Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-22

this reason many Of the fifty applicants
before mentioned, while entirely suitable
on the surface, would not stand the mi
croscopic test which they must undergo.
For instance, there are a number of men
who would like to be Secretary Of the
Treasury. but to be eligible nearly every
one Of them would have to make n com
plete change in his business affairs to
meet a provision in the United States Re
vlsed Statutes. This is section 2iS and it
reads follow:
mo person appointed to the Office of Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall
directly or indirectly, be concerned or in
terested in carrying on the business of
trade or commerce. or be owner in whole
or in part of any sea vessel or purchase
by himself, or another in trust for him,
any public land or other public property.
or be concerned in the purchase or dis
posal of any public securities of any State
or of the United States"
AN OBSTACLE FOR BLISS.
The man most prominently mentioned
for this office, Cornelius y. Bliss. of New
A. II,
with immense business interests, and
should the place be rendered him and he
accept it he would in all probability be
compelled to curtail his commercial con-
nections extensively. He is the head of
large wholesale dry goods house, and
while this might not come within the inhi-
bition of the statute. he is also intimately
connected as stakeholder and director with
numerous banks and trust companies.
These latter relations he would be COM
PEELED to sever, probably AT great sacrifice
to his moneyed interests. for the honor OF
managing the finances of the nation at
$1,000 per year.
Restrictions Of a similar nature surround
all the other Cabinet portfolios, and the
instance just cited shows the amount of
personal probing which the President
elect must do before deciding upon any
appointment.
DEMOCRATIC HOPES SMALL.
There has been much talk here by me
arriving and departing visitors to tho Nc
Kinley home Of the possibility of a sound
money Democrat being placed IN the Cabi-
net in recognition Of the services of that
1
Democrats who are most often mentioned
are Bourko Cochran, of New Yor6, and
General Edward s. Bragg, OF Wisconsin.
AS only one appointment VIII go to New
York State, and as everything points 10
Mr.. Bliss, the chances of Nc. Cochran are
not considered reseate for the Attorney
Generalship. Eminent Republicans arc
after the Postmaster Generalship. the
Office linked with General Bragg's name.
and the opinion prevails tina. lao Democrat
will sit in the next Cabine+ no master
now valiant his services in behalf Of Mr..
Mckinley.
The list of applicants as it stands to-day
For Secretary of State-Ex- President
Harrison, of Indiana; Senator John SHEER
man, of Ohio; Colonel John Hay, of Ohio:
Senator c. X. Davis, of Minnesota; w. b.
Allison, of Iowa; II. c. Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts; Shelby NJ. Cullom. of Illinois;
Congressman Thomas p. Reed, Of Maine.
For Secretary of the Treaury-Cornelius
n. Bliss. of New York; Myron T. Herriclk.
Of Ohio; Nelson Dingley of Maine; ex-
Senator Thomas c. Plat. of New York.
For Secretary of War-General Russell
A. Alger, Of Michigan; II. II. Kohlsaat. Of
Illinois; General Horace c. Porter of New
York: Colonel Fred Dent Grant, Of New
York; eX-Congressman Charles F. Man
derso1. of Nebraska; Senator Redfeld
Proctor, of Vermont; General Charles r.
Grosvenor, of Ohio.
For Secretary Of the Navy-Congress-
man Charles A. Boutele, of Maine: sena-
tor Matthew Stanley Quay Of Pennsylva-
MIA.
For Secretary Of the Interior-Governor
Floyd Lowndes. of Maryland; Colonel A.
Z. Buck. of Georgia; J. \. Mitchell. Of Ore
gon; NJ. II. De Young. of California: Henry
c. Payne of Wisconsin; Ex-Governor VII
liam r. Merriam, of Minnesota; Charles |
w. Fairbanks, Of Indiana; ex-Congress- |
man r NJ. Toilette, Of Wisconsin
For Postmaster General-GeneraI II.
Clay Evans. Of Tennessee; Congressman
J. W. Babcock. Of Wisconsin; General E.
5. Bragg, Of Wisconsin; Senator Anthony
Higgins. of Delaware.
For Attorney General-Judge William
r. Day. of Ohio; Governor Bradley. of
Kentucky: Senator Thurston Of Ne
braska; Bourke Cochran, of New York:
D. B. Henderson, Of Iowa:
william Warner OF Missouri John c.
Gown, of Nebraska.
For Secretary Of Agriculture-Judge
Laurence, Of Ohio; Ex-Governor z. \.
Morrill,. Of Kansas; General Powell Clay
.on, of Arkansas.
No mention IS made Of Mask Hanna
n this list. as it IS genuinely believed that
le does not want a Cabinet place, although
lie may succeed John Sherman when the
alters Senatorial term expires. Mr..
olatt, it IS also believed has no real hope
Il securing a Cabinet Office, preferrlng to
succeed D. B. Hill as Senator from New
FORK
As Cabinet places have invariably
,roven antagonistic TO Presidential hopes.
t is not believed that Thomas z. Reed !