St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-29
Senator Allison Sizes Up the
Cabinet Timber at Harri-
sons Command.
Benjamin Has a Place for the
Hawkeye, but Will He
Accept?
Several Others Have Been In
vited, but Have Not Yet
Replied.
Territorial Lawmakers, Hav-
ing Crushed Church, Ex-
epciSe Their Lungs.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. Ex-senator
Allison left at 2 o'clock this afternoon
for Washington. From the time OF his
arrival here yesterday until his depart
ure he was not out Of the Harrison
domicile. During his stay all callers
were denied admittance. At 2 O'Clock
this morning the gas was burning
brightly in the library of Gen. Harri-
sons residence, and breakfast was
served at S. 1t is pretty certain, there
fore. that not more than four hours
were devoted to rest. and that the
other eighteen passed in indianapolis
by Mr.. Allison were given to cabi-
net consideration. When the senator
reached the Pine street station this
afternoon for the purpose Of leaving the
city he was surrounded by number of
newspaper correspondents, but he posi-
lively refused to say anything regard
ing his visit to Gen. Harrison. "My
conference with him was strictly pri-
vate," said he, land can say nothing
aboat it; nothing at ALL" and an en-
phaSiS was given to the last words that
showed him to be in earnest. He stated
to gentleman that within the next
few days some important replies would
be received by the preSldent-elect, and
minated that a number of cabinet
offers had very recently been made. He
is also said to have let slip while con-
versing with a well known local gen
tleman some expression which had the
effect of lmpressing doubt upon the
latter's mind as to the certainty OF Mr..
Allison having
ACiCEDTLTU rrtIL rrpI> A GJ-pV DnpTEnJ To
The opinion is current that while the
senator's name will ultimately be ga
zetted as the next secretary of the treas
ury. a bare possibility still exists that
he may, as an ultimatum. decline to
leave the senate. At any rate. every
thing cbtainable points to a strong re-
luctance on Senator Allison'S part to
cut short his successful senatorial
career. This public sentiment is UNI
doubtedly strengthened by the recol-
lection that Mir. Allison was strongly
urged by President Garfield eight years
ago to assume the treasury portfolio,
but fatty declined to leave the senate.
compelling Gen. Garfield to look else
where for his finance minister. The
consultation over the Samoan affair yes
terday seemed to lend color to the theory
that Senator Allison may be the coming
head of the state department, and the
quasi admission this afternoon, pretty
reliably attributed to the senator, that he
was aware of other cabinet proffers
having been very recently made, is
certainly calculated to lend additional
col0ring to this suggestion, as it
carries with it the inference that he
was consulted with touching these other
proffers. Whatever MI. Allison mag
say TO his brother senators on his return
will be of deep Interest. Aprop0s the
state department theory above suggest
ed, one of the most distinguished Re-
publicanS in Indiana, in conversation
this evening, remarked that it was
finally settled that Warner Miller was
to have a seat in the cabinet. He did
not qualify his expression at first, but
when pressed for his authority or his
grounds he would say nothing more on
the subject, and gave evidence of being
a little concerned that he had said what
he did. When asked what position in
the cabinet ex-senator Miller was to
have. the distinguished gentleman re-
piled: "Oh. do not know: but he is
quite capable of filling almost any
place." do you think he is booked for
the treasury or the nayyo' To this he
replied, Mechanically, that he had
nected with the naval secretaryShip.
This prominent man has means of
KNOWING GEN. HARRISoN'S CoNCLU-
SIONS
about as soon as any one could learn
them. Gen. Harrison made a second
trip down to the city about O'Clock,
fered with his outings. There was
scarcely the usual number of visitors
to-day. Among the out-of-town callers
was Judge G. 81. Moore. prominent
Republican of Plattsburg, n. Y, who
is a staunch friend of Warner Miller,
and presumably made known that fact
to the president~elect. Prof. Storrs,
the son of the celebrated New York
divine. called in company with Rev. DR..
Hyde, of this city. Prof Storrs is the
head of a large school at Toxic, Japan;
his visit was social. Hon. E. W. Poe,
auditor of the state OF Ohio, paid his
respects, accompanied by Hon. Bruce
Carr, auditor of Indiana. Other callers
were Dir. w. Ii. Stilwell, of
Humboldt. Tenn; II. l.. Belden.
town clerk of Evanston. H.; and
L. F. Perdell and wife, of Terre Haute.
EX-Gov. John l.. Routts. of Colorado,
passed through the city yesterday, but
did not stop over to pay his respects to
the president-elect. He was met at the
depot by Col. John c. New, and they
conferred until his train left. Gov.
Routts' name has been prominently
mentioned as a candidate for secretary
of the interior. AS the time approaches
it seems less probable that Gen. Harri-.
son will be able to make the trip to Gin
cinnati Wednesday. 1t is believed he
has abandoned>the idea, as it will inter
fere with other engagements. Arrange
-ments are being made for the inaugural
trip. The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany is stated to have rendered Gen.
Harrison the courtesy of its line. Other
routes have also offered to carry the in
augural train. The details of the trip.
public.