Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-03

Gossip SIN Active .. % Who win Ne Mr.
Mlndoru,s Successor.

Ntnooms succc~sor-
The gossip about the succession in the Treas
ury Department has not been diminished al all
by the Presidents request 10 Congress for au-
thcrisy 10 extend the time for making a tem-
porary appointment from ten 20 thirty days
This only goes TO confirm the general opinion.
as already outlined In THr srAH. that the Pres
ident finds himself now confronted with most
difficult task, and that he fully appreciates the
fact
Daring the last day or two large number Of
possible candidates for the treasury portfolio
have come in sight the most prominent OF
whom are Gen. Aleer OF Michigan. Judge
Gresham and John {. New Of Indiana ana Cor
nelius y. Bliss Of New York. The general drift
Of the gossip. however. IL still toward the
names mentioned earlier. and with q special
leaning an favor Of Mai. Mckinley, ex-lsoy
Foster aud Congressman Cannon.
TIE VOICE or rHE SILVER NEx
The difficulty Of filing the vacant Secretary
ship Is made greater than ever just now by the
positive attitude Of the free coinage advocates.
They are beginning 20 be heard from al over
the west on this subject They are making
emphatic declarations that the President must
appoint some maa who IL friendly 90 silver this
time or they will know the reason whv The
eastern gold bus" interest and the Wall street
capitalists. they ssy. have dictated the financial
policy Of the government long enough. and
now. when the country has just signided
through Congress its wishes Ia regard 10 the
free coinage Of silver. the opportunity has un-
eNpectedly come Ia the President 90 execute
The popular will. They are becoming VERY ear
mes; IN their claims and il IL certain that within
aiew DAYS the President will receive many formal
and Formidable appeals from the silver strong
holds OF the country.
On the other hand strong influences are being
eNerted from New York. Boston. Philadelphia
and other eastern business centers IN favor Of
he appointments OF n conservative fnsncier
and the cOntin aance of the present and CUSTOM
AIRY fiscal policy Of the government. The Presi-
dent, !: IL understood. appreciates the gravity
OF the situation and IL studying IL carefully and
closely.
As TO Mr.. PROCTOR.
II is not improbable that Secretary Proctor
will be transferred from the War Department
TO the Treasury Department and that a new
Secretary Of War will be appointed. IL was the
Presidents desire az first that Mr.
Mdrich should be Secretary Of
dom. but for political reasons Il /.
no: regarded desirable that Mr.. Aldrich should
leave the Senate at this time His second
choice would have been Mr. Mckinley. in all
probability, but the Ohio Congressman will not
accept the position as long as he secs any
prospect Of being the republican nomi-
nee for governor of the state Of Ohio
There is said 20 be another reason why
Mr.. Mckinley is not available. His ambition,
as every one knows. is TO be President Of the
United States. aud IL is said that Mr.. Harrison
| forsces circumstances under which il would be
/ desirable for him to retire from the field and
press Mckinleys claims. IL IL should turn out
that MIR. Harrison should deem IL advisable
not to try for a second term, both he
and Mr.. Blaine. il is said. would like
TO hold the organization of the party in their
own hands and name the candidate. Under
these circumstances il il believed that Mr.. Nc
kinley would be the most available candidate
for them 20 unite their forces on. and gov
ernor Of Ohio il would be much easier for him
10 get the nomination than il would be IL he
were Secretary of the Treasury, whereby his
/ policy being declared he would be apt 10 ex-
cite antagonism.
Cndcr no circumstances will the President
take the Secretary Of the Treasury from New
York. and there are said To be reasons which
would induce him TO reject the name Of John
{. New of Indiana Secretary Proctor has.
/ during the cabinet councils. shown himself to
be n good financier and his advice ON this sub
ject Is slid to have been of service both 20 the
Secretary of the Treasury and % the President.
The President regards him emineutly qnali-
fed 20 usko up tine work let fall from the DYING
hands of Mr.. Window.
In case this transfer Is made IL is believed
that either Mr.. clarkson or Ex-Governor Foster
will be appointed Secretary of War. GARRISON
probably has the best chance of appointment.