Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-15
THE COMING CABINET.
President-Elect Cleveland Announces F
of Its Members.

President-Elect Cleveland Announces Four
of Its Members.
President-elect Cleveland has at last come out
and announced the fact that he had asked Judge
Walter O. Gresham of Illinois to be the Secre-
tary OF State. and that the judge has written a
letter of acceptance. Mr.. Cleveland made this
announcement to United States Senator Martin
of Kansas, who called Mt the Cleveland cottage
al Lakewood yesterday morning in the interest
of George G. Click, whom the people of Kansas
would like to see in charge Of the Agricultural
Department.
In making this announcement to Senator
Martin, who was accompanied by DR.. s. F.
Nicely Of Leavenworth. Mr.. Cleveland said:
Il see no reason now why l should not make
the announcement that / have asked Judge
Gresham to go into the State Department. and
that the judge has complied with my request.
In deciding to give up the bench and so into
my cabinet as Secretary of State / know very
well that the judge has made great personal
sacrifices. and feel as if the people should
know this. When first l made up my mind to
ask the judge to accept this position l feared
that he would not like to give up his position.
which is a better paving one than the one
offered him, SO was quite anxious to have his
answer.
"When it came to me felt happy not only
as far as was concerned, but for the country
find man well fitted for this most important
position. feel proud in having secured such
a man and II the boys will call here tonight 1
will give them the story, that they can
inform the world at large that have secured
of the foremost men in this country for
Secretary of State
Senator Martin took great pride in giving this
information and said that before Mr. Cleveland
made the announcement he had asked what the
people OF the west had to say in regard to the
selection of Judge Gresham.
Senator Martin said that the people of his
section were loud In their praise of the Presi-
dent-elect for having selected such a man.
but, said the Senator, lit is simply reported
that you have made the appointment. Is such
really the fact? II ii is will he only too glad
to take the news back to Kansas with me-
This leading question caused the President
elect TO make the announcement that he did.
Senator Martin laughed at the story that the
State portfolio had been offered to Judge Ores
ham for a specified timo-that il, until Minister
Phelps had settled tho Boring sea difficulty,
when the judge would be placed upon the Su-
preme Court bench and Minister Phelps placed
in the judges position.
Senator Martin said that no other cabinet
Offices had been discussed. The matter was
gone over in casual way, but Mr.. Cleveland
gave no intimatiou who were to be Judge Gres-
hams companions.
When a correspondent called at the Cleveland
cottage last night and asked Mr.. Cleveland il
he was willing to affirm Senator Martins story
Mr.. Cleveland asked what was Mr. Martins
story and when told said:
Yes. you can say that besides Judge Gres-
ham have selected John g. Carlisle of Ken
tucky as Secretary of Treasury. Daniel Lamont
of New York as Secretary of War and Wilson
s. Bissell of New York as Postmaster General.
These men have all sent me letters of accept
ance and am perfectly willing for you to make
the announcement"
Mr.. Cleveland refused to discuss any Of the
other offices, but promised that as soon as he
received letters of acceptance from those to
whom he had written he would make the an
nouncement