Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-18
MORE STRAIGHT TIPS"
The New Cabinet as Arranged
 in Washington.
NEW YORK STATE GETS A PLACE.

Sapltal Are COrrect-But There Is some
 Doubt Expressed as to the Reliability
 of This Slate.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The political wise acres in Washington who claim to have Ia dead straight tip" fix up President Harri- sons cabinet in about this order:
 Blaine, of Maine, state.
 Windom, of Minnesota, treasury.
 Rusk, of Wisconsin, war.
 Platt, of New York, navy.
 Foster, of Ohio interior
 John Baxter, of Tennessee son of Judge Baxter, of the state supreme court, attorney general.
 Palmer, of Michigan, agriculture
 Wanamaker, of Pennsylvania, postofiice.
 There arc many men of national reputation in Washington, most of them senators or members Of the house, who do not put i'm plicit confidence in the statement from In- dianapolis that ex-Senator Windom will be secretary of the treasury. A majority of men ill congress who express an opinion con- tend that Col. John c. New will be secretary of the treasury, and that he would not have made his recent trip to New York with i'm portant messages from Gen. Harrison had not he been slated for place in the cabinet He would take no other place than the treas ury.
 If Mir Windom should go into the cabinet it will be regarded here as Blaine a uoirt ment, for it is well known that Messrs. Win dom and Blaine are intimate personal friends and that the former would be the latter's first choice for the treasury portfolio The statement that Col New for Gen. Harrison rendered to Mir. Platt the navy portfolio is given credence by those who know the warm personal relations existing between these men. Col. New has had very high personal re- gard for Mir. Platt for many years, they hav- ing been the most ardent friends of Gen. Grant and Senator ConkGng and 1t is no se- cret that Col New has all along advocated the giving of place to his friend ex-Senator Platt.
 It is taken as a fact in Washington that Mir. Platt would accept only one of the three positions, the treasury, the navy or the post office. It has been stated repeatedly that the treasury would go to the west, and there can be no noubt that it will.
 It Is not believed to be wisdom to give the navy portfolio to Mir. Wanamaker on account of the ship building interests in Pennsylvania and the embarrassments which would come to him if he were secretary of the navy. The natural logic turns the postotfice department over to Mir. Wanamaker, since that position is to go to the east.
 This leaves only the navy for Mir Platt.
 The Wisconsin delegation is authority for the statement that Governor Rusk is to be secretary of war A correspondent cannot make public his authority for stating Senator Palmer, of Michigan, is believed to be slated for secretary of agriculture
 It Is doubtful whether the attorney gen eralship will go to Tennessee, as stated, unless Gen. Harrison is determined to give the south a place in his cabinet
 The Nebraska delegation is yet confident that Judge John M Thurston is in Gen. Harrison's mind for secretary of the interior. It is not improbable that the attorney general ship may go to New York, the secretaryship of the interior to Thurston, of Nebraska and that the name of Col New may be substituted for that of Mr. Windom for the treasury.
 Senator Manderson left the city Saturday night for his home in Nebraska and it is stated that en route he will stop at Indiana polls and urge the appointment of Judge Thurston for the interior.
 Senator Manderson is a very warm per sonal friend of Gen. Harrison, and he is ter ribly ill earnest about Judge Thurston's ap- pointment. The Indiana Republicans here who know Col New best argue that he did
 
 tion and certainly much as any man to secure his election; that he is eminently fitted for the treasury; that he is the first choice of Indiana; that the state must have some man in the cabinet who Is capable and who will be willing to take charge of the distribution of the offices, and that although he has stated to Gen. Harrison that be is not an aspirant to political honors, he would accept the place if he were requested to do so.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1S.-There is very little satisfaction expressed here over what will probably be the personnel of the Harrison cabinet. It is now accepted that Blaine Windom, Wanamaker, Miller of Indiana Noble of Missouri, Thomas of Illinois. Rusk of Wisconsin, and Miller of New York, are to be the new presidents advisers. Objec- tions are strongly expressed in regard to Windom.
 Noble's initials are J. w., but neither those letters nor his surname appeared on any hotel register when he slipped into the city. and drove immediately thereafter to Gen. Harri- sons residence, which he did not leave until he took the train for the west at noon. His presence ill the city was not discovered until late at night. He is booked, it is thought. for the interior.
 Yesterday there were no visitors of note. the general, aside from the calls of intimate 1rlenuS, naNIlS tne day to nlnSen. He went to church usual, and then spent the after noon at the home of his law partner, Miller, who is his prospective attorney general
 The New York Suns special correspondent telegraphs as follows:
 Barring possible declina tions on the part of some of the men selected and scarcely possi- ble changes of mind on the part of Gen. Har- rison, the next cablnet will be as follows:
 Secretary of state-James Gillespie Blaine, of Maine.
 Secretary of the treasury-William Win dom, of Minnesota.
 Secretary of war-Jere Rusk, of Wisconsin.
 Secretary of the navy-John R. Thomas, of Illinois.
 Secretary of the interior-John Willock Noble, of Missouri.
 Postmaster general-John Wanamaker, of Pennsylvania
 Attorney general-William Henry Harrison Miller, of Indiana.
 Secretary of agriculture-Warner Miller, of New York.
 This make up of the cabinet has been set tied since the acceptance by Mir. Windom of the treasury department made it possible to proceed with the choice of men for the three or four minor places that had been held open