New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-02


NAME FROM THE sLATE-ExGovERNoR
RusK. OF WISCONSIN. SPOKEN OF FOR
SECRETARY OF wAR-ADvooATES
OF GENERAL MAHoNE-sENA'
AToR sABIN VISITING
GENERAL. HARRISON.
IsY TELEGRAPH TO TKE TnBusEl
indianapolis, Feb. 1.-The Cabinet situation
tonight is still perplexed. No one mere knows
whether Senator Allison has declined the Secre-
taryship Of the Treasury or not oeneral harri-
SON, at any rate, has not yet received letter OF
refusal from the iowa Senator. Mr. Blame ana
Mr. Wanamaler have accepted, and Mr.. Blaine
win he the next Secretary OF State, no matter
how the dif6culty about the Treasury is settled
II LOOKS temporarily as if the Treasury will go
IN indiana if Mr. Allison has actually declined.
few sanguine politicians here refus to concede
that the Iowa Senator has written out declina-
tion and they cling to the hope that no letter
of refusal viii come. General Harrison, it is
confidently stated, had not until to-day given
up hope Of having Mr. Allison at the head Of
tho Treasury. 1t is certain that in conversation
with friends several times since Senator Allison's
visit the Presdent-elect has conveyed the i'm
preston that he was satisfied of the Iowa states
mans willingness to accept
Mr.. AIlison's refusal to accept tho Treasury
has broken the Cabinet slate arranged last Mon
day In at least two places. Everybody here
comedies that Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Wanamaker
are certain to be in the next Cabinet But IT
is strongly asserted now that General Alger may
be dropped out as Secretary of War under the
new deal The Secretary Of the Treasury, if
Allison goes out. will probably be
an Ohio or an Indiana man. That
is the current speculation tonight. Gov
ernor Rusl1. Of Wisconsin, has been brought for
ward ss the probable Secretary of War in Gen.
eral Ayers place. The rest of the Cabinet il
Is said, is as undetermined as ever. The great
question General Harrison has to meet first is
the disposal of the Treasury Department. Until
there is some certainty about that. little can be
done definitely with the minor portfolios Judge
Woods is quoted as saying today that declina-
ton from Senator Allison would greatly en-
barfass General Harrison in his Cabinet work.
Other close friends of the President-elect take
the same view One or two Of the political ex-
perts, say, however, that, having made the offer
Of the Treasury to the West and been repulsed,
he can now give the Department to his own
State or the neighbor State Of Ohio. In this
way they add, he can discharge withoat the
chance of criticism weight Of political obi
cation at home. This, Of course, is mere specu-
lation. Senator Allison has been looked upon
so confidently as the only man likely to become
the Secretary Of the Treasury that with him out
of the field political prophets are in the utmost
perplexity.
Senator Sabin was the most conspicuous caller
on General Harrison to-day. He was ON his way
TO Washington for the few weeks that are left
of the session of Congress Senator Sabin is an
old Jndianian He met Jesse ]. Brown, of New
Albany, a wealthy manufacturer and the two
went up to the Generals house together After
conference Of some length. the Minnesota Senator
came down to the hotel and got ready TO take
an early afternoon train.
aI simply stopped for q few hours for friendly
call on General Harrison" he said. +" / am not
Cabinet candidate, and have nothing to ask for
myself or my friends from the next Administra-
tion.s
Mr. Sabin did not know anything definite about
Senator Allison and said he had been pretty con-
fdent until to-day that the Iowa statesman would
be the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Blaine, he
thinks win be Secretary Of State beyond any
doubt Mr. Wanamaker and General Alger were
also sure of places. Dir. Sabin is warm friend OF
Warner Miller and had good word TO say for bis
old Senatorial friend. He would not give an
ounjon on the New-York puzzle
With the Minnesota Senator was George E.
Davis. of Chicago, who was one Of the leaders
of the Gresham forces at the convention IN June
at Chicago. Mr.. Davis was satisfied that Senator
Allison had declined, and gave as the reason for
the declination that the Iowa Legislature had
drifted this year beyond the control of Mr.. Ali
sons friends. II Mr.. Clarkson could be made
Senator. Mr.. Davis thought Mr.. Allison would
take the Treasury, but that seemed TO be an
impossible condition.
A deIecntion of colored Republicans from Nor
folk. Va. made O call on the Presidentelect this
afternoon There were six in the party, the
leader of the committee being A. w. Harris,
n leader in the Norfolk district The visit was
made in the interest of General Malone,
and was designed, perhaps, to head off
the one announced for February 10 by the Lang
ston party. The delegation had only a short
talk with the President-elect. After recommend
ing General Malone in fattering terms for
Cabinet Department, the spokesman gave the
views of the party on the Southern question.
He said the colored Republicans of Virginia
wanted some recognition in the way Of party
rewards and hoped to see vigorous policy
pursued in the South by the next Admintstra-
ton.
While talking with the colored delegates from
Virginia, General Harrison loosely declared that
il he could find seven men in Alaska, he believed
no should put them in his Cabinet as means
Of maintaining harmony in the States.
Major McKiniey's name is heard on good many
lips, but it Is thought party policy and necessities
prevent Kim from resigning his seat in the House
at this juncture, and for this reason many OF the
best posted persons here have taken him of the
list of possibilities, at least for the present