Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-11-11

surprises, of other States going TO
Cleveland, that was not before dream
ed of going Democratic. Ohio, il i
said, gave her electoral votes to th,
man of destiny. If this proves as re
ported, Cleveland will have over 30(
of the 444 votes in the electoral Col
lege.
NEW YORK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ETC.
The result of the election being posi-
lively settled, politicians in New Yorl
are turning their attention to the prob
able makeup of President Cleveland'
Cabinet. Many are also greatly inter
ested, now that the New York State
Legislature is known to be Democrat.
ic on joint ballot, in the probable sue.
cessor to Senator Hiscock, whose term
expires March T. next.
1t is said that Gov. Flower is ambit-
ious to be his successor and Lieut.
Gov. Sheehan wants to succeed to the
Governors office. Democratic polit-
icians generally agree that Gov. Flower
will be sent to the Senate if he so de-
sires and Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan will
thus become Governor for the unex-
pired term.
There has been some talk of Con-
gresham w. Bourke Cochran for
Senator, but his friends allege that he
does not want that place. 1t is said
that he is satisfied with his law prac-
tice and the opportunities he has with
his SPLENDID powers to make record
in the Lower House, to which he has
just been reelected.
The Cabinet slate generally figured
out by politicians to-day was as fol-
lows: Secretary of State, Thomas #.
Bayard, of Delaware; Secretary of the
Treasury, John l.. Mitchell or ex-
Postmaster General William f. Villas;
Secretary of the Navy, William G.
Whitney, of New York; Secretary of
War w. B. Franklin, of New Hamp-
shire; Secretary of the Interior, |. p.
Gray, of Indiana; Acknowledgement,
Congressman w. L. Wilson, of West
Virginia, or Congressman Culbertson.
Of Texas; Postmaster-G eneral, Don M.
Dickinson.
CLEVELAND AT HOME WITH GUESTS.
New York--Cheerfulness pervaded
the home of President-elect Cleveland
to-day in this city, though the weather
without was cheerless In the extreme.
The apartments in which the past
and future mistress of the White
House rules supreme were redolent
with the odor of flowers, all gifts of
the successful candidates admiring
friends. Messenger boys bearing
kilograms of congratulation kept the
door bell ringing almost continu-
ously.
Mr.. William G. Whitney, Col. Dan
Lamont, Mr. George II. Parker and
Mr.. Robert l.. O'Brien were with the
President-elcc for several hours in
the morning and he denied himself to
all other callers. Ex-Secrctary Whit
ney md Mrs. Whitney took luncheon
with Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. O'Brien
said this afternoon that Mr.. Cleveland
had at first intended to address let
ter to the voters Of the country, Civ
ing his views of the political situation,
bur the project had been abandoned
Mr.. Cleveland had also decided not to
allow any Of the kilograms or letters
Of congratulation to be published
Mr.. O'Brien said that the number OF
these messages already exceeded
1000, and the stream shows no sign OF
diminution. Among the senders OF
the messages, he asserted, were almost
every Democrat of prominence in the
country and good many Republi'
cans,
Mr.. OBrien ascribe Mr.. Cleveland's
decision in Withholding the messages
from the public to the influence Of
Mrs. Cleveland.