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After Its Completion He Will Organize
His Cabinet.
Dingiey VIII Probably be Secretary
of the Treasury-Sherman or Alli-
son May be Offered the Portfolio of
California Will Have Place
if Republicans Can Agree on a Man
-ViCe=PreSident Stevenson At
tends His NieCe'S Wedding-A Chi
CagO Banker Commits Suicide.

cago Banker Commits Suicide.
CANTON (O.), Dec. 27-Within q
week the President elect will probably
commence work on his inaugural ad-
dress, and it will not take him many
| days to finish it, for he has we'll fixed
in his own mind the lines of thought he
wishes to develop and the suggestions
he wishes to make After Major Nc
kinley has finished his address, he will
devote ali of his time to the work Of or
ganizing his administration, and he
may go South for few weeks in order
to enjoy a short period of rest and COM
parative solitude before setting out for
| Washington.
Major Mckinley has, according to
the belief of those who have watched
the matter closely, invited no one save
Mr.. Hanna to become a member of his
Cabinet. 1t is understood however.
that Nelson A. Dingley of Maine will
probably be made Secretary of the
Treasury. Owing to the uncommon i'm
portance of our foreign relations at this
about the position of Secretary of State.
and there is much speculation here
about the choice Major Mckinley will
make for this place. The conviction
grows that United States Senator who
has had long experience in public life
and who is held in high esteem by his
colleagues is desired for this post by
Major Mckinley.
Mr.. Dingley, who is very popular in
| the House, and who has great infu-
ence there. Will, as a Cabinet officer, be
able to bring much important support
to the Administration. If a Senator of
equal influence We're to enter the Cab
met the Administration would be equal
ly strong with the upper branch of Con-
sresS. Senator Sherman or Senator AL
lison would meet this requirement, and
the indications tonight are that one or
she obher of them will be asked within
ten days If he can accept the portfolio
OF State If it is offered him. 1t is not the
practice of a Presdent-elect to make a
| olrect tender of a Cabinet position. One
OF Senator Sherman's friends. who has
his confidence, said to-day that it was
the wish of the senior Senator of Ohio
to continue his career in the Senate of
the United States. 1t is Mr.. Sherman 8
intention at present to be a candidate
for reelection to the Senate next year,
| but, as his friends say, there may be a
! good deal of pressure brought to bear
to induce him to become Secretary of
State If the position shall be offered
| him.
There is too grave doubt about the
course which Mr.. Allison would pursue
ii ne is invited to become a member of
the Cabinet, though his friends are
pretty generally of the opinion that he
could close his public career more brill
iantly as successful Secretary of State
than as Senator from iowa.
The Pacific Slope will be recognized
| in the formation of the Cabinet, and the
choice is likely to fall on a California
man, If the Republicans of that State
can unite on some one. The California
member Of the Cabinet will be Judge
Mckenna, Judge DeHaven or Judge
Waymire. The two former have had
Congressional experience. and Judge
Mckenna was appointed to the United
States bench by President Harrison
Major Mckinley personally knows all of
these men. 1t is the wish of the Cali
fornia and other Republicans from the
West that the Secretaryship of the In
! terror be given one of their number
Ex-Governor Merriam of Minnesota,
General Alger of Michigan. Henry G..
Payne of Wisconsin are all strong Cab
met possibilities, but geographic consid-
posi- BILE they should be selected It is
obvious that if Senator Sherman should
| be Secretary Of State General Alger
would not be in the Cabinet, nor is it
likely that Mr.. Merriam and Mr.. Payne
would be selected particularly if Il
| linois should be represented in the per-
! son of Colonel Dawes.
Cornelius n. Bliss Of New York is rea-
sonably certain of a Cabinet position
unless Andrew d. White should happen
/ to be chosen for Secretary of State.
| which does not seem probable at pres
/ ent.
| The chances are that Major McKin-
! ley's Cabinet will contain as many as
| seven of the names mentioned in this
| dispatch.
| -NplA tlliSldHGFHB the Tdct t0at the
| Cabinet has not been selected, candi-
! dates for less important places are
| sending in their applications in large
( numbers by mail or presenting them in
I person. Several thousand applications
/ for office have been received by Major
| Mckinleys Secretaries and 9S per cent.
/ of them Will be referred in due time to
! the heads of various departments or to
| the proper Congress ssmen. There is
nothing 10 be gained by rushing to Can
! ton with applications for office. The
| appointments Will not be made on the
first come first served plan"
! Major Mckinley spent Sunday pleas
antly. He went to church in the morn
! ing and in the evening his nieces and
some of his intimate friends called. The
! only out of town visitor was Senator
! Mitchell Of Oregon He Is much inn
pressed with the desirability of having
Pacific Slope man In the Cabinet.
To Attend His Niece's Wedding.
! ST LOUIS, Dec. 21-vice- Presiden,
| Stevenson arrived here last night from
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