St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-22

Chicago, and Capt. w. ". Peabody. of
Cincinnati, formerly president OF the
Ohio & Mississippi Railway company,
who is an old friend and former client
of Gen. Harrison. Mai Clifton Comley,
commander of the United States arsenal
in this city, accompanied Capt. Yea
body. 1t is cOnjectured that these gen.
tlemen rendered the president elect
special train to
CARRY HIM TO WASHINGTON.
Several days since, it was reported
that eX-1Ov. A. G. Porter had made
known to his intimate friends that he
did not desire. and would not accept
foreign mission, as he had enough liter
airy work OH hand to occupy him. This
statement was accepted by many know
ing ones in Indiana as indicating that
the popular ex-governor was possibly
ton into Gen. Harrison'S cabinet. Every
one cOncurs that Gov. Porter has large
following in Indiana that would be
gratified at his being honored with a
seat in the cabinet. For several years
after the rebellion he was the senior
partner of Gen. Harrison'S law firm.
When Gen. Garfield was making his
cabinet he offered Gen. then senatOr)
Harrison his choice of cabinet seats, eX-
cepting the state and treasury portfolios.
Gen. Harrison did not care to leave the
senate, and suggested to President Gar
field that Gov. Porter-who had just
been elected-would make an excellent
cabinet officer. whose appointment
would please Indiana. Garfield imme-
diately rendered Gov. Porter a seat in
his cabinet, but Porter likewise de
clined Oh the ground he felt it his duty
to serve out his term as governor. How
well Gov. Porter performed the friendly
task OF placing Gen. Harrison's name
before the Chicago convention is mat
ter of recent history. These incidents
have caused his name to be repeatedly
and prominently mentioned as proba-
bic member of President Harrlson's
cabinet. Very recent and rel able in
formation proves that the statement
mentioned above, attributed to Gov.
Porter. was erroneous. He never took
his name from the list of possible for
eign ministers, and it is learned that
the venerable statesman has no am0l-
ton for cabinet office, as he is getting
on in years, and would not care to as
sumo the laboriouS duties of cabinet
officer. 1t is indicated that his desires
lie decidedly in the direction OF
A FOREIGN MISSION.
For several years he has been en-
gagged upon history of Indiana. The
final sheets of the last volume have been
sent to his publishers, and the work
will be out in a few months. With IN
dependent fortune and his literary life
work completed, his intimate friends
say that either the Berlin or the Italian
mission would prove to his liking, and
it is generally believed here among the
we'll informed that he will succeed the
present minister to Rome. Col. John Z.
New is also credited with desire for a
foreign appointment, and his name is
coupled with the Austrian mission.
AS Gen. Lew Wallace has unequivocally
taken his name from the list as candl-
date for cabinet or any other
office, it leaves Chairman j. n. Huston
as the only prominent cabinet aspirant
III Indiana, unless Judge w. A. GODS
be considered in this category. While
there are many who think Judge Woods
may be invited into the cabinet, there
is every reason for believing he is not
a candidate. and does not anticipate the
honor. The names of Hon.W ii. Calkins
and Hon. Stanton j. Peel, both eX-
congressman, are frequently mentioned
as possible cabinet officers; also W. IL.
III. Miller; but so far as any one knows
neither of those gentlemen is making
any effort either for cabinet or any
other office,