Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-04

that the east would get ssleft" in the grand
distribution of political prizes. They agree
that Gen. Harrison would not have sent for
them unless his disposition was favorable to
their interests, and the most bitter Of them
concede tonight that Mr.. Blaine will be Secre-
tary of State and that New York will have
cabinet representative. Who the New Yorker
will be they don't pretend to guess. Those of
them to whom the Times correspondent told
what Senator Hiscock said to him think that it
Will be neither Miller nor Plat, and they are
anxious to learn about Cornelius N. Bliss, with
whom Col. John c. New and a few others who
have had to do with national politics are ac-
quainted
GENERAL ALGER's BOOM BOOSTED.
The SIM says: Ager's boom had its boost
along with the rest to-day. The boosting was
done by Moses w. Field, of Detroit, who was
chairman of the greenback national committee
In 1876. bnt who now asserts that the only truly
greenback party in the country is the repub-
hcan party. He says that it was through his
efforts that Ben Butler was induced to come to
Michigan during the last campaign and speak
In favor OF Harrison and Morton. Mr.. Field
declares that protection is the only thing worth
living for in this country now, and that all the
republicans OF Michigan want Alger with their
protection. He called upon General Harrison
during the afternoon and had a long private
talk with him. When he came away he was
satisfied that Alger was sure to go into the
cabinet.
Mr.. Hawkins mission was first to suggest
that Tennessee has three good republicans for
cabinet places, viz: His cousin, Ex-Governor
Alvah W. Hawkins, who would be satisfied with
theP rGeneralship; JudgeW. W. Murray
OF Knoxville, chairman Of the republican state
committee and member of the republican
national committee, and Judge Baxter, Of
Huntington, who will take the Secretaryship Of
the Interior.
The Tribune says that aside from the ques-
frap ~
urged Gen. Harrison to favor in his first mes
sage to Congress, national election law. The
lack of such a law, Mr.. Hawkins told Gen. Har-
rison, lost the republicans the state Of Tennes-
see in November. Ten days before the cleo
ton an accurate canvass showed that the re-
publican ticket would win easily. Senator
Harris, who was keeping a close watch ON the
fight in the interest of his own legislative can
vass against Congressman Atkins, who was
trying to be elected Senator, discovered the
chance the republicans had of winning, and
set to work to corrupt the ballot in the back
counties. The law requires that each party
shall be represented at the polls by at least one
inspector, but in many of the counties all the
inspectors were democrats. The result was
that in six counties, which in 1884 gave 1000
republican majority, the democratic majority
in 1888 was l0,S00. The county judges under
the present law appoint the inspectors of cleo
ton. Mr.. Hawkins wants the national govern
ment to have control of the election machinery.
national elections kept separate.
'Our state law he said, lis good enough in
the cities, but in the country districts it is not
fairly enforced Under free ballot and O fair
count Tennessee will be republican"
Mr.. Hawkins brought with him large pack
age of manuscript, full of afidavits, to show
how the state was stolen last fall by the demo-
Gratis.
MIR. QUAY FOR THE CABINET.
The Pittsburg Press, Congressman Bayne's
paper, in an editorial last evening" suggests
that Gen. Harrison appoint Mr.. Quay Secretary
of the Treasury as the man who would be &C
ceptable to both factions of the republican
party in New York.
Mrs. Foster simply called to congratulate
Gen. Harrison on his election and to tell him
the work done by the women for the repubh-
can party during the campaign.
Ex-Secretary Thompson presented Gen. Har-
rison, on behalf of the Columbia club of Terre
Haute, six thin celluloid plates, about the size
OF a sheet of note-paper, upon which was
printed or Autographed memorial address
congratulating the President-elect. The plates
were fastened at one side by a heavy gold
cord, and bound in Turkey morocco and red
plush.
Z. W. Halford, Gen. Harrson's private Sec
rotary. went on as far as Louisville yesterday
to spend part of the winter in Florida.