Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-04
To-DAY,s CABINET TALK.


cIAkKsoS's FRIENDS STILL HOPEFUL THAT Nh
nAr III sELncrEp-wHAr HARRIsox's M
fusAL 10 sEIKcf HIN MONT sE THoUoHT 10
INDICATE
Nobody about the capitol appears 10 have
any information TO John c. News chances
OF being made Secretary Of the Treasury With
Allison now out Of the question. everything 10
LEFT IN doubt except 10 Blaine and Wanna
maker. The messages given by some Of the
leading party admirers, 10 be conveyed 20
Gen. Harrison by the member who left for
Indianapolis on Saturday, were of q character
70 suggest the possibility that New was held In
mind when the messages were sent. ID is re-
garded ss not likely now that Mckinley would
accept, though the same reasons may not exist
for his not doing 90 in the case OF the Iowa
Senator.
coSGREssMES CAN'T AFFORD TO GO IN.
A member from the west speaking with Q
STAR reporter to-day put the situation as 10
Congress and the cabinet this way: There ia
no member or Senator az all likely 20 be chosen
Tor cabinet appointment who would not be
better of where he is. Several men in both
houses are eminently fitted for certain cabinet
positions, but they could not afford 20 accent
them. As it was with Allison. so ii il with tie
rest, leaving out any thought Of ~ sherman
neither can Cullom, nor Spooner, nor QUAY,
nor Hoar, nor Ingalls,. nor any Of the rest
Palmer, though he is going out Of the senate,
cannot afford 20 accept such an assignment Of
gone over In the same way. None likely 20 be
chose can afford 20 accept Whether Evarts
would find il desirable to leave the Senate 70
become Attorney General is a QUESTION"
cLARKsoS's FRIENDS STILL HOPEFUL
The Iowa folks have by no means given up
the idea Of Clarkson's going into the cabinet.
Some of them certainly expect that he will yet
be appointed. II is difficult 10 detect upon
what they base their hopes, though they may
be well founded.
The general impression among members and
Senators Is that Clarkson IL out IL he IL not
TO go In there is disposition among some OF
the earnest party men TO draw an inference
that may or may not be well grounded. They
say that the chief argument made in behalf Of
Mr.. Clarkson Is based upon the idea that there
shoulc be one man in the cabinet who knows
all the political obligations incurred 10 indiyid-
uals during the campaign. and who
could regulate with justice and wisdom
that feature of patronage, distribution. These
obligations are incurred in all campaigns. and
the nature OF them is not supposed 20 be known
TO the President-elect He Is expected by the
political worker 70 rely upon ''the man who
knows" and TO distribute certain rewards a. he
advises. In this instance Quay and GARRISON
are supposed to be the only men who know the
extent and character OF the campaign obliga-
tons. Quay, il Is well known, wants no cabi-
net position. Clarkson does, and knows as
much about the late campaign, perhaps, as Mr..
Quay.
AN UNPLEASANT INFERENCE.
The inference drawn from a refusal 20 put
GARRISON in the cabinet, said a member TO q
STAR reporter, will be that Mr.. Harrison in
tends to follow about the same civil service
policy as that made prominent during the arst
part of Mr.. Cleveland's term. IL will be al
most the same as serving notice that he does
not need any one 10 distribute patronage and
is not especially interested in being advised as
TO what individuals he is under obligations to
for campaign services; that, not intending 90
distribute the small Offices as rewards for cam
paign service, he wants no information as to
these obligations.