The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-14
WILL CARLISLE RBSIGN?
Speculation as TO His Retirement from 'he
CabiIet.

WASHINGTON. u. c., Nov l5'-Ihe
Star this evening says:
the current speculation about MT
carlisle and the Cabinet is not the frst
lime that rumOr has suggested the prop
able early retirement OF me NGnluchS
statesman from the Treasury DePdIt- par,
ment Twice before this a chahSS mas
been predicted, and yet nothing IolioWed
that seemed TO justify even the StdIuns
of sucn a report. Will the present rumOf
prove 10 be as groundless! - .,t.
Two things are assumed III an lhls
tank. one is that Mr.. Carlisle is very
much dissatisfied. and would be siad
enough to lay down the treasury port
folio, and the other Is that @ ue mas c1rds o,iy
Instantly TO be shutlled and new ana
satisfactory hand dealt him. ,.-.- =.
Well Informed politicians hesitate 70
express themselves on the frst PROPOSE
lion for lack of information' Nobody
seems TO be in Mr. Carlisle's confidence
10 that extent The Secretary Is sald
10 be the kind of man who Keeps ms
greatest dscomiitures to himself. lie
may regret having left the Senate. Many
of his friends believe that he does. Many
Of fis friends predicted that he would.
some of them tried to prevent the step.
and pointed out to him the difference
between seat In body Wnere ms
leadership OH economic queSlohs was
assured. and seat In the Caplhet, "heiS S
matters at least would be AT FISK. ana
where. In case the administration faied
10 score, he would have TO share In what
ever losses OF prestige might be sustain
ed. But these men were fnally won
over. and Mr. Carlisle was himself; by
arguments which made the hentucklan
conspicuously the man for the post.
MIR. Cleveland urged acceptance, ana
was supported in his appeals by Demo
cratic leaders in every section or the
country. This view of the case repre-
sents Mr.. Carlisle as having practically
been drafted for the Cabinet, and those
who entertain II sympathize with the
Secretary ali the more deeply in whatever
embarrassments and annoyances his pres
ent Office may have brought him
Mr.. Carlisle's chances for return 10
the Senate narrows down TO the contest
on the cards for January 1896, when SEN
ator Blackburn's successor Will be chosen.
That viii be an interesting race, the
Kentuckians declare. The Legislature
that will perform this function will be
elected next year. There are already en-
tries enough TO insure stirring time.
senator Blackburn aspires TO succeed him
self and ig conceded 10 be very strong
nan. Governor Brown, me most bril-
liant man In the Commonwealth, wants TO
come Ex-Governor Buckner, very popu-
lar with the ex-confederates, many of
wnom re led In battle. has his flag up.
and, II is predicted, will have large
Following Then there are Congressman
stone. Ellis, McCreery and others, not
ont OF the calculation, In case the leaders
destroy one another and a compromise
man becomes necessity. 30 taT mere me
has been no hint that MI |arHsie Ia inc
ly 80 enter this race. -,
What the effect would be II he should
enter Is necessarily a matter OF eon1ec-
tnre. Those who are friendly TO the men
in the race as the list now STANDS adnll,
that Mr. Carlisle is still greatly admired
at home. According 20 this report the
Secretary has lost no ground among ms
oil constituents because OF his course IN
tie Treasury Department Eastern eriti-
clsm has rather strengthened him in the
Blre Grass country whore Wall street rs
as much suspected and detested as IN the
m IRE extreme South. ii Is regarded as
not unlikely, therefore, that, In the event
OF a collision between the active leaders
IN the contest "A year hence. and or Black
burn. Brown and Buckner making a Sc
lection from among them im"osible, the
Legislature. rather than turn TO the regu-
lar compromise list. might turn TO Mr.
Carlisle because OF his intellectual emil
nence and put the commission into his
hands However this applies TO a
situation 50 far In the future II does not
involve In the slightest the keeping or CIV
ing I'd ty Mr.. Carlisle at this time OF the
commission he now holds.