The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-10
Cen. uarrison's Cabinet.

| The result of the election being settled,
the probable composition of Gen. Harri-
sons cabinet is becoming the subject of
speculation. Already the names of several
of those who were conspicuous in the presl-
Dental campaign have been mentioned for
cabinet positions.
IL precedent is followed Mr.. Blaine will
be offered the office of Secretary of State.
It has been the custom for the President to
offer that pla ce to the one who was his chief
| competitor for the Presidential nomination.
! Mr.. Blaine could have had the nomination
which Gen Harrison received if he had
been willing to accept a majority nonina-
ton when he could have had 1t. He wanted
a unanimous nomination, however, and
while his friends were trying to secure ii
fer him the chance to get even the majority
nomination slipped away from him.
1t has been asserted that Alr. Blaine will
not accept a cabinet position. Whether
those who pretend to speak for him are in
position to do so is not known, but the
probability is that they are. Mr.. Blaine
would not be happy in Gen, Harrison's cab
met. He would lie disposed to do pretty
much as he pleased, and that would not
suit Gen. Harrison at all, who, though not
as brilliant a man as Mr., Blaine, is very
determined one, and is ID ot quick to surren-
der his Judgment to that of any one else.
Mr. Blaine and Gen. Harrison could not get
along very well together, and Mr.. Blaine
will doubtless keep out of the cat met.
A suggestion whicl appeared in our dis
patches Yesterday may Lave sons tounda
ton. 1t was that Senator Frye, Of Maine,
would go into the cabinet and that Mr.
Blaine would succeed him in the Senate
That arrangement would doubtless suit the
latter, and might not be disagree cable to the
former
TIE man who will probably be per-
mitted to take his pick of the
places, provided he desires to leave
the Senate. is Mr.. Quay, the chair
man of the national republican committee
Mr. Quay is just now in high favor with his
republican brethren. To him is given a
great deal of the credit for the victory of his
party He certainly showed great ability
in the management of tho campaign. lie
put the immense campaign fund, which, it
is understood. was at his disposal. where it
would do the most good, and he sent the
best campaign speakers into the localities
where they were most needed. 1t is not
improbable that Mr.. Quay will be in the
cabinet, but it may be that he will no. care
to be Secretary of State. His education
has not been of character to fit him for
that position.
or course, DIR. William Walter Phelps
i,f 81 ,o IL
hard to make the New Jersey legislature
republican, so that he might have a chance
to 90 to the United States Senate, but he
failed, and now he is out of a job. He may
be tie next Secretary of State. He is GER
tainly qualified for the, place. He is man
of culture, ability and great wealth, and
occupies a conspicuous place in the counsels
of his party. 1t is doubtful if Gen. Harri-
son could get a safer man to manage the
foreign affairs of his administration.
The report that Mr.. John Wauamaker,
of Philadelphia, will be the next postmas-
ter general, may have some foundation. He
is the biggest shopkeeper of the country,
and it is stated that he was the largest con-
tributor TO the fund of s400, 900 which some
Philadelphians carried to Chairman Quay a
few days before the election. Mr.. Wana-
maker isn't much of a politician, but he is
a successful merchant AMI Sunday school
man. Being business man lie might be
able to give the country frst-class mail
service.
There are others mentioned in connection
with cabinet places, among them Maj, Nc
kinney, of Ohio, but it is too soon to speak
with anything like certainty about Gen.
Harrison's intentions respecting his cabinet.