The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-28
CABINET RIVALRY.
A Host of Statesmen Seek
ing Preferment.
BUSY rrnEs IL wAsH1NaroS.
Blaine and windsm Sure. and Per-
haps wanamaksr and Noble
"A Cs.st Member.
Busy TINES II wAsHINaroS.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1T.--This has seea .
very busy day with the p residens-eiccs
There was q constant stream OF visitors
notwithstanding the weather was ex,
treEefy vet, si1shy ard dissgreeahse. A,
? O'Clock tho general shut himself np with
bis family for luncheon. The callers in.
clnssed members of congress and other
ozfclals and Mr.. and Mrs BlaiEse. After
luncheon rhe stream of visitors s}o,re.s or,
as broad and deep rs ever
Cabinet gossip was the absorbing theme
sFeryw1 here. Blaine and Wiadosa were
with 6en. Harrison longer than his other
callers. aud the fact served ID fassen sssil
more deeply Ia the popuiar mind the
places accorded them. DuYing the after
noon Russell Harrison visited the tApitoi
and held consultation with ssnatolk saer-
man. auay. Paddock and others His
presence there set speculation on foot a. a
great pace The general impression to-
night i that beyond two or three places
snshfng Is settled
A Fzease coas1 senafuz sxsd BE was saris-
aed l9days ago that Gen. Harrison had de-
ferm1net not 20 give the western slope rep
reseutatioa in the cabinet Now he was
snss IS well satisfied that a Pacific ceasf
man was undxg consideration. Ii might be
either Estee or Swift of California or Cox.
Moody OF Oregon.
The West wants The interior department
Nebraska naeu interested in securing a
place IN the cabinet for John II. Thursson
are compelled 10 eoufeSs II looks Ike John
w. Noble Of Missouri for the place.
A new possibility has developed In the
person OF Congressman goggsweil of Aassa-
eAusetts. who represents the salem dis
trsct. where Secretary Endicotf resides He
Is an Old associate os Cen Harrison, hay-
ing commanded a brigade with him III
Gen. Wards division.
Vermont representatives are urging ex-
GOV. kedtiesd Proctor for Secretary of War
and two or three authorities agree assert
ing that Gov. kask of Wisconsin is no
longer possibility In this connection
Two congressman who called upon Gen.
Harrison and talked cabinet 10 him say
Blaine and Window are the only certain
ties. wanamaker and Noble are proba-
bilisies, although considerable opposition
70 the former has been developed All
else is chaos
Naturally the chief interest Is about
New York Rival delegations are here
treasury, the other for the agricultural de-
rsrtment, and IL is said the matter is
greatly hgrassing General Harrison
The mysterious letter received BY the
president-elect yesterday afternoon from
the White House proved 10 be an invita-
ton TO General Harrison and wife 10 dine
this evening al with President and Mrs.
Cleveland. The invitation was accepted.
and at the hour named the guests left the
hotel fos the White House.
During the day and evening the ladies
received many calls. among them the
members OF the Corean delegation, Minis
ter Preston of Hayii, and others. While
talning General and Mrs. Harrison. Colonel
Lamont was initiating Halford int the
mysteries OF the official side OF the execu-
tive mansion.