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OFFICE SEEKS THE MAN,
ALLISON AN ANOMALY IN THR
CABINET sKIRMISH.

The Secretaryship OF the Treasury
offered to Him Repeatedly but not
Wanted-The President-Elect Apt to
Force Him to Accept-Why the Sen,
etor Objects
WASHINGTON, Jan 24-When Senator
Allison went to indianapolis to tell Gen.
Harrison that John S. Clarkson was the
man Iowa wanted in the cabinet he told
Gen. Harrison all Mr.. Clarkson's virtues,
and then dwelt upon Mr.. Clarksons services
in the campaign which he said were second
only to Senator Quay's. Gen. Harrison
heard him through and then intimated thai
1T was Mr.. Allison and not Mr.. Clarkson
whom he wanted to take from Iowa foI
cabinet purposes. Senator Allison told him
very promptly and frankly that he did moi
wish to go into the cabinet, but when Gen.
Harrison asked him what he would do in
the event that it seemed to Gen. Harrison
necessary for him to take the treasury rort
folio and he was appealed to do so. Tc
this, Senator Allision said that he would
consider it.
LOOKING AROUND.
Gen. Harrison then explained that since
Mr.. Allison would not then take the treas
ury, he would try to find some suitable
eastern man who would, only recurring to
Senator Allison IL he should fail to find such
man. He has failed to do so, and for sew.
eral weeks has been intimating to Senator
Allison that he was about to call upon him
to consider the offer again. Senator Allison
has been trying to ward it Off, and 81 that
end went to New York to try to fnf gome
one who would do for the treasury. II did
Nlar. ,.,1 L
since.
MORE POSITIVE REQUEST.
Last night ex-Gov. Stone of Iowa arrived
here with Iowa's electoral vote, having
stopped at indianapolis EN- route. He
brought more positive request from Gen,
Harrison than Allison has before received
that he would carefully consider the treas
ury invitation, the contingency in which it
seemed necessary that he should accept
having app rently arrived. Senator Allison
is accordingly considering the matter
again He does not want to 20 into the
cabinet.
WHY HE HEsTTATEs.
He is a candidate for the presidential
nomination in 1892. Tho treasury is noi
a god stepping stone for that. He il
perfectly content TO wait where he is.
Then he feels that Mr.. Clarkson ought ia
represent Iowa, and that having COM
mitted himself to Mr.. Clarkson's candidacy
he cannot afford to shut Mr.. Clarkson out
Senator Allison said OF Monday in very
emphatic terms that he would not accept,
but he seems to be recon sidering; still his
! closest friends think he will not accept,
Senator Quay Is quoted by friend as
having said to him Just before he left for
Florida yesterday that he had received a
telegram from Mr. Wanamaker which in
dicated that the latter had been offered and
TOD fb..G ,ta~ III.
THE NEGRO MEMBER.
The Indianapolis correspondent of the
New York Times teegraphs
The cry for a colored man in the cabinet
was again lifted up to Gen. Harrison to-day.
Bishop w. j. Gaines of Georgia, Bishop B.
T. Turner Of Philadelphia, the Rev DIR.
james A. Handy of Washington, ID. c., all
clergymen of the African Methodist Episco-
pal church, and another colored gentleman,
whose name is unknown, asked hira to ap-
point some one Of the leading col
not take much stock in the Birmingham
movement, and say that it
is made up mostly Of ex-confederates.
Having flown high about the cabinet, the
reverend gentlemen descended to earth and
talked real business. They requested that
Gen. Harrison, if he should do nothing else
for the colored people, should appoint their
Irlenu consul 10 DeTmuua. Inc Bensrdl
promised to consider their claims, but as
they did not leave his name he IL at loss
how to make the appointment.
MRS HARRISON AT NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. A-John Wana-
maker, whose visit To Indianapolis has
caused so much of a sensation in political
circles, returned to his home in this city to-
day. He was the escort as far as Philadel-
phia of Mrs. HARRISON and Mrs. Mckee,
tho wife and daughter of the President.
elect, who were on their way to New York,
whee they expect TO spend a couple Of
weeks in shopping and sightseeing. Mr..
Wanamaker ran a gauntlet through large
number Of newspaper reporters upon his
arrival, but he skilfully evaded every ques-
tion Piled to him.
COLORED CALLERS.