The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-05
WOULD EIEINS ACCEPT
The Treasury Portfolio If Ten
dered Him, is a Question.
SECRETARY OF WAR PROCTOR
May be Called to- tho Chair and
Elkins Given That Department.
aIcKlnlcy's Friends Opposed
to tho Use of His Name.

Special Dispdkeh 10 he IHlCLItQeReer.
WASHINGTON, D. @. Feb. 4-Tht
movement in favor of Hon. s. B. Elkinl
for Cabinet portfolio is assuming for
midable proportions. OF course, nothing
can be predicted IS to tie Presidents
action. but it goes without saying that
Mr.. Elkins is o persona grdta with him, as
stated in these dispatchealast night. Mr..
Etkins's attitude so far as the Treasury
Is concerned, is entirely uncertain in
fact 1t can bs said that he would be very
much averse to giving up his time and
liberty to any such extent as would be
necessary in case he became Secretary OF
the Treasury, bnt there is another con-
tingency. He would not be averse to
accepting one Of the portfolios involving
tess work and, should transfer be made
from one OF the Cabinet Offices already
filed to the Treasury, Elkins would be
urged Us proper for the vacancy by an
almost irresistible following. Such
contingency is probable.
The consensus OF opinion tonight is
that Secretary OF War, Proctor, will be
transferred to the Treasury, thus leaving
the War open for Elkins. AS suggested,
It would be shrewd political move.
Proctor represents the best element OF
the conservative eastern financial policy.
He was close adviser OF both the Pfasi-
dent and the late Secretary ia this re.
spec.. The same is to be said OF EIking,
while at the same time he stands for
progressive western thought. The latter
especially would strengthen the admin.
istration politically both east and west.
Taken all In all better solution OF the
difficulty could not be reached.
In the Republican circles OF Ohio,
here, the impression is gaining ground
that Representative Mckinley will not
be Secretary OF the Treasury. To-day
large number Of messages by mail, wire
aud tongue we're received by Major Nc.
Kinley from Republican leaders in Ohio
him not to relinquish his in.
tention Of becoming the candidate for
Governor this year and impreasing him
with the necessity OF the use OF his
name for that office in order to give the
Republican ticket snccess. Quite all OF
the colleagues OF Major Mckinley in the
House have advised him against enter
tanning any idea OF going into the Treas
ury Department.
They urge upon him the great neces
sity OF heading the Ohio ticket. The
President will certainly not ask Major
to fiIl the vacancy In the
Department il he considers
that the pasty's interests in Ohio would
be seriously jeopardized by some other
man heading the ticket. Nonew names
have, during the past twenty.four hours,
been seriously mentioned in connection
with the Treasury vacancy.
The name OF Senator Aldrich, OF Rhode
leland, has received so much favorable
at the hands Of the public,
that number OF propositions have been
made TO overcome the political barrier in
the way OF his appointment. The Leg
islaLute and the Governor Of Rhode
Ialand are Democratic, so, however tit
the Senator might be for the position
and how much the President might
consider the desirability OF the selection
at this time, there appears no practical
way OF overcoming the fact that to take
Senator Aldrich from the Senate would
lead to Democratic gain in the Senate.