Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-08
CABINET GOSSIP.
An Iowa Republican Makes Ont a
List.
BLAINE is AT ITS HEAD.
Sherman, Lew Wallace, Estee, Clarkson
wanamaEer and Judge Emory speer
FolIow-He Gives His Reasons
Il for Thinking as He Does.

NEW YORK, Jan S.-"What is the matter
with this cabinets" asked prominent Re
publican Of Davenport, Ia, who has been at
indianapolis for two weeks pressing the
claims of John b. Clarkson for cabinet
portfolio, and who has come to this city.
'During my stay at Indianapolis carefully
sifted all the rumors,n he continued, ''and
here is the result. When the cabinet is an
nounced you will find few, if any, changes in
this list:
Secretary of state, james G. Blaine, OF
Maine: secretary of the treasury, John
Sherman, of Ohio; secretary of war, Lew
Wallace, of Indiana; secretary of the navy,
Judge Estee, of California; secretary of the
interior, John S. Clarkson, of Iowa; post.
master general John Wanamaker, of Penn
sylvania, and attorney general, Judge Emory
Speer, of Georgia.
"The cabinet is very different from those
that have been made by the indianapolis cor.
respondents, but got my information from
sources more authentic l do not pretend
that Gen. Harrison gave me the list He
viii not give all the names even to those
whom he has asked To come into his cabinet.
But, putting together all the information
coming through the president-elect's home
counselors, l have evolved the cabinet men,
toned
Even without authentic information from
headquarters this list has q very plausible
appearance. There has been a good deal of
talk about getting over factional difficulties
by appointing Platt as the representative Of
Blaine and some other man as a Sherman
representative Why not take the bull by
the horns and appoint both of the principals
This course would unity the party and re-
move all opposition against Harrison in the
mex: national convention. And l can tell
you that neither gentlepen is loath to accept.
Another advantage would be that both
have had experience in the departments for
which, | believe, they have been selected.
Sherman was secretary of the treasury dur
ing the whole of Hayes administration, and
Blaine got sufficient knowledge of the state
department under Garfield to prepare him
for an easy administration of the office. They
can harmonic their differences, never fear,
when good fat office is in question Each
has definitely given up all hopes of the presi-
dency; each is ambitious and each aspires to
the highest Office under the president. A
union between them, such as would occur
were they to meet at the cabinet table foi
four years, would leave Gen. Harrison with.
out competitor in 1892.
Moreover, if both were taken into the
cabinet, there would be no charges that either
one was running the president On this
point, | learn that Gen. Harrison is very
sensitive. He does not want to appear to be
run by any faction. and a union of the fac
tions would insure Harrison administration.
Gen. Lew Wallace for secretary of war is
more than probability. Indiana must. of
course, be represented in the cabinet John
G. New doesn't want to go to Washington:
Huston nf ha A.
committee, is not in favor at the Harrison
house, and William w. Dudley could not be
chosen without raising hue and cry that
would embarrass the administration at the
very beginning. Wallace is the man. He is
an intimate friend of the president-elect, has
written his biography, holds high place in
literary circles and has a good record as
soldier. He is the only unobjectionable In.
dianian that could be chosen. His name was
said to be down in indelible letters on the
cabinet slate when / left Indianapolis
California is pretty sure TO have place
in the cabinet, and Judge Estee is pretty
sure to be the chosen one. The navy port
folio seems to be the only one left, and / be
heye he will get that-but this is the most
doubtful element in the solution of the cab
met question.
"You may put it down as certain that
John B. Clarkson, of Iowa, viii be the next
secretary of the interior He is supported
by Senators Allison and Wilson and by all
Iowa He worked very hard for Harrison.
During all of last summer and fall he gave
up his big business at home and worked for
his party as vice chairman of the national
Republican committee in New York His
knowledge of the Land question in the west
and Of other matters with which the depart
ment has to deal fit him peculiarly for the
place
s.Out In indianapolis they regard it as GER
tain that. John Wanamaker will be postmas-
ter general This appointment is the only
one Senator Quay has askei of the president
elect, and Harrison will undoubtedly grant it.
Il have it from the best of sources that
Judge Emory Speer, of Georgia, will be at
torney general Gen. Harrison has shown
by his speeches and private conversations
that he intends to recognize the south in his
cabinet Now there are only two candidates
spoken of-Gen. Malone, of Virginia, and
Judge Speer Malone is practically out OF
the race