The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-19
Harrison, II Re-elected, Will Have
III Have None Of the Present
Cabinet Officers
Tom Platt and Tom Carter Men
toned as Among the
Possibilities.
Gsorgs M. Pullman Ii Also sIatsd OF
Account Of HIS Heavy Contrib.tion
for Campaign Purposes

como to Washington from the republican
national headquarters are dropping inter-
estinR bits of gossip regarding President
Harrison's sslection of a new cabinet. pro-
vsdsd he Is re-elected in November. The
most interesting phase Of this gossip il to
the effect that not . man now holding
cabinet position will be retained by the
president If he il successful. Three of the
men that hs IL said TO be the most dis
satlsnsd with are Foster, of the treasury,
'rraoy, Of the navy, and Elkins, Of the war
department.. All three OF these men have
made failures in = political way for the pres
idsnt, Notwithstanding tho fact that he
counted more upon their ability to do him
good than any othar three men classed az
his friends in the republican party. Score
tary Foster. OF tho treasury department.
hiss long :list of failures to his record in
running that department. and in con-
ductlne the canvass Of the president when
20 was candidate for denomination, and
again in manipulating tho affairs for his
election after the Minneapolis convention
had given him . denomination. Secretary
Tracy was total failure so far az his ef-
forts were concerned in behalf of the presi-
dents denomination in New York state. He
succeeded in absolutely doing nothing in
the presidents behalf previous to the nom
mating convention, and since that time has
given the men in charge Of the republican
campaign good deal of trouble by at
tempting to meddl0 in New York politics.
The man who mada the greatest fzzle in a
political way, however, is Secretary Elkins.
He was given thu Office whom Secretary
Proctor retired purely and simply because
the president thosaght he would be able
to do him wonderful amount Of good
in aiding to renomipats and re-elect him
Since the republican national committee
has got down to business in New York head
quarters Secretary II lkins has fitted in and
ous and has given lie men in charge more
has made any effort in President Harrison q
behalf The president has become pretty
tired. also, it is believed, of Postmaster
General Wanamaker and Secretary Of the
Interior Noble. Attorney General Miller
Will probably not remain in his present
position either, fer. il il is possible to do
80, the president Will place him upon the
supreme bench. Secretary Rusk, Of the
agricultural department. il probably tile
only man who can stay in the cabinet if the
president is reelected. but whether he will
desire to do 80 or not ia uncertain at this
time.
story il whispered that Harrison, in
order to bring ex-senator Platt OF New
York, into line for him in this campaign.
has either promised PIatt that he will
be appointed secretary of the treasury, or
that if he does not desire it him
self, he could name man for this place.
The Rossips still have it that Chauncey
N. Depew will be offered tho state depart
ment portfolio, but this seems improbable.
providing the story is true that President
Harrison has promised to turn the treasury
portfolio over to Plat. 1t is pretty gem
orally understood that if Harrison ia sue
cessful Chairman Carter, of the na.
tional committee, would be made secretary
of the interior, if he fails in securing cleo
tion to the senate to succeed Sanders in
Montana. Ex Senator Palmer. OF Nichl-
gan, will probably be Ia member of tho new
cabinet, bat whether ae will be in the post
office department or some other place has
not been sgreed upon. There is another
story that ia more interesting than any yet
told regarding the gossip about the mem
bers of Harrison's new cabinet in event Of
election. This one is that George NJ. Pull
man Of Chicago, 10 to be offered cabinet
position. Pullman is said to be a large
contributor to the campaign fund. All
these things, Of course, are based on the
possibility that Harrison may win, and are
no doubt given out in order to bring about
that result. They are, in part. mostly anti
election promises.