New-York tribune., 1896-11-30
CABINET POSSIBILITIES.
MEN WHOSE VISITS TO CANTON MAY BE
OF SIGNIFICANCE.

IONG-MR HANNA AND SENATOR sHER-
MAN-11iE soUTHs CLAIMS.
Canton. Nov. 30 (specaD-Mr Hanna ex-
Governor Merriam Of Minnesota. ex-Onted
States Senator Washburn. Of the same State.
and two or three other Cabinet POSSIBLE
ties visited Major Mckinley last week but
1t cannot be confidently asserted that TN"
President elect has fairly settled himself
to the work OF selecting his cabinet ne
has not chosen either his Secretary OF State or
his Secretary of the Treasury ana II may pe
set down as an indisputable fact that until these
two places are filed the other portfolios VIII not
be rendered in more than tentative way 10 'he
persons who may be destined To receive them.
There will be a good many visitors to Canton
before the end Of til, year. Among the men of
wide reputation who are likely TO call upon the
President elect in the next month or six weeks
are Senator'S Allison Thurston. Cullom' quay
| Congressman Cannon. Of Illinois: Senator Bur
! rows of Michigan and a score OF others equally
prominent
A New-York man who was here to-day ana
seems to be on good terms at present with MT
/ Platt Is authority for the statement that Major
! Mckinley will receive a call from him petore
many weeks have elapsed The Information IL
| that Mr. Platt desires to come to an understand
| ing with Major Mckinley before he Is elected 10
the Senate and he expects to visit Canton Tor
the purpose Of discussing the relations which are
! 10 exist between the newly elected Senator from
New-York and the next President Of the United
| States. Mr.. Patt's visit to Canton VIII set IN
| motion n lively gale OF gossip. 1t Is not sup
posed that he is coming TO Canton TO talk III
vague terms about personal peace or party har-
| mony There Will be no sentiment in Mr. Platts
| visit. If he comes to Canton 1t VIII be because
! I'm one way or another he has friends TO re-
ward or enemies to punish. II is not likely that
! Mr. Platt will come to ask fair treatment at the
! hands Of the President-elect. because every one
| In the party will receive that, for Major Mchin-
ley is essentially just and generous man Not
withstandlng the unprovoked. unjust and btter
assaults which Mr.. Platt saw fit to make upon
! Major Mckinley last spring. he is sure TO he
| treated with personal courtesy and political flr-
ness It is said that Mr. Platt does not expect
/ to ask for a considerable share Of the Federal
! patronage for his own friends. hut that he
wishes to prevent the appointment n certain
Republicans who have been conspicuous in their
! opposition to HIM and his machine
MIR. HANNA STILL UNDECIDED.
II was thought by many persons that Mr.
| Uanna's visit to Canton last week meant that
he had come TO some decision respecting the
| Cabinet and that his purpose would be made
| known within p few days. Mr.. Hanna Is evil
dcrttly still undecided to what course he ought
! 10 pursue. No one doubts that Major Mckinley
| desires to have him in the Cabinet. but there
/ seems To he no reason for assuming that Mr..
| Hanna desires to be Secretary Of the Treasury
! The opinion prevails to-day that there may be a
| departure from the usual practice OF recent Re
publican residents III the matter of choosing
Secretary Of the Treasury from the West
tolk ahnftf
resentative Nelson Dngley. jr. OF Maine. In con-
| nection with this important portfolio. Major
! Mckinley has been acquainted with Mr.. Dingley
| for more than a decade and has been his COL
| laborator upon many important public meas
| IRE He knows him thoroughly we'll, and both
respects and likes him. Mr.. Dingey possesses
an uncommonly large fund Of useful informa-
ton and is admirably informed upon all ques-
tions which likely to be brought to the OFF,
cial notice Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
! within the next four years. There has been no
one suggested for this position. with the pos
sible exception Of Senator Allison. who has
greater familiarity with the Governments
sources Of income and expenditure and with the
money question as a science than MI. Dlngley
He is n studous painstaking profound man.
whose integrit; is above suspicion and whose
sense Of honor is of the highest His selection.
|
TO the country and a source Of gratfcation. in
q marty sense 10 the Republicans of New Eng
! land.
The gossip connecting the name OF senator
Sherman with the office of Secretary of the
Treasury or Secretary Of State. which Is per
sistently put forth from Cleveland. seems to he
absolutely without foundation. Senator Sher-
man is now a formally announced candidate for
reelection to the Senate Of the United States,
and he has taken occasion within the last few
DAYS 10 say again that he has no desire what
soever to be- I'm the Cabinet and could not accept
2 port folio II one were rendered him. The name
Of Senator Sherman may be safely eliminated
from further consideration In connection with
the Cabinet There Will be. Of course. mention
made Of him from time to time. on account OF his
great experience and unquestioned fitness for
almost any public position, but it may he taken
/ for granted that he has chosen his course and
means 70 concentrate all his effort upon the work
or procurng a reelection to the Senate OF the
United States Mr.. Hanna would doubtless like
10 go to the United States Senate, but unless
present conditions change he can only do so by
contesting Mr. Sherman's seat.
THE SOUTH IN THE CABINET
There Will be a revival OF gossip about the
recognition Of the South in Major McKinley's
Cabinet within a short time A few names from
that section have been canvassed with reference
TO the availability Of their possessors for Cabinet
positIons Henry Clay Evans. Of Tennessee. has
been more frequently and emphatically men
toned than any one else in the South. and so far
az the newspapers have to do with the making
OF the Cabinet he is still In the lead. Kentucky
will have no candidate and does not expect a
Cabinet position. West Virginia is not likely to
be- recognized unless y. b. Scott National Com
utteeman or Nathan Goh exSecretary OF the
/ Navy should be selected Mr. Goff. who is now
n United States Judge is a man for whom Major
Mckinley has great respect liking and admirat