New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-02


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Washington. March --Senstos Hiseock s. sS7s
thorty for the ststement that the scretaryshap ef
the Navy has been offered to General Bsnismdn =.
Tracy. Of New-Yosk. ana thar he has accsptsd.
General Tracy arrived her, tonight and wss
immediately cioseted with Mr. Hiscock. GenssaI
Harrison being st dinner when be arrived Whsa
GenersI Harrison returned at ii o'clock. General
Tracy saw him and was in conference with him
for some time.
It appears that General Tfae.'s selection is nov
the result Of any conference or compromfse. hrt
that his name was first sueressed sovsrsa davx sso
By General Harrison in conversation vita ~.
Hiscock After obtaining such information - ba
thought to be essential GcncSsi Harrison requested
Mr. Hiscock to invite General Tracy to Washfnston.
After his arrival report WAS circulated. based
upon what seemed to be good authority, to tie
enect that General Tracy would not accspt ths
Navy portfolio or any other place In the Cabineg
except the Attorney -Genealship This report may
have been founded upon some expression dropped
by General Tracy when the matt.r was 6rrs
broached. At any rate IL turned out 10 be fncor-
rect. Among New York Republicans who ratbered
at the Arlington tonight the news Of General
Tracy's selection received with expressions Of
satisfaction and approval The appointAent
seemed to be regarded on all sides as q good bne.
1t leaves in doubt only single Cabinet place
90 far as the general concensus Of political opinion
here tonight Is concerned. That place is the Sec-
retaryship Of Agriculture. which is likely to 20
to ono Of three or four Western men whose names
have been already mentioned There is some OBJ
position on the part Of the Michigan Republicans
to the appointment of Senator Palmer, and several
OF them are urging the selection Of Ex-Governor
Rusk Of Wisconsin
So far as it is possible to ascertain from the few
New-fork politicians yet remaining on tho sronudj
aiter tho waning chances Of the eleo-
ton OF either Mr.. Piatt or Mr.. Mfller
ior place In the Oebinet become ap-
parent. the choice Of Mr.. Tracv win be received
with almost universal satisfaction. His appoint
Nent viii be regarded not only az emirentir
ht-his experience as jurist, and his knowledge Of
Federal law especially, being unquestioned-
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or disappointment which the friends OF Mesnx
Platt and Miller might temporarily experience By
seeing their champions set aside.
So far ss political conferences 70. today VA
on the whole dull one ct the Arlington. Nearly
all OF the Union League Club men who were
here yesterday TO talk for compronise In New.
York, and save for that State AZ least ono
important Cabinet portfolio. were missing ONLY
John +. Pummer and Colonel & v. r. CrussP
were to b saen abous the hotels, ana thousk xhsy
were Joined later BY ono other member sf the
Union League Club, Jesse Selismau, tho banker!
1t was soon msde plain that Mr.. Seligman's visit
was more for pleasure than for poltica In fact
tae New-York question seemed definitely settled.
and no moro efforts were being made by either
Mr. Pstt's friends or Mr. Millers to alter General
Harrison's determination. State Senator ]. Sloat
Fsssett, who was reported to have gone to New.
York, but had only thrown up his room at the
Arlington for few hours, kept in sight abouS
the hotel lobby as q sort Of rearguard for the
Platt forces Mr.. Plummef wps likewise on hand
to be Of service In tho anti -Platt interest," In
case fresh fire were opened on General Harrison.
But the excitement OF yesterday was over, and
every one in both camps felt that the decision
arrived at this morning by the Presidentelecs
would be likely to stand without question until
after next Tuesday. The New-York snarl having
at last been unraveIed. tho chief interest in
Cabinet speculation had vanished With the
State, the Treasury, and finally, the Departments
Of Justice disposed Of the parceling out Of other
portfolios still in doubt lost attractions for tina
anxious conferees who overrsn the Arlington
yesterday.
Tho selection of General Tracy for place IN
tho Cabineo naturally raises the hopes of the
California men, who were thrown into dts Of gloom
and disappointment scarcely appreciated by those
who did not hear the talk they indulsed In after
leaving General Harrison yesterday afternoon. One
Of the California members of Congress was rather
bluntly informed late last night by one standing
near to General Harrison, Your PC pie hsd bet
ter prepare themselves for seeing the Pacific Coast
left out in the cold" II acted like douche upon
their bopes, but they revived this morning I'M
mediately after 1t became noised about that New
York 4 as not likely to be ignored in the makeup
Of t,'e Cabinet They returned CALAMITY Snce
more to the charge and pressed their claims ncrs
forcibly than ever upon the Presfdent-elect The
only place Of course. they hope for is the Navy
Department Mr.. Estes Is nos believed to stand
good chance Of being selected. though be secured
an informal Endorsement from the Republican
members of the California Legislature; Mr. Swift
on the other hand is-if the Pacific Slope is to b
recognized at all
About the Department Of Agriculture stifl hovers
the greatest uncertainty. and the talk over IL u
correspondingly active An altogether new can
didate appeared on the field to-day in the person
Of Ex-Governor Furness, Of Nebraska Mr..
Furness. while comparatively unknown. is vet aid
to possess qusliic ,tions which point to him ss
man eminently At to occupy the plaos
which rumor assigns to him. Another
figure discovered In the distance -
possibility for this place Is that of Mr. Bds-
ham, Of Wauseon. Ohio, but Of present it ID not
much more than spcclr on the horizon. Still.
stranger things than the appointment Of . dark
horse at the eleventh hour have occurred In the
construction Of Presidents Cabinet Senator
Palmer, of Michigan. continues favorita His