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Mr.. Brice Is Positive He Will Be rendered O
Place. but. with Others. lie Thinks the
Jurist Will Go on the Supreme Bench.
Panama Steal in the United States Scent
ed by Representative Fellows.
Conduct of Pension Bureau Employees Sharply
Criticised by Mr.. Ainsworth-Poor Show
for the Anti Option Bill.
GRESHAM CABINET TALK

What Democratic Senators Say About the
Future OF the Federal Judge
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20-A report was cir
culated on the Democratic side of the Sem
ate to-day that President-elect Cleveland
had rendered Judge Walter @. Gresham
portfolio in the new Cabinet. and that he
had concluded to accept. There could be
found little direct information upon the
subject. such Senators as Carlisle, McPhcr-
son. Palmer and Gray. who are supposed to
get their information direct from Cleve-
land. refusing to talk on the subject for
publication. All of them stated. however.
that il was not altogether improbable that
Judge Gresham would be member
of the next Cabinet. Senator Brice. of Ohio.
who is an intimate friend Of Senator Car
Isle. and said to have "pipe-line" into
Mr.. Cleveland's kitchen through Senator
Carlisle, said to a Senator In reply TO the
direct question whether he believed Judge
Gresham will be in Mr. Cleveland's cabi-
net IL do not know whether Judge Gresh-
am will be in Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet; but
1 do know that / have it from reliable
sources, closely connected with Mr.. Cleve-
land, that he will be rendered O place in
the Cabinet"
lis it your individual opinion that he
will acceptF
NO." said Senator Brice. Il do not be.
-lieve that he will accept. 1 should add.
however, that have no information upon
this point from Judge Gresham him
self. The Judge may 60 upon tho
bench of the Supreme Court Of
the United States if he does not
60 into the Cabinet. And yet he may 60
into the Cabinet and also upon the Supreme
Bench" And the shrewd Senator from
Ohio and New York smiled knowing
smile.
One of the most prominent Republican
members of the Senate committee on Judi
ciary. really the most active member of it,
said to your correspondent. in the course
of conversation upon the subject Of
Gresham and the Cabinet: cit is my opin-
Ion that Gresham will not accept place
in the Cabinet, although / hope he
may. / cannot see anything compro-
missing in his accepting. Gresham sup
ported Mr.. Cleveland most cordially
and openly. and without any understand
ing with Mr.. Cleveland. Should be 60 into
the Cabinet it would not necessarily indi-
cate that there was an understanding
between the two men before the election.
In fact, we ell know that neither would
enter into any such arrangement. lt
would not be inconsistent for Gresham to
become member of President Cleveland's
Cabinet. Both men now stand upon the
same platform. and Mr.. Cleveland is going
to organize his Cabinet TO suit himself.
You may be sure he will select some of his
personal friends"
Turning TO another branch of the sub
ject, the Senator said and in doing SO evil
denced some INSIDE information: 1T is
my opinion that if Judge Gresham does
not 60 into Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet he will,
before many months. be on the Supreme
Bench here. Mr.. Cleveland will have three
places on that bench 10 fill soon. Blatch-
ford and Field will retire soon on account
of age. We will, by special act, doubtless
retire Justice Lamar early in the next ses-
siOr cf Congress Every body knows that
Justice Lamar Is incapacitated by i'll
health. He has reached the age for retire.
ment. but has not been in the service ten
years. as required by law. Lamar rs old
and poor. and we are going to pension him
by retiring him by special act of Congress.
IL Gresham Is not in the Cabinet, he will
suspect take Lamsr's place.