St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-20
Not a Single Office Will Be
Filled Without Consult
ing congressman.
Concerning the Personnel Of
His Cabinet All Is Con-
lecture Again.
Dakota SolonS Swallow Pat
toms Blue Law Prohibi-
tion Bill at One Gulp.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. 19.-"Near-
rson in Indiana expects to receive an
Office under the federal government"
said a prominent politician to repre-
sentative of the United Press tod y.
''Will they succeed in gratifying their
eXpectations?' was asked. mo, sir,
they will not" What do you know
about the matter?'' II know how Gen.
Harrison is going to manage the ap-
pointments. ''There are good many
hundreds of people who would be glad
to have reliable information on that
subject. Suppose you enlighten them."
"Well, sir, you may tell the people who
are interested that Gen. Harrison is
going to adopt policy of referring all
applications for office. to the depart
ments where they properly belong. and
each member of his cabinet will be
given to understand that these applica-
cations are to be properly classified,
and when appointments are to be made
the state congressional delegation will
be called upon by the respective cabinet
officers to decide what names on the
list of eligibles shall be selected. Their
recommendations will be carried out,
and the responsibility for the appoint
ment made will
LIE WITH THE DELEGATIONS.
''loknowuthat this policy will be in
augurated early in the administration,
amt 1t will he rigidly followed" The
gentleman quoted referred to appoint
IIlents which would not of necessity
have to go through the civil service
commission. President-eiect Harrison
made a number of business calls about
the city to-day. This afternoon the
woman'S club gave an elaborate receD-
(iler daughter) at the New DeniSOn.
Gen. Harrison is expected to take leave
OF his friends at reception to be tend
cred him at the New Denisun tO-mor
row evening. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID.
Cooper will give a card reception to-
morrow evening in honor of +. w.
Haifofd, at which the friends of: the
private secretary to the president-eleGt
will bid him farewell. While John G.
New eviaently knows a greet deal that
would make interesting reading for the
public at this tinie;s he. cannot be per-
Siiadpd to discuss matters pertaining to
the new administration. He meets all
inquiries with the remark: Il have
heard that report bnt have no official in
formation on the subject" MIR. New
says he will not go to Washington on
the 4th of March. John B. Elan, law
partner OF w. H. H. Miller, was this
morning quoted as having said that MIR.
Miller would not be a member of the
cabinet. This evening Mr.. Elam denies
the truth of the quotation. any per-
sons think that yesterdays visit OF Gov.
Proctor to Gen. Harrison means that he
may 20 abroad.
NOTHING BUT CONJECTURE.
All is again doubt and uncertainty
here as to cabinet appointments. Last
evening one of the local papers printed
a list of cabinet appointments in such
way as to give it All authorized air. The
list was sent broadcast over the country
by special correspondents, and the re-
suit has been seen to-day in the multiple
cation of kilograms that have poured in
upon Gen. Harrison. The publication
Saturday afternoon gained some ere
dence here, but tonight there are as
many opinions as there are publications.
Great doubt has been expressed to-day
as to Wanamaker, Rusk. Thomas, and
even Noble. There were numbers that
thought the navy was yet to go to New
York, and that the South would be given
place. The greatest interest seems to
be centered in the Pacific slope. Many
of the Republicans who attended
the Chicago convention openly declare
it will be breach of good faith if the
slope is ignored. and they refuse t. adj
nit that it will be. There is but little
interest as to Indiana. for it has been
conceded for some time that she would
get nothing, and the politicians accept
ed the result. After all there is nothing
but conjecture, for no one has any pos
tive information OH the subject. The
general and his family have actively
begun the work of preparing for their
removal to Washington. This after
noon the Woman'S Literary society, Of
which Mrs. Harrison is member. gave
her farewell reception at the parlOrs
of the DenisOn house. There was full
attendance of the members, and most
enjoyable occasion made of it. The
general will refuse to see any more Wis
itOrs unless they come by appointment.