The Indianapolis journal., 1891-09-12
Mr. Noble Booked for the Department of
Justice eand Mr. Miller for a Judgeship.
Names ofClarkson and Judge Woods, Of Indi.
ana. Also Mentioned in the story-GOv.
Steeleand WarrenG Sayrs on Oklahoma
HOW A STORY GROWS.


Gen. Lew Wallace's Visit to the War Depart
ment Worked Up by the Correspondents.
speeiai TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Rumors of in-
pending changes in tho Cabinet take root
nowadays on the slightest provocation. A
correspondent Who was at tho War Depart
ment early this afternoon reported in News
paper row that he had just seen there Gen.
Lew Wallace. OF Indiana, and that he ap-
peared to be deeply interested in the ron
tine of tho department. work. The state
ment went like wild fire among newspaper
men and others. and two hours later the
positive statement was made that
General Wallace was to be the sue
cessor of Secretary Proctor, and that
he was being piloted through the
War Department. for the purpose of
getting an insight to the business he was
expected to perform. Along with this re-
port was soon coupled the rumOr that At
torney general Miller was to be appointed
on tho United States court for the new cir
cult embracing Indiana. created in the
Supreme Court reorganization law passed
by the last Congress. and tha. General
Wallace was to be the Indiana representa-
tive in the Cabinet. These two statements
were put together and soon were added
various tales, all of which finally found
publication in this evenings Star. which
relates further that after the appointment
of Attorney general Miller to the United
States Court, Secretary Noble IS to be
transferred to the Department of Justice
and eX-Asslstant Postmaster general Clark
son made Secretary of the Interior.
The publication of these statements has
caused q greatdeal of talk and the know
ing ones" have substituted General Land
Commissioner Carter, of Montana, for
ClarksOn as Secretary of the Interior, and
no doubt there will be quite q boom in
Carter stock. Mr.. Carter's chances for
preferment seem to be gwen extraordinary
strength by the we'll known fact that he
has made q most excellent record as Com
missioner of the General Land Office, is a
fine lawyer and is we'll acquainted with
the work of the entire Interior Department
business. The friends of Gen. Lew Wallace
say that he has private business before the
War Department., and that he frequents
that place great deal in his labor to COL
lect data for q new literary work; but in
matters and the eagerness of the popula-
tiOn to take hold of the slightest gossip in
that direction the presence of the Indiana
author in Washington at this time is suf-
uCItut tO DIluS 6Uoub auy QuIuDeT Oh
portant official changes.
SOME INTERESTING GOSSIP.
Apropos of the above, the Journal cor
respondent quotes the following special,
which is being sent out tonight. without
giving it any credence, but simply because
it is current gossip, is going broadcast and
will be read with interest in Indiana: 'The
talk of Attorney general Miller going on
the United States Circuit Court has for
some time been received very seriously by
those who have the confidence of President
Harrison. 1t is well known that the Pres
ident has been very much perplexed for
some months as to Just what he should do
In the selection of o circuit Judge to cover
his native State. There has grown up
army of prominent applicants comes from
Indiana. Among those who aspire to the
position are several of President HarrisOns
warmest personal friends and the party's
most prominent Republicans; They
diana DISTRICT bench. and large
number of Republicans of the State now in
Washington have impressed the President
that he should promote Judge Woods on ac-
count of his long services on the bench and
to his party. But should President Harri-
son promote Judge Woods to the new cir
cuit judgeship there would be six or eight
of the most prominent Republican lawyers
III luuiduh. III Win bpcCluC auu gOOu
claims upon the President and his party,
who will not only ask. but demand, the
place now occupied by Judge Woods. 1t
has been whispered in the inner circles of
the administration recently that the Presi-
dent proposed to solve the problem and
offend none of his old friends who want the
district or circuit judgeships by retain
ing Judge Woods In his present position
and appointing Mr. Miller to the circuit.
Should this be done of course the President
would want TO keep an Indiana man in the
Cabinet, and it is thought that there would
be nothing more natural than the selection
of Gen. Lew Wallace for the war portfolio.
Besides the fact that General Wallace was
q distinguished soldier and has for many
years been q warm personal friend of the
President, he has rendered such distiu-
guished services to the Republican party
in Indiana that he was actually begged in
1883 to make the gubernatorial race for the
purpose of strengthening the national
ticket, and it is said that he would have
accepted it solely for the sake of General
Harrison had it not been for the fact that
he was wholly occupied with his private
interests. These. it is said. he has now dis
posed of. and il is thought that he will be
willing to 60 into the Cabinet"