Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-21
TALK OF THE PROPHETS.
Some Important, But Secret
 Conferences.
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE CABINET.

John S. clarkson's Mysterious Visit to Harrisou-Blaine Said to Be Out and
 Platt In-Mr. NIorton's Rumored Visit.
 The Big Four's Work.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 21-The Worlds special correspondent at Indianapolis telegraphs the following:
 Chairman John s. Clarkson's social call here waxes long. It means business, and lots of it. He has taken the cue from Harrison, and his tongue is tied Indiana is up in arms against Blaine. As between Blaine and Sher- man for secretary of state, the Hoosiers whoop for Sherman every time Every wis itor at all inclined to speculate on the cabinet remarks 1t, and not one in a thousand has an lnkling of the reason John Sherman is a strong man in Indiana, anyway; Blaine has not been since he cast upon Hoosier justice the stigma, famous as we'll as infamous, that he couldn't get fair trial of his libel suit 1 against The Sentinel in an Indiana court
 But the cause of Blaines unpopularity as cabinet quantity with politicians here is something deeper than that. All that is needful to set an Indiana politician on edge is to tell him that MT. Blaine must have any thing he wants from the Harrison admins tratIon, because it was through Blaine that Harrison was nominated at Chicago. The Indiana leaders are jealous to the death of anybody or anything that tends to rob them of the glory of Harrison's nomination.
 The Suns Indianapolis special says: ''Mr Clarkson changed his mind about resuming his journey to Iowa yesterday morning. He concluded to make another day of it. He and Col Swords disappeared from the hotel at about the time they would have gone to catch the train that they had announced they would take, but they did not take any train. Neither did they call at the Harrison residence. Mr. Clarkson has a long head, and he knows that just at present the men to talk politics with are not to be found at Sen. Harrison's house Attorney General Kitchener, John c. New and others are the men who are doing most of the conferring on matters below cabinet places
 'In the evening the whole Clarkson party dined with Gen. Harrison It was insisted that this was strictly social affair, too, 1 and that politics was never mentioned
 "The other callers on the president-elect were numerous, but not important. The bulk of them were Odd Fellows, the state en- campment of that order being in session here "Gen Harrison smiled when a Sun re- porter told him that it was reported from New York that Tom Platt, Warner Miller, Frank Hiscock and Chauncey M. Depew were coming on with MT. Morton to consult with him.
 "Well," said he, ''I do expect that MT. Morton will visit us some time this winter. and the others can come too if they want to and consult all they please, and the newspa- per men can get from them all the informa- hon they can as to what takes place at the consultation. There is nothing definitely ar :anged about any visits whatever vet. be cause for one thing our house is not in any condition to receive visitors, and won't be Il {l,Ne,N. t. To-day they have been tinkering with ash pans They have started draughts that blow fine ashes up into the library, and all Ehe correspondence is covered with themn "A candidate for public printer who may upset all the plans of Clarkson and New came to town last night. He is William M Meredith, of Chicago, practical printer and said to be eminently fitted for the place, which is something. He is an active Repub- lcan and stands well, it is said, with the Illinois leaders, which is also something He was, besides, the color bearer of Harrisons regiment, which is more than all. Eight years ago he a candidate for the same place and received Gen. Harrison's ardent i support"
 The Suns local columns contain the fol lowing:
 "As Mir. Platt has been doing most of the thinking for the Republican party of this state for some years, he intends to come in now for his reward He desires to be secre- 6ary ot the treasury. It is that place in the cabinet which has been picked out for him Sen. Harrison does not intend to make a Blaine cabinet. He differs from Garfield in not making promises and in keeping those that he does make. He recognizes obliga- tlons, but he wants cabinet that will be harmonious, active and united in his support, He wants to satisfy the Republi- can leaders of all the important states He wants to build up the party in the west and to insure its hold on New York In his present frame of mind he does not think that MT. Blaine, as secretary of state, would aid him. He does think, so The Sun is informed that MT. Platt, secretary of the treasury would do good for both Gen. Harrison and the Republican party. He has practically offered the place of secretary of the treasury to Mr. Platt, says our informant This course was advised by MT. Morton, Senator Hiscock and Mir. Depew. MT. Piatt him. self has been strongly in favor of it since last July.
 ''Ihe campaign took a course which en- Abled MT. Platt to have the other members of the big four, with the exception of ex- Senator Miller, unite in favor of his plans. Mir. Morton has been elected vice president. Senator Hlscock is not candidate for office. neither is MT. Depew MT. Miller was nominated for governor. That left the path elear for MT. Platt. MT. Platt has had no personal reward from the party for his services since he assumed control after the defeat of Mir. Davenport. He has worked hard, shrewdly, and has won. The only place for him is in the cabinet, and that, as The Sun is informed, has been offered him, md he has accepted it."
 The Worlds local says: 'The statement that Levi P. Morton, the vice president fleet, was contemplating trip to Indianap- olis for the purpose of conferring with Gen. Harrison seems to have been premature, to ,ay the least. MT. Morton said yesterday that he had made no decision f1i' the matter md whether he would or would not go out 70 see the president-elect was question to De considered in the future No one was authorized to say that he had already de- sided to make the journey"
 Boiler Inspectors Convention.