Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-30
WILL ALLISON YIELD?
Still Urged to Accept the Treasury Port
fold.

Senator Allison has been consulting with
many of his colleagues of the Senate to-day
He remained in his committee-room during
most of the day, and Senators went in one at a
time to talk with him. The question in the
mind of everybody is. will he yield? The great
mass of party men who know little more than
is by this time known to the whole public hold
to the belief that he must yield finally and take
the Treasury portfolio.
They do not see how he can stand out to the
end against such odds. Notwithstanding his
repeated destinations of the honor, they still
expect to see him give in before the pressure
put upon him.
But those who think this are not the men
who know Allison best
The men who are closest to him-his warm
personal friends in both the House and the
Senate-declare confidently that he will not
enter the cabinet. They think such q course
would be suicidal
During Mr.. Allison's visit to Indianapolis
Gen. Harrison, it is asserted, used every argu-
ment that could be presented with force to in
duce him to accept the Treasury portfolio
and Mr.. Allison declined, as he had done be-
fore, declaring that he did not want the
position; that he preferred to remain in the
senate, and that The people of Iowa wanted Mr.
Clarkson to go into the cabinet. 1t was his
own earnest desire that Mr.. Clarkson should go
into the cabinet, and if Iowa was to get q
place Clarkson should be her representative
General Harrison insisted that Senator
Allison should accept the secretaryship, and
refused to consider what was said as a refusal.
IN sTATU oUo.
AS STAR reporter is informed this is about
the sum and substance of the conversation,
when boiled down. and Mr.. Allison came away
leaving the situation about as it was before
his visit. He left insisting that Clarkson
should be selected; Harrison meanwhile insist
ing that he ought to reconsider his determine
ton as to himself. This would. from General
Harrisons disposition to hold the matter open
admit of change of mind in the future on the
part OF Mr.. Allison; and this is the matter of
discussion among his friends. They believe
that he will persist in his declinaton.
In addition to his own disposition and inter
ests in the matter he is fortified in his position
by the determination not to stand in the way,
or to appear to stand i'll the way of Mr.. Clark
son, who is his friend
POSSIBILITY.
1t is urged by those who want him to enter
the cabinet that if Gen. Harrison would an
nounce to Mr.. Clarkson that he cannot go into
the cabinet even if Allison does not, that Ali
son might finally accept. Mr. Allison's closer
friends doubt this, but admit the possibility.
The west has for long while desired the
Treasury department. and has complained of
1t is laid at the feet of that section, and it is
urged against the determination of Senator
Allison not to accept it, that it should not be
him to deprive them of it.
This ID still pressing upon him, rotwith-
standing the stand he has taken, and he is in a
very anxious position. He has been consult
ing with the western Senators generally to-
day. and everything seems TO be in very I'M
settled state. Every effort is being made to
lead him to reconsider his determination, and
the matter is still held open for him.