The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-13
GUESSES ON THE CABINET.
MOST OF THEM WIDE OF THE MARK.
Only Seven Guessers Out OF Several Hun
dred Name as Many as Three Members
and Place Them ProperIy-wIn-
ners of Our Fifty-DOIlar Prize.

Shortly after the presidential election, THE
SENTINEL offered cash prize of $50 for the
best guess on President Harrson's cabinet,
TO accompany one years subscription TO the
weekly edition, six months subscription TO
the Sunday edition. The contest ended Feb. l..
Hundreds Of guesses were received. 1t was
the original intention TO print them all but
the number is so much greater than was ex-
pected that it is found impossible to sur
render the large amount of space that would
be required for their publication.
A careful examination has been made of
these euesses, with some astounding results.
The greatest surprise is the fact that not one Of
the hundreds of guessers name more
than three members of the cabinet as it stands
1t seems that cabinet OF Obscurities and
nOnentlties was not generally looked for. The
name of Noble, or Of Tracy, or OF Proctor,
Is not guessed once, and the name of Rusk re-
celves only single mention. Window is only
guessed once Ninety-fve per cent. of the
guessers put Blaine in the cabinet all but two
or three of them in the state department. The
exceptions give him the treasury Wanamaker
Is named by almost as large n proportion it
seems 10 have been generally understood that
the man who raised 100000 for the republican
campaign fund would receive good portfolio.
Three fourths of those who name Wanna
maker give him the pOstOfiice department;
the others put him at the head of the navy
department. Partner Miller figures in about
20 per cent. of the guesses, and invariably as
attOrney-general. He is not mentioned co
often as New, Huston or Porter. The names
which occur most frequently next TO
those of Blaine and Alger, are Sherman,
Allison, Alger New, Huston and Porter. Quay
and Dudley are found on many states, either
together or separately. Among the other names
which appear with more or less frequency are
those of William Walter Phelps Warner
Miller, Malone of Virginia. J. B. Henderson of
Missouri. Bob" Lincoln, ''rOm" Platt Clark
son OF Iowa. GOfi OF West Virginia, Chauncey
Depew, Maj. Calkins twice., Estee, De Young,
Stanford and Swift of California, Foraker,
Hawley, Tyner of Indiana, Ingalls, Gallinger
OF New Hampshire, Lew Wallace, Bradley Of
Ter. Mckinley, Wise of Virginia, Frye Of
Maine, Dorsey, J. F. Wilson of Iowa, Stewart
OF Nevada. "Pink" Fishback (Once), Thurston
of Nebraska, Edward Everett. ~, Hiscock,
Nipple Mitchell of Oregon, Edmunds, Eyarts,
George W. Steele, Teller of Colorado, Long
street. Kitchener, Charley Foster of Ohio,
Bruce (cOlored), Thomas OF Illinois, Spooner of
Wisconsin, Foster Of Iowa, and divers and
sundry other republicans OF more or less no
tOriety.
The prize of $50 will be divided equally
among the seven persons who named Blaine
for secretary OF state. Wanamaker for pOstmas-
ter-general and Miller for attorney-general
Several other persons had these three names
on their slate, but they were not rightly placed.
As stated, no one succeeded in naming SO many
as four members OF the fearful and wonder
full cabinet built by Benjamin Harrison.
The prize gueSSes are as follows: