The morning times., 1896-11-27
EVERY one TALKS CABINET
1t Is the Very First Subject
Congressmen Take Up.
ONE QUERY ABOUT MAENE
Major McKinley's Callers Excite
Much Interest Among the Poiit:-
cians-Some Are Much Concerned
Over yhitelaw Ee!G's Movements.
Say His Health Is Failing.

The numerous visits being pail to Major
Mckinley have started the guesSors going
again
Now they are busy figuring out for the
thoGsaudtn time this U-,Itti VINO are TO
lie the members of the Pr, sidcut-clect's
Cabinet. They are getting down now 10
the point where they can iOrctcll with
more or less certainty who VIII not Ee
In it In this deduct fashion they eX-
pee. to arrive at The I@iups OF the favored
ones sgun.
II is quite matter Of course for the
arriving Congressman to ask newspaper
men for the latest Cabinet gossip ItIrn
lie usually gives h;.t or two himself
and leaves Generully hr is not So cynical
as was the west ern rcpreS, utative the
other Jay. who opened mp this subject III
this manner.
MILLIKEN NOT IN IT.
We'll. see Reed is 10 b" Secretary Of
State; Dingley IS to take the Treasury
portfolio, and BoGtellc IS 20 run the
Navy. In the namc OF heaven, what ar.
you going to do with Milliken?" The
newspaper man was unable to relieve his
anxiety.
While on the State OF Maine it might
be well 10 suggest that Mr. DinGley is
not such a Cabinet imuusSiiility Il : some
selection that Major Mckinley might make
which would give more general satislac-
ton. Mr.. Dincey wDuld add dignity
10 any one OF the portfolios. lie holds
tie respect Of the entire House. and there
is scarcely Il man i'll pubic life WHO is
more esteemed, even 10y has political enc
mics. Whether he would want to sur
render his position IN the House for
Cabinet appointment Mr.. Dngley alone
knows.
He will not be hanlpcred in one way.
though, and that is by the belief that the
chairmauship of the Ways and Means Com
mittee leads to the Presidency. Maine
has a favorIte son already. She had an
other but he failed in his ambition. Mr..
Reed at that time kept himself in the rear,
but with the death OF Mr.. Blaine he came
at once to the front IS a Presidential!
possibility. He VIII expect the same self
abnegation from tie her Maine lead
ers ihai he exercised during the years
tie "rluued Knight WAS in the SADDLE.
Knowing that MS State would never
further his PrcsiGcutial aspirations, Mr.
D!nGicy might hc Induced - take a Cabinet
position. As TO Mr. Bo3iclIe, il is known
lie would snap AT tl!r chance II one of.
fered.
WlIlTELAW REiD'S VISITS.
Certain papers and certain politicians
are becoming very much alarmed over
. tie frequent visits WniteIaw Reid is max
.ng TO Canton. Only Cay before yester-
day lie ma de his third trip and was
driven 10 the station by Ma jor Mckinley
himself. 1t is said he wants 10 be SeCre-
tary of State, and the report is being
indnstriously spread that his health is
failing him rapidly. 1t is asserted that he
would not last long in the Cabinet, and
that he is in such bad shape that he
could not even accept 4 foreign mission
Hr. Mark Hanna, too, is a most freuucn
visitor TO the PresiGclIt-clect. OF course
ihesc little calls can be readily explained,
but the impression is gaining ground that
he Is surely going into the Cabinet. Re
that as II may, he Will be IL power in tine
next administration. He is due in this
city next week, ana the atmosphere of the
Capital may he such that il viii force him
TO unbosom himself and tell all that he
knows.
Senator Davis, OF Minnesota, is having a
great big boom just now for the premier
snip. But Mr.. Davis chances are hammered
by the aspirations of eN-6ov Merriam. of
his State. Gov. Merriam and Major Nc
kinley are the warmest kind of personaI
and political friends. II Minnesota is to
6ave recognition in the next Cabinet Gov
Merriam surely has the first call.
The South is said to be booked for n
place, and talk is gain revived of II. CLAW
Evans, of Tennessee, for postmaster gem
eral. Yetthcre are any number of Maryland
gentlemen who~can give convincing reason
to show that their State is the one to get
the plum.