St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-07
CAREFULLY NURSEc'
Politicians Are Inclined to
Treat the Window Boom
With Respect.
Harrison Says Minnesota
William Is a Mighty Smart
FinancieP.
EX-GOv. Poptep'S Friends Say
WINDOWS Candidacy Is
a Bluff.
At Any Rate, He Seems to Bs
q Fixed Cabinet
Star.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 6.-The
statement that Hon. William Window
had been offered the treasury portfolio
by Gen. Harrison, after the latter
learned that Senator Allison would not
accept the same, is Stoutly cOntradicted
here in certain quarters. but the rumor
appears to be pretty thoroughly sus-
tanned, and is as authentic as any re-
port concerning the cabinet that has
gone forth from here. Your correspon-
dent was to-dly inf0r NED by PROM
inent Republican-an ex-state official
that he was last evening in company,
one of whom was Mr.. Halford. Gen.
Harrison's private secretary, and that
he heard MIR. HalfOrd intimate in terms
that could not be misinterpreted
that MIR. Window had been settled on
for the position of secretary of the
treasury. II have not the slightest
doubt about the NATTER" continued this
gentleman. ''fOr have been receiving
intimations of such thing for three or
four days. l think you may announce
it with perfect safety" The above was
confirmed by several gentlemen who are
in position to know of the plans of the
president-elect. 1t appears that the
statement, which originated in WASH
ington, that Gen. Harrison had deter.
mined on an Eastern man for secretary
of the treasury in view of Blaine's ap-
pOintment as secretary of state, had
good foundation, for it is known that as
soon as Senator AllisOn's declinatiOn
became public the friends of Senator
Platt, of New York, began to urge him
for the treasury, but
THEIR EFFORTS WE'RE UNAVATIING.
There is however, a wides divergence OF
opinion as to who the Western man
will be on whom Gen. Harrison will de-
termine. 1t is rather singular that
boom for Hon. John G. New should
have started up at this late hour, but
such is the case, and since Friday last
his name has been very actively asso-
eiated with the cabinet position which
was.refused by Senator Allison. That
New was not long ago settled
upon as one of the presidents
advisers has been surprise
to many, as he has been for years the
champion of HarriSUn's candidacy, and
that he should not be the first TO be re-
warded with a cabinet place was a sur
prise to great many. But he himself
intimated very soon after Gen. Harri-
sons election that he was not expecting
any cabinet place, and that he did not
even desire it. This was confirmed by
a subsequent report, which was gener-
ally accepted as authentic, that Indiana
was not to be represented in the cabi-
net. This was accepted as a, fact until
a few days ago, whrn the talk about
New for the treasuryship sprung
up. Nevertheless, it is News friends
who are tonight making the statement
that Window will get the treasury
portfolio. Why they should accept the
81 uation so completely is what makes
this statement sound suspicious. but
there is an explanation for it, which
sooner or later will probably be found
to be CO rect. 1t is that Gen. Harrison
has difficulty on his hands right here
in Indiana. 1t is contest between ex-
Gov. Porter, who has taken little part
in politics for several yeals, and the
men who managed the recent campaign,
and who, in fact, did so much for the
SUCCESS OF GEN. HARRISON.
A strong quartetto, consisting of Col.
John G. New, Secretary of State Mich
ener, Staunton j. Peele and Private
Secretary Halford. is arrayed against
Porter, who, OH the other hand, is
backed by the great men Of the Repub-
lican party of the state-those who
know little of machine politics. Porter
has long been regarded as the laboring
mans friend. and it is from this class,
and especially from organized labor,
that the strongest efforts have orig
mated i'm his behalf. Harrison would
undoubtedly strengthen himself in this
state by appointing Porter, but
in doing so: he would NOR
tally offend the quartette above
mentioned, who have worked so
increasingly in his behalf. Their desire.
it appears, is not to get into the cabinet
themselves, but to keep all Indiana
candidates out and to have as their re-
ward the disposition of the federal pat
ronage i'm this state. In this way 1t Is
thought Senator Window came to be
decided upon in the place of New. if
the report concerning his selection
prove true. But four men from the
West have been mentioned in con-
nection with the place since Friday
last. and they are New. Porter, Far
we'll and Window. Senator Window
and Gen. Harrison have long
been close friends. The MinnesOtlan
called to visit Gen. Harrison few days
before the election and remained several
DAYS, but he has not been in lndianapO-
lis since. Their friendship is supposed
to he an outgrowth of their mutual re-
latiOnS to the Garfield-Arthur differ
enceS at the time
WINDOW RETIRED FROM ARTHUR'S CAB
met.
Gen. Harrison was warm friend or
Garfield during the latter's life, and had
a fallng-uut with Arthur relative to the
appointment of the United States judge
at this point, Harrison favOring Judge
Hines, his old law partner. and Gresham
championing Judge Woods. who re.
ceived the appointment. Harrison and
Window were both at Chicago in 1884
fighting the denomination of Arthur and
have had friendly relations in other
ways. The president-elect is said to
hSve
CONFIDENCE IN WINDOWS ABILITY,
and to have recently remarked of him:
''He is good financier, and good
man." Nevertheless. POrter's friends
are tonight deriding the idea of Win
dOm's appointment, and declare that it
is story gotten up to injure the Porter
boom. There are others. too, who do
not believe in the Widom story, and de-
clare it Is ''all wind" 1t has, however,
as much authenticity as any which has
yet gone forth concerning the makeup
of the cabinet. s.
Grover and Wife Go Home.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-President and
NIrc ClouaIopd loft FOR WoShinuton ou