New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-14
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INDIANAPOLIS Feb 13.-Cabinet gossip here has
been failing badly for the last two or three days
season of dulness and reaction seems to have set
in Little information that is at once authentic
and suggestive has leaked out since Sunday, and
there is a settled conviction among the political
xpeculators that General Harrison has practically
,uspended work on his Cabinet 1t is conjectured
that the New-York problem is still the real OBJ
stacle in the President-elects way, and no solu-
ZION of that problem is looked for until about the
time that General Harrison starts East The re-
turn of Colonel John G. New tomorrow night will
give fresh start TO gossip about New-York's
probable place, or places, in the Cabinet
The two callers to-day of greatest political i'm
portance were Congressman-elect Frederick g.
Niedringhaus, of ST. Louis, and j. W. Gales, the
chairman of the Finance Committee of the State
Committee of Missouri. Mr.. Niedringhaus is the
president Of the St Louis Stamping Mills, and Mr.
Gates is the head of the St Louis WIRE
Mills Both are strong protectionists and have
taken an active part in the Repupncan
campaigns in Missouri for many years. Mr
Niedringhaus defeated John j O'Neill for Congress
by 1900 majority in November, in district which
has usually given 5000 Democratic majority. The
two st. Louis men came ostensibly ON business
but really had two long and important conferences
with General Harrison Mr. Gates went up to the
house alone in the morning and the Congressman
elect accompanied him in the afternoon. Inc
object of their mission was to talk over MIS-
souri's chances for a Cabinet place. and they dis
cassed half dozen names with the President
elect. The three men they think most likely
to be chosen for Cabinet portfolios are Colonel
Charles Parsons, the well-known St Louis bank
er Chauncey l. Filey, ex-PosImaster Of st. Louis.
ana Ex-Governor e. A. Stannard the head of two
big Touring mills. Colonel Parsons, they say,
would make an admirable Secretary of the Treas
ury; Mr.. Filley who has the support OF all the
Republican organizations in the State, d good
Postmaster-General, and Ex-Governor Stannard an
acceptable Secretary Of the Interior. They came
away from General Harrison practically certain
they said, that Missouri would have one
Cabinet portfolio, and that one as likely
to be the Treasury as any other. The race for
the Treasury Department. they gathered from what
General Harrison said, was between Colonel John
G. New and Colonel Parsons Colonel Parsons is
the head of the largest bank in Missouri, and is
the correspondent and representative of Brown
Brothers IN the West He is also good friend of the
Vice President-elect No other names were men
toned in the course of the talk about the Treasury
than those of Colonel Parsons and Colonel New.
This, the Missourians think, shows that General
Harrison has serious idea Of giving the Treasury
other Cabinet places-they gathered that eX-Gov-
ernor Ruslx had pretty sure chance for the War
Department, and that Mr. Wanamaker would have
either the Navy or the Postmaster enerashp
Chauncey l. Filley has been Endorsed q candi
date for the Postmaster-Generalship by the Repub-
licans in the St Louis City Council, the Repub-
hcan members of the Legislature and the various
Republican Leagues of the State. The two visitors
told General Harrison that Missouri would
Pam m
place under his Administration
This was the last reception day at General Har-
rison's. and about 600 people called in the after
noon to bid formal good-by to the President
elect and his family The General am Mrs. Nc
Kee received in one parlor of the house, and Mrs
Harrison was assisted in another by her sister,
Mrs Hord, of Washington, Mrs J. n. Huston, and
Mrs T. p Haughey The cureus and interesting
collection of presents sent to the President-elect
since the opening of the campaign was put on ex-
hibition upstairs and downstairs. The reception
lasted about three hours. In the evening the Cen
eral and Mrs Harrison received the Republican
members of the Legislature
Russell B. Harrison got back last night from
New-York, and started for Chicago this evening
He viii probably return in time to 60 East with
the Inauguration party.
political caller to-day was Gll0ert Plerce' OF
Dakota. an old Indianian. He has taken an active
part in Territorial politics, and is said to be can
didate for appointment Governor, if Dakota
does not get into the Union for few months or
more.
General and Mrs. Harrison and Mr.. and Mrs
Mckee will probably make their last public ap-
pearanoc here before going to Washington at an
assembly ball to be given next wednesday evening
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