Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-18
HARRISON'S SUNDAY
He Passes a Quiet Day--Receives
No Callers-Cabinet Talk.
Antagonist that Would be Aroused by
the Selection of Window for a
Cabinet Port Folio.
1t is Generally Conceded that Noble of Mis-
souri, is Slated as One of the Eight
Adverse Criticism.
A Day For REFLECTION.


INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Feb. 17.-This
has been rather a quiet Sabbath, and
Gen. Harrison has had a day of needed
rest
Around the hotels and on the streets
the chief talk has been the visit of Mr..
Window, and opinions vary as TO whether
he is to go into the cabinet as well as to
the quality of the appointment. The
leading Republicans here are not dis
posed to talk much on the subject. One
of them, however, predicted that the ap-
pOintment would array Congressman
Bunnell in opposition to the administra-
ton and that the fight would be lively.
There is less talk to-day of W. Il. H.
Miller going into the cabinet than on yes
terday, but quite a number of Mr..
Miller s friends positively assert that he
will be one OF the eight. They do not
pretend to assign him to any specific
place, but the intimations are it
will be the department of justice.
1t is known that Gen. Harrison has for u
long time had the greatest confidence in
his Judgment on all legal questions. Out
side of the immediate friends of Mr..
Miller, however, there is little credit
given to the report.
1t was rumored last night that Mr..
Noble of Missouri, who has been men
toned for a cabinet place, was in the
city during yesterday and called on Gen.
Harrison, but nothing certain can be OBJ
tanned in regard to it as the rumoT will
neither be affirmed nor denied at the
general IS house. 1t is generally con-
coded here to-day that Mr.. Noble viii be
a member of the cabinet.
Tbo r. 10
criticize very severely the makeup of the
cabinet so far as it has been announced.
In this criticism they are joined by some
of the Republicans. Their criticisms are
mainly directed at Window, Wanna
maker and Noble. The great majority
of the Republicans express themselves as
highly pleased.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND IS PROSPECTS.
NEW YORK, Feb. Il The fact that
President Cleveland Is to become mem
Der of the law firm of Bangs, Stetson,
Tracy & MaeVeagh, New York city,
gains fresh interest when linked, as it
is, with the announcement that Daniel
Lamont, his private secretary and
trusted confidential friend, is 10
be president of the Avenue g
horse railroad company. The
firm of Bangs, Stetson Tracy and Mac
CdEn ICHICSCuU 1iAhAHSy Null
BILE, Whitney, and others who control the
Philadelphia traction company, one of
the most gigantic corporations of the age.
By degrees it is absorbing the best of the
surface street car traffic in the country.
Unless the courts interfere, it win soon
be where it can dictate to all the surface
lines in New York. The action Of Presi-
dent Cleveland is not a sudden move. In
1884 he was invited to join the firm IN the
event of his defeat as the Democratic can
didate, and he was the nOffered a salary or
guarantee of $50 200 year. When his
presidential term was drawing to close
this offer was renewed under the same
conditions, and this time Mr.. Cleveland
found it practicable to accept. In these
negotiations Mr.. Whitney, who is largely
interested in the syndicate, has been the
active agent. He it was, as Unexplained
a few days ago, that procured for
Lamont the position of presi-
dent of the Avenue G. line. Thus
it will be seen that Mr. Cleveland
will still be in close relations with his two
intimates at Washington. Since the
death of Mr. Manning il is well known
that no men were so near TO the president
as the two mentioned. This intimacy
will now be continued, but will be given
a business instead of a political aspect.
The traction company as has been said,
is one of the mightiest business aggre-
cations of the time. It's scope is
national and its pecuniary future is daZ-
cling Thus the vicissitudes of political
life have opened new and magnificent
business opportunities. Mr.. Whitney's
friendship, reaching back as it does to
the time when Cleveland and La
mont were together at Al
bany, and deepened by four years
intimacy at Washington, puts in their
way prizes almost as tempting as the
honors they will soon lay down. As so
many other men who have filed high
public stations have done before them,
the president and his shrewd and faithful
secretary now quit politics and plunge
into the vast business life that centers in
New York city.