Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-14
CABINET MAKERS BUSY.
Many Men Suggested for Few
Places.
ALL ARE WORKING IN TIE DARK.

The Prcsident-Elect Has Nothing co say.
Statement Tint Dir. Blaine WIN Noi
Be In the Cabinet-suggestio As ;,
who VIII BE.
NEW YORK, Nov. -President-elect Har
rison is about the only man in the country
now who is not making cabinet suggestion,
All the politicians aud newspapers are dis
cussing Mr. Blnine's desires and chances, sug-
gesting plnces for other prominent Repubi
cans and anticipating a general scramble
All the papers Of this city are theoizng on
the subject, and no two are alike The Pres,
Qiepl, which is probably as well informed ns
any other, owing 10 It's standing in the party,
discusses the situation as follows;
James G. Blaine is the material Of oak
picked up first by most Of the cabinet makers
He will not be in the cabinet. Il will b
satisfactory enough for him, and perhapl
satisfactory enough for his friends IN ami
out Of the party, to know that he might, 10
he chose, be the secretary OF state Nor is it
at all probable that Mr. Blaine viii go
abroad. He will spend the winter in Wash
ngton engaged in building up his private
resources aud the preparation OF another
book. Il is possible too that with Frye OF
Hale in the cabinet, or out of this country
Mr.. Blaine might sit in the senate. Senator
Frye likes his present place well euou sh /
Senator Halo has refused cabinet positions
Perhaps he would prefer an important foreign
mission to the humdrum OF Washington
life; for II Mr. Hale finds it lvelier in the
capital city than some others do, be could
find IL lively abroad most likely
Senator Hawley aud Senator Platt arr
spoken Of They are also pretty comfortable
whore they are. Morgan Bulkeey late can
iidate FOR governor, evidently has tho s.ua
in him for any high place, aud there is sam
Fessenden, long the Republican ampaign
executive in the Nutmeg state and the favor
ite Of thousand influential friends War
ner Miller has led what many called all along
foriorn hope; and whether he over had
doubts or not that he should fail he is the
man most in the popular eye FOR a sure port
folio-and most commonly for the treasury
bccnusc Of his unqucstionaba service in be-
half OF the national ticket
Senators Evnrts aud Hiseock, ex Senator
Platt and Cornelius n. Bliss ara suggested
Tor the New York member Il Is not gener.
aly believed that senator Evarts, having
neid cabinet place already, or that ex
senator Platt, whose private interests kerl
him largely occupied. would take portfolios
senator Hiscocz and Cornelius n. Bliss might
and might not think they could afford % <,
nto the cabinet
"Ihere are two men who are as sure n.
anybody can be Of places in tho ofiicia
family. One is John Wanamalger, tho othei
Is Gen. Lew Wallace, life long friend and
hiographer Of Gen. Harrison. The nnvy o
war portfolio will be his,
There is little talk about the southern
member. Gen. Nathan Gof, of West Nir
ginia, is most spoken OF, but his ambition 4
known TO be in the direction Of the senate
There is "A general impression that William
Cassus Goodloe, Of Kentucky, would be al
efficient and well selected cabinet officer
There are several big Republicans who
are pretty sure not 10 be in the cabinet. Be
sides James e. Blaine there are John Sher
man. Matthew Stanley Quay, Joseph Benson
Foraker, William Boyd Allison, John Suni
van Carkson, William Mckinley, Jr, nnl
Russell Alexander Alger. Senator Sherman
has been material for two out of three per
sons who have gone into the cabinet making
business, and it has even been predicted tina
the friends Of Governor Foraker would urgI
the selection OF Mr. Sherman in order tina
itH NVfttuAA AAiANhA Allo nhAAel Ett Ap III
senate The best informed take no stock II
! that. The senator is comfortable where b.
is, and may retire altogether in two years
A Herald special from indianapolis says
4 Next TO John C. New, the Indiana man who
according TO such expressions of opinion q
may be heard, is most likely to be chosen on
OF the administration advisers, is Gen Lev
Wallace. His relations 20 the president elec
| have been of an intimate nature. He wrot
the campaign biography Of Gen. Harrison
and it is believed that his Judgment. as wei
as his experience, is valued by the presiden
/ elect j he is made cabinet minister b
Will probably be the secretary Of war