Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-02
THE CABINET SLATE.
BENJAMIN +. Tracy Booked for Secre-
tary Of the Navy.
THIS ID Flat ucroRx-rm CABINET ABou'
SETTLED EXCEPT ONE PLAcI-rHx ooxrEs
FoR rHArDrHE FIoHr ron cI.ARxsoN,

| Miller is maintaining q "digniHed silence" He
was in the lobby Of the Arlington this morning
looking content II not entirely happy.
Immediately after the election Alger, of
Michigan, and Miller, Of New York, were looked
| upon as certain to 60 into the cabinet Neither
had any doubt Of his prospects then. Aiger
had just been with Gen. Harrison making an
| intellectual protest against Palmer's going in to
the Agricultural department when he and
Miller met in the lobby this morning. They
stood looking at each other in silence for q
Then Miller spoke. "well," he said. 81
| guess there is no law against our being here!''
Il think there's none," replied Alger Then
they began to talk about the weather. It Is
| understood by everybody about Gen. Har-
rison's headquarters to-day that
THE CABINET is ABOUT SETTLED.
There is still some pickering over one place,
but this lie the slate that is generally accepted:
Blaine, Secretary of State.
Window, Secretary of Treasury.
Proctor, Secretary of War.
Tracy, Secretary of Navy.
Wanamaker, Postmaster General
Noble, Secretary OF the Interior.
Miller, OF Indiana. Attorney General
Palmer. Secretary OF Agriculture.
THE FIGHT THAT Is BEING MADE NOW
is to do what the friends Of Mr.. GARRISON
Gust Miller of Indiana, transfer Noble to the
Department of Justice and make Clarkson
Secretary Of the Interior. It is known that
General Harrison is not disposed to make this
change, yet he may do SO. The Iowa delegation
called this morning, headed by General Hender-
son, who Is Clarkson's most vigorous champion
and had talk with General Harrison on the
subject. The result of their interview is not
publicly known, but shortly after noon General
Clarkson himself was
cLosETED WITH THE PREsIDENT-ELRcr.
He remained for some time, and after his ar
rival all other callers were refused admission
Quay is still working for Clarkson, it is under
stood, and one thing that is calculated, per-
haps, to increase the Iowan's chances of ulti-
mate success is the fact that Chairman Hous-
| ton, of Indiana, and his lieutenants are here
fighting with all their might to get law-partner
Miller out Houston has been offered pretty
| good thing not quite as high as the cabinet but
he is not disposed to quit the fight and ac-
ceptit
MILLER IS THE ONE ACCOMMODATING MAN
on Gen. Harrison's cabinet slate 1t is Gen.
Harrison's warm friendship for him that puts
him in the place, without any politics to it, and
in return, his devotion to his chief makes him
ready and willing to do anything that will re-
ileve the Presldent-elect from embarrassment
HIS entire sympathy and his accommodating
attitude makes Gen. Harrison the more desir-
GUS to hold him. He is the man whose personal
loyalty to Gen. Harrison outbalances all
thoughts of ambition, and if it becomes advis-
able for some other to go into the cabinet in his
place, he will retire amiably, without any heart
burn, and will retain his devotion to Gen. Har-
rlson. This leaves one place that may be
changed If the change has to be made. And the
GARRISON MEN ARE STILL WORKING.
When it was found that Senator Palmer had
accepted the Secretaryship of Agriculture 1T
was suddenly developed that Stockbridge and
General Alger, of Michigan, were opposed to
him. and were trying to get him out. This
antagonlsm was no sooner known in Michigan
than kilograms began to pour in upon General
Harrison from prominent politicians and BUSH
ness men in the state endorsing Palmer. Nearly
thousand of these dispatches have been re-
ceived up to this time. Both Stockbridge and
Alger called on General Harrison this morning
TO PROTEST AGAINST THE APPOINTMENT.
When they came down it is said that Stock
bridge made bet of sixty-dollar suit of
clothes against silver dollar that Palmer
would not be in the cabinet But this was gen.
orally regarded as merely an expression of his
wishes in the matter and was not inspired by
anything he had learned from General Harri-
son.
WINDOW ENDORSED.
Senator-elect Washburn, Of Minnesota, visited
the capitol to-day, and was cordially received
in the Senate. He stated to a STAR reporter
that he had just received telegram announc-
ing that every member. of the Minnesota
legislature, excepting four, heartily endorsed
ex-senator Window for place in Harrison's
cabinet: Mr.. Washburn said he received upon
his arrival here last night similar dispatches
from various parts of the state.
During the morning Senator Palmer had a
long conference with Gen. Harrison.
LARGE CROWD IN THE ARLINGTON LOBBY.
The largest crowd that has yet assembled in
the Arlington lobby was there this morning.
1t was very different gathering from that of
yesterday and the day before, though most of
the same men were there. The same men, but
how changed in expression of countenance.
THE PLAT MEN HAPPY.
The Plat men who have been in such state
of dumps, were smiling and as happy as school
boys on vacation. Gen. Tracy was there among
them and his hand was being wrung painfully
in expression of congratulation 'sThe whole
thing is over! 1t is settledv was proclaimed ON
every hand The one problem that had been
were happy. The conversation that heretofore
has been conducted in mysterious whispers
from out of the way corners has swelled into a
loud buzzing. The political plotting and
scheming has changed to rejoicing. Only here
and there was seen a group of two or three in
earnest whispered consultation The faces of
these betrayed no emotion but they were not
REJOICING WITH THE RESI-
They were supposed to be some Of the friends
of Warner Miller. ASTAR reporter talked with
one Of them whom he knew, a well-known New
York statesman, and got this intimation of
what the conferences were about: Tracy is
settled. Oh, yes! but Well, it may de-
velop that there is some opposition from labor
people in Brooklyn. 1t is not apt to- but it
might. You see it is not vet known certainly
how the selection will be received. Miller will
say nothing against it." This was
THE ONLY WHISPER OF DOUBT
that broke in upon the general rejoicing. Gen
Tracy accepted the situation and mingled in
the crowd, taking their congratulations mod
estly. He is a straight old man, with white
hair and long white whiskers. He is a digni-
fed, modest-mannered man. very approacha-
BILE and courteous. He and Secretary Window
stood conversing in the lobby for awhile, and
were surrounded by crowd. After Window
left Tracy still fingered about the lobby, talk
ing first with one and then another. He spent
about half an hour trying to write a ten-line
dispatch, because Of the many rruptions
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