New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-22
NEW-YORK AND THE NAVY.
royJEcTUREs IN INDIANAPOLIS AS TO THE
EMPIRE STATE.
..vyeoyrRNoR REDFIELD PROCTOR ON VARIOUS
STATES FOR SECRETARY OF AGRIcULToAA
APPLICANTS FOR MINOR OFFICES.

s,..rrs FOR SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
APPLICANTS FOR MINOR OFFICES.
,rr rsLxoRAPu TO rHR rsrBuyEi
rnaianapolisi Feb 2l-No new Cabinet secrets
have leaked out to-day, and there are few novel
s.atures about the current gossip and speculation.
:. l. generally agreed, however, that Congressman
Thonas's chances for the Secretaryshp of the
Navy have fallen off greatly since the beginning
- the week Private dispatches from Washing
,op saw. in fact, that Major Thomas will surely
not be in General Harrison's Cabinet. The best
Judgment here has conceded ever since Mr.. VIM
don's visit and his supposed acceptance of the
Treasury that the Naval portfolio would go. to
NevYork The talk was revived tonight that
Warner Miller. or some other Republican leader
in the Empire State, will be the next Secretary OF
tina Navy. At this stage of the Cabinet-maiIing,
New-Yorlx can look for nothing better from Mr..
Harrison, and though the Navy is far down in
the list of portfolios, it will be, next to the De
partment of State and the Treasury, perhaps the
most important and responsible of all during the
next Administration. The assignment of the Navy
TO New-York win also greatly help to balance the
East against the West in the Cabinet con-
sderation which has been OVERLOOKED
BY many of the slate-mal1ers. III Secretary
Whtney's successor is to be a NEWCOMER, the
Cabinet as good judges here think, will stand as
follows Secretary of State. Mr. Blaine; score
tary of the Treasury, Mr.. Window; secretary OF
War, Ex-Governor Rusk, or }. W. Noble;
Postmaster General, John Wanamaker; Sec
rotary of the Interior, General John W.
Noble probably; Secretary of the Navy Warner
Miller, Thomas G. Platt or some compromise
choice This arrangement would leave the AT
torney.G eneralship TO be contested for by GALL
fornia and Indiana, and would give the Depart
ment of Agriculture to Ex-Governor hednelu
Proctor of Vermont or some other Eastern he-
publican. This is mere conjecture, OF COURSE
but there is little else than conjecture 10 20
on even now. except. in the case of Mr. Blame
and Mr. Window.
The signs here are that w. ii. IL. Miller 0en-
eral Harrison's law partner, will be the next
Attorney General Mr. Miller has announced MS
intention q being in Washington next spring ana
summer. He will be a guest on the President
sleot,s snecal train 20 the Capitol next Monday.
What Is still more significant he has been furnish
ing the correspondents here with photographs oil
himself and data for brief biography. There
are many Of Mr.. Illusions friends, however,
who contend that no lndianan VIII
go into the Cabinet. With W. II. IL. Miller
member of the President-elects official family, II
is difficult to see what ground Representative
Morrow. of San Francisco, had for the confidence
in CALIFORNIA; success which he carried away with
him yesterday to Washington. II is not hkely that
he looked forward to seeing Golden State Re
publican at the head of the new Department OF
Agriculture.
II General Harrison had counted ON q perfectly
quiet time yesterday, he was undoubtedly disap-
pointed. Visitors still continued 10 come, and
wagers are being made that there will be little
OF no let up in the tide of pilgrimage here until
the General gets aboard the train for Washington
The most conspicuous of the callers to-day were
J. F Beggs, and Judge David Lytton, of Chicago,
representing the Irish-American Club Of that city
They came TO urge the President-elect to appoint
Dennis Ward, q felow-member, United States
Sab-Treasurer at Chicago They also said that
their club was highly grati6ed by General Har-
rsons selection Of Mr. Blaine Secretary Of State
O. Pr Owens. OF St Johns. Arizona. turned
up here to-day with an urgent invitation to
General Harrison to make trip to that Territory,
The General lad to postpone the hope of spend
ing few days on Mr.. Owens's ranch until after
his term in Office is over. Other callers were
Captain Silas Miller, of Louisville; N 7. Depauw.
the glass manufacturer of New-Albany, and ex-
Congressman Brown, of Pennsylvania.
Indiana is making great preparations for the
parade on Inauguration Day. General Carnahan
win command the Indiana Brigade in the in
auguration procession, and has already mustered
over 1900 Indianians into his command. No
evic organization numbering less than fifty men
viii be allowed in the line. The veterans Of
General Harrison's old regiment viii not march
with the other Indiana commands, but will he
put at the head Of the whole procession a guard
Of honor.
The news that President Cleveland is likely
20 sign the Territorial bill tomorrow, thus ad-
hitting the two DalSotas, Montana and Washing
ton to representation in the List Congress, has
led to renewed speculation here about the chances
of an extra session. The general opinion was
that while one great necessity for an extra
session was removed by the passage Of the bill
there were other reasons for the re-assembhng
of both houses in April which were almost sure
10 prove conclusive Unless General HarriSon's
mind has changed since his talk with Senator
Allison and Senator Cullom, there will be an
extra session.