Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-28
HARRISON'S BUSY DAY
MANY PERSONS CALL UPON THB PRBSI-
DBNT- ELECT AND HIS WIPE.
They Dine at the White House as the Guests Of PreSi
dentand Mrs. Cleyelsnd-GOssip About the
Cabnet-Who are Sure and
Who are Probable.

Who are Probable.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-This has
been very busy day with the President
elect There YVES a constant stream of Wis
itors to his parlOrs, Notwithstanding the
weather was 20 extremely wet, slushy and
disagreeable as 10 make it really hard
ship TO venture out of doors. The calling
began early and continued without inter
ruption until o'clock, when the General
shut himself mp with his family for
luncheon.
Senator Ingalls, was among the earliest
callers. He was followed soon after by
Senators Hawley, Frye, Sherman, Pad
dock, Palmer, Sawyer, HiscOck and Mitch
ell, and a large number of Representatives.,
including Representatives Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, Sherman, Mofitt, of New York,
Long, of Massachusetts,, Thomas, of Hi
nOis, Baker, of New York, and Stewart, of
Vermont. Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Walker, Adjuiant Drum, Gen.
Clarke, Carr, of Illinois, and Mr.. Dodge,
of North Dsketa, were also among the
callers. James G. Blaine and Mrs. Blaine
made short call, and ex-Secretary Win
dom was with Gen. Harrison for some
time.
After luncheon the stream of visitors
flowed on as broad and deep as ever, and if
any cabinet const uction was accomplished
the results OF it escaped notice in the gen
eral confusion. Among the afternoon
callers were Representatives Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania; Hopkins and Hill, of Hi
nois; Hayden, of Massachusetts; ex-Min-
lister John A. Kssson; ex-AttOrney Gener-
al Dsvens; Senators Jones, Stewart, of Ne
vada, and Sanford, Justice Gray, OF the
Supreme Court; Albert Looming, L. S.
Consul 10 Bremen, and Everett Frazier,
Consul st New York.
Cabinet gossip was the absorbing theme
everywhere Messrs. Blaine and Window,
slated by common consent for the State
and Treasury departments, respectively,
were with Gen. Harrison longer than any
of his other callers, and this fact served TO
fasten still more deeply in the popular
mind as sure Tor the places accorded'them.
Daring the afternoon Mr.. Russell Har-
fisOn visited the Capitol aud hsla consul
tations in the Marble rUom or coriloor
with Senators Sherman, Quay, Paddock
and others. His presence there set specu-
lation afoot at great pace.
The general impression tonight is that
bevond two nr three places in the Cabinet,
nothing is settled. A Pacific coast Ssns-
49,. 4 = ..or gteeoI 80, Io,,o or,O that
Gen. Harris had determined not 10 give
the Western slope representation in the
Cabinet, nov be was jnst as we'll satisfied
that Pacific coast man was under con-
sideratiOn IL might be either NJ. NJ
Estee or John F. Swift, Of California, or
Governor Moody, Of Oregon.
The West wants the Interior Depart
ment. Nebraska men interested in secur-
ing place in the Cabinet fer John NJ.
Thurston, are compelled to confess that it
locks like John w. Noble of Missouri, for
the place. They are now urging Senator
Palmer, OF Michigan, for Secretary of War,
in the hope that Robert w. Furnas, Of Ne
braska, will be made Secretary OF Agricul-
ture. He is said to be qualified in an en-
inent degree for the place.
A new possibility developed in the per-
sen OF Congressman Cromwell, of Massa-
chusetts, who represents the Salem district
where Secretary EndicOtt resides. He IS
an old associate of Gen. Harrison, having
commanded a brigade in Gen. Wards di-
vision. Mr.. Coggswell was caller upon
the President-elect in company with Sena-
tor Dawes last night, and to-day he had
long conference with Senator Dawes. The
cali OF ex-Attorney- General Devens upon
Gen. Harrison, to-day, is thought by some
10 have a connection with the Coggswell
boom.
Two Congressmen who called upon Gen.
Harrison and talked Cabinet to him, say
that Blaine and Window are the only
certainties; Wanamaker and Noble are
probabilities, although considerable oppo-
sition to the former has been developed.
All else is chaos. Naturally, the chief in
terest centres about New York. Rival
DELEGATIONS are here working for Plstt and
Miller-One for the Treasury and the
ether for the Agricultural Department,
and, it is said, greatly harrassing General
Harrison. The Union League club sent
on a Miller delegation, and Granville 1
Hawes spoke for them. He had Two IN
terviews with General Harrison IN lndlan-
apOlis this winter.
A solution of the New York difficulty is
said TO be imminent. Propositions are
said to have passed, which, it is reported,
will settle matters in forty-eight hours.
In the meantime the fact that neither Platt
nor Miller is here, is taken by veteran OBJ
servers to mean that neither of them will
20 into the c4binet. BY points of reason
inc the presence of W.. II. II. Miller, of
Indiana. would indicate that he is to be
n member of the Presidents official family.
The mysterious letter received by the
President-elect yesterday afternoon from
the White House proved to be an invita-
ton to Gen. Harrison and wife to dine this
evening at 7 with President and Mira.
Cleveland. The invitation was accepted,
and AT the hour named the guests left the
hotel their srst excursion of the day into
the open air for the White House.
During the day and evening the ladies
received many calls, amoUg them the
members of the COrean delegation, Minis
ter Preston Of Hayti, Mrs. w. W. Dndley
and Others. While the President and
Mira Cleveland were entertaining General
and Mrs. Harrison at dinner, Col. Lamont
was initiating Col. HalfOrd into the mys-
teries of the official side of the mansion.
The information the former gentleman was
able to impart will be Of the greatest ser
vice to his successor.
A QUIET DEPARTURE.
VIZ, pvastdent Elect Horton,s Journey to