New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-01
ALLISON YET UNDECIDED.
CABINET GOSSIP CONFUSED BY NEW
RUMORS
a COMPLICATION IN IOWA OVER THE SUCCESS.
SION TO THE SENAToRsHIP-k FINAL
EFFORT IN BEHALF OF WHARTON
BARKER-THE NEXT PRES1-
DENT INVITED TO VISIT
ATLANTA
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRmUSE.l

lutely decided to take the Treasury department.
IAN expected complication In Iowa. 1t is said,
delays his formal acceptance The best
opinion here, however. is that he VIII
find way out of the difficulty about the sue
'cesson in the Senate, and win undertake the
management of the finances for the next four
wears. One Of General Harrison's close friends
is authority for the statement that the President
elcct believed when Senator Allison went back TO
WASHINGTON that the Treasury question had been
definitely settled.
Some of the secret history of Senator-elect
IIigQins's visit to General Harrison has
locked out since the Delaware leaders
return home. Mr. Higginss purpose in
coming here was, undoubtedly, to present
General Wilson, Of Wilmington, candidatet
for the War Department. But there is good
authority for saying that he had the interest of
another candidate for different Department
also at heart. 1t was whispered, in fact, that the
Delaware Senator asked General Harrison for
final decision on the Chains OF Wharton Barker,
Of Philadelphia. for a Cabinet place. Mr. Barker
took @ warm interest in the fight in Delaware
last fall and was one of the chief contributors
to the Republican campaign fund. lie put him
self in nomination for the Secretaryshfp OF the
Treasury shortly after the election, and some OF
his friends came West to talk the case over with
the President-elect. Senator Quay opposed Mr.
Barker from the start. and brought oct John
wanamaker as the only genuine Pennsylvania
candidate From that time on little has been
heard of the Barker boom. With all sorts OF
Cabinet rumors afioat. Mr.. Bankers friends, it is
said, gathered themselves together for final
effort Mr. Higgins was to make visit 10
indianapolis to put Delaware's candidate formally
in the field and agreed TO ask for final hearing
for the Pennsylvania capitalist. General Harrison
told him plainly, as friend OF Mr. Barker who
has been here-to-day' confesseS, that Mr. Barker
had no chance Of being put at the head OF the
Treasury.
The Delaware Senator had expected to stay over
until today to meet some other of Nh Bankers
packers who had agreed to come on from Chicago
and Philadelphia. Instead of that he took the
evening train for the East leaving. it is said. q
letter for the others This contingent arrived TINS
morning and made formal call in the afternoon
on General Harrison. In the party were D. r.
Ecanlon and d. T. Sullivan. of Chicago. and DR.
r. c. Carrel, of Philadelphia. They gave out that
they did not discuss Cabinet matters but had mace
the visit to look out for some minor oinces' Inc
delegation brought letters Of recommendation from
several Trish-American Republican Clubs. hr.
Scanlon and DR.. Carroll have been here before
and the three visitors had long talk with Cen
isral HARRISON One of them came away with Ihe
firm impression that New York would be likely
10 get the Attorney GeneraShip IN the next
Catdnet and he was equally confident thst'Senator
lEvarts would be the man chosen, General HGrr-
sons talk, he thought indicated that much
! The politicians here are as much at sea as ever
over the New-York situation, IL the State and
Treasury. the War and the Navy Departments
have gone they argue. New-Yorlrs chances for
Conspicuous role under thenext Administration are
slight ones. Which one Of the three remaining
departments the Empire State Will get mag de-
pend on circumstances which are likely 70 change
40 any moment. 1t would surprise no one. how
ever, if no compromise were made and Messrs'
Miller and Platt should both 60 into the Cabinet
finally Mr. Plat at once as Postmaster-GeneraI
perhaps, and Mr.. Miller when the new Department
OF Agriculture is created.
A delegation that didn't want to talk politics 70
the General arrived this morning on a special car
from Atlanta. Ex-Governor Rufus B. Bullock
was at the head of the party, and announced that
he was the only Republican IN it His six fellow
travellers, ]. G. 0glesby, r. ID Spaulding I. b.
Payne, J. j. Spaulding. S. F. Woodson and S. X
johnson, are members Of the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce They had made the journey TO
ask the President-elect to visit Atlanta next oeto
Der. when the twenty-ffth anniversary Of the new
oitv viii be celebrated General Harrison was
I'M the battles about Atlanta, and the GeOrgians
are anxious TO have him see The improvements
that have been made since the town was burned
Nv the Union forces The committee brought along
ktters OF invitation from Governor Gordon and
from the Mayor Of the city. General Sherman,
they said. was expected to be present and Cen
,ralNoyes' who was wounded before Atlanta, had
promised TO be present General Harrison told
tho committee that he would try 10 be present
st their celebration
No. there is nothing political in our party
assure you." said Ex-Governor Bullock, this after
noon 8 The members of the committee are all
Democrats except myself. and am not candi-
date for any Office. nor would accept one
Politics will not be mentioned TO General Har
sison. This is solely business trip"
How does the Buck boom flourish In Georgia.
"We never heard of it down there. Colonel
Buck was interviewed by the papers when he
returned home from this city, and that's all l
know OF it. lie said nothing to lead one to sup
pose that he had received CALI
Senator Sabin. of Minnesota. is expected here
He is on his way back to Washington, and will
stop for talk with General Harrison. IL is
supposed that he may bring some news OF the
dificulty in Iowa over the succession 10 the
senatorship should Senator Allison go into the
Cabinet.
Thomas NJ Thompson and james A. Freeman Of
Philadelphia, are also expected They come as the
representatives Of Mayor Filter and win ask Gener
al Harrison 70 stop in Philadelpbia for few days
while on bis way to New-York in April TO take
part in the centennial celebration of Washington's
Inauguration.
Among other callers on the President-elect TO-
day. were T. c. Smith. OF Brooklyn, and DR.
James NJ Ayres. the surgeon Of the 10Th Ohio
Volunteers. one of the regiments in General IIar-
rson's brigade.
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