Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-28
TEAREIsuA's CaBssET.
Ccrfainties and Possibilities Talked
Of-CIeveIanc's gtuncr.
by telegraph to the Dispatch.l

W 4sHINGToN, ID. C.. February IT.
This has been 4 verv busy day with TIE
PrcHdentelec,. There was a constant
stream OF visitors 20 mis- parors, n0twjth-
standing the weather was 20 extremely wet,
siushy, and disagreeabe "a 10 make II really
a hardship 20 venture out OF doors. The
calling continued without interruption I'M.
M O'Clock. when the General shut himself
up With bis family for luncheon.
Seno,or lng,s was smeng The earliest
callers. lie was followed soon after by Sen1-
tors Hawiey, FRYE, Sherman, Paddock, Pal.
mcr. SAWYER, Hiseock, and Mitchell, and
lsrge number OF representatives, including
Lodge, OF Massachusetts,; sherman, Of New
York Mofliu. OF New York; Long, Of Mas
sachllseits; Belden. OF New York; Thomas.
OF Illinois; Stewart, OF Vermont and
Baker. 81 New York. james G.. Blaine snd
Mrs. Blaine made short call. and ex-Secre-
iarv WiRdom was with General Harrison for
some time.
After luncheon q stream OF visitors flowed
on a. brosd and deep ss ever, and VI any
Cabinet constitution was accomplished re-
suits OF IL escaped notice In general con-
fusion. Among the afternoon callers were
G.. c. Moody aud A. }. Edeerton, Of
Dakota Representatives Dasen OF Penn
sylvania, Hopkins ard Hit Of Illinois. and
A. Kasson, eX-AttOIney-General Devens,
Of Massachusetts,; w. d. F0ulke, OF
Indiana; Senators Jones, Stewart. aud
stanford; Justice Gray, OF the supreme
Court, and General Stewart Van Nliet. C&bI'
net gossip was the one absorbing theme
every where. Blaine and Window are stated
by common consent for the Stale and Trcs-
sury DEPARTMENTS respectively. and were
with General Harrison longer than any Of
his other callers, and this fact served 10
fas'en thcm still more deeply in the popular
mind NJ sure for The places accorded them.
During the afternoon Russell Harrison
visited the Capitol and held consultation
Ia the Marble Room Tor CORRIDOR with Sena'
tors sherman. Quay, Paddock, aud others.
Ills presence there set speculation atoOt at
great pace. The general impression tonight
is thet beyond Two or three places IN the
Cabinet nothing - settled. Pacific
Coast Senator said he was satisfied ten
DAYS ago that Harrison had determined
not to give the Western Slope representa-
ton I'm the cabinet. Now he was Just as
well satisfied that tbe Pacific Coast Insn was
under confederation. IL might be Estee or
swift. OF California. or Governor MOODY, OF
oregon. Nebraska men Interested IN Sc
curing a place Ia the Cabinet for John NJ.
Tburston are compelled TO confess that Il
looks rs II John W. Noble. OF Missouri, will
be named Tor the place. They are now urginG
Senator Palmer, OF Michigan, for secretary
OF War in hope that Robert W. Furnas oi
Nebraska, Will he made Secretary OF Asfi-
culture. lie is said to be qualified in an EN-
| inept degree for the place. A new posi-.
| bility developed to-day In the person OF on"
| crsssm,n CoggsWell, Of Massachusetts. who
| reuYcseptS r,e salem district, where Secretary
Endicott resides. He is ali old associate OF
| narrison's. having commanded a brigade
| with him in General Wards division.
! Coggswell was q caller upon the PreSi-
! dont-eleci In company with Senator Dawes
| last night, sud to-day he had long con-
terence with Dawes. The call OF eX-AuOI-
ney. General Deyeus upon Harrison to-day Is
thought by some 10 have connection WIN
! the COgeSwell boom Vermont represents
ives are urging Ex-Governor Redtleld Proc.
TOR for Secretary Of War, and two or
three authorities agree in asserting that
Governor Rusk, 81 Wisconsin, is no longer
a possibility ia this connection, although
senator >p00ner Is said to he working LOT
him still. Two congressman who called up0n
! Uarrlson aud talked Cabinet to him say That
| Hlame aud WINDOW are ihe only certainties;
Wsuamaker and Noble are possibilities, aI-
though considerable opposition to the former
has been developed.
Naturally chief interest centres about the
New York rival delegations who are here
working for Plat ana Miller one for the
! Treasury and the other for the Agricultural
Department. IL is said 10 he greatly em-
| bqrraseipg General Harrison. The Union
| League Club sent on a Miller delegation aud
Granville u. HAYES spoke for them. lie
had Two interviews with Harrison in lndi-
snapols tins winter. The solution OF the
| New York difficulty is said to he i'm
minept. Proportions are said 10 have
passed which, It is reported, will settle
matters in forty-elghi bours. la the
mean time the fact that neither PIat
nor Miller Is here IS taken by veteran OBJ
servers to mean that neither oil them VIII 20
INTO the Cabinet By parity OF reasoning
the presence Of W. II. II. Miller, OF Indiana,
would indicate that he $40 be member OF
| the Presidents official family.
| II was a dlsagreeable day and the ladies oil
the marty OF Presideut.elect Harrison did
NOT 90 out Of the hotel with the exception OF
| Mr.. Russell b. Harrison, who was enter
| tanned NJ tea from to by Mrs. Burke, wife
| of CAPTAIN Burke, whore she met many
nrominent people in and out OF official life In
| Washington.
The mysterious letter received by the
| President elect yesterd,y afternoon from The
| White House proved to be an invitation to
| General Harrison and wife TO dine this
evening At 7 O'Clock with President and Mrs.
| Cleveland. The invitation was accepted,
| and al the hour named the guests lett The
| hotel. their first excursion Of the day into the
omen air. for the White House.
While President and Mrs. Cleveland were
entertaining General aud Mrs. Harrison al
dinner. Colonel Lamont was Initiating Col-
onel Hsliord into the mysteries OF the OIL
cial side OF the Executive Mansion. The ln-
| formation Of the former gentleman Will be oil
the greatest service to his successor.
The Indiana Republican congressman
called i'm "a body to-day on the President
elect. and were received by General and Mrs.
| Harrison. The Illinois delegation will cai
| tomorrow.