Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-16
CABINET SUGGESTIONS.
Alleged Possibilities, Probabil-
 ities and Certainties.
BLAINE CONCEDED FIRST PLACE.

lie VIII Visit New York for Conference.
 Wannamaker, Wallace, Clarkson, Pay
 son, Golf, Henderson, Miller, Platt and
 Others Spoken or
 NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Hon James G. Blaine will be in the city next week. He was invited here to confer with a number of prominent politicians several days ago, and a letter was received by one of his strongest friends and stanchest political supporters saying that he would come. The letter also verified the current rumor that Mr. Blaine had been offered the first place in Mir. Harri- sons cabinet, and intimated that the con ference here might in large degree influence hls decision in regard to accepting it.
 MT. Harrison Is expected in the city about Dec. l. Meanwhile Col. Clarkson, vice chairman of the national committees, will look after his interests and keep him advised until Chairman Quay returns from his short vacation at home.
 A Republican very near to both Mir Quay and Gen. Harrison said last night: Gen. Alger has signified his wishes to Gen. liar r1son. He does not want a cabinet position. He wants to be foot free for the race in 1892. l think Clarkson, who threw Iowa bodily for Harrison from Blaine, on that famous Monday morning in Chicago, will go in the cabinet. Blaine will go, as have believed from the first. Lew Wallace may be made secretary of war. Pennsylvania, New York and the Pacific slope will each get a showing, but who the men will be is largely guess york;
 The Press says: Though only ten days have gone by since Gen. Harrison's election, two important communications have passed between the president elect and some of his close friends here bearing on cabinet matters One of these CriVaS a t,Ir, fo tba uons, and probably means the selection of J. S. Clarkson, of Iowa, for portfolio. Gen Harrison desires to honor one member of the national executive committee in this way Chairman Quay does not want the distinction and Col. Dudley would prefer to remain in private life. These two men, with Mr. Clarkson, practically run the campaign, and there Is reason to believe that they have put the Iowa newspaper man forward for the place.
 If this arrangement holds good, and it un- doubtedly will, two members of the new cabinet will come from the sunset side of the Mississippi. The Pacific slope confidently counts on having representative, and hopes that 1t will be the attorney general l hear that that Is one of the few things which Gen Harrison nlnted at during the campaign, and the California men claim it as promise
 John B. Henderson, of Missouri, has just come out as candidate for place in behalf of the south. He would like to have the post office department Gen. Harrison is likely to have representative from that section in his cabinet, but if Nathan Golf, of West Vir- glnla, Is defeated he will have first call on any portfolio that is to go south"
 Two things are certain in regard to Gen. Harrisons cabinet" said a we'll informed gentleman yesterday, and one who made the nomination possible at Chicago. ''The first is that Pennsylvania will have portfolio and the other is that Lew Wallace will be secretary of war. The Pennsylvania man, I believe, will be John Wannamaker, though he Is not a certainty. MT. Blaine will have the state department offered him beyond a doubt, and there are indications that he will accept The most interesting phase to me of this cab met talk is the speculation about the man whom this state will present, I feel confident that hls name will not be Warner Miller. It strikes me as more probable that ex-Senator Platt would be chosen, MT. Miller is thought by some to have waived all claims to a cab met place when he accepted the gubernatorial nomination. That is the post nn which other candidates for honors take against him"
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The Star says there Is a movement the part of the friends of Judge Representative Payson, of Illinois, to push him for secretary of the in terior under Mir. Harrison. It is claimed for him that he is the best informed man in congress on the public land question and other matters especially relating to the in terior, and that most of the public land re- forms have been accomplished chiefly through his efforts.