The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-02
ALLISON WILL NOT GO IN.
HE HAS SENT HARRISON A LETTER
or DECLINATION.


t!al Aspirations n Inducing Him to
Decl.ne-Blaine Accepted Ten Days
Ago - Another Malone Delegation
Calls on the President-Elect.
WASHINGTON, FEB. IA prominent 9ub-
lie man, who is in a position to speak know
ingly. said last night; "Seaator Alb on t.
dav communica, Ell 70 his near friends that
be had written to the President-elect pc
emptorilv declining the appointment OF
Secretary Of the Treasury. There Is no
doubt of the accuracy If this IL has oeeA
very generally believed here for the past
ten DAYS that be would accept, aud IT IS
known that he dicus5 I he matter With
close friends as being settled II TINS way.
WHY he WANTED TO ACCEPT.
He has frequently expressed il co f.
dentisI manner his desire to be ths treas
my department t, carry out some views he
rad. esreca " rs to inducing England to
agree TO the rem nntiZltiun Of silver. tie
aIto had desire to show his administrative
ability. The first of this week it was felt
by his near friends, and there was god au-
thority TO- saying that he would accept.
INFLUENCED BY HIS FRIENDS.
But when ne returned from IDdianapo-
lis, his fellow republicans unite In begging
him not to leave the Senate, an not to
throw aside the chances for the presidency
of 1892. Only two republican senators
have at any lime advised him to accept.
All the others, especially the stronger
men. protested against 1t and after
his return iabored with him constantly
to decline, and to-day he decided to follow
their advice, and by to-mJrroV's all Cen
Harris IN will have a letter Of positive dec
lination, and it i, felt that the senator can
not again be induced to waver in lis resolu-
tion.
IOWA WONT BE REPRESENTED.
at NAV now be accepted as true that
Iowa will have no member in the cabinet
Mr.. Clarkson is known - have been out Of
the question for several weeks, by his own
wish. and his name has been the only one
that has been leally dseu Sed besides Sena-
tor Allisons. Senator Allison had ambi-
ton to be Secretary of State, and he 50
stated to members OF the Iowa delegation
but as Mr. Blaine was, two week.
ago, rendered and ten days ago accepted
that position. there is no chance for Iowa
in the cabinet"
PLEADING FOR MALONE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. IA committee Of
colored men from Virginia and Maryland
waited upon the President-elect this after
noon in the interest of Gen. Malone for a
cabinet position The delegation was com
posed of Hon. A. w. Harris, A. A. Evans,
members of the house Of delegates of Vir-
ginia; j. c. Asbury, commonwealth attor-
neg for Norfolk county, the only colore1
prosecuting attorney in the United
States. r. g. L. Page, ex-asslstant
postmaster of Norfolk; Rev. william Miller
Robert Scot, Jr, Of Virginia, and John W .
Adams of Baltimore. This committee was
appointed at the same Washington meeting
that named the committee # white Nir-
ginia that called on the Presdent-elect
a couple of weeks ago to present Gen. Ma
homes name.
A MEMORIAL PRESENTED.
Harris acted as okesman aud presented
Gen. Harrison with a memorial setting
forth what Gen. Malone had accomplished
for his party in Virginia, irrespective Of
color.
Adams presented an enscrolled address
from the Southern Republican Association
of Maryland. the largest and wealthiest
colored republican organization in the
country. 1t was signed by 250 of the mos
prominent colored men of Maryland, and
strongly recommended Gen Malone to the
consideration of the presi lent elect.
Gen. Harrison gave the committee a
cordial reception, and spent half an hour in
conversation with them. In speaking Of
their visit lator to a gentleman, the general
tors, their broad political views and fine
conversational powers.
NOT RACE REPRESENTATIVES,.
They told him th did MT come in the
capacity Of col0rei men, but as a committee
of iepublicans representing large co stitu-
encies. As colored men hey asked nothing
Ths color line was buried with them and
their people, but they pre- -ented
Gen. Mahone's name as man
who had built up and maintained the only
relub lean organization they ever had in
Virginia. They returned from Gen. Harri-
son highly era flied with their reception.
They said the Pre-ident-elect had many
good words for Gen. Malone and that his
vi ws on southern matters, 50 far as he ex
pressed himself, met their appreciation.
They did not claim that Gea. Harrison
gave them any encouragement that Gen.
Malone would be a memder of his cabinet.
While talking with The delegates Gen. Har-
risOn loosely declared that If ne could find
seven men in Alaska he believed he should
put them III his cabinet a means of main
tanning harmony in the states.
NO LONGER ANY DOUBT
WASHINGTON, Feb. l, IL p. Mo one
here has any doubt now that Senator
Allison is out Of the cabinet material. He
has said so here and he has said so in le t.
ter which Gen. Harrison will get tonight,
even more emphstically than he did when
he was out there. This letter was written
to remove any lingering doubt in Gen.
Harrison's mind. 1t was submitted To the
leading republican senators, all of whom
with two exceptions approve it and the
position il set forth. hey soc to care
more for Senator A lison than for
Gen Harrison, for they regarded Senator
Alison's interest as p.eeminont throughout
all their courses with him.
WHY he WANTED TO ACCEPT.
Senator Allison would have liked TO go
into the treasury for some reasons. RE
would have formulat ri as secretary # the
treasury the Dill WITH which tue R3publ-
cans propose TO settle the revenue question
for a quarter OF a century. He would have
had another opportunity to attempt to Sc
cure the reconciliation of silver abroad
He would have had an opportunity to work
out the Administrative reforms which he
thinks necessary in the treasuray. But on
the other hand, he would have imperiled
his presidential chances, lost bis hold on
Iowa politics and so his place in the Senate
which is now practically for life, and
portion of his small fortune than he could
well afford at sixty. Taking his own adj
vice, supported by that OF his best friends,
he has persstently declined.
WILL EMBARRASS HARRISON.
All the republicans realize that this viii
seriously delay aud embarrass Gen. Hart.-
sons cabinet-maklng. He will have a very
hard time finding tie western man whom
he would like TO put at the head Of tie
treasury. Senator sherman wouldn't take