Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
"That Man Cleveland Dlsgusts Me-
Says Democrat.
Guessing at the Makeup of Cleveland
Coming Cabinet.
From our Regular Correspondent ]

w WASHlNiTON, ~. u, Dec. 0U, w.
" That man Cleveland disgusts me, y
said one of the most prominent Demo
Gratis in public life, who had just re-
turned from New York where he had
gone at Mr.. Cleveland S request to hold
a conference with the President elect.
II went to see him expecting to find
him deep in the intricacies of the tariff
and finance, and was shocked to find
that he was more intent on knocking
Hill down by preventing the election
of his man, Ed. Murphy, to the Senate,
than he was upon the tariff, or finan-
cial policy of his party for the next four
years; and you may be sure that the
shock was not lessened when he made
it plain to me that he was bargaining
patronage, even to the extent of seat
in his Cabinet, to accomplish Murphy's
defeat. Now you know | never did
admire Mr.. Cleveland-h has too much
of the |, me and myself style for me
but | did give him credit for being too
conscientious to adopt the ordinary
trickeries of machine politicians, and
now that | have been shown my mis-
take, and by himself, al that, my only
feeling is disgust
Boss Gorman's machine for grabbing
U. S. Senators must have run against
some unexpected obstacles, for there
has been a let up in the game of brag
and bluster about Democratic control
of the Senate in the next Congress.
They are now willing to admit that
there is probability that the organi-
zation of the Senate will not be chang
ed when it meets in extra session to
confirm Mr.. Cleveland's nominations
for his Cabinet and other important
positions. There are Democrats, and
very prominent ones, too, who do not
wish to see their party control the next
Senate, and they are smiling broadly
these days.
If the Democrats fail to control the
Senate in the next Congress they will
avoid what has promised to be the ug-
liest sort of row over the distribution
of committee chairmanships. 1t is a
rule that has been seldom violated by
the majority in the Sem ate, that when
changes are made IN the heads of COM
mittees the next man on the committee
gets the craftsmanship. Under this rule
Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, would
have been made chairman of the com.
mittee ON Finance, and Senator Harris
of Tennessee, chairman of the commit
tee on Appropriations. Neither of the
two men wear Cleveland collars, SO a
few weeks ago when Democratic con-
troll of the Senate seemed certain Boss
Cleveland issued orders that the old
rule must be ignored and these chair
manships should be given to Carlisle
and Mills. When Dan Voorhees, heard
of that order there was some language
used that would not have been proper
to use in addressing a Sunday School
and he announced his sintention of hav-
ing his rights if his party controlled
the Senate, whatever Mr.. Cleveland
might wish.
Mr.. Cleveland created a sensation by
so freely expressing in newspaper in
terview, his opposition to the ection
of Murphy to be Senator from New
York and his reasons therefor. His
reasons are good, for no sensible man
can honestly claim that conducting a
brewery will give man the necessary
experience to make an ideal member of
the U. S. Senate, but all the same it
was very bad break for President
elect to make. The people of several
States have more than once shown by
their votes what they thought of Pres
idential interference with State politics
and it is now regarded as certainty
here that Murphy will be elected, and
Mr.. Cleveland's interview is what
made this impression general. Men
who are his friends and admirers admit
that the interview was mistake, and
will cause Hill to embarrass the admin
istration in every way he can, and the
even division in the Senate will give
him plenty of opportunities.
The latest Democratic guess at Mr..
Cleveland's 8 Cabinet is as follows: Don
Dickinson, Secretary of State; Senator
Carlisle, Secretary of Treasury; Senator
Gray, Attorney General; Dan Lamont,
Secretary of the Navy, and Hon. VIM.
R. Morrison, Secretary of the Interior.
The slate is given for what it is worth,
and your correspondent thinks that is
not much, because Don Dickinson said
positively when he was in Washington
last week that he would not gointo the
Cabinet, and close personal friend of
Senator Carlisle, who would be likely
to know his intentions, said that Mr..
Carlisle had been offered the portfolio
of the Treasury, but had for private
reasons had positi vely declined to ac-
cept it. No guesses are being made by
Democrats who understand the inside
workings of their party machinery as
to who will be the next Secretary Of
Agriculture, because they know ii will
depend on whether German can make
a deal with the Populist Senators to
exchange thatportfolio for votes in the
Senate. In that case Jerry Simpson
may get the place.