Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-11-13
HOW Is THIS FOR HIGH?

the campaign the goldbug republican
press, for purposes Of it's own. industri.
ously. circulated q story that in the event
Of Bryan's election, the post OF minister
to France had been promised to both
Marcus DAILY and w. A. Clark of Mon.
tana. Naturally, no one 10 this section
took any stock in the story. 1t was g
lie, pure and simple, originated and dis.
seminated for effect. Now, however,
that Mckinley has been elected, the
knowing ones are busy constructing q
cabinet for him. In the Chicago Times
Herald Of November 7 there appears an
article entitled "Major Handy's Point OF
View" from which we take the follow.
ing extracts:
Now that Mckinley is elected, the
cabinetmakers have lost no time in be.
ginning their work, and we may expect 9
score Of very cleverly constructed States
to be get up and broken between now
and March a.. Major Mckinley himself
will probably be about the last man to
give this matter attention, except in a
tentative way. One advantage that he
will have is that he will be perfectly free
to please himself, no obligation whatever
having been contracted on his behalf,
either before or since the st. Louis con-
vention. He has made no promises him
self, and l have Mr.. Hanna's word for it
that he has made none for him.
Judging from what / know OF him, the
president-elect is big enough to surround
himself with big men without fear OF be-
ing overshadowed. This ia where some
presidents have shown their weakness.
Neither is he likely to commit the folly
OF requiring the members Of his cabinet
to be mere instruments for registering
and expressing his wishes. He is likely,
l should think, to choose strong men
who have his confidence, and the conf
dence OF the country; to invest them
with full authority in ell matters not re-
curing his personal intervention, and
then to hold them strictly responsible
for results.
Fol secretary of state names that will
naturally be considered are Thomas Il.
Reed of Maine, John Sherman of Ohio,
John Hay of Washington, ID. c., Andrew
ID. White Of New York, Cushman X.
Davis OF Minnesota and II. T.. Hit Of
Illinois, every one Of whom has marked
qualifications for the premiership. Mr..
Reed, however, is better placed for him
self and for the country as speaker Of
the house OF representatives, and Mr..
Sherman may not care to leave the
senate When he does Mark Hanna
should be his successor.
RedtieId Proctor of Vermont, Vim. b.
Allison OF Iowa, Cornelius Bliss and h.
f. Tracy Of New York and Thos. Dolan
Of Pennsylvania are available for the
treasury department., but it is Il serious
question whether this portfolio should
not be assigned to the west. Hanna. of
course, is the right man il ne would &C
cept. He would make an ideal eecre-
tary OF the treasury. FIX Gov. Merriam
OF Minnesota, G. W.. Fairbanks Of In
diana and Henry G. Payne of Wisconsin
are OF the available list.
For the war department Gen. IL. A..
Alger of Michigan, Robert Lincoln of
Illinois, -. B. Cummins OF Iowa. Fred
erlck -. Grant OF New York, w. G..
Hunter OF Kentucky and Gen. james A.
Walker OF Virginia are likely to be
brought TO President Mckinley's attcn-
ton.
For secretary OF the navy candidates
likely to be considered are G.. A. Bou-
telle Of Maine, John Russell Young Of
Pennsylvania and Con. A. G. McCook of
New York.
For attorney general, John p. Wilson
or George X. Peck of Illinois, Judge Day
of Ohio, ex- Senator Henderson of Ne
braska and Joseph Choate of New York.
For secretary OF the interior, ex-Gov.
Merriam of Minnesota, Henry Clay Ev-
ans OF Tennessee, John Hay Brown Of
Pennsylvania. j. Sloat Fassett OF New
York and &. G. Perkins Of California.
For postmaster general, Charles EN-
DRY Smith OF Pennsylvania, S. Is. Rob
erta OF Kentucky, William NJ. Hahn Of
Ohio, w. Il. Durbln Of Indiana. Charles
q. Dawes OF Illinois, John Grant OF
Texas and n. h. Scott OF West Virginia.
For secretary OF agriculture, w. ID.
Hoard Of Wisconsin,, l. G. Phelps of
Montana and A, f. Burleigh OF Wash
ington.
la the belief that it will prove very
interesting reading to some OF b repub
licans in Great Falls we give the list Of
probabilities in full, calling especial at
tention to those mentioned for secretary
OF agriculture. Let it be remembered
that Mr.. Kohlsaat, the proprietor Of tho
Times. Herald, is one OF the near friends
and most influential hackers OF McKin-
ley, and that Major Handy is the man
aging editor Of the paper and has very
intimate personal relations with the pro-
prietor, and also with Mark Hanna. Put
"this and that together" and it will be
seen that there should be at least a
foundation for the cabinet guesses.
We must confess that it looks rather
odd to see l.. G Phelps named by a
great newspaper as a probability for a
cabinet position; but stranger things
have happened, and il he should prove
Mark Hanna's choice, and Montana
and our fellow townsman be thus
honored, THE TRIBUNE has no objec,
ton to offer, no mater how Sanders a
Co. may feel.
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