Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-29
CABINET RUNORS.
nr. Allison Said 10 lave Cons nted
Under Protest.
NAMED FOR THE TREASURY
The Latest List Is a. Follows: Blaine.
State; Allison. Treasury; wanamaIter,
Posioffice or Navy; Est~e. Inte-
rior. and Aiger, War.

WAsngxGroN, Jan. 20-Thera is no one in
Washington who Is authorized to state
whether senator Allison and Dir. Blaine
have bcen definitely decided upon for the
cabinet; but leading Republican senator's
claim definitely to know that the decision as
70 Mr., Allison is final and that Allison has
with great reluctance yielded and is in In
dianapolis TO accept the position and 10 con-
suit rs "a the other members OF the cabinet and
its policy. A gentleman who holds close rela-
tons with indianapolis says that Mr. ALI
son has been selected and has accepted, but
that the decision is not final as TO Blaine. Ac-
coTding 10 the anne authority these selections
have been made: Allison for the treasury,
Wanamaker for the postofflce or navy, Estee
Of California for the interior and Alger for
the war department. He further says that
unless Wanamaker win I've content with the
navy New York will have to be content with
one of the minor places, 70 be Allied by some
one who does not belong 10 the big Four"
~ am afraid that it is true that Mr.. ALI
son is 10 be secretary of the Treasury said
the venerable Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont. chair
man OF the senate committee on finance of
which Mr.. Allison Is one Of the most active
members II regret il, not because Mr.. Alli-
son viii not make most excellent secretary
Of the treasury, bnt because he will be more
useful 10 the party in the senate. We cam
not spare him here
The belief that Gen. Harrison favors a west
ern man for secretary of the treasury is in.
harmony with views that he is known to have
expressed long before he was prominently
mentioned ever as a possible candidate for the
presidency. During the latter part Of his
senatorial term, sitting in his committee room
one day, Gen. Harrison said 90 a friend. II
see no reason why the secretary of the treas
ury should always be taken from the east 1t
appears TO me that the time has come when
the west should be represented in the treasury
department. The postofIice department might
90 10 the cast y"
A gentleman who is very near TO Senator
Allison says of the present situation: II have
no doubt that in some form Mr.. Allison has
received a second urgent request or intima-
ton from Gen Harrison that he should con-
slider whether or not he would not accept the
treasury portfolio. Allison is probably his
first choice for secretary of the treasury
Apart from any personal considerations,
Gen. Harrison is under many obligations
70 the Iowa delegation at the Chi
cago national convention, and espe-
cialy to Mr. Allison, for his nominal
ton. Gen. Harrison was the second choice
of MIR. Allison himself, and the votes of the
Iowa delegates were transferred To him by
the consent and at the suggestion of Allison
when il became pretty certain that Allison
could not himself receive the nomination.
Cen Harrison, ON political grounds, desires
TO recognize Iowa in his cabinet, but
for some reason which is not quite
clear he is not disposed to accept Mr. Clark
son, whom Mr.. Allison and the Iowa peo-
pie 50 generally have urgently recommended
for that place | have reason TO know that
it has been strongly intimated that Mr. Clark
son Is not wanted in tho cabinet and that it
has been represented to Mr.. Allison that il
Iowa is TO have place at all Mr. Allison him
self must be the man to represent the state
Mr.. Allison no more desires to become
secretary of the treasury now than he
did when that position was rendered
TO him by Gen Garfield and declined
by him. Then the reason assigned was
that the state of his wife's health would not
permit him 20 accept the position, with the
social obligations connected with it. Soon
afterwards Mrs Allison died. The senator is
still widowel, but he frankly says, so far as
he has felt willing TO say anything, even to
his most intimate friends, that he prefers to
ft1ln III TIC Sei1te. 3tOu beileNcS tflaI ne can
do more service to his party there. There
remain two years of his senatorial term
There is no doubt whatever that he
could be reelected practically without oppc-
stion. His retirement from the senate al
this time would make some complications in
Iowa politics. 1t may be doubted whethe
Mr.. Clarlzson could succeed him i'm the SENATE
Factions in Iowa which are united 50 far ai
Mr.. Allison il concerned would be develop.
il there should be a vacancy in the senator
ship The governor of the state might nes
agree to appoint senator for the vacanc
lie would be more likely to conven
the legislature in special session for that pr
pose. tic is himself candidate. The rail-
road question is dominant in the state. tn,
last legislature was more pronounced in il;
anti-monopoly tendencies than any which ha;
preceded il.
Mr. Blaine, by almost the common conscns
Of the heading Republicans here, is now a.
signed the position Of secretary of state.