The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-25
WITH HIS CHIEF.
Walter Q. Gresham at
Lakewood.
AND CARLISLE Is COMING.
Then There Will Be Big Powwow,
but No Formal Cabinet Confer
ence Has Been Arranged.
AND CARLISLE Is COMING
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, Feb 24-Cleveland's Cabinet,
as whole, gives general satisfaction. Ii
is considered a young Cabinet when the
average is taken. The oldest members are
Carlisle, Gresham. Olney and Herbert. all
of whom are in the neighborh0od OF from
Sc TO So. Hoke Smith Is the youngest men,
ber, being only 80 years old-in fact, it Is
said he is the youngest man who has ever
been chosen for such position. Lamont
is only three years older. while Morton and
Bissell are under 80 years of age. Gresham
and Carlisle are regarded as the brains OF
the incoming Cabinet.
The most popular member is unquesti0n-
ably Herbert. by reason OF his creditable
Congressional career in connection with the
building of the new navy.
OF the eight members seven are lawyers,
which illustrates Cleyeland's idea Of 'busi-
ness men to the front" Gresham has a
gallant war record. Carlisle and Herbert
were secessionlsts. the latter being in the
Confederate service. Lamont and Smith
were too young to make record. Bissell.
Morton and Olney staid at home. Olney
is spoken of since his appointment as an
able lawyer without any political record,
except as an oId-line Whig turned Demo-
office-seeker, but Republican Nebraska
never favored his forlorn- hope ideas.
The next Secretary of State. Walter Q.
Gresham, called on the late Secretary of
State, John w. Foster. at the Fifth-ayenue
Hotel this afternoon. They remained in
conference about a hour aud afterward
Foster said that what had transpired was Of
no Importance. He denied that the Bering
L. 4 I,.l c,,A
said the meeting was of purely friendly
nature.
Judge Gresham said he would 60 to Lake
wood tonight, where he expected to meet
Mr. Cleveland and some of the members of
the new Cabinet.
Foster and Senator Morgan Of Alabama
leave tomorrow for Paris TO attend the
Bering Sea arbitration.
LAKEWOOD. n. j., Feb. 24-Judgs Wal
Ter Q. Gresham arrived in Lakewood at 5 80
P NJ to-day and was driven TO the Cleye-
land cottage. He will be Mr.. Cleyeland's
guest until tomorrow afternoon, when he
will leave and gu back to Chicago.
Hon. John G. Carlisle will arrive from
Washington tomorrow morning and there
will be talk over matters connected with
the incoming administration, but there will
be no formal Cabinet conference.
Colonel John F. Dickinson. secretary of
the Worlds Columbian Commission, and
Bradley 3. Smalley. member OF the ma
tional commission, called on Cleveland this
afternoon and arranged for the presenta-
tion Of an elabOrately engraved invitation
TO open the Worlds Fair on May l. Mr..
Cleveland appointed March at P. NJ. as
the time when he would receive the CON-
mitlee bearing the Invitation.
Mr.. Cleveland has appointed Henry L.
Thurber of Detroit. Mich, as his private
secretary.
DETROIT, Feb. 24.-Henry T. Tharber.
whose appointment as the private secretary
of President-elect CleTeland is announced
tonight. Is a member of the law firm of
Dickinson, Thurber 81 Stevenson of this
city. The offer of the private secretary
ship came TO Thurber by telegram and was
a complete surprise. He has announced
that he will accept the position. Thurber
has been associated with Don NJ. Dickinson
for eighteen years, beginning as student.