Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-12
WINDOW IN The CABlEET.

Persistent Rumor Thas kfe VIII he
the Next Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington special: The rumor con-
necsipg the name of the ex-senator
Winoom, with Gen. Harrisons cabinet
Is very persistent. Ii hiss a humorous
side which SOME citizens of Minnesota
will appreciate more than others. A
prominent gentleman in position to
know something about Gan. I'll lrrisoa 8
plans is quoted to day as saying that
Harrison would certainly appoint WIN
dom secretary OF the treasury il he knew
how to make out his commission. This
is witty exaggerasion OF the perpleSity
IN which the president is believed TO be
placed by the inde6niteness OF Mr.. Win
dom S residence. So nearly as can be
learned, the movement for Mr.. Win.
dom'H selection originated very quietly
here, and was distinctly approved in
New York. Those iaterested in it in
both biaces are believed to be.,friends OF
Blaine. Some days ago o western con-
gressman very cicse TO Harrison went
from here TO Indianapolis charged with
number of messages to the president
elect. This was current gossip at the
time, but it went no further. Now it is
SAID that those messages we're recon-
mended from many prominent repub-
llcans that Window be sppoiuted st Gre
terry. 1t is said TO have been satisfec.
tory to the Blaine people here as the
| next best thing after Allison. The New
York factions were content, as they had
nothing against Window. and were sat
lsfied that the treasury would not come
to New York in any case. New York
| tinanoiers and business men who
we're consulted were pleased because
| Window r.sde pretty good secretary
before, and stands very well III business
| circles. Nobody can know posltlvsly how
the recommendations were Eeoeipsa, has
persons here who ought to know as
much as anybody say positively that
Window was placed on HGrrison's cab
met slate. OF course he was credited TO
Minnesota. the state he represented in
congress for nearly q generation. The
story goes on to say that when this fact
got out Gen. Harrison was assailed with
protests and objections from Minnesota
| end Minnesot1sns in Washington. Some
of them obiecting to Window personally
| bat more protesting against his assign.
ment to Minnesota end the notion OF his
being given control of any of the patron.
| age in that state on the ground that for
| five years he had not been On actual
| resident OF il. This WAS rather be-
| ~ilderiDg to q president-elect not in
| possession of the local facts, and unable
| to estimate the exact weight of the OBJ,
iections. 1t is stated that Harrison waH
| willing to waive the question OF locality
| and appoint Window as from New Yo &
but the New York people conld not have
| that es it would shut out their claim 10
another ploce in the cabinet. So the
| matter is said TO stand at present. Ii
| the question of Windom's residence for
political purposes could be satisfactorily
| settled the men who assume TO be in the
| secret of tbe business here believe that
he could have the treasury department
They think it very likely that he Will get
it any way, but that Harrison is very
seriously perplexed by the difficulty OF
| assigning him. This phase OF the cab
iL!,: problem is the occasion OF q good
deal OF lively gossip here, whose vsgaries
and exsggerations ought TO make inter.
esting reading in Minnesota.