Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-22
He Will Keep Out of the Speaker.
ship and All Other Fights.
DON DICKINSON PLACATES CRISP
Carlisle Is Likely to Be Given the
Treasury Portfolio,
THOUGH NIKE HARTER is AMBITIOUS
rrRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. ]

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AS the representative of Mr. Cleveland,
Mr.. Dickinson took occasion during the
consultation which took place in the
Speakers private room to assure Mr.. Crisp
that Mr.. Cleveland and his Democratic
friends were in no way responsible for the
unfortunate occurrence at the recent dinner
of the Tariff Reform Club. Speaker Crisp
would say nothing about the conference for
publication, except that it was mutually
agreeable and satisfactory and related only
to the result of the late elections and the
political situation.
Several members of the House, however,
with whom Mr.. Dickinson has talked about
his visit here, insist that the "Rainbow
Chaser" was engaged guaging thesentiment
of members with regard to the Speakership
of the next House. It is stated, moreover,
that from his talks with the members, Mr..
Dickinson learned that this sentiment is
very largely in favor of Mr.. Crisp's re-elec-
tion. His experience at the Reform Club
dinner has given him the support of many
members who voted for other candidates
last year.
Cleveland Won't Interfere.
A Michigan member of Congress, who is
friendly to Speaker Crisp and also a per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Cleveland, says that
Mr. Dickinson repeated to the Speaker to-
day the sentiment which Mr.. Cleveland re-
Gently expressed in New York to the effect
that he has no intention of interfering in
the reorganization of the next House The
member referred to spent several days in
New York last week and he had pleasant
chat with Mr.. Cleveland on general politics
He says Mr. Cleveland proposes to return
to the White House with fixed determine
tion to try and make his administration a
success in accordance with the principles
laid down bv the National Democratic
party. He intends to conduct his admins
tration in the interest of the whole party
and will not lend himself to any faction too
pay off old political grudges or crafty
personal ambitions Without saving so
much in as many words, Mr. Cleveland has
intimated to his friends in the House, tn
Michigan member says, that he cannot af-
ford to interfere in the contest over the
Speakership. On the contrary, he desires
that the organization of the Lower House
of Congress should be accomplished with
out tactionsl fight. 1t is believed that the
reelection of Speaker Crisp is not as dis
tasteful to Mr.. Cleveland as has been
represented. In any event a number of
changes are apt to be made in the chair
manship of the important committees and
it is generally conceded that the desirable
changes can be brought about more easily
by the reelection of Speaker Crisp than by
bitter contest over the gavel.
Dickinson Not for the Cabinet
A friend of Mr.. Dickinson, with whom
he has been talking on the subject, says
that Dickinson is going to open q Law Office
in Chicago as branch of his Detroit Office.
The reason given for opening the Chicago
branch is that Dickinson is attorney for
the Elkins- Widener and whitney Syndi-
cate, which controls surface street railroads
in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago,
and that be will devote himself chiefly to
their business This means that the De-
troit politician will not be a member of the
Cleveland Cabinet Mr.. Dickinson re-
turned to New York this afternoon.
Most of the Cabinet gossip is amusing,
but not much of it up to the present time
has been quite so amusing as the report that
the Hon. Michael d. Harter, of Ohio, is
slated for the Treasury portfolio. Mr.
Harter is a very earnest and energetic man.
He has adopted the profession of states
man, after having become financially COM
Portable as millionaire, with hope and
exaltation that would win renoH were they
backed by profound research and competent
understanding. Able as Mr.. Harter is in
business, he is not that kind of thinker
who would fit nicely into the chair of
the chief Office of the Treasury Depart
ment he is impuIsive. erratic, excitable,
is woefully lacking in consecutiveness of
thought and luciGity of expression. His
mind is wonderfully active, but conspicu-
ously unframed The story of his possible
promotion to the Cabinet of Mr.. Cleveland
has set his nerves to dancing fandango,
and his trembling hope and childlike be-
lief in the truth of the fairy story render
him an object which is both funny and sad
to look upon.
Carlisle the Most Possible.
If there is any sound basis of fact in any
of the Cabinet rumors yet set ahoat it is
that which places Senator Carlisle in the
Treasury chair. There is little or no doubt
that Mr.. Carlisle can have this position if
he'will accept 1t, but it is we'll known that
he does not relish the idea of leaving the
Senate. Although his present term will
close March 8, 1895, he can probably re-
main in the Senate as long as he has the
desire, while if he should accept the Cabi-
net position he would get out of the Sena-
torial swim, and might close his public
career with the close of his career in the
Cabinet Doubtless he would accept, how
ever, should his captain command him to
resign from the Senate and take the other
place.
Another story is that New York infiu-
ences will insist that the Secretary of the
Treasury must be chosen from that center
of the financial universe, and it is said that
some one of the great bankers of the
metropolis will be the happy man. Fair
child, who played at being Secretary dur
ing portion of Cleveland's former term,
does not seem to be thought of, as his imbe-
cility when here before was discovered in |
manner not pleasing to the then President. !
1t is inferred from the delicacy of the rela- |
tions of the two wings of the Democratic |
party in respect to gold and silver, that |
some conservative man will be selected who |
will not be objectionable to either faction.
If Farmer" Hatch were the only candi- |
date from Missouri for the Agricultural |
portfolio he would probably succeed in his
ambition. But with Ex-Governor Stone, |
Governor Francis Representative Mansur |
and "Farmer" Hatch all in the field from |
the same State the prospect for the popular |
and genial Chairman of the Committee on |
Agriculture looks very dubious 1t will be |
a great pity if some composition of the |
struggle cannot be made and Hatch ap- |
pointed, for he would be one of the most |
and efficient persons who ever sat |