Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-09
CABINET GOSSIP TO-DAY.
Stirred Up by the Presence OF Mr..
Blaine in the City.
The Maine Mans Friends Still Have Faith in
His Chances for Appoinfment-Generai mar
rison Keeping His Own Counsel
washineton star, January ).


The cabinet gossips are in a state OF
nervous excitement to-day. The pres
ence Of Blaine in the city, and the re-
turn of the indianapolis pilgrims, have
set them on the watch for crumbs OF IN
formation. There is more thinking
talking and guessing in political circles
than has been indulged in before for some
time. Through it all one thing is made
commissioned Harrison is a good
listener. 1t is clear that as yet no one
has learned anything from him as TO his
coIinet intentions. Seven or eight visit
mo statesmen have visited General Har-
riSon. They departed from here with
.rraat expectations and have returned
Quietly in anything bat a relieved frame
of mind. Some have said frankly that
GENERAL, HARRIsoN's sECRETIvENEss
i i,nDenetrabLe-tha he is not giving out
onv information but is merely listening
ottentiveIv and patiently to the many
surrestions that are made to him. Others
keep very quiet about their visits ana al
low their colleagues and the pubic 10 IN
fer what they please. The taet appears
that the president-elect Is KeepIus h!s
own counsel and viii act when he is
one He receives information that may
assist him in the delicate problem that Is
before him gratefully; he is not seeking
advice. Those who have been best re :
ceiyed at Indianapolis have refralned
from Offering advice Probably no one
can say with absolute certainty that Mr
Eiscock and Mr. Plumb got no satsfac-
zion out of their visit, but there is very
general understanding to that effect.
SIR. PHELPS AND MR.. HIsCocK
had n long talk today and it Is under
stood thai the senator was unable to im-
part any satisfying information. IL Is
said by some that what MI. hiseock
learned in Indianapolis vas not favorable
70 Mr.. Blaine : prospects OF entering the
cabinet. 1t appears much more probable
that he learned nothing at all-faTorabie
or otherwise This is the view taken OF
the matter by some O those who are III
the best position to hear the truth.
TIE BLAINE PEOPLE
are hound to suffer some anxiety unit
they learn General Harrison $ mind, bui
they believe that Blaine is going to bt
offered the state portfolio. Very few
peoUle have any idea that he will decline
it. Ii may be that Mr.. Blaine's pres
euce influences opinion or arouses IN
friends to extra anxiety, but Their
certainly is n growing belief among al
classes of politicians that the Maine maj
cannot be ''turned down. The Sta
reporter has talked on the subject con
sideTably with men who are ranked a
autl-Blaine men, though not mugwumps
and most, if not all, of them within tn
past two or three days have said tina
they
FyPEcT BLAINE TO GO INTO THE CABINET
l. IL. faT
reason which has already been men
toned that Mr.. Sherman has discourage
the movement to place him at the hea
of the cabinet. The only sort of an
tagonism to Mr. Blaine expected TO u
successful was that which pressed anotns
for the rlla2tt'gS fid-11fg1ft justly be said
y have as great claim to it as Mr.. Blair
Sherman is about the only man "
might be pressed in this way, and,
course, his Indifference is embarraSsi
TO such move. The Blaine men Z
speaking more cautiously about the eff
of ignoring their favorite,
they assert that such a course
the part of General Harrison wou
chill at least three-fourthS of the part
and would cause them to think that pc
haps the president ELECT is not bro
man after all; that he was afraid TO co
trast himself with the Maine man. II
is referred TO as a possible public co
elusion should General Harrison do VII
they insist he is too big a man TO do.
One impression got by the pilgrims
indianapolis is that no Southern man
going into the cabinet
As BLAINE WISHES.
Information has been received he
frcm Indianapolis which warrants I
Blaine people i'll believing that N
Blaine viii be given an opportunity
whether or not he viii go into t
cabinet.
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