Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-01
Cabinet Construction.
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NEW YORK NOT YET ON THE LIST.

Plat and Miller Both In the Broth and the
Great Stewards Son Looming Up as Com
promise-Another Day of Conference
with the Leaders-InauguratiOn Gossip
Cieveland's Talk to "a Herald COrrespon-
dent-Republican League Convention
Political Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, March There was
very little break in the line of callers on the
president-elect yesterday. They began COM
ing early, and it was kept up until late. Most
Of the visitors called simply to "pay their re-
spects," but number had important business
to look after. How far they advanced their
business is not known, but it is safe to say
that they didn't all get what they wanted.
| Among the callers Illinois, Wisconsin, Kan
sas, and Michigan were well represented. Ex-
Secretary McCulloch, ex-Secretary Boutwell,,
ex-senator Ferry, Mr.. Justice Harlan. ex-
Minister Schenck, and Representative Nc
kinley were each accorded a special audi
encce So was George W Childs
About l o'clock Gen. Harrison stepped
down stairs and went off for walk He
callers were again freely admitted They
Sdhc All q SlChu1 Stlcdill, OCtH BcIllleiUcu
ladies, some TO see the general and some 10
see Mrs. Harrison. Among those who called
in the afternoon were Bishops Newman and
Paret, John n. Francis formerly minister to
Portugal, Ex-Governor Ordway, and Chief
Justice Fuller. Congressman Beaver, Dalzell
and Bound, from Pennsylvania, and num-
Der of other representatives from various
states strayed i'll during the afternoon and
shook hands with the president.elect. Quite
number of prominent New York city Re-
publicans also called and paid their respects
Among these were noticed Cornelius y.
Bliss; Van Rensselaer, Cruger, Mllwood Z.
Thorne John H. Hall, Elihu Root, Elliott
F. Shepard, and c. c. Shayne
Private Secretary Halford was very busy
downstairs scrutinizing the cards of callers
and attending TO correspondence About !
o'clock, the hour fixed for seeing newspaper
men, n dozen or more of them called to see
him. He had but little information to i'm
part, and when asked by one of them for n
complete and corrected list of Gen Harri-
sons cabinet officers, good naturally ex-
pressed regret Mt his inability to furnish it,
AT $50 Gen. Harrison, in company with
". H. H. Miller, took a short walk the sec
ond Of tho day. He returned TO dine with
the members of his party and passed the
evening in receiving visitors with whom spe-
cial appointments had been made
At $50 Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ha rrison and
Mrs. Mckee drove to the White House and
had brief interview with the president and
Mrs Cleveland
The notable development of the dav III the
way OF cabinet gossip is the entire ;isg. tie
ment OF the New York contingent. 1t il loudly
proclaimed that Platt and Miller are out of
the race. Early last evening William H.
Seward, =. son of the famous Seward, began
TO take the position of the compromise candi-
date for cabinet honors for the Empire state
Platt and Miller men admitted that their ia
vorites were distanced, and a ma jority seemed
10 be in favor OF Seward. The consensus of
O'Clock last night indicated that the cabinet
would surely contain Blaine, Wanamaker, No
bic, Window, and Palmer. Friends OF Governor
RuSk have been making strong efforts in his
behalf, but Senator Palmer's position Is
looked upon as too secure for dislodgment
The name Of Whitelaw Reid was vaguely
suggested as a sop TO New York, but the Re
publican editor was not held in great favor
by the politicians.
At 1880 Senators Spooner and Sawyer en-
tered the hotel office and were Immediately
shown to Gen. Harrison's parlor. The call
was looked upon as significant for Governor
Rusk
The statement that ex-Secretary Window
had admitted that he had accepted a port
folio is denied on the ground that he is too
familiar with the etiquette of a possible
cabinet officer TO betray official secrets