The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-02
THE HARRISON CABINET.


THE HARRISON CABINET.
Its Completion Delayed by the Factional
Quarrel Among the New Workers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March New York con-
tinues to make deadlock in the cOnstruc-
tion of General Harrison's Cabinet. The
situation in respect to the Empire State
has not changed during the past twenty
four hours, aud if the slate given in these
dispatches last night was duplicated now,
it would fit the situation as nearly as pos
sible. General Harrison said this evening
that he didanot believe the factions in New
York would agree upon any one man; that
1T the State is given place, he himself, at
the last moment, would have to make the
selection upon his own responsibility and
without the assistance of those who should
extend assistance. Both Platt and Millerare
regarded as entirely without the pale of
Cabinet possibilities. The friends of one
will not only not indorse the other. but
they refuse to indorse, as body, anyone
otherthan their first choice. Messrs. Blaine.
Window, Noble, Proctor and Wannamaker
remain fixed and certain, while Mr.. Swift,
of California, is still probability for the
Navy Department and Senator Palmer for
the Agricultural Department, and the Pres
ident-elect is trying to find good man
from New York to be his Attorney general.
If the New York people were able to agree
upon anybody the Cabinet could be
completed almost instantly. but neil
ther Mr. Swift nor Mr.. Palmer
viii be fastened down, neither
will be rendered the positions to which
they have been informally assigned until
the New York controversy is settled, and
there does not seem to be any immediate
prospect of such result.
Senator j. Sloat Fassett, of New York,
member of the national commit tee, who is
Mr.. Platt's next friend, left Washington
in person to his principal all that has oc-
Cured in Washington and ask for further
instructions, which he is expected to return
with tomorrow morning. Until he comes
inst the 9 reman od New York & to tine Cao
1t does not look as if Mr..
Platt's friends desired New Yorker
in the Cabinet, now that they areconvinced
that their leader cannot have a place. He
is represented here by the professional poll;
Knapp. Clinton McDOugall and others
who make politics business, while the OPP
position to Mr.. Platt appears in the persons
OF such leading citizens as John +. Plum
Rensselaer, Cruger, Elihu Root, Gen. Daniel
Buttertield. William l.. Strong, A. r. Whit
ney, Cornelius N. Bliss, Charles WatrOus
and Daniel X. James-all Union League
men. Mr.. Elkins and Mr.. Blaine have been
thought to be. for. Mr.. Platt, but the
most active and exhaustive search fails
to disclose anything that has been done by
either of them in his behalf. In fact, he
Platt men now hint that Elkins has be-
trayed them. MIR. Morton, the Vice-presi-
dent-elect, stands between the two fac
tions but a little nearer to Platt than to
Miller and General Harrison sends word
through Mr.. Morton that he could not APP
point either Mr. Platt or Mr.. Miller, and
any faction; that unless New York Repub-
licans could agree upon some man, he would
have to omit that State entirely from
his Cabinet, and he desired them
to submit to him the names of
be tied to one OF two. While he Sa could not
say which position he would assign to New
York, he suggested that the gentlemen
whose names were to be submitted for his
| consideration be submitted with reference
the Department. of Justice. The Miller
| men submitted the names of Cornelius N.
| Bliss, the well-known merchant, of the
wholesale firm of Bliss, Fabyan & Co.; Mr..
Elihu x Root. %0 one 30 of 1 the Leading attorneys OF
Court of Appeals, and Clarence A.
Seward, the son of Lincoln's Secre-
tary of State. and formerly a law
partner OF Roscoe Conkling. Mr.. Platt's
H: Seward, ,jr.,. the latter brother of
Clarence, who is banker at Auburn, N.
| Y. Neither of the factions would indorse
the names submitted by the other, and the
contest finally narrowed down to Mr.
| Cornelius N. Bliss. who is recommended by
the Miller men for Secretary of the Navy
and Mr.. w. III. Seward. who is recommended
| by the Platt men for the same position
General Harrison has intimated very
plainly that he cannot appoint Mr.. Seward
because that gentleman is business as
sociate of Mr.. Platt and one of his most
intimate friends; therefore, Stewards name
is scratched off the list, and Fassett ha!
gone to New York to receive instruction.
for future action.
Mr.. Bliss would make an excellent Secre
tary Of the Navy. His business ability j!
| unquestioned, and he stands as high as any
merchant i'm New York. He is man o
great wealth and liberalitv. has a socia
disposition, and would if appointed, enter
tain as elegantly during the next four year
as Secretary Whitney has during the past
The Platt men will never indorse Mr.. Bliss
appointment, but it is p5ssible that Genera
harrison may nominate him anyhow 1t i
more probable, however, that New Yorl
will be passed over altogether for il is be
heved that Mr.. Platt, feeling himself Ger
tain of being appointed collector of tn
port of New. York, will decline to recon-
mend any body, and would rather have New
York omitted from the Cabinet if he cannO
go in himself. But, however the matte
ends, the New York Republicans are in
mess, and their situation is growing worse
instead of better. every day.
How the List Stood Last Night.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The Cabine
slate tonight stands:
Blaine, Secretary of State.
Window, Secretary OF the Treasury.
Proctor, Secretary of War
B. Il. Tracy, of New York, Secretary Of th
Navy.
Noble. Of Missouri. Secretary of the interior.
Wanamaker, POstmaser-general