Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-11
NOT ONE YET SELECTED.
Gen. Harrison Has Not Yet Decided
upon n Single Cabinet Officer.
WHAT he Is ALLEGED TO HAVE SAID TO An OLD
PERSONAL FRIEND-MoRE soUTHERSERs TALK
TO HIM ABOUT THE SOLUTION OF THE PoLIrI-
CAL PROBLEM IN THAT SECTION.

1t is again asserted in dispatches from Indi-
annapolis that not single member Of his cabi-
net has yet been determined upon by Gen.
Harrison. The authority for this statement
now is an old personal friend of the President
elect who used to live in Indiana, and who had
a long conversation with the general on We'd
nesday. According TO the New York Tribune
correspondent, after some talk on general
politics, the visitor asked Gen. Harrison
whether he had really selected any cabinet Of
ficers, and the general made this frank reply.
in substance:
81 have not yet selected single member OF
my cabinet, and all statements that have are
unauthorized and incorrect l have not vet
finally decided upon single man. have
thought at times IN my mind that had. but at
other times have been certain that hadnt
"A great deal of pressure has been brought
TO bear on you. has 1t not general?"
Yes; but L am not going 20 be forced into
making any man member of the cabinet.
am not in hurry 10 make INV selections"
Then. l suppose that We shall not know who
the members of the cabinet will be for some
time yet?'
No. / shall not announce my cabinet until
after / become President when send the
names of my cabinet into the Senate they will
be known, and they will not be known until
then"
There is no longer any doubt here among the
Presldent-elects closest friends that he will try
TO Keep the cabinet an absolute secret as far as
possible until after his Inauguration 1t is sug-
gested even that Gen. Harrison will, perhaps.
delay making up his official family until Febru-
airy, and that he may not settle upon some of
the appointments until within a few days of the
4th of March.
MORE SOUTHERN CALLERS.
The same correspondent also says that two
Alabama republicans will to-day call on Gen.
Harrison to talk over the southern question
and to make some suggestions about the south :
representative in the cabinet The visitors are
ex-Judge George Stratton and G. z. Kirkland.
both OF Birmingham. They indorse strongly
the views of the Birmingham delegation OF
protectlonists who We're here in December. and
look upon that movement rs the greatest thing
politically in the south since 1868 The south,
they say, can be broken up by insistence upon
protective policy and the appointment TO
federal Offices of republicans of high character.
Alabama" said Mr.. Kirkland. lis now one
OF the really progressive states in the south.
Her wonderful development in recent wears, in
the way of mining and manufacturing. has put
fresh ideas into her people. In the Birmingham
district. the old free-trade theories have been
killed by the experience of the benefits of pro-
lection. General Harrison's election on the
protection issue has been welcomed there and
large part of the old bourbon democracy is
ready TO come over 10 the side of progressive
and reinvigorated republicansm. We come to
General Harrison as republicans. but we shall
tell him that We will be glad TO have him pur-
sue a policy that will attract southern demo-
Gratis to our organization. We see in this policy
the best solution of the political problem in the
south. We have some recommendations to
make, too, in regard to the cabinet Our choice
for cabinet portfolio is Ex-Governor William
II. Smith. of Alabama. We think highly also OF
Ex-Governor Aicorn, of Mississippi
NOTES.
Judge A. J. Edgerton of Mitchell Oak, was
one of Gen. Harrson's callers YESTERDAY. He
| talked about the admission OF the territory to
the Union as two states under the names OF
North and South Dakota.
party of three railroad directors with their
wives made call of congratulation on the
Presldent-elect yesterday. They were ID. T..
Eells, Truman b. Handy and Mr.. Waite. OF
Cleveland They are officers in the Bee line.
They came from Cleveland in a special car.
Capt. Pratt. the head of the Indian school al
Carlisle, Pa, and Mr. u. NJ Farquhar of Bos-
ton, also called.
Another queer cane reached the President
elect yesterday. 1t made by a blacksmith
but It is all of wood and has pictorial repre-.
sentation OF the path OF Gen. Harrison's life
carved spirally upon it from the bottom up "a
the top. The story starts with log cabin al
the bottom and works its way up through bow.
hood TO where flag marks his enlistment in
the army. After that he appears on horse.
back as general. and so on to the top. where
there Ii a representation of Uncle Sam placing
crown upon his head.
delegation consisting of Representatives
from each congressional district in Virginia
left last night for Indianapolis to urge the
selection of Gen Malone for a cabinet nasitioa