New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-06
ALLISON OFF THE LIST.
THE IOWA SENATOR REFUSES THE TREAS
URY PORTFOLIO.

n, URY PORTFOLIO.
COLONEL JOHN G. NEW LOOKED UPON AS THE
COMING HEAD OF THAT DEPARTMENT
CABINET MAKING AT sTAND-sTILL-
COLONEL MosBy CALLS ON GEN.
ERAL HARRISON.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE ThIBuSEl
Indianapolis Feb. 5-An doubt about Senator
H1fseu's declination of General Harrison's offer
a the Treasury Department is at an end The
iYsvs statesman has definitely indicated that he
prefers to stay out Of the Cabinet and General
Harrison is casting about for another Wcsterner
"a take Allisons place So far Colonel John U.
New has been the only man seriously considered
ty the Presidcnt-elcct, ane the probability is
<rrong that the portfolio will be offered TO him
~ no complication in Indiana politics arise dur
,ro the next few days. Colonel New has done
IN he could to keep his friends from bringing any
measure Of personal sort to bear on General
Harrison, and 70 about thousand letters and
Kilograms be has received from all parts OF the
country since Saturday, asking leave to help along
his candidacy, he has made the invariabe answer
that The President-elect must be left to his own
Indictment in the selection of the next Secretary
Of The Treasury.
Colonel New did not start for New-York to-day.
IS he had expected to do He will not go East
II his private business there does not make the
trip absolutely necessary and he has telcgraphed
70 be let off from the engagement IL possible.
Meanwhile the well-informed politicians here are
looking forward with great confidence to Colonel
News appointment the only Cabinet one that is
ut all likely TO be made from this State
Reports have been telegraphed from Indianap-
ellis that General Harrison had practically
for
Of the Treasury. Mr.. Window was the Secre-
tary during Garield's short Administration, and
left the Senate to take that place. Since 1880
he has been living almost entirely in the East
and the Mnncsotans say that he no longer has
any political influence in that State. General
Harrison. it may be said with positiveness, has
not been thinking of ex-senator Window as a
member Of the next Cabinet. The idea that the
ex-senator had chance grew out of the visit
here last week of Senator Sabin, Of Minnesota
who was thought, somehow, to be interested in
MA Windoms candidacy. But Mr.. Window
and Mr.. Sabin arc reported here not to be on
good terms personally or politically. His ap-
pointment, too, would be in no sense Western
one.
George H. Thomas Post of the Grand Army
Of the Republic tonight presented General Har-
rison with handsomely ornamented Grand Army
badge. The body Of the badge is Of gold, with
circls of stars about the rim. each star set
with diamond. The presentation took place
ct General Harrison's house. Comrade Henry
Clay Allen made the speech for the Post and
General Harrison replied briefly and gracefully.
To colored man, s. r Scottens. of Brooklyn.
who called in the afternoon. General Harrison
made an interesting statement. The visitor was
complaining that civil rights were denied to ne
grocs in the South and in some parts Of the
North. and wanted the Presdent-elect to sug-
gcst remedy.
while all that you say is true replied Gen
eral Harrison, and is much to be deplored, yet
we must remember that question of greater
importance, both TO your people and to the whole
people, needs our first attention. We want to
see to il that every man who has the right
to vote should do so if he SO desires. and that
his vote shall be counted. Secure to him these
rights, and in time all these civil rights of which
you speak win follow"
General Harrison is quoted to-day saying
that Cabinetmaking would be at a standstiu
until he could find man for the Treasury De
~partment. As consequence there is little
speculation among the Cabinet experts about
the disposition of the minor Departments Tho
belief is growing that the South may not get
The most important caller to-day on the Presi-
dent-elect was Colonel John S. Mosby, the famous
Confederate guerilla leader, later than that a
diplomat in China, now citizen Of California
Colonel Mosby is relative of General
Harris0n's, so many hundred other
native Virginians are. His grandmothe- was
cousin Of President William Henry Harrison, and
he has kept up the family acquaintance. Colonel
IL l. tbo ant
about $4,000 on some Consular transactions
He afterward got suit for that amount allowed
by the Court of Claims and the item is to 20 into
the appropriation bills before Congress this ses-
sion. The Colonel is on his way to Washington
to look after this business and stopped ove- here
st General Harrison's invitation. He had long
talk with the President-elect tonight.
Talking about the Cabinet, Colonel Mosby said
that all the Pacific Slope Republicans were anx-
ious to have Department 90 to California. Mr..
Swift and Mr Estee both had their supporters. and
Colonel Mosby was inclined to speak of these two
candidates impartially. There are enough other
good men. too" he added. " to represent Cali
fornia in the Cabinet Virginia. too, he thought,
ought to hive place in the Cabinet Still he was
strongly opposed to General Malone. who was the
only candidate. apparently. from the Old Do
minjon.
when was in Virginia" said the ex-guerla
leader. General Malone was fighting the other
Gde'
You could represent both States, Virginia and
California, Colonel" suggested.
At this the Colonel laughed heartily. 1t is
understood that he is willing to 60 back to China
under the next Administration.
There were great many other callers at the
Generals during the day. One OF them was
Father Carraber. OF Cuba, N. Y, who brought
the President-elect gold pen that had been voted
to him at a fair in his parish. Father Carraher
is warm Republican, and congratulated General
Harrison heartily his election The General
wrote out D note Of thanks 10 read TO the Cuba