Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-10
The Withdrawal Of Gray Leaves
Wilson, Tucker and CulberSOn
FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP
The Strong Personal Friendship
Which Mr.. Cleveland Feels for
Mr.. Wilson Gives Color to Re
ports That He Desires Him for
an Advisor-Mr. Wilson Feels
That He Cannot Afford Such an
Expensive Honor.
Sr.cial 7eIsrarl % he Rlatstsr.

WASHINGTON, January 9.-Now that
Senator Gray, Of Delaware has finally
made uD his mind that he cannot accept the
position of Attorney General in Mr..
Cleveland's Cabinet, the field of candi-
dates is narrowed down TO Mr. Wilson, Of
West Virginia; John Randolph Tucker, Of
Virginia, and Judge Culberson, Of Texas.
OF course it is not known that Senator
Gray was offered the place OF Attorney
General. II is not believed that formal
tender was made to him by Mr.. Cleveland.
The President-eleCt is not working that
way. But Mr.. Cleveland is known 70 have
sounded the Senator's friends on the
subject Of his going into the Cabinet and
be did it in such way as to indicate be
was thinking of making Senator Gray his
Attorney General. In the same way II be-
came evident Mr.. Cleveland was consider
ing the name of Mr.. Wilson for the place
The high opinion and strong personal re-
gard Mr. Cleveland has for the West Vir-
ginia Congressman is well known aud
there is no doubt he desires very strongly
TO have him among his official advisers for
the next four years. But IL IS unlikely
Mr.. Cleveland has as vet made direct
offer of a Cabinet place 10 Mr. Wilson.
The latter's friends in the House believe
such a tender will now be made unless Mr..
Wilson shows very strong diSinclination
to give up his present position. The friends
of John Randolph Tucker are doing all IN
their power to induce the Presidentelect
to make him his Attorney General. But 1t
is known Mr.. Cleveland has expressed Sc
riOus doubts about the prOpriety Of ap-
pointing MIR Tucker. Judge CulbersOn, OF
Texas, is talked Of a great deal for AttOr-
nev General but he has forbidden his
friends TO do anything TO influence Mr..
Cleveland in his favor. Altogether, the
feeling here is that MIR. Wilson is the man
most likely to receive the appointment II
he will signify his willinnuess TO accept.
MIR. Wilson, however, is understood 70
be adverse to going into the Cabinet, for
various reasons. Caief among these IS the
feeling that he cannot afford it. Mr. Will
son is poor man with considerable fam
lily. While he remains in Congress he finds
il possible TO do q good deal Of literary
work IN addition TO his public duties BY
this means he manages to make every year
q comfortable income, Ifbe went into the
Cabinet he would be unable to spare any
time from his official duties, even if it were
proper for him to do so. The salary of a
Cabinet officer is 5000 a year but he is
expected to live in a somewhat expensive
stvle and entertain q good deal. Few
members of the Cabinet ever sue
ceed in making both ends meet
on the salaries paid them by the Govern
ment. Most of them spend three times
that amount every year Don NJ. Dickin-
son. who was in Cleveland's cabinet before,
spent about S25, 600 year while in Wash
ington. and when he went out Of Office he
was pretty near strapped. He has not got
his law pratice back again and does not
care to repeat the experience. This money
consideration is believed to be the one
which would make MIR Wilson most reluc-
taut to gOinto the cabinet, for he feels his
first n11tr ic 10 his fannilr