The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-07
HOW MUCH FOR THE WEST?
BOTHER fHElD FOR MR. CLETE-
LAND WITH mrs CiBINET MAKING.
They Want the Treasury Portfolio Out There
Well the Post Once Department.
Mr.. whitney May lie Drafted Yet

They Want the Treasury Portable Out There
ns Well "a the Post Once Department
Mr.. whitney May he Drafted Yet.
Affairs are 40 shaping themselves. It was ad.
mitted yesterday that Mr.. Cleveland may find
1t necessary to Insist SO far as lie can upon ex-
Secretary william c. Whitney accepting n
portfolio in the Cabinet Indeed. several very
close friends Of Mr. whitney believe that Mr.
Cleveland has determined to request him to 10
Secretary OF State. All Democrats herea bouts
ore perfectly aware how Mr.. Whitney feels about
such matters. lie does not believe In saying
anything for publication until a portfolio has
actually been offered to him. Many Demo-
Gratis would like to SEQ New York State get tho
Treasury portfolio. but that place Is the one
which is to bother Mr.. Cleveland the ost.
Throughout Mr.. Cleveand's Administration.
from "a to 'SS. the Empire State had two
representatives in the Cabinet Daniel Man.
ming. Secretary Of the Treasury. succeeded by
Charles $. Fnirchid. and Mr.. Whitney. secre-
tary Of tho Navy. This was rather unusual.
according to Western critics.
Now that the West has como out so bril-
liantly as n factor in electh4 the Democratic
President. there are many Democrats from
that section who believe that Mr.. Cleveland
should select u Western man for Secretary
OF the Treasury, as we'll as Isaac Pussy Gray
for Postmaster-Gensral. They point out also
that there are financial distinctions between
the East and the West which promise to be-
come still more pronounced. The Postmaster
General and the Secretary OF tho Treasury he
administrator. This fact is an important
1t is admitted Gy Mr. Cleyeand's friends that
he could very we'll afford this time to give the
W.st enc me more CHbnet officer Tim it hsd
tional Cabinet officer would naturally he ono
Of the two given to Now York state IN, Mr..
terviews with Editor scott Of The Chicago
day. Mr.. scott in those Interviews declared
that Mr.. Cleveland would be elected outside
| Of New,York state. and that the West would
! Mr. Cleveland is now in possession Of docu-
up Of the Cabinet. He has GLANCED over u
Of aps HI thy viii ho Ss
son he will devote most Of his time to pondsr,
ersome than in 1884. Tor the reason that ho
cannot now draw upon the United States
In the makeup Of his fist Cabinet, he called
for tho services OF Senator tor Eaynrd. Senator
cans had a substantial majority in the United
States Senate. and the services Of these gen.
ttn g. r sasy
the services Of any Demneratic United States
Senator as q Cablnet oili,Ger. for the renson
thet It would impair the Democratic mrJoiity
Indeed II is likely to require all the kcenness
the counsel OF Senator Carlisle to Keep tie
upper uody in line with tho majority In the
| House OF Relres entHtives.
Sreukin OF affairs in tho L nitcd States Senate
! from Democratic stand int. those lust from
Washington last night had something to say
about the antics OF tho anti-snarlcrs hore in
| New York state. 1t was admitted that the
Grace and cx:secretary Charles $. farchiid
The tollowinE q these two gentlemen the
"whipparsnappers" Their favorits inquiry
~ Who are those Creatures over In New
ed. were all elected by the Legisiatures OF
their States. and nowhere in the Unit ed States,
except in the Empire State. are there any
In other, words. these Senators wore elected
by what the %hibbpsrsnapr.ersd Sa Ina,
teak ette methods Of the Mu;wunips Of Now
SHrk State in 9rG,oesinc the selection Of can
%a Of Sst of
Senators are fully aware that tho MnGwnmps
have not u single vote at Albany this winter.
Ono OF these Democrats Just in from Washing
From what know Of tho temper of tho
| Democratic Senators would advise the Mug
wumps CT New York state to accept the sug
gestious made to them some time ago. that Is.
Hha III Is n sw yorF Or
OF tho inland cities or towns of the State The
| Democratic Senators have a great regard for
the Democratic party. and they know nothing
| OF Mu2wunpS.
Such Senators as Mr.: Daniel. Mr. German.
Mr.. CARLISLE. Mr. Harris: Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. Ran
| equally well known are awnrs OF only the re q
ular organizations in the different States: tho
mnIorities in tho Legis atures. Most of these
Senators that l have named havo tcen round
| New York state. but they caro- nothing for
that: their whole idea is to AID in tho progress
| OF tho Democratic party.
| MuGwumps are dong everything imaginable
| to emoarrnss Mr.. Cleveland. These Demo-
| cratic Senators arc perfectly aware that Mr..
| Cleveland can n o more interfere In the snIec-
tion Ola United States Senator In New York
Kentucky. Tennessee Alabama. North Caro- O..
lima. or any other state with u Democratic
majority in the Legislature."