Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-07
saw THE SPHINX.
But they Know No More About the
Cabinet Than Before.
BENJAMIN, THE SILENT.
He Seeks Information from All Corners,
But Gives Nothing Away to Any One.
He Evidently Intends TO be Sole
Architect of His Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, Jan There is very little
satisfaction to be had from the senator's who
called upon the president-elect recently, and
for excellent reasons They know no more,
apparently, about the political situation than
if they had not seen and talked with Gen.
Harrison The two senators who returned
from indianapolis Friday have told their
colleagues frankly that Gen. Harrison said
nothing to them that would in any way ndi.
cate what he intended to do in the selection
of his cabinet. He asked Senator Hiscock for
an account of the trouble among the leaders
of the Republican party in New York state,
and questioned him at some length on that
subject, but he expressed no opinion of Mr.
Platt or of Mr.. Miller that would show how
he felt toward either of them.
Mr.. Hiscock's srieads say that he went to
indianapolis in the interest of Mr.. Platt, but
he does not know now whether he succeeded
in accomplishing anything or not "You
can be sure of one thing, said one of the next
presidents visitors, "all the stories you hear
of the offer of this or that Office to anyone
are without foundation Mr.. Harrison has
asked all the leaders of the Republican party
to favor him with their suggestions and ad-
vice He has not indicated to any one of them
what his course is likely to be-"
NAAs A'AoAho a AAANhNo cplS1A W o6ASN SANN
he will not go to Indianapolis An intimate
friend who has talked with him since he came
to this city said that Mr.. Blaine would not go
to indianapolis until he was invited, and he
had not been invited. He also stated that
Mr.. Blaine had not been asked TO go into the
next cabinet, nor had any one else.
Another personal friend said that after
Mr. Blaine had left the Garfield cabinet he
said that he would never become member of
another cabinet. II will be the servant of no
man again. he is reported to have said. This
friend asserted that Mr.. Blaine must know
that Gen. Harrison did not turn to him as first
choice or else the uncertainty regarding the
portfolio of state would have been over long
ago. Possibly ? he continued, ''the solution
of it all may be that Mr.. Blaine's choice as to
the representative of the cabinet in New
England will be respected. Mr.. Blaine once
said that the only commission he desired, or
would be willing to accept hereafter, would
be commission to represent his state in the
senate. Possibly some arrangement of that
sort may yet be made, although it is not
quite clear how it could be done.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6.-The work of cabi-
net making is well nigh done. At least so
the best informed of Indianapolis Repub-
licans say.
paper men may stop your guessing
The air is full of such expressions. Further
evidence of the truth of the prediction is the
remark accredited to the Associated Press
representative whom Gen. Harrison has made
the official channel of his petty news giving:
''In a week. he said, 81 shall predict a
cabinet myself, and it will be the right one.'
The two questions that agitate indianapolis
are, "Wil Blaine go ins" and rs Indiana to
be representedr Every one is in the dark.
A gentleman who has been for months a
daily visitor at the Harrison house and is
admitted to the confidence of the general in
many matters explained the origin of the
story that Blaine had been offered the port
folio of state. "Gen Harrison sent early
after his election said the gentleman, "let-
ters to great number of prominent public
men in answer to their expressions of con-
graduation, thanking them and rendering
them invitations in general way to his
house. This was not a special message 10
Mr. Blaine. 1t was one of the manifold lei
ters of the sort that the general sent out.
Similar ones were, believe, sent to Mr.. Platt,
Mr. Hiscock and many other men, east aud
west; but friends of Mr. Blaine, who thought
to force Gen. Harrison into a notice of him
by making a statement public, probably
took advantage of it to predicate formal
offer Of the premiership by Gen. Harrison.
The semi-authoritative statement is made
in connection with the announcement of
cabinet completion that Col New is to be
secretary of the treasury if he wants it.
Here is bit more Of the conversation, COM
ing from one of the few men who are looked
on as Indiana cabinet quantities: when
| Senator Hiscock vas here two days ago he
1 virtually said the New York difficulty was
settled. He told the truth Senator Evarts
is to be secretary Of state and Tom Platt i
to succeed him as senator. A foreign mis-
sion viii be awarded to Warner Miller.
Blaine viii be left Senator Quay ascer-
tanned that when he was here. Gen. Harri-