The morning times., 1896-11-13
IS WEDDED TO THE SENATE
Senator Allison Would Not
Go in the Cabinet.
HAS REFUSED MANY OFFERS
Little Bit of Secret History About
an Offer Made to Him by Gen.
HarrisOn-Some Gossip About the
Foreign Embassies Some Gentle
men who Would Go Abroad.

Senator Allison's connection with the
new Cabinet seems to be about the only
gossip there is going among the slate
makers Of the official family OF Major
Mex inley.
All tne Republican leaders now in the
city unanimously agree that Senator ALI
son is the very man to head the new
| Cabinet or take care OF its finances. Every
| one feels assured that the senior Senator
| from Iowa will have an invitation TO
| become one of the Presidents advisers
| and that his acceptance is the only thing
about which there is doubt.
In this connection an interesting bit
| of the secret history Of the founaton of
I the Cabinet eight years ago is made
| public. AT that time Gen. Harrison was
the Presidentelect. He wanted Senator
| Allison in his Cabinet and offered him
| the Treasury portfolio. Senator Allison
| declined. Gen. Harrison was not satisfied
| with one refusal but went after the Sen
| ator number of times, but on each oc-
| casion the senator remained firm in his
| refusal. 1t is said that then Gen. Har-
| rison wrote to him, saying:
You will he Responsible for any fail
urethe Harrison administration niaymake. y
TOO FOND OF THE SENATE
Old friends of the Senator who know
| about the repeated efforts made to get
| him TO accept Cabinet position laugh
at the rumurs of today. They say lie is
| fond of the Senate, is chairman of its
most important committee, and will stay
| Just where he is.
The only thing that might move him
| is the fact that several Iowa gentlemen
| sulnd ready to step into his> Senatorial
| shoes as soon as lie Will step out. II
| the senator has decided TO retire from
politics at the end of the term beginning
| next March these fellow statesmen think
| he might as well go into the Cabiurt.
| AT the least calculation he would have four
! years of official life, and in case of Nc
Kinley's reelection these might be stretched
| out another four.
The Knowledge of the loyalty With which
| the Republicans of Iowa have stood by
| him, and the feeling that his acceptance
of Cabinet position might open the
way for some one else may cause him
| to accept. Otherwise the tender would
| have no charms for him.
The politicians. after making numerous
| Cabinet states, have now begun TO forecast
the foreign appointments which the Prcsi
| dent will have at his disposal.
or course the successor to Ambassador
| Bayard is the first on the list. Somehow
| or other al! the forecastcrs insist on pro-
| viding for eXPrcsidrnt Harrison -Four
| years ago he was not favoritr in the
| political world. and it was held that the
sooner he was lost sight OF the better it
| would be. But times change.
HARRISON TO ENGLAND.
So now if these same forccasters do not
| place hun in the Cahinct they slate him
| for England. All agree that he would make
| the greatest ambassador the country could
| have. He would add "A dignity Ia the
| diplomatic service that would have q most
| beneficial effect on all Europe.
Epi. SjptlpS ihpv t.hanSp rho mini /, r
| 10 Spain, providing diplomatic relations
| with that country have not been broken
off His appointment would be recugui.
| iiun of the gold Democracy.
| IL is held that Wiiteiaw Reid or Charles
Emory Smith would enjoy life amazingly
| i'll the French capital. Since there are q
| numher of newspaper men to take care
| of. Editor EOhlsdat is booked for Berlin.
| For st. Petersburg a CalifOrnia man is
| 10 be selected. and IL is To be either Rep
! preventative Bowers or Committce man
| DE Young. Ex-senator Henderson. of Mis-
| Souri. is spoken, of in connection with the
| Mexican mission. and then the most In
| portaut embassies are filled.