St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-04
BEN'S INAUGURAL READY.
The President Elect Has Els Address
Completed.
RE CABINET GOSSIP.
The Belief Becoming Pretty General
That Evarts Will Be Attorney
General.
Special to the Globe.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-President-
elect Harrison is said to have completed
his inaugural address, and the last para
graph was copied on the typewriter by
Stenographer Tibbetts late yesterday
afternoon. Though it is still subject to
revision, there is little probability
that any material changes will be
made, and it is believed that
the labor, so far as his stenographer is
concerned, is finished. There is no
truth, so Gen. Hafrison's personal
friends say, IN the report that parts OF
the address have been submitted to
distinguished Republican visitors, and
other parts sent East for the purpose
of asking advice as to the peril
nency Of the subject matter and the adj
visibility OF the utterances. Gen. Har-
riSGn, they say, has not shown the adj
dress or any part of it to his callers,
and has discussed the subject matter
only with his law partner, who has told
q confidential friend certain points
that it would contain. From these 1t
is known that the subjects quoted
will be discussed, but it is impos-
sible to get fuller details. John C. New
will leave for New York tomorrow, and
there is considerable speculation regard
ing the visit. He was i'm consultation
with Gen. Harrison yesterday, and
there is little doubt but his eastern
trip is the result of that conference,
though he says he goes OH
PERSONAL AND PRIVATE
business. 1t is believed that he will see
Warner Miller while absent, and will
deliver to him very important mes
sage from Gen. Harrison. News trip
strengthens the belief that Miller will
be invited to the cabinet, and that New
is going there to tell him of Gen. Har-
rjsOn'S determination. Though there
was an attempt to boom Judge
Woods for the cabinet the belief is sNll
general that tie editor will be secretary
of the treasury. Cabinet speculation
was ripe to-day and tonight about the
hotel Hobbies and at the several home
gatherings of prominent gentlemen. 1t
was telegraphed from Washington last
Sunday night with posltivenesS that
Mr.. Blaine had forwarded his letter ac
cepting the state portfolio ''ten days
ago" The Washington correspondent
must be mistaken on this so far as the
''ten days ago. are co ncerned, for only
eight days prior to that time, on Satur-
day, the 10Th of January, Gen. Har-
rison made the positive statement to
two of his close friends that he
had not formally rendered single cabi
net place. This matter is not men-
toned now to cast any doubt upon the
tender having been made to Mr.. Blaine,
is more recent than was stated from
Washington. 1t can be stated with
positiveness that Allison has declined,
that his letter to that effect has been re-
celved by the president-eiect and ac-
cepted as final. There is no doubt
ALLISON'S DECLINATION
was severe disappointment to Gen.
Harrison. The generals disappoint-
ment, however. was Of short duration,
and the secret of his buoyancy is at
tributed to the fact that he has found
man who fills the requirements equal to
Senator Allison. He is Western man,
and it is believed he is not at pres
ent in official life. While everything
pertaining to the Cabinet is quasi spec
ulative at this stage, there are grounds
for asserting that the president-elect has
about solved the great cabinet puZzle,so
far as the most important positions are
concerned. The unnamed Western
treasury has been rendered, is an
assurance of the non-eXistence
of any intention to look to New York to
furnish finance minister. Russell
Harrison'S departure yesterday for New
York after a lengthy conference with
his father was believed to have conSid-
cradle significance. He is likely to
remain several days. The talk of W.
M. Eyarts for attorney general is
believed here to have considerable
foundation. The passage of Senator
Sherman's election bill will make the
Office of attorney general the most I'M
portant one in the cabinet for the time
being, and Mr.. Evarts' selection is re-
garded as imminent. Mr.. Henderson,
of Missouri, and Gen. Alger are regard
ed as off the slate. EX-Gov. Foster, of
Ohio, and Judge Estee, of California.
are believed to be among the winning
names.