New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-11
NOT A MEMBER CHOSEN YET
GENERAL. HARRISON EXPECTS TO MAINTAIN
SILENCE
THE SENATE TO HEAR THE NAMES or TIE DAD
MET BrRsT-rsx.ooyERNoH SMITH OF Ala
DANA. AND EX-GOVERNOR ALcoRn, on
MISSISSIPPI. SUGGESTED = TO
URGE THE MERITS OF
WARNER MILLER.

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MrssIssrPpT SUGGESTED no
URGE THE MERITS or
WARNER MILLER.
Indiana polls Jan. 10.--In the dispatches sent -
The Tribuae on Sunday night from Indianapolis
IL was said. on the authority OF close friend u
General Harrison. that the Prcsidcnt-ehct had 70
far made no choice for a single Cabinet Depart
ment. and that in all probability no snnouncc-
ment Of Cabinet appointments would ne made
until the narics Of the Cabinet officers were read
to the Senate on March 5. conversation which
Genera, Harrison had Yesterday with well-lxnown
caller from distance confirms these statements
fully. After some talk on general politics tho
visitor asked General Harrison whether he had
really selected any Cabinet officers and the Cen
eral mada this frank reply. in substance:
/ have not ret selected single nenbef ef
my Cabinet and oil statements that have are
unauthorized and incorrect have not yet finally
decided upon single man. I have thought 81
times In my mind that had, but 1T other times
I have been certain that i hadn't
"A great deal Of pressure has been brought "a
bear on you. has IL not. Gensralp'
Yes; but am not going TO be forced into max.
ing any man o member Of the Cabinet. l am NOT
in hurry to make ny selections
"Then, sappose that we shall not know who
the members OF the Cabinet will be for some time
yet |"
"No I shah not announce mr. Cabinet until
after become President When send the names
Of my Cabinet into the Senate thry win be known.
and they will not be known until them
There is no longer any doubt here among the
presidentelects closest friends that he will try %
keep the Cabinet an absolute secret as fas' IS
possible until after his Inauguration. 1t IL sug'
rcsted even that General Harrison will perhaps
delay making up his official family until February
and that he may not settle upon some of the APP
continents until within few days Of the 18th Of
March.
The most important Of General Hsrnsons
callers to-day was Judge A. j. Edgerton, OF
Mitchell, Oak Judge Edgerton is the Chief
Justice of Dakota, and is also Of the socelled
United States Senators elected by the Territorial
Legislature a few years ago, who were unable &c
gain admission to Congress. The Judge was on his
way 10 Washington, where he expects to do some
wor), in the interest of the Dasotas at the present
session. lie STOPPED here 70 have q talk with the
on the prospects Of division and adj
mission this winter He agrees fully with tins
Dalxotans who were here last week. He Is
anxious 10 have the two new States come In as
soon as possible and would not oppose the passage
of the Springer bill If some amendments could 90
made to it, He favors giving the names North
Dakota and South Dakota to the new States.
Winona, he says, is laughed at as State name
by the people of the Territory. II the two fcrri-
tories are not admitted before next March, Judge
Edgerton expects to see them in not long after
Captain Pratt. the head Of the Indian School
az Carlisle Penn, was another caller. General
xist tod grbOOI
and took a great interest in the work OF the
indians. Tho Captain was on his way East and
had iust received telegram stating that the
roofs of two of the school buildings had been
blown off,
party of three railroad directors with their
wives made call of congratulation on the
Eells, Truman B. Handy and Mr.. Waite. Of Glove
land. They are officers in the Bee Line. They
came from Cleveland in special car.
Tonight two Alabama Republicans reached
town, and tomorrow morning they viii call on
General Harrison to talk over the Southern oues-
ton and to make some suggestions about the
South's representative ia the Cabinet The visitors
are ex-JudGe Georye StEatton and G. p Kirkland,
both of Birmingham. They indorse strongly the
views CT the Birmingham delegation OF Protec-
tionists who were here in December. and look
upon that movement Us the greatest thing po-
litically in the South since 1865 The South, they
soy, can be broken ny by insistence upon pro-
tective policy and tho appointment TO Federal
Offices OF Republicans Of high character.
Alabama said Mr.. Kirkland, tonight, is
now one OF the really progressive States IN he
South Her wonderful development In recent
years in the way OF mining and manufacturing,
has put fresh ideas into her people. In the
Birmingham district the old free trade theories
have been killed by the experience oil the oenens
of protection. General Harrisons election on the
Protection issue has been welcomed there, ana
u large part Of the old Bourbon Democracy is
ready to come over to the side oil progressive
and rcinvigorated Republicanism We CINE 20
General Harrison as Republicans, but we shall
tell him that we will be glad TO have him pursue
a policy thao will attract Southern Democrats 20
our organization. We see in this policy we
best solution OF the political problem In the
South. We have some Recommendations to MAKE,
too. In regard to the Cabinet. Our choice for
a Cabinet portfolio ID ex-Goyernor William n;
smith. of Alabama. We think highly Also OF
Ex-Governor Acorn, Of Mississippi
O. A. Burton. member OF the new nork
Produce Exchange. is in town. ana VIII eap on
General Harrison tomorrow. us saws ne nas
como IN tho interest OF Warner Miller. whom ne
wants to see re present New. YORK IN tne neAs
Cabinet Mr. Miller. he thinks: T. the cnoce OF
the PEOPLE of the State, although Mr.. Piate as he
saws. has the SUI port Of the politicians.
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