Evening journal., 1889-01-30
ONE CENT.
MAKING UP THE CABINET.
Prophets Stick Pretty Close
to the Slate.
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT ALLISON.

Ho Can Have a Portfolio If He Wants 1t.
but Does Heg Is the Great Question OF
pebate-An Now Feel Certain About
BIaine-others who are Positively slated
ALBANY, Jan. 30-The news from Indian
apolis that has reached here by under
ground wire gives the postmaster general
ship TO Thomas G. Platt, and the proposed
cabinet seat Of agriculture 10 Warner Miller
At the same time it is given out that j. Sloat
Fassett who IS Mr. Patts chief lieutenant, -
TO be made collector Of the port Of New York
INDIANAPoIIs, Jan 30.-rhe southern cabi-
net man win not be Col. A. +. Buck, OF
Georgia. If he has any ambition in that di-
rection he might as well be rid Of it first AZ
last, for he stands no show. There were vis-
itors in town yesterday from Georgia, friends
of Longstreet. and they did not do Buck any
good. Jesse Wimherly, Of Waynesville Ga.s
a tall old southener, was the first 10 see Cen
Harrison, and bore him word from Gen Long
street that that military southerner neither
expected nor aspred 10 a cabinet office
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80 "A gentleman whose
information Is described as direct says that
been definitely chosen. and while not all of
them have formally accepted, there is no
doui. about their ultimately doing so. In tho
first place Mr. Blaine wrote to Gen. Harrison
more than ten days ago accepting the secre-
taryship OF state S-iator Allison will be the
next secretary Of the treasury, the gentleman
said, Gen Alger secretary OF war and Mr.
Wanamaker postmaster general
The friends of Senator Allison about the
| Capitol do not believe that he is going into
| the cabinet Of President Harrison. They are
willing % admit that appearances are very
much against theis theory, but they are MT
satisfied to believe the r1unors that come from
indianapolis unbess they are confirmed by Mr..
| Allison himself Il las been known 10 the
| friends OF Mr. Allison for some time that he
could have the treasury department II he
wanted Il and it has been as well known to
| them that he did not want It. His position
| IN the senate is one of far more power than
any cabinet position could be. Those who
know him best say that If he goes into the
cabinet it will be only at the urgent soliciui-
tion Of the president-elect, and against his
own wishes and better Judgment.
| CHICAGO, Jan. 30 Mr.. J. = Clarks0n, who
arrived IN Chicago direct from New York,
was asked in regard 20 the dispatches sent out
from indianapolis saying that senator ALI
| sons visit there was for the purpose OF prs
senting and urging ClnrSson's name for the
cabinet Mrs Clarkson said that the only
knowledge he Ind Of the senator's visit and
intention was wnat he read in the newspapers
I He thought that Mr.. Allions desire was fo'
/ place in the cabinet and strongly expressed
himself in favor of such disposition, Saif
he; In my Judgment his own preferences an'
Gen. Hanisons wish ought 90 control, and
q have no doubt that within three or four day
q he viii accept the prodcred portfolio which /
d that OF the treasury With Blaine, Allison
Algcr and Wanamaker in the cabinet there
4 certainty 81 such a strong administrator
that every Republican ia the country ongh
10 be- satisfied and happy