Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-28
FEELING HARRISON.
Senator AllisOn's Mission to In
dianapOlis is Two-FOld.
He Has Undoubtedly Been Offered a
Cabinet Position, the State or
Treasury Department.
He viii Carry Back to Washington Gen. Harrf-
sons Views on the Samoa Question.
Indictment Against Dudley.
THE CABINET MECCA.

IdE CABINET .dECCAs
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Jan. 27.-Sena-
tors Allison and Cullom arrived about
noon to-day and were met at the station
by Private Secretary Halford and taken
with him. A prolonged conversation fol-
lowed, Senator Cullom leaving at 8
o'clock for his hotel and Senator Allison
remaining at the generals. 1t Is under
stood that they came here on invitation,
but as to all objects of the visit there are
many opinions. Senator AllisOn's name
has been coupled with cabinet position
ever since the election, and II is a natural
supposItion that it was on cabinet affairs
he was called here. The long consulta-
ton of to-day and his remaining over un-
til tomorrow is taken as satisfactory evil
dence he is to go into the cabinet and that
the remainder of his stay wiz be devoted
to discussion
TO OTHER MEMBERS.
There is feeling here that it is the state
and not the treasury department that he
is to occupy There are some who think
the main object of the consultation was
to discuss the Samoan question. The
matter is now before congress, and as
President Cleveland administration Is
soon to close and that of Gen. Harrison
begin it is natural the Republican MEM
bers of congress would like to know the
opinions of Gen. Harrison upon subject
of such prime Importance, and how
better could they be obtained than
by such a consultation? The general was
as Teticent as ever when seen this evening
and simply said he had nothing to give
IL. IL - n. L
question was considered at some length,
there Is reason to believe the Samoa mat
ter was the chief topic OF conversation
during the afternoon.
NO BACK DOWN POLICY.
Mr.. Cullom, who is en- route to Spring
field to see his family and constituents,
said the Samoa question was discussed
this afternoon, and while not at liberty
to say what Gen. Harrison thought of the
matter, he did give his own views. he
said:
81 am not in favor of permitting any
country to throw brick-bats at us. ] am
an American all the way through and
think we are big enough nation to take
care of ourselves under all circumstances.
However, while the Samoa matter looks
serious at present, believe the coming
administration will reach an adjustment
that will be satisfactory to the country. -
He said there would be no yielding upon
our side, but a settlement would be
reached on dignifed basis. When the
senator's attention was called to the fact
that we practically
HAD NO NAVY,
and could not cope with such a power as
Germany, he said he thought we would
not be without any adequate navy very
no yielding of our position for want of a
frst-class navy. AS an intimation of how
Gen. Harrison stands on the Samoan
question, the following from his letter of
acceptance viii not be without interest
at this time. and may be regarded as
very significant in view of what Senator
CullOm said: "Our relations with for
eign powers should be characterized by
friendlineSS and respect. The right of
our people and of our ships to hospitable
treatment should be insisted upon with
dignity and firmness. Our nation Is too
great, both in material strength and in
moral power, to indulge in buster or to
be suspected of timOrousness- Vascilla
ton and inconsistency are as incompati-
BILE with successful diplomacy as they are
with national dignity -
ALLISON CALLED.
When asked about the cabinet, Sena-
tor Cullom said:
"Allison undoubtedly can be in the
cabinet if he wants to, but I am not at
liberty to say whether he intends TO 60 in
or not. You can readily understand my
position -
To sustain the idea that it is the state
and not the treasury department that
Allison is 10 have, the fact that the Sa-
moa question is one that would
be more directly under the state
department is cited. If any other
statesman than Allison was to occupy
the department it is claimed he would
have been called here and not Allison.
Senator Cullom left this Ievening for
Springfield, III. Senator Allison will re-
main with Gen. Harrison until to-mor-
row when he viii return direct to Wash
ington He did not come down town this
evening, hence he was inaccessible to
correspondents.
1t is reported tonight that an indict-
ment has been found against Col. W.
w. Dudley by the United States grand
jury and that the district attorney is pre-
pairing the document so it may be sub
mitted this early week. There is pretty
erO0d reason for bRliaVinc the repOPt TO be