New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-13
CANDIDATES FOR THE VACANT OFFICE.
SECRETARY NOBLE DENIES SOME SILLY GOSSIP
-MIssTATEAIENrs CORRECTED BY
MR.. hALFORD.
[GEYERAL PRESS DIsPArcH.l


Washington, sept. I2.-GOssip 10 Commissions
Tanners successor Is now engaging attention. To-day
ex Congressman William Warner, Of Missouri. ex-
Commander in Chief Of the G. a. r., Is believed most
likely TO be appointed He IS said 20 have left Kan
City in response to elegraphic summons 10 meet
the Secretary of the Interior Other candidates are
those named last night: Ex Pension Agent Poole, OF
syracuse. n. Y. General Charles +. Brown, Of Gin.
clnnati, and General Powell. Of Illinois The impress
sion of yesterday that Corporal Tanner would be pro-
vided for I'm way by the Administration sttli
prevails but Just where cannot be learned IT, indeed 10
has been decided. 1t is said today that General
Ager did not telegraph to the Commissioner advising
or urging him not TO resign. If he expressed any
view at all upon the matter it verbally and TO
third party. Governor Foraker's position is also said
to have been msrepresented by yesterdays reports.
Todays information the subject is 10 the effect that
he not only did not advise not to resign, but
gave him advice directly TO the contrary.
Secretary Noble TO saying anything on
the subject for publication. lie did say, however.
that aside from the official correspondence In the case
President Harrison had written letter to the Com.
missioner, conveying in cordial terms his esteem for
Mr.. Tanner And am glad he did So too continued
secretary Noble Reference being made TO the pub
lished statements of unfrtendly feeling between
the Secretary and the Commissioner, General Noble
said that there had been break in his personal rels
tons with Mr. Tanner, and that there was nothing
personal in the causes which lei the severance OF
their official relations. The Secretary said that It WAS
entirely due to difference of opinion In regard TO
matters Of official administration
The Secretary called attention to letter received this
morning from Secretary Tracy, In which the latter stated
that he would be occupied all day, aud that he de-
sired Secretary Noble 10 contradict the report OF the
interview which is said to have taken place al tA
White House. Secretary Noble said that the story u
a wrangle between himself and secretary Tracy was
made out Of whole CLOTH and was true ne'ther 70
word nor thought. lie added mat the same e9riIa
relations existed between himself and secretary Tracy
between the other members OF the cabinet.
Speaking about the Tanner ease to-day frlvAs
Secretary HalfOrd said You know the President
Is a believer In much talk, and don't Ike 10 say
anything about the Pension 0ifce but there are
nisstaemcpts that ought 10 be correc Ted. No
issue made by Secretary Noble 20 the Press-
dent as to whether he Mr.. Tanner should CO.
tion about the matter and there was no Disagree
ment whatever among the members much less any ea.
change OF incivilitics. The President had several
times during the Summer made suggestions to Mr..
Tanner which he hoped would nave good eject as
he feels very kindly toward him personally. Tho
question not al all I'm the Presidents mind whether
one OF two persons should go.'
A gentleman who had "A conversation with Prcsi-
dent Harr upon the subject that the vacancy
created by mmssiOner Tanners resignation viii
De filed in haste; that some time may elapse before q
successor Is announced In the meant me Mr.. Tanner
may take leave OF absence. Another office to which
Deeds for the District OF Columbia OF the most
lucrative I'm ths gf of the President.
Commissioner Tanner so far has made no plans
for rhe future lie viii continue 10 hye In the
of the house In Georgetown which he now occupies,
and IL is fitted up with furniture which be brought
from his home I'm Brooklyn.