Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-09
WHAT IS GOING ON NOW2
Four Cabinet Possibilities in
 New York.
NEW, PLATT, MILLER, HISCoCK.

All Arrive Almost simultaneou,ly--;,ut
 They Do Not Meet-sig;ndcant state-
 ment in a Republican pnr.r-Fre>i,
 Gossip from Indianapolis.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 9-John C. New, Gen. Tarriaon's personal friend, alleged contiden- tiai messenger and supposed choice as subSti- ute for Senator Allison as head of the treas ury department, has arrived in the city. Perhaps there is no connection, but i'll view of this fact the following statement in a lead ing Republican paper is rather signifcant:
 Certain definite information regarding President Harrison's cabinet comes from In- dianapolis its source being such as to com, mand the fullest confidence. It is to the effect:
 ''First-That no New York man will re- ceive the treasury portfolio.
 ''Second-That the appointment will go to q western mar~
 ''Third-That Mr. John c. New, of In dianapolis, will be the next secretary of the treasury if he chooses to accept the office.
 'Fourth-That any remaining seat in the cabinet, with the exception of that of secre- tary of state, is open to Hon. Thomas c. Platt, of New York"
 John C. New arrived from Indianapolis yesterday afternoon at o'clock and regis tered at the Gilsey house. Senator Frank Hiscock got in from Washington about the same time, and put mp in his old quarters at the Fifth Avenue. Warmer Miller also re turned from the capital at 10 o'clock in the | evening and stopped at the Fifth Avenue With Platt, Miller and Hiscock under the same rcom and the wary Hoosier only a few Clocks away, there was plenty of cabinet speculation and suspicious that at last the vexed question would be settled amicably by a conference
 | Police Commissioner Stephen B. French ! called on Mir. New and dined with him. They | chatted together for about an hour and a half and presumably talked politics, but ill an in- formal way entirely.
 A reporter talked with Mr. New ''There really is no reason why should see you about politics." he said, ''as have absolutely noth- | ing to talk about There is nothing new about the cabinet so far as 1 am informed. l surely an, not carrying portfolio around with mo, although you gentlemen in New 1 York have been so kind and complimentary ill your references to my chances. AS mat ter of fact, my business here is private, and when it is transacted shall go homen 1 Mir. Platt said; Don't ask me for any l news 1Ou ought 10 De aDke to tell me some as I'have not heard any lately I have no, seen MT. New yet, but may before he leaves l New York"
 | Warner Miller went to his room ilnmedi auey after his arrival from Washington. ''] have had no time to talk since reached the city, he remarked, land have no mforna | tion. In Washington everybody seems to b< adrift on the cabinet question, and so I de cided to come back. After all, New York i the only place to find out anything about tn, l cabinet
 INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 9.-The persistenc, with which the patrons of the Windom boon have urged and backed it seems to have wol few friends for it here, but as yet the grea burden of opinion is that no proffer has bee, made to the Minnesotian, and that his nam is not written the mystic scroll O probability.
 So far as any talk here is worth credit, ther
 is value to be attached to the statement with out citing the name of the author that Johl | c. New was nearer the treasury goal last nigh
 than he has ever been. It is worth repea tim
 that some arrangement has been made of lat
 between Harrison and New. Its exact natlr
 can bc only speculated on at best. But tn
 gossiIs here have just evolved theory,
 wit, that it was Gen. Harrison's intentio
 money in case Allison wouldn't.
 Other places ill the cabinet make little tai
 here now, save that the chatter of idl tongues echoes little oftener than it did th , name of Rusk for war.