The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-28
TALK OF THH CABINET
Still Dominates all Other Topics
at the Capital City,
THE HARRISONS DINE OUT
With the President and Mrs, Cleve'
land us Their Host and Hostess.
How tho Day was Spent by
the Prcsldent.Elect


luncheon the stream OF visitors flowed
on as broad and deep as ever, and II any
Cabinet construction was accomplished
the results Of It escaped notice in the
general confusion,
Among the afternoon callers were
Representatives Dalzell, Of Penusylva-
MIA Hopkins and Hill, OF Illinois, Hay
den, Of Massachusetts; ex-Minister John
A, Kasson; ex-Attorney General Dew
ems, Senators Jones, Stewart, OF Nevada,
and Stanford; Justice Gray, oil the Su-
preme Court; Gen, Stewart Vanvliet,
Albert Looming, United States Consul
to Bremen, and Everett Frazier, Consul
at New York, Cabinet gossip was the
absorbing theme everywhere.
THE CABINET.
Messrs. Blaine and Window, slated by
common consent for the State and Treas,
ury Departments respectively, we're with
General Harrison longer than any Of his
other callers, and this fact served TO
fasten them still more deeply In the
popular mind as sure for the places aC-
corded them. During tho afternoon Mr..
Russell Harrison visited the Capitol and
held consultations In the Marble room or
corridor with Senators Sherman, Quay,
Paddock and others. His presence
there set speculation atoot at great
pace.
Thegeneral impression tonight Is that
beyond two or three places in the Cabi-
net nothing Is settled,
A Pacific Coast Senator said he was
satisfied ten days ago that General Har.
rison had determined not to give tue
Western Slope representation in the
Cabinet. Now he was Just as well salts
fed that Pacific Coast man was under
consideration. 1t might be either NJ.
NJ. Estee or John F. Swift, OF California,
or Governor Moody, OF Oregon. The
West wants the Interior Department.
THuRsToN's POOR SHOW.
Nebraska men interested in securing
place in the Cabinet for John NJ. Thurs
ton are compelled to confess that 1t looks
like John W, Noble, OF Missouri, for the
place. They are now urging Senator
Palmer, OF Michigan, for Secretary Of
War In the hope that Robert W. Furnas,
OF Nebraska, will be made Secretary OF
Agriculture. He is said to be qualified
in an eminent degree for the place.
Anew possibility has developed in the
person Of Congressman Coggswell, OF
Massachusetts, who represents the Salem
district, where Secretary Endicott re.
sides. He is an old associate Of General
Harrison, having commanded brigade
in General Wards division. Mr.. Coggs.
well was a caller upon tho President
elect in company with Senator Dawes
last night, and to-day he hud u long
conference with Senator Dawes.
The call OF ex.Attorney General
Devens upon General Harrison to-day
is thought by some to have aConncction
with the Coggswell boom.
Two Congressman who called upon
General Harrison to-day and talked
Cabinet to him say that Blaine and
Window are the only certainties. Wana-
maker and Noble are probabilities, al
though considerable opposition to the
former has been developed. All else is
chaos. |
NEW YORK EIGHT.
Naturally the chief interest centers
about New York. Rival delegations are
here working for Platt and Miller, one
for the Treasury, tho other for the Agri-
cultural Department, and IT is said great
" harrassing General Harrison. The
Union League club sent of q Miller |
delegation and Granville P. Hawes
spoke for them. He had two interviews
with General Harrison In Indianapolis
this winter. A solution Of the New
York difficulty is said to be imminent.
Propositions are said 10 have passed
which 1t Is reported will settle matters
in forty.eight hours. In the meantime
the fact that neither Platt nor Miller is
here is taken by veteran observers to
mean that neither Of them will go into
the Cabinet. By points OF reasoning the
presence Of w. II. II. Miller, Of Indiana,
would indicate that lie Is to be mem-
Der OF the Presidents official family.
INVITED TO DINE OUT.
Tho mysterious letter received by the
Presldent.elect yesterday afternoon from
the White House proved to be an invi-
tation to General Harrison and wife to
dine this evening at seven with Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland. The invitation
was accepted, and ut the hour named
tho guests left the hotel, their first ex-
cursion Of the day into the open air, for
the White House.
During the day and evening the ladies
received many Calls-among them the
members Of the Corean delegation, MIN
lister Preston, OF Hayti, Mrs, W. W.
Dudley aud others.
While President and Mrs. Cleveland
were entertaining General and Mrs.
Harrison at dinner, Colonel Lamont was
iniating Colonel Haliord into the mys.
teries OF the official side OF the mansion.
The information the former gentleman
was able TO impart will be Of the great
est service to his successor.
A IInnyIpp gtYIRy