New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-29

SPECULATION ALREADY ACTIVE AS TO
THE PRESIDENTS PROBABLE CHOICE.
AMBASSADORS BAyARD AND TrsTls. SENATOR
GRAY. SECRETARY WHITNEY. Don n
DIcKIXsoH AND MIR. TIL. AMONG
THE POSSIBILITIES.
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Washington, May 2.-Although President 'ieve-
land has thirty days yc; In which to choose new
Secretary of State. speculation Is already active
about the succession 10 the vacant ''premiershp
OF the Administration. Nearly two years OF ser
vice in the Cabinet remain for the successful
aspirant. and on the management OF the country :
foreign relations during that period Will depend IN
an appreciable measure the ultimate verdict which
will be passed by history on Mr.. Ceveands second
Presidential term. Up 10 the present time the ior-
egn policy OF the Administration has been ad-
mittedly a signal failure. weakening the CONFIDENCE
Of the public in the capacity OF the party In power
10 govern the country perhaps more fatally than
even its costly and disastrous laundering with the
National finances Whether Mr.. Cleveland can or
Will, by a change In advisers and In policy, do
something TO redeem tie luckiess record Of the last
two years is. OF course. the absorbing topic OF
political speculation among both his critics and
apologsts
Perhaps half dozen names have so far been
suggested for the vacant position in the Cabinet.
among them Mr.. Uhl the First Assistant Secretary
OF State: Ambassador Bayard Ambassador Eus'is.
Senator Gray. OF Michigan; Don NJ. Dickin-
son. Of Michigan. and OK Secretary William G.
Whitney. OF NewYork. II. az Is not improbable.
the President is disposed to adhere with his usual
pertinacity to the theory that the general verdict
on ,he 81 ms ali LOS
Pestilental deluson. the appointment OF one Of the
Tour nrst HameL must DE cOHhlutitJ most lktiN
proved himself capable ami eihcien, Under Secrc-
Department with the ability and Judgmen, necrs-
sary 10 conduct the affairs o, the Department on
tion for the place would BRING to the Adminisira.
Ton no 2, aqdor.i p1t%' sresn or as mr. uh
owes his present appointment solely to the personal
as no care al pG for Nj the h
powerful influence Will Undoubtedly be exerted 10
The transfer Of Ambassador Hayard from Lon
don to the head Of the state Departmen' would.
at PATTY ber the Esi sn1 Sonh yet It
lands fortunes Mr.. BayaTds wel-knOwn sub
servlency TO foreign, especially 10 English. opinion
,Say units him. in the PoG"at jnasTen' TO snaps
in the State Department proved far from success
ful and the President VIII naturally BE- rciuctan to
matte problems which the Administrations policy
has so OF c gen t. wr'SM Sa apparently
be equally impolitc. As the chief defender IN the
Senate OF the administrations Hawaiian pro-
gramme. his extreme cuckooism outran the patience
even Of his political associates. and ne was
him In his plea for the unconditional restoration of
Queen J.lliuokalan Besides. the appointment OF
cratic ranks In the Senate which might be filled by
the election Of Republican -. v,.,.
ney supposed to represent the more American
feeling in the Democratic party; and the appoint
would be accepted as an indication OF the Presi,
dents desire 10 abandon his present discrcdtei
otc diplomatic programme. Mr.. Eustis Is practi-
csIlv out OF politics In Louisiana, and could not give
much aid In the movement. evidently already aoot.
10 capture fourth Presidential nomination for MI.
CIeveiand Either Mr.. Dickinson or Mr.. Whitney
by going into the Cabinet could give the third term
boom a sensible impetus. and II M CLEVELAND
"a disposed TO make a choice from political con-
slderafons alone the selection OF Of these ex-
Cabinet officers for the vacant post seems most
Obvious and most desirable
a good deal OF light will certainly be thrown on
Mr. 'Cieveands political plans through the re-
n o, nization OF the Cabinet made necessary by
NJ Gresham's unexpected death.