Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16
FOR CLEVELAND'S CABINET.
Five Places Said to Have Been
Positively Filled.

--i.amont and Bissell on the List.
CucA6o, ILL.,, Feb, 9.--'ihe Herald this
morning prints the following, dated New
York, February Sth !.
Judge Walter q. Gresham Of Chicago, IS
10 be secretary OF state III tne Niefelahu
administration.
This fact became known here to-day TO
a few persons. The offer Of the position
has been made to Judge Gresham ana ne
has accepted it. Mr.. Cleveland himself
will make the fact known in a day or Two,
The rumor that Gresham was offered the
place was started here some time ago and
was received with incredulity by many
democrats They did not believe it posi-
BILE that Mr.. Cleveland would 60 outside
the ranks of his own party Tor u secretary
of state, and did not think Judge Gresham
would accept even ii the tender were ntaae
him. But the unexpected has lappeHtd'
and Judge Gresham Will in two weeks re-
sign his seat on the bench and prepare to |
remove to Washington to take up ms
duties us Secretary OF state. lnus man |
who four years ago was q candidate LOT thc |
Republican Presidential nomination, y 10
| be premier under the incoming Demo
| cratic administration,
| Mr.. CeYeland's position from the ilrsl
has been that in the selection OF . Secre,,
tary OF state he did not propose TO stand
| strictly by party limits. He has all along
| said that lie wanted the best man that
could be found in the country. lie wanted
| man strong and !. leader OF perfect per
sonal and public integrity, ami one VINO
held to All unusual degree confidence
Of the people, This idea was more
than realized in Judge Gresham
than in any other man. While Mr..
Cleveland was i'll this frame Of mind
Judge Gresham happened to come 70
this city. 1t is not known whether
he came by invitation OF Mr., Cleveland or
| Il tI,ttt ittl
upon BY Mr.. Whitney n his hotel anu
that Mr. Whitney informed Judge Gresham
that his name had been under consldera-
ton for Secretary Of state. Judge Gresham
was surprised at this and said to MIR. Whit
ney thai lie could not think IL possible he
was in earnest. But MI. whitney urged
tile Judge to call OH Mr.. Cleveland, ana
within an hour or 50 an invitation from
I Mr.. Cleveland to the Judge to call at his
house was presented by messenger,
Judge Gresham did call on Mr. CleTe-
land, and a man vino knows something OF
what took place at that interview said yes
terday that the call was OF Two hours
duration, but that lie did not believe the
: matter OF the cabinet was directly men
, toned then. AT that time the two had
: never met and they spent pleasant time
discussing the general political situation
7 and the favorable impression winch Mt,
: Cleveland had alreaiy formed ut ms
il N NlsiLuf WAS COIliTIlti ny llllN lllAtlN4SN,
y Shortly afterward Mr.. lhckiAsun cdllHN
= and carried Mr. Clcyeland's offer. judge
p Gresham WAS not surprised at it.. Tor Y
II was said he had ntmatlOns that Mr.
:. Cleveland might offer him the post. Ia
; he had thought the matter over ana lla'
i concluded to decline. lie did decline
y positively, and ii Is reported here that III
Y words were Mr.. Cleveland cannot alior'
Il to offer me this place and | cannot altor
~, =, to take it,.
~ Mr.. Cleveland then asked Senator Ora
= Of Delaware to take the seGretaryshlp 4
d state. but senator Gray who had Just bee
- :, reelected by his Legislature, declined. MI
e Cleveland then turned again To dfes nan
Z and the astute and secrettye Don lhckil
7 son bore secret mission To Chicago. ludl
:. Gresham was pressed to accept. lie did )
"a only when Mr.. Clevelands great need I
Mi his service Was pointed out 10 llnl. ~
:" argument which had the most effect WI
II, Judge Gresham was that the new sGerGlal
~, would be brought face to face with sou
" Of the most important questions oi the ag
- With much reluctance Judge GreshA
gave his consent, and Mr. Dickinson ca
red the news back to TINS city.
JUDGE GRESHAM DOES not DENY IT.
asf CHcAGo, In, Feb. 9-rhe HJud III
morning has he following: Judge GTesha
Get refused last night to discuss tie dl5pat
ec- from New YORK relative to his ueceptan
WI OF u CABINET llGTllbHp. ms NNtlJll vi "
lhs r,art Of the eminent jurist, when taken
The conjunction with the question Tut to III
the by the Herald representative, is egulvale
vas 10 on acknowledgements that he had
= cepted the premiership. 1t Will be und
ON stood that Judge Gresham could not Ia
ed ON the subject until Mr. Cleveland had 4
pin nounced the same. Before leaving I
Gets house the reporter took occasion 70 81
nth Permit me to extend congratulate
!, upon your selection as premier under
lcll Cleveland administration. Judge Gresh;
ed pressed his visitors hand warmly, smi
yer pleasantly, hu, did not say word in rep
zen LAKEWOOD n. j., FcD. H.-Mr. Gle
IT, IL land officially announced the names
as, four members of his cabinet through
\ ~ United Press this evening. They are W
t'cT ter O. Gresham of Illinois secretary
State; John g. Carlisle Of kentucky, Sc,
tary of the Treasury; Daniels :, Lamont
New York Secretary Of War; Wilson
tNef Rissell Of iRitalo, Postmaster. general.
/; II, =. making this announcement MI. tltYeli
tlth said
ONE ',Tnere is no neei Of any mystery i'll
it"d gard 10 the cabinet, and it Is useless
lfch Speculate and indulge IN gucSswork
VII shall make no secret OF the matter,
HIS shall announce the names Of gentlGl
ihe selected to fill the positions as fast rs
VIZ rciyr their aCCcptauGeS and permission
=. make the matter public
N Io Mr. Cleveland would say nothing in
~ gard to the other positions Or the !
al4 who have been mentioned in connect
ltcN' with them. II is evident that Hukc SIN
iinoh Harrity, Herbert and others who i
iit w been mentioned are stlll under coiSid
! thS tion. conference, which will proba
ohea settle H0lse Smiths chances one wa
regs. Tie other, will b. held at Mr. Cleyeluj
Office in New York some day this week
Mr.. Cleveland had social visit /
inter-. Mr.. Cadwaladcr Of Piiladelph!a, to,
\ the This is MIR. CadwalIders second visit
u I'M, side Of a week. He is supposed TO hay
AFs IN INTEREST," the selection Of Il PhiladelPh
i,peF- whose name he carefully guards from
lpcu- public.
matte senator John Martin Of Kansas and
" ~ $. J. Nceey Of the same state had q
waited talk With Mr. Cleveland to-day. They
i'll u strong claim for q representatiu
The cabinet from Kansas. Senator NJ:
urged the selection of Ex-Governor u
tank, and left Lakewood in n happy iran
lndhy mind as 10 thr CHANCES of his canil
, ir.; lie said that Mr. Cleveland told him
lonas Judge Gresham had not been scleett
lrre:t; tcnln0rArilv ill the place Of SccrctaI
bein- State untii Minister Il. !. Phelps lin
with the lichrng sea controversy, bu
been selected for good,
'". NEW YORK GETS TWO MEMBERS.
III nl9 it " The selection OF Atrssrs. Lamont
a nit'p Bisscll gives New York two places il
tTba cabinet. The appointments from
yotch. York are to be regarded more as per-
,nI,sps than as political.
louSeS lii forming his determination to 70
the cabinet, Mr. Bissell undoubtedly
piled with Il most cordial and eafae
: .:. quest from his old partner amt fl
~ the H. ~ i,,r rso,st sarr,cas
,. nsa.te Wilson shannon Rissell was boz
,tltVt9t %nS IOnHoIl Oneida county on ID