New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-03

ONE MORE NAME TO SELECT
GENERAL HARRISoNs CABINET ALMOST.
COMPLETE.
BROOKLYN MEN CONGRATULATE THE NEXT
SECRETARY OF THE NAvY-vIsIroRs IN
THE LOBBY OF THE ARLINGT0N-THE
CANDIDATES FOR MR. CoLMAN's
PoRTFoLIo
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL
Washington, March 2-Only one place remains
in the Cabinet of General Harrison about which
there seems some reasonable doubt This is the
Secretaryship Of Agriculture, for which the friends
Of the different candidates contend with renewed
vigor now that the chance of crowding their man
into another vacancy is gone. The best obtain
able information represents General Harrison as
still wavering in his choice between Ex-Governor
Rusk, of Wisconsin, and Ex-Governor Furness, of
Nebraska, with the chances in favor Of ex-Gov-
ernor Rusl. 1t is known that Senator Spooner,
who stands closer to General Harrison than almost
any other Senator, has made the cause of ex-Gox-
ernor Rusk his own. He and other friends of Mr.
Rusk display praiseworthy activity In behalf Of
their candidate, and look with confidence to q
successful crowning Of their efforts. The point
they urge is that the next Secretary Of Agriculture
ought to be a practical farmer. The election of
q man like Ex-Governor Rusk, they think, would
meet with the hearty approval Of those elements
which the appointment is principally intended to
benefit Mr.. Rusk has been a practical farmer
all his life, except when he left,
twenty-eight years ago, the plantation to WELD
the sword and, later on. when he served as Gov
ernor Of his State. He is the founder of those
farmers institutes which have proved of such ad-
vantage to the agricultural interests of the State
Of Wisconsin, and thesprinciple Of which Senator
Spooner, in bill recently introduced by him In the
United States Senate seeks to extend upon q larger
scale over the entire country.
Ex-Governor Furness. of Nebraska, is another
practical farmer. whose friends hope to land him in
the Cabinet, though they show Tn
doubtedly less activity than the friends
of other candidates. Still, it is believed
that MIR. Furness In view Of the fact that he
enjoys close and intimate relations with the
Presidentelect and to some extent is looked
upon as his personal choice, occupies q peculiar
place Of advantage from which it win not be
easy to dislodge him.
The friends of Senator Palmer are about to
give up the light for their candidate. To tho
unfortunate complications which arose In Michi
gan through succession Of hotly contested Sena-
torial campaigns must be ascribed In large meas
ure this probable failure of Mr. Palmers candidat-
ura which otherwise would, no doubt, have been q
successful one. ADDED TO thiA there was the
fact we'll known among those who have been in
General Harrison's confidence that General Alger
was originally slated for the War Department.
but afterward, for reasons 1t Is unnecessary to
state at this time. was withdrawn. II Is obvi-
Gus, however. that under these circumstances the
selection OF Michigan man other thar General
Alger would have proved very embarrassing for
more reasons than one. t
There is still chance. bnt only very remote
one, that J. s. Clarkson, OF Iowa, may be the
final choice Of General Harrison for this place
He is on the ground himself. and saw the Pres-
dent-eieot this raornina The Iowa men arc push
ing his candidacy with some vigor.. but since
Senator Allison refused to accept the Treasury
portfolio the opportunity for that State to be
represented In the Cabinet is generally considered
to have been lost
The selection of General Tracy seems 70 be re-
Rarded by New-York politicians of all shades Of
opinion with favor His original preference was
for the Department OF Justice, principally on
the ground that he did not desire to
sewer his connection with the legal pro-
fcssion for 80 long time as his
uccrpuance of the Naval portfolio would make It,
no doubt necessary, and General Harrison's sue
cess in persueding him to accept the Navy, point
with reasonable certantysto the appointment OF
Mr. Miller, tho former law-parsner OF General
Harrison, as Attorney General Thus. the Cabinet
rejecting the best obtainable information to-day
would be composed as follows:
Secretary of state-Mr. Blaine.
Secretary OF Treasury-Mr Window
Secretary Of war-Mr Proctor.
Secretary Of Nsvy-Mr Tracy.
Secretary OF Interior-Mr. Noble.
Postmaster -General-Mr. wanamaker.
Attorney -General-Mn Miller.
Secretary OF Agrculturc-Messrs Rusk or Furness
There was little Of the anxious hustle and ex-
citement OF tho last two days noticeable about the
Arlington this morning. The feeling thft the
New-York question had at last been settled salts
factorily and that nothing but single finishing
touch was needed to complete the Cabinet put the
overheated speculators in the Iobbies In more
complacent mood and political gossip was almost
forgotten in newly aroused interest in the chances
of fine weather for the Inauguration Day pageant
What little chat there was came chiefly from the
Western men, who have engaged in lively strug-
gle for the only portfolio now undisposed Of def
nitely, the Secretaryship Of Agriculture. But the
Arlington has been chiefly New-York headquar-
ters, en6 Eastern men generally are taking little
interest in the selection Of head for Secretary
Colmans new Department.
The most conspicuous figure about the hotel
Libby through the morning was General b. +.
1racv of Brooklyn the next Secretary of the
Navy. He stood chatting with all comers and re-
ceiying the congratulations Of the Ncw-York
friends of both Mr.. Tlatt and Mr.. Miller. From
breakfast time on General Tracy kept receiving
te,egrams from Brooklyn friends,
and by and by growing BROOKLYN
contingent gathered in the lobby to ceie-
brate the triumph OF the City OF Churcnes'
Tho most commanding parsonage of oil, perhaps
was Franklin Woodruff, the chairman Of the Kings
County Central Committee. He has been here for
two or three days laboring In the interest OF ex-