The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-06
oLNEY SEEMS TO BE LEADING.
THE VACANT SEAT NOT TENDEREu
To HIM YET, HOWEVER.

Most of the Gossips Now Specializing
n TO Who VIII Succeed Him as At
tOrncy notwithstanding Hoke
smith Anxious to lie Transferred
to the Law Departmental DeIier
That the President Wants "A New
York Man.
Washington, June 5-President Cleve-
land appears TO be following his usual
course in dealing with the cabinet va
cancy. Whenever he has an appointment
to make he generally permits the gossips
and spectators to proceed unmolestei
with their representations and in that
way he manages to get an idea how cers
tain names win be received by the coun-
try at large.
Tonight all the cabinet gossip centera
around the office OF Attorney General.
for II seems to be generally conceded
that Attorney General Olney is slated for
the department OF state. The latter, how-
ever, created considerable CONSERVATION
among the cabinet makers" by stating
to a personal friend this evening that he
mad not been formally rendered the of.
deny that he may eventually be trans
ferred and he does not attempt to coa-
ceal the fact that such a transfer would
meet his approval He Is naturally rati-
cent In discussing executive business, but
those who talked with him to-day were
impressed with the idea that he will be-
the successor Of the late Secretary Grcs-
ham.
Tonight the report that Postmaster Gems
eral Wilson Is 10 be transferred from the
postofiice department to the department Of
Justice. Is received with considerable vigor
| by the friends of the West Virginian. but
the fact that he has never been regarded
as lawyer above the ability Of the aver4
age congressional lawyer, Is cited 10 dis
credit the report.
The New York colony are insisting that
the President is anxious to have New
York lawyer In the Attorney Generald
| office, and they further intimate that Sec
retary Lamont while in New York will
give some thought 10 the subject, and con-
fer with some OF the friends Of the Presi-
dent there as to the wisdom OF such
course. II Is contended that the President
now has an opportunity to strengthen his
cabinet politically, which. with the ex-
| ception Of Secretary Lamont, Is considered
weak in this direction.
Secretary Hoke Smith has not aban-
| doned the desire to be transferred TO the
1
TO his friends that his ambition Is 20 be-
come famous, If possible. In the practice
| OF the law.
The heaviest pressure brought to bear
| upon the President comes from the demo-
Gratis OF the west. The democrats of IL
| linois, who have been quite successful in
| the past in having their wishes granted
under the present administration, are urg-
| ing the selection Of a western man for the
| attorney gcneralship, from purely polit-
| ical standpoint. They have made the
wires between Washington and Chicago
hot during the past twenty-four hours with
appeals for the selection Of Thomas Mo-
ran. the leading Irish-American lawyer
| OF Chicago.
BY the Southern Associated Press
Washington, June THE President has
| given no indication as to when he Will
announce the changes IN his official family
| and II IS said that granted he has deter-
| mined on what changes are to be made.
ne win not make the announcements for
some little time, out OF respect 10 tho
| memory of Secretary Gresham. The name
| Of Judge Moran OF Chicago, which has
| been added TO the list of possibilities for
| the office of Attorney General seems to
| have this basis of possibility behind it.
j. w. Doane Of Chicago, a prominenr
| banker and vice president Of the Pull
man Palace Car Company. has been I'M
| Washington several days. and is known
| TO be a strong admirer of Air. Moran. Mr.
| Doane was an intimate friend Of Scores
| tary Gresham and accompanied the Pres
ident and the cabinet to Chicago on the
| Gresham funeral train.
There have been some suggest tions that
| Acting Secretary Uhl Of the state depart-
| ment, with whom the President was
brought into close relations during the
! illness OF Mr.. Gresham, and who took
| Mr.. Greshams place at the cabinet coun-
| ellis during his Illness, may receive pro-
motion to cabinet office.
MIR. Uhl was leading member Of tha
| Michigan bar before his selection as as
sistant secretary Of State He is a warm
| friend OF Don NJ. Dickinson.