The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-01-31
1T HAS ALL BEEN FIXED.
So They Say, But No One
Knows How.
HARRISON AND ALLISON DID 1T.

A Conference Which Lasted Twenty-fo
Hours, of Which No Man Save the Two
Participants Has Any Inkling-AlIison
Knows How to Keep Silence, Too
INDIANAPOLIS, JAN Ex-senator Allison
has gone back to Washington, after twenty
four hours spent in Gen. Halrison's house,
from which he did not stir except to take a
short walk around the block.
There is not a soul in Indianapolis who
knows what has been the outcome of the long
conclave. There is not soul, either, who is
not thoroughly at sea in speculation upon the
subject. If Senator Allison has not consented
to take up the reins of the treasury depart
ment it has not been for lack of urging.
Before his departure Gen. Harrison laid
upon him a double injunction, to utter no
word regarding the matter, one way or the
other, and to be guarded against saying any
thing that could be construed in one way or
another concerning it.
Senator Allison went to the depot only a
train. He was panoplied in silence and to all
efforts to extract information from him
touching the outcome of his visit was mute.
His journey here, he said, was at Gen. Har-
rison's request, and he did not feel at liberty
to say anything about what had taken place
during his stay.
The rumor was mentioned to him that he
had, during his incarceration at the Harrison
home been slated in some quarters for secre
tary of state. He broke into hearty laugh
and said; ''Well, that is good, very good
When asked if it might be stated upon his
authority that he was to be secretary of the
treasury the senator answered quickly: "No,
sir; all have to say about my visit to Gen.
Harrison is that it has been very pleasant
one
When he had gone through the gate and
boarded his car gentleman followed him
and secured, upon the strength of introduc-
tory recommendations some more specific
statements in relation to the cabinet matters.
In answer to the question how soon the COM
position of the cabinet would be made known
Senator Allison said he did not know, of
course, but that, in his belief, some very mo-
mentous responses would come to Indianapolis
within weeks time.
The very plain intimation that the cabinet
proffers have been made tends to confirm all
statements regarding the vast confidence Gen
Harrison puts in Senator Allison and the be-
lief that the latter's long visit here was for
the purpose of counsel, not merely to give him
an opportunity to say yes or no to another
offer of the treasury portfolio. Taken alto
gether, his speedy denial of the question re-
garding the treasury, his amusement at the
suggestion that he was to be secretary of
state, his admission that state questions like
that of the Samoan trouble had been dis
cussed, furnished material for the gossips out
of which to frame prophecy that Allison is
to be secretary of state and not of the
treasury.
Ex-Governor Albert G. Porter says that he
has received information from source in
which he places implicit faith that Warner
Miller is to be in the cabinet. He refuses to
give his authority, but says that it is unin-
peachable He believes that Mr. Miller will
be secretary Of the treasury.