they contain pretty
nearly every Republican name Of prom.
incnce In the country. Perhaps only
ono oi the names IL certain TO be
found in the final list That is the name
oi Col. John c. New, Of indianapolis, who
is regarded g the coming Secretary OF the
Treasury, almost without doubt Gen.
Harrison will put somc Indiana man in
the Cabinet, aud Col New is the inst aud
only man anyone thinks of. and his long
nnd large experience In the Treasury sug-
gvsts the appropriateness ui placing him at
the head oi the department.
somo pretty lively figuring on Congress
is going on here nowadays. The Republic
nn- scctn to have the duit with thcm on
Congress ~ we'll W the National ticket,
! hut the party managers here cannot tx ur
the tolals 'Nn,ys aud permanently ~ yet
Mr.. Mcphcron, NJ the Republican head.
quarters, counts on twenty Republican
majority In the House aud four IN the Sem
ate by means OF gains Ia Delaware nnd
West Virginia, but Mr.. McFhCrOn,
though honest aud capable, IN much given
to claiming, aud most Republicans hcrc
will BE- satisfied with half that majority.
The ilutlcr In the departments continues
and the clerks confidently expect gen.
cr,l shakr.up next year Several Demo-
cratic clerks have begun already to make
preparations iDr the inevitable. and large
number of Republican cX. clerks residing
Ia this city are making arrangements 10 Ice
itHluitNH III Nhilli tiHi'H illNlf IiiNfH are
said to have been picked out and assigned
to them already.
Secretary Fairchild returned 10 the city
this morning aud attended the Cabinet
meeting NJ II O'Clock. The meeting docs
not appear to have been the most cheerful
one ever held. The only ahrcntecs we're
Villas aud Dickinson. 10 reporter Sccrc-
tnry Faipliild said this afternoon that lac
was not discouraged about inun reform.
lie attributed thc defeat ui Mr.. Cleveland
10 the uso OF money largely. "Whcfc the
manufactures ave- ho said, I'VE did
pretty VOL. In tho towns where the
people goi together aud talked the matter
over among the working people, the tarin
reduction idea seems tp have been well
received. II was among people who have
not looked into tho matter ~ veil that We
lost"
lie said that the danger now was that
the defeat might discourage moderation
aud that when the reaction came the
"sl"ps ia the direction Oi ircyr trade might
be- much longer than moderate men con-
icmpaicd.' Tho city Is filling up again
as the trains bring back the multitude OF
people who went home tO vote.