The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-04
The Extensive Preparations for TO-Day's
Great Event Have Been Completed,
And If the Storm Abates and the Sun Shines,
the Inaugural Display Will Be the Largest
ana Most Imposing Ever Witnessed
Only One Selection Yet to BE Made, br
There May Be a Shifting of Positions.


There May Be a Shifting of Positions.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Cabinet
still stands unfinished The man who is to
fill the Department of Agriculture has not
been chOsen-at least, the President-elect
has agreed to hold the appointment open
until Monday night, to permit the Nebras-
ka people to submit additional reasons why
Ex-Governor Furnas, of that State, should
be selected. But at present it looks very
much as if Rusk was coming out ahead. He
has wonderful powers of endurance, and
the chief man behind him seems bound to
win. SpOoner has managed the case with
consummate ability. But for him. Rusk
would have been dropped and forgotten
long ago, but SpoOner has not lost point,
and never for moment has he admitted
that he could possibly fail of securing the
old gray granger's success. 1t has been the
biggest fight in the history of Cab
inet-making. The Nebraska men had
the last inning. They secured permission
from General Harrison to send for
rived here this afternoon. Although it was
given out distinctly that there would be no
Cabinet talk to-day, General Harrison con-
sented to see him, and the Ex-Governor
spent half an hour in his parlors, with Sem
ator Paddock and Representative Dorsey.
General Harrison promised not to decide
the case until he had received some papers
the Nebraskaps desired to submit, but he
did not give them any encouragement.
Those who have the best opportunity for
knowing are certain that Rusk will be ap-
pointed. In fact, a member of the Presi-
dents immediate family said, tonight, that
his name was ON the slate, aud he did no;
think it would be scratched off.
There are reports tonight that some of
the appointees may be shifted around. 1t
evidently grows out of the fact that Gen.
Harrison told gentleman, yesterday, that
he should not consider his Cabinet finally
settled until he sent the nominations to the
Senate on Tuesday, but there will be no
important changes. Rusk may go into the
War Department and Proctor take the ag-
ricultaral Department., but this is only the
merest guess. Nobody knows what may
happen. General Harrison has not yet
made up his mind definitely.
The Ohio people say that General Harri-
san told Representative Thompson, of that
State. that he would appoint as Assistant
Commissioner of Agriculture Mr.. Brigham.
the master of the State Grange, who was
presented, yesterday, by Mr.. Sherman as
good man for Secretary of Agriculture.
Barring accident or the unexpected, the
Cabinet of the Harrison administration
will be as follows:
Secretary of State-James G.. Blaine, of Maine
Secretary Of the Treasury-William Window, Oi
Minnesota.
Secretary Of War-Redfield Proctor, of Yer
mont.
Secretary of the Navy-Benjamin F. Tracey. OF
New York.
Secretary of the Interior-John W. Noble, OF
Missouri.
Postmaster-general John Wanamaker, ot
Pennsylvania
Attorney-general-W Fl. n. Miller of Indiana
Secretary of Agriculture-Jeremiah Rusk, OF
Wisconsin.
The Cabinet, as selected, gives very gen
eral satisfaction. 1t is made up of buslnes:
men and men of the highest character, a:
well as the most successful records in al
| of the honorable avenues of life.