Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-06
CABINET MAKING RESTS.
Gen. Harrison Looking for a
 Substitute for Allison.
JOHN c. NEW PROBABLY THE MAN
Wfndom Has Not Been Considered-A Handsome G. A. K. Badge Presented to Gen. Harrison-Signifcant Words to a COlored Man-A Notable Visitor.

Gen. Harrison-Significant Words to a
 Colored Man-A Notable Visitor.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Feh 6.-Au doubt about Senator Allison's declination of Gen. Harri- sons offer of tho treasury department is at an end. The Iowa statesman has definitely in dicated that he prefers to stay out of the cabinet, and Gen. Harrison is casting about for another westerner to take Alllscn's place. So far Col John c. New has been the only man seriously considered by the president elect, and the probability is strong that the portfolio will be offered to him if no complications in Indiana politics arise during the next few days. Col. New has done all he could to keep his friends from bringing any pressure of personal sort to bear on Gen. Harrison, and to about thousand letters and telegrams he has received from all parts of the country since Saturday, asking leave to help along his candidacy he has made the in- variable answer that the president-elect must be left to his own judgment in the selection of the next secretary of the treasury.
 Reports have been telegraphed from Indian apolis that Gen. Harrison had practically set tied upon William Windom for his secretary of the treasury. MT Windom was the secre- tary during Garfield's short administration, and left the senate to take that place. Since 1880 he has been living almost entirely in the east, and the Minnesotans say that he no longer has any political influence ill that state. Gen. Harrison, it may be said with positiveness, has not been thinking of ex- Senator Windom a member of the next cabinet.
 George H. Thomas post, G. 4. R., presented Gen. Harrison with handsomely orna- mented Grand Army badge. The body of the
 badge is of gold, with circle of stars about
 the rim, each star set with diamond The presentation took place at Gen. Harrison's | house. Comrade Henry Clay Allen made the
 speech for the post and Gen. Harrison replied briefly and gracefully.
 To colored man, S. R. Scottens, of | Brooklyn, who called in the afternoon, Gen. | Harrison made an interesting statement. The visitor was complaining that civil rights were l denied to negroes ill the south and in some | parts of the north, and wanted the president l elect to suggest a remedy.
 "While all that you say is true" replied l Gen. Harrison, land is much to be deplored, | yet we must remember that a question of l greater importance both to your people and l to the whole people, needs our first attention. l We want to to it that every man who has l the right to vote should do so if he so desires, l ana that DIS vote Snall De cOunted- secure to him these rights, and in time all these civil | rights of which you speak will follow" Gen. Harrison is quoted as saying that l cabinet making would be at a standstill until l he could find man for the treasury depart | ment. AS consequence there is little Specu- | lation among the cabinet experts about the | disposition of the minor departments. The
 belief is growing that the south may not get
 any representative ill the cabinet at all The most important caller on the president
 elect was Col John s. Mosby, the famou:
 Confederate guerilla leader, later than that 6
 diplomat in China, now a citizen of Califor
 mia. Col. Mosby is relative of Gen. liar l rison.