The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-03
THEPROBLEM SOLVED
Cabinet Spectators are Satisfied
They Have it Right.
THE NEW WORKERS APPRAISED.
The President-Elec Indicates Very Distinctive
Personal Friendships in Making Up the
List of His Advisors.
Especial TO THE HERALD Examiner dispatch.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March General
Harrison himself proposes a solution of the
New York difficulty to-day, which the New
Workers seem disposed to accept. He
suggested the propriety of appointing Gen
eral Ben Tracy of Brooklyn secretary of
navy
He told the New Workers that this was
the best he could do for them, and that if
Tracy could unite the warning factions he
should have the place.
General Tracey was telegraphed for and
came ON this afternoon. He was met at
the station by Franklin Woodruff and taken
to the rooms which Mr.. Platt'engaged two
months ago, when he expected to be mem
Der of the cabinet, and yesterday relin-
pushed. General Tracey was informed by
Senator Hiscock of New York that he
could have the navy portfolio, and ne signi-
fed his willingness to accept it. He did
not see General Harrison this evening,
because the president-elect was dining with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hay.
THEY ARE SATISFIED.
The New Workers here, both the friends
of Platt and the friends of Miller say the
new candidate is as acceptable as any one
could be in default of Messrs. Platt and
Miller. He is not especially identified with
either faction, but he has been u steady
and active republican.
He is personally known by General Har-
rison and much liked by him. lie is Z law
yer by profession and has a good war
record. The decision to appoint General
Tracey will nearly close the cabinet.
The list, as the best judges make it, to-
night reads as follows
State department. James G. Blaine of
Maine: treasury, William Window. Of Min
nesota; war, Redfeld Proctor, OF Vermont :;
navy, Benjamin f. Tracey, of New York.
postottice. John Wanamaker, of Penusyl-
vania: justice, w. H. H. Miller, Of Indiana
interior John w. Noble, OF Missouri: agli-
culture, Thomas W. Palmer, of Michigan.
There was a strong effort made this after
noon to get john 5. CllrkS0n, OF Iowa, into
the interior department, and such different
men as Senator Allison. representing ms
own state. and Senator Quay, Of Pennsyl-
vania, representing the republican CXecu-
tive committee, united in urging his merits,
but their efforts were futile Up to 4 late
hour Mr.. Clarkson mad received no tender
of place and no invitation from General
Harrison to talk about taking one.
\ FEELING, AGAINST CLARKsON.
General Harrison perhaps feels that the
the theft of the mailing list Of
the Voice, with which Mr.. Clark
son has Ebeen charged with having
connection, was Il bar to his praferment,
as the BLOCKS of five" letter to DudLeys
and as the manipulation of the colored de
legations at Chicago to General Ayers.
There is an interesting bit of gossip,
however, in this connection, which seems
to indicate that General Harrison has not
considered General Alger fatally disquali-
fled from the start. 1t is to the effect that
Senator Allison refused to go into the
cabinet because General Harrison would
give him no assurance as to who his
colleagues would be. He was as unwilling
TO enter cabinet with General Alger in it
as Senator Sherman was, but, General
Harrison would not assure him positively
that General Alger should be left out.
THE LIST OF FRIENDS.
The cabinet list as now made up contains
a controlling majority of General Harrison
personal friends: Messrs. Tracy, Proctor
Noble, Miller and Palmer, seem to have
been selected from his personal knowledge of
and confidence in the men, rather than from
their political prominence at home. Gov
ernor Proctor was it is true. endorsed by a
joint resolution of the Vermont legislature
and by the representatives of the state in
Congress. But, these recommendations
would probably have counted for little, but,
for the very favorable impression the ex-
governor made upon him when he called at
Indianapolis after the Chicago convention,
and the fact that he held the Vermont dele
cation solid for Harrison on every ballot in
the convention.
Mr.. Noble has never been active in Mis-
souri, politics either as an organizer or
speaker. He seemed to occupy about the
same relation to the working politicians
that Secretary Endicott does in Massachu-
sets. Congressman Warner, however,
says the selection is satisfactory to Mis-
sourians, and that Mr.. Miller is well fitted
for the place.
A PARTICULAR FRIEND.