The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-14
CABINET MEN ON PAPER.
P1,A1NE MAY BEWAIL THE LETTER
THAT NEVER CAME.

HOW the Standing Candidate Spent
the sabbGth-Walker Blaine's sprain
.o+ so Bad as First Repr
Tstee a Very Busy Bee - Ex-GOv.
Proctor Full OF Hope.
wAsgIyGroN. Jan. l9 Sunday is not a
dov dsv Of rest for Mr. Blaine: the Blaine
sonators aud representatives being free
from their US al capitol work can drop in
IN see Mr.. Blaine at any reasonable hour.
a number of them availed themselves Of
+bis privilege to-day and for the hundredth
+irra talked about that letter which has not
come. so far, from Indianapolis. In the
morning Mr. Blaine interrupted the callers
m take a walk and in the afternoon took
time from them for drive. The President
and Mrs. Cleveland drove out about the
same time, but on different route
WALKER BLAINE'S sPRAIN.
Walker Blane's sprain is not serious
one. He is quite himself again, and will be
chile TO get out again this week. He is
here TO act as bis fathers secretary, tenn
norarily. Thomas Sherman, Mr.. Blaine's
nrlyate secretary for many years, is still in
the state department where MIR. Blaine left
him when he left the secretaryship Of state.
Mr.. Sherman has been kept right through
this administration, and, by promotion,
has become chief of a division. If Mr..
RIaiue becomes secretary Of state, Walker
Blaine's friends expect to see him restored
10 the assistant secretaryship of state, to
which President Garfield appoloted him, as
he lay dying.
EsTEE HARD AT WORK.
NJ. NJ. Estee of California, who was per-
mauent chairman of the Chicago conven-
ton, seems to be making as much success in
his effort to secure an invitation to repre-
sent the Pacific coast in the cabinet as Gen.
Malone is making to secure an invitation
TO represent the south. Mr.. Estee has
stirred up everybo he could influence to
write to Gen Harrison for him, and. having
good grip on the republican machine in
California, has succeeded in securing good
many Endorsements. His latest achieve
ment, as the Pacific coast men
in congress learned to-day, was 70
get every republican member of the
lower house and every republican member
but one Of the upper house of the California
legislature to sign a petition to Gen. Harri-
son asking that Mr.. Estee be appointed.
All these Endorsements are said to have
made an impre sion on Gen Harrison's
mind that MIR. Estee is the first choice of
the Pacific coast for the cabinet The
Pacific coast republicans in congress who
have hit erto Coutented themselves with
giving Gen. Harrison information about
tie men mentioned for the cabinet in Cali
fornia and Oregon may now go farther and
make a recommendation. AS they generally
prefer John F. Swift to Mr.. Estee, they
will probably recommend Mr.. Swift.
NEW ENGLAND's PLACE.
Ex-Gov Redfield Proctor of Vermont
came quietly into town one night last week,
spent the next day comforting with promi-
nent republicans and went away on the fol-
lowing morning. 1t is stated that he
received assurances that he would not be
antago oaized by any other Vermont man as
candidate for New England's place in the
cabinet. Senator Edmunds, it i stated,
has expressed decided wish to remain just
where he is, believing that he can so best
serve his state and his country. Gentlemen
who have been to indianapolis say that if
Mr.. Blaine is not put in the cabinet ex-Gov.
Proctors chances arc excellent for being
selected as the representative of New Eng
land