Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-29
-FOUR MEN CHOSEN.
Blaine, Allison, Wanamaker, and Alges
Believed TO be Selected.

Blaine, Allison, wanamal<er, and Aiger
Believed TO be Selected.
SENATOR ALLISON Will NOT TALK ABOUT HIS ~
7 rERsIEw WITH GEN. HARRISON, But A FRIKSD
OF TIE fREsrDESr-ELEcr MAKES soxK POSITIVE
AssEkrIoSs-wARSER MILLER xESrroSED.
dispatches from Indianapolis generally fob
low the line indicated in TIE srAR yesterday,
w.; that Senator Allison has practically 40
cepted the Office Of Secretary of the Treasury,
ana that has action in this respect has greatly
simphhed the labor Of Gen. Harrison in Con-
structing his cabinet
Mr.. ALLISON wox'T TALE
When the Iowa Senator left Gen. Harrisons
mouse for the depot he was beset by the cor
respondents and piled with all sorts of aues-
IONS as TO whether he had accepted a cabinet
position, II he would be the next Secretary of
the Treasury, or IL he preferred TO be Secretary
OF State, DC, but he carefully avoided saving
anything which would commit himself. His
interview with the Tribune correspondent may
be taken as n sample:
Il cannot tell you, Of course, what was said
about the cabinet, he began. my converse
ton with the President-elect was private and
confidential, and cannot give out what hap
pened."
Will go into the Treasury or not?"
mo, cannot say anything about that foi
"Nor whether your conference settled the
question definitely"
well, that would be lust as much as telling
il all directly"
lis there anything in the report that the
President-elect wants you 10 take the Secre-
taryship of State instead Of the Secretaryship
OF the Treasury? Some papers have published
At this the Iowa Senator laughed
answer.
You do not expect to have another confer
ence with Gen. Harrisong'
No; shall not come TO indianapolis again
mad thought of going home from here, but I
changed my mind and decided TO 60 right back
to Washington"
Senator Cullom told me yesterday that the
State department had gone 70 Mr.. Blaine and
that your visit concerned only the disposition
and management of the Treasury"
We'll, well, said the Senator, as he smiled
broadly; you must have found the Illinois
Senator a delightful man."
He said, too, that you would be certain TO
accept the Treasury before you left Indian
apolis."
The Senator smiled again at the wonderful
knowledge of the situation displayed by Mr.
Cullom. Then he replied:
That's the old question again. can't tell
he added that he thought an extra session
OF Congress would be necessary
CABINET LETTERS SENT OUT.
II is believed that the letters TO those whom
Gen. Harrison has selected 10 be members OF
his cabinet have already been sent out and
that the replies will be received within week.
Inc Horh correspondent saws that lin answer
TO the question how soon the composition of
the cabinet would be made known. Senator
a llnEnr h..
that In his belief some very momentous re-
sponses would come to Indianapolis within Q
weeks time"
FOUR MEN ALREADY CHOSEN
The Tribune special quotes a close personal
and political friend of Gen. Harrison as saving
as follows: The settlement of this cabinet
question has taken great load off the gem
erals mind. There can be no doubt that eyery-
thing is practically fixed. The general, Of
course, will make no formal or official an
nouncement about the cabinet until he goes to
Washington. but you may count on this as GER
tain: -Four men have already been chosen for
the cabinet-Blaine. Allison. Wanamaker and
Alger. The Allison conference resulted as Sem
ator Cullom predicted il would. This is not
mere opinion. 1t is a fact Gen Harrison
will not admit it to newspaper men. because
he does not think he ought TO give such things
out before his Inauguration, but all his closest
friends know that the cabinet has been practi-
cally made up
MILLER TO BE CHOSEN.
The Suns special says: Ex-Gov. Albert q.
Porter says tonight that he has received infor-
nation from a source in which he places inn
| plicit faith that Warner Miller is to be in the
| cabinet He refuses to give his authority. but
says that il is unimpeachable. He believes
that Mr.. Miller will be Secretary of the Treas
ury. Gov. Porter's prediction. following SO
closely upon Senator Allisons visit is taken "a
lending color TO the theory that Allison is go-
ing into the State instead of the Treasury de-
partment. At midnight the announcement
that Gen. Alger is about TO visit indianapolis
is confirmed, with particulars that indicate
that Alger is pretty certain 10 go into the cabi-
net probably as Secretary Of War.
NOTES.
John B. Henderson, OF Missouri, and Nathan
Gof, jr., of West Virginia, are mentioned as
among the possibilities for Acknowledgement.
Judge Moore, who saw General Harrison in
behalf of Warner Miller, says the President
elect told him he was tired of the New York
fight.