The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-08

was somewhat OF surprise and he had
not been placed by the Gossips on the
list # the gentlemen likely 10 be chosen
for the ofIll 2
The announcement late this afternoon
OF the transfer OF Attorney General o.
ney 20 the head OF the state department
created no surprise here. as it has been
well understood that Mr.. Olney would
succeed ID the first place IN the cabinet
made vacan- hy the death Of Secretary
Gresham. II Is probable that tomorrow
Mr.. Olney Will take the oath as the head
OF the state department The president
az one time contemplated other changes
in his Cabiue. and a rearrangement Of
several p0rtfolics. and in this connection
consideration was given 10 the transfer
OF Secretay Smith 10 the department OF
justice, but this and other transfers were
finally abandoned. and the president con
cluded that the simplest plan would be
merely 10 III tae vacancy "a Ised ny Mr..
Olney's promotion.
The appointment Of Judge Judson Har-
mon. OF Cincinnati. as attorney general
came In the nature OF a surprise. His
name had not even been canyassed
as among the probabilities. There IS the
best authority for the statement that the
president had several men under consi1-
Grafton, and that the portfolio OF Justice
might have been had BY James c. Carer
OF New York. who was counsel for <he
government in the Beriug sea tribunal
and the income tax cases. or by Fred-
erfsk r. Coudert, OF New York. had they
been disposed 70 accept. Secretary Car
Isle knew Judge Harmon personally. and
admired and respected his ability. II was
he, probably. who first presented his
name 70 President Cleveland. Ex-G0v
Campbell. OF Ohio. a close friend q Judge
Harmon. also warmly supported him, and
the president also secured from ex-Goy
Hoad,y of Ohio who IS now living n
New York and whose Law partner Mr.
Harmon WAS. most favorable reports as
- his ability and standing. After car
vassinz The situation thor0ughly. the
president offered the portfolio 70 Judge
Harmon BY wire this afternoon. and i'm
neaiateIy upon receiving "a favorable re-
ply announced the appointments.
Secretaries Smith and Herbert dIi rot
attend the cabinet meeting today NJ
Smith was in Georgia and Nj Herbert had
not returned from Annapolis. Attorney
General OIney spent twenty minutes in
thu presidents private Office before the
cabinet meeting. Secretary Lamont Who
has been IN New York. has returned %
Washington city ana II IS believed that
he had a good deal Of cabinet information
ia his possession as II was understood "a
had consulted with the New York friends
~ the president. lie had a consultation
with the president soon after his return
to Washington City. Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson hurried from The south in
order 70 be present AZ the meeting as i
was quite possible this would he The }sst
meeting % he held before the president
went away for the summer II u general
Is understood that Il all pressing business
can - disposed ~ the president UiI Iaave
hero early nex- week
Cincinnati, June When re appoint
rnenc os Judge Judson Harmon beam
known he~e th.s afternoon atto~~av=
f~orl -He courts and their of5-eS rushed
- tre offf~e of Harmon. Colsfo-e Gold
smith G Hoa fiv 20 0o0gra -1llatA +ha ~evv
attorney general ana ask for q Ea.e -
a farewell dinner from -hN bar T.sra
Harmon sata - received a l-r-e- f-7-7
President Cleveland tcssy ana -
piled - f. hy wire H@ Aa4 70 k~,vv'-
e4rs - his aQ77'~tueut 'iu 73-.ses -v
-rs Associated Press rTe wa1- - CO.
fu-,- BUS tonight or business. and ioaz m.
know When 1s VIII 50 % Washington
Cltv
Columbus n june 7-Jrsra Harmon
,he rew attorney Eere-al..t - II -he 49,
tonight WITH ex-5nv- ForaSe- a15 Tusr.
Warrington. ~ Cf~~In-a-i
"Tf any ora Rad tci3 rs YES. sr-fsy'- -
SatS "that 7 was - ts ITO '-tef -0 q
cabinet r7S'.t70 wo1lf have -aorz-- rA
waz taking "hrouEA his haf' tn las.
time saw Pres GENT Cleretz-z vaS in
Columbus e.. re tius % -hs Thar--7l r
ha-qlet- >lx years aro Tile morning
received a iet-r- f-oo him asking rn- =
Mould ascent rfe ~~Ns,ti0~ As siE -,-
~a~t - reply wf-1out consulting r-v AK
-ss---r~ judge Cois.o-e. NO = - New
y.,-E f-rreaf5fa+e1v -eseE~a -rs,7 as-~
ana occurring Ntz consent a. . c.-s,--
? -e,er~arhef Pres fe-- C-s-aNs-t tAa-
w7u1s a~~@r. Z rsve -0' received re
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