The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-20
AsPTRANTs FOR THE CABINET.
Candidates Sprinxiug Up In the wild and
Wooliy West and Northwest.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Senator Villas and ex-
Postmaster General Don NJ. Dickinson re-
turned dnv from New York. whore thoy had
| been In consultation with President elect
Cleveland Neither OF them mad anything 10
say concerning the trip. it's object or Its re.
suit. further than the mere assertion that
they had gone to New York on business called
! upon Mr.. Clevelr nd incidentally dined with
him by invitation. and talked with him quite
casually upon tho subject OF politics. When
Senator Villas and Mr.. Dickinson went to New
York last Saturday they were accompanied by
J.. C. Wall. Chairman OF tho Democratic state
Committee OF Wisconsin and /. NJ. Nismann.
editor Of the Milwaukee journal. Mr.. Wall
and Mr.. Niemann. 1t il said. cameao Washing
ton to talk over the political situation with the
two Northwestern Democratic leaders. and
the result OF their visit in Washington was the
trip to New York.
1t is rumorcd that Mr.. Wall is the choice OF
Senator Villas and Mr. Dickinson for a Cabinet
officer. and Mr.. Wall was accordingly exhibited
to Mr.. Cleveland. Whether the inspection was
entirely satisfactory is not explained. but the
Wisconsin rlan is said to be to get Wall into
the Cabinet and to elect John l.. Mitchell. the
millionaire Congressman OF Milwaukee. to the
United States Senate. Mr.. Cleveland is saidto
have received imll EXPLANATION OF the sitha.
Vail "nas Sc IS
gested that IL Wisconsin gets a Cabinet place
ILLINOIS will not stand so good show. and that
the development Of the Wall boom means n
corresponding decline OF the Morrison boom.
However. tho suggestion will not in the least
deter the Illinois Democrats from striving for
Cabinet honors and their full share Of patron
age when tho time comes
Missouri Is another Western state which IL
out after n Cabinet pincc. and therc are
already half dozen candidates In tho field.
Gov David H. Francis. whose term expires
next month. is most frequently mentioned.
and there Is no doubt that he would be de-
lighted to 90 out OF the Governor chair into
the Cleveland Cabinet, Dick Dalton Of l;nlts
material nomination last summer. is q cnndi-
date. and SO Is Norman !. Culman of st. Louis.
who was Secretary OF Agriculture under Mr..
Cleveland's former Administration. Col.
William II. Hatch of Hannibal, rongress-
man and author OF the Arti-Ortion
bill would like to succeed Uncle Jerry
Rusk and Congressman CHARLES Mansur OF
ChilicOthe. who was defeat ed for Il rsnomina-
ton would take any Cabinet place that might
lie offered. Last hut not least is Col. Charles
II. Jones. editor Of tho st. Louis Republic. His
friends still insist that he had q narrow ss-
cape from being nominated for Vice President
by the Chicago Convention. and that in con
sidoruton Of this fact at least he ought TO he
one Of Afr. tlevelands council! OF admnistra-
ton. The Nissourians will endeavor to get to-
their present differences. and map out plan
Of campaign. In the mean time Illinois will O.
new her efforts 70 select n candidate for n Cab
met place. and Wisconsin. having secured an
early start, will try and keep up with the pro-
cesSiOn.