Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-16
A TALK WITH ELECTORS
Many Of Them Pay a Visit to General
Harrison.

THE RUsH foR APPOINTMENT AND THE DIFFICULTY
IL SELECTING THE RIGHT MAN WHERE SEVERAL
ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE SAME PEoPLE-sEN.
LEV WALLACE ON CIVIL SERVICE REFoRx.
large number of the presidential electors
from the states of Ohio. Illinois and Indiana
called upon Gen. Harrison yesterday, and. ac-
cording to the Tribune correspondent after the
introductions were over the President-elect
said: We'll, gentlemen. now that you have for
maliy voted me in, 1 suppose may 60 on with
the formation of a cabinet"
Certainly, general" replied one of the Ohio
electors, land if you want any help you can
count on US for it."
Everybody laughed at this little sally, but no
further reference to politics was made during
the visit.
THE RUSH FOR OFFICE.
Captain Mattox, of Cincinnati. one Of the
Ohio delegates-at-large, called upon General
Harrison in the evening. and. SAYS the Phila-
delphia Times, referred to the fact that each of
the electors at Columbus was loaded down with
petitions from friends asking for Office and
charged with the duty of getting the signatures
CT all the other electors. when we are thus
burdened," said he to the general, s.you must
be overwhelmed with applications for Office"
To this Harrison replied: 'sOf course, L am
constantly in receipt of petitions and
Applications for Office, but my chief trouble
does not lie there. 1t seems that the
men who could help me are furtherest from
dong so. Take, for instance, the post-office
In this city. Of the dozen or more applica-
tons for the position of postmaster, each
petition is signed by exactly the same men.
How can be expected to act intelligently or
be held responsible for the fitness of post
master when every applicants petition is signed
by precisely the same prominent men? The
proper thing to do is to agree upon one man
Tor such positions and recommend no other.
But the prominent men of the party appear to
want to avoid all responsibility and place it on
me-"
WHAT GEN. WALLACE WOULD DO.
The most startling item sent out from In
dianapolis last night was an alleged interview
with Gen. Lew Wallace, as to changes likely to
be made after the 4th OF March. While Gen.
wallace cannot OF course speak for General
Harrison. he is known to be on very intimate
terms with the President-elect and his ex-
pressions upon the subject were considered of
such Importance that they are given in sub
stantially the same language by all the corre-
spondents The Herald says: In the course
of the conversation Captain Mattox asked Gen.
Wallace what the policy of the new administra-
ton would be with reference to civil service
reform. General Wallace was prompt and de-
cisive in his reply, Il can tell you" he said,
''what l would do if / were president Imme-
dlately after my Inauguration / would call my
cabinet together and say: Gentlemen, l de-
sire to urgently request that each of you report
to me in thirty days from date that you have
discharged every democrat in your respective
departments and filled his place with a repub
lican"
Well" inquired Capt Mattox, sis that what
Harrison proposes to do?'
',On that have nothing to say" replied Gen.
Wallace.
SOME CABINET GOSSIP.
The New York Mail and Express quotes Col.
Wilson Vance, who is now in New York, as say
ing that ex-Goy. Foster, of Ohio, stands the
best chance of being made Postmaster-G General
He added: Foster is not only personal friend
OF Gen. Harrison, entertaining him last sum-
mer at Middle Bass island, but has given proof
that he Is possessed of the qualities needed for
the Postmaster-General's Office. When Gen.
Garfield went to Washington to take the oath
as President he had his cabinet already Sc
lected, and ex-Goy. Foster was on the list for
Postmaster-General. The New York people got
around the President. and the result was that
Postmaster James was substituted for Foster
The latter had sacrificed his chances for the
Senate to accept the Postmaster-Generalship
We all fully believe he is going into the cabi-
net from Ohio"
"How about Senator Sherman?"
"Oh, he does not want TO go into the cabinet
He is Indifferent and doubt whether he would
accept if urged. / heard he said after the
nomination at Chicago, that he felt relieved
because he could say anything and not feel
under restraint for fear of misquotation or ad-
verse comment. He is now the brainiest man
in the Senate. Even the democrats concede
that, and why should he give up the leader
ship of the republican party in the Senate to
go into the cabinet?'
BABY M'KEE SICK
Baby Benjamin Mckee, the generals favorite
grandchild, is sick with fever, and the family
are somewhat apprehensive that his illness
may assume a serious phase He was vacci-
mated a few days since, but the virus does not
seem to have taken, and his fever is largely
attributed to this cause. There is no alarm
over his illness, but merely the uneasiness in
cident to the illness of a favorite child to
whom the entire family are greatly attached.
Mrs. Mckee has been a constant attendant ct
the little sufferers bedside for three DAYS and
nights.
The New York Herald quotes an Ohio dele
gate as saying that after his visit to Columbus
he is satisfied that a majority of the Ohio re-
publicans desire that Sherman shall remain in
the Senate, that Blaine be made Secretary of
State and that Ben Butterworth succeed
Foraker as governor.
The Herald also publishes an interview with
Gen. Malone, at Ponce De Leon, Fla. in which
he says: MY only reason for desiring place
in Mr.. Harrisons cabinet arises from the fact
that believe l would be in a position TO OBJ
tain recognition for the section of country
which would represent"