The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-27
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
WISC0NSiN'S CANDIDATE ron UNCtE
JEERY RISK,S pLAtE.

Congressman clint Isabalu Wants to Rc
secretary of Agriculture Under Mr.. Cieyc.
innd-Soutb.rn Democrats Fnvorto Her.
bert Of Alabama for Secretary of the Navy
wAsHlHuToN. Dec. 2G.-Wisconsin will ask
Mr. Cleveland to DO kept In the Cabinet circle.
Congressman Clint Babbitt OF tho blue grass
district. down in the southeastern corncr OF
the state. IS u candidate for Secretary IL
Agriculture. and he Ia an ideal man for Uncle
Jcrry's place. Like JnrlO Jcrry lie ia n chur.
actor aud oac OF the peoples fuvorites. Ito
has b"cr farmer ali his life, and few .'ocl:
men in the Wcst have not seen the beautiful
Hemdoka stock farm on tho cdg, OF the rrvtty
littlO Misunderstanding town Of Bcioit. Besides
raising some uf the best horses the West has
peen aud shorthorhs of high degree. Mr.. Bah.
bitt has been man OF enterprise ana business
push. Fortcu years he was secretary If tho
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. which is
part o. the state Govcrnincn'. and has head.
quarters in the pretty capitol TT Madison
Although Wisconsin in all that time was To-
publican the votes Of tho farmers kept Mr..
Rabbit at the head Of their society. aud hO
managed some Of tho biggest State fairs ever
held in tho Northwest. Between himself and
lncle Jerry, who was Governor while ho
was Secretary Of tho agricultural society, tho
hest oi feeling existed. At onctmc there was
clash over the use VI one If the big rooms
occupied is tho farmers. and tho newspapers
made rs Liz u fuss over il as they did over
Uncle Jcrry's PUTTING down tho Bay View
rioters. Yet III" two mon were strong friends
tnetc' Jerry and his cn'ir" stan OF cripplcs.
tw"1t" ~ moro. including a Secretary Of state
state Tie .srr"r, AMI an Vt OIEry- Gencra'. all
% whom wcro minus u leg OF an arm. on IN ir
return troH the Grand Amy encamrmcut ut
II. Louis Ia l>Si. where th"y created II patri-
otic iurnc storred or nj Icloi, To- make Mr.
Hahhitt a visit. and Were met with IL rpya, cor
d,nltty mat they VIII urNor forget.
Mr.. I'nhNitt'- house ~ ou0,i the hanGsomcst
in southern Wisconsin,. = nn':r signifies ~
BLACK Hawk. IN M famous war. ,iirh"d camp
ut Iiemd"h,. ana when ~. LaUu.it .oon ~ his
were rilin.y t. ia gen. ilcHduka Farm IS
tApou" !"rlts owu"r'> hospitality. us wei, as
T. itne stock ANA sound cnncrnti' doctrine.
uecn regular raiulgiGner. In tho Green
hn.k craze ct ls'H no hoi,eh tho fusion ticket
saved the honpr of his PARTY IN III. district.
Several times after that he wns tho Democratic
publican ma"r.ty., He IS the only Democrat
who ever carried tho district in u sGuat. 'lsht.
James T. Doolitlo. brilliant and able ~ h" is.
hitt is Identified with the Villas win; ii
~. Wise"n.in hr"o,'nry' aithnn:h ,o i. TO,
out from any Part Of i. lie has tcii..vau N
Col. lass a!lility and sincerity. and ha, ll,i
mate victory over the Republican rin.: III the
Bads"r STATE: me 'rigWihnnt sne"ess"s q
the r"ry IL, IN ISm @MI l42 gay. him siro"
rhc'. Whether hn VIII :. e, into Mr.. ,lrvniand's
ta"inrt or not Will il" k!."wn in sixty DAYS II
stay in tonErrsS amt is NJ; 81 cau,ii ant
COT. Villas. Who ha@ hren mentioned Tor three
make himself famous in tlir N"rar. whore h"
can tie Guitr H. usc'uI IT, the nest t,T"s,d rt
a in "ny " y n>t H. v Is" E"
md in the iinui fitting VI iesS t. holes ne IS
likely I" ho asked to '@Ea iit Agricultural |
portfolio
large majority Of public men IN Washing
ton seem to regard it as a settled thing that !
John q. Carlisle of Kentucky is to 10 Srcrc-
tar.y. Of the Treasury. and are constructing
Cabinet slates on this hn>is. The southern
Democrats IN Congress. as rule: are not dis !
i'isased 1T TINS tn; th.y q" not ,akeyery kind
is TO tho suggestion of col. Daniel s. Lamont
i"r secretary OF the Navy Tney have no crit
"S" 70 tut 1E s Sy s ,'f th
South bern men are especially hopeful Of serir
in ior ono .! their own nunbnr. Co,. Hilary
4. Herh"rt OF AIainma, the present hartman
oi he House Committee ON Naval Affairs. one
VI th"Sr men said today:
for Secretary Of the Navy lot him take Col.
Herbert, Ills long experience in naval mat
tee OF the House, has made hin, a thorough
master Of the needs 81 the new navy. AMI few
men could step into the place with better
practical knowledge and grasp OF that depart
ment in al its needs and ramllrations than
Col. Herbert. ii" has earnestly and courage
ously fought IN tho iluuse for continuance of
the policy iaau.uratci by Secretary Whitney,
against the oprcsitlon. Of men who do not be-
decent footing with the other great nations of
the world. Then. too. lac has been an nj dent
supporter of Mr.. Cleveland. lie was IL most
aggressive nnti-ircc silver man when such Il
sentiments Of the majority OF his constituents
and led to his failure to becolne d Candidate
Tor reflection.
An effort Is being made TO secure the ap-
continent Of Gilbert II. Benedict OF ElIenvi!lc.
N. y. ana brother of Tom Benedict, the pres
emit pci'uty Secretary ~ state. as Pubic Prin-
diet was chi"f clerk of the public PRINTING.
Office when his brother was Public Printer.
and made good record for executive cNcien-
cy. tle is u practical printer and An ,eXport jn
his brother Tom would hay" had hard sai-
ding at the head Of Uncle Sans big printing
shop. for he is not a printer, and could not tell
n quad from sidcst!rk. In the interval
have been building upa newspaper plui" con.
Germ. with headIuartcrs in New Jersey and
branches IN various parts of IN" West RluI
south. Gil benedict has also given good
OF !. j.. Devinnc's c-tabl ishmeni. 10 tno in
vention OF new method Of carving electro
tyre plates for use on fast presses Their de-
vice has been introduced in the nrin ing OF
Home Journal with excellent results. The old
holdovar men in the Government printing Of
i!re are an Eious TO sea Oil benedict come
hack. He Is % Union man and one Of Gods
noblcst Democrats.