Evening star., 1896-12-01
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Chairman Hanna Said to Be Coming
With An Important Offer.
SHERMAN FOR SECRETARY OF State
Local Gossip Regarding Ex-Min's-
ter White.
GREAT QUESTION UNSETTLED

Special D patch to The Evening star
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 1.-Chair-
man Hanna expects to leave for Washing
ton Thursday. When there he will call On
Senator Sherman. at which time it will be
determined whether Mr.. Sherman will be
come Secretary of STATE. This. III fact. will
he one of the chief objects cf the visit. If
Mr. Sherman decides 30 enter the cabinet
the republican chairman will he candidate
for the vacancy in the Senate. and un-
dOubte,ily will be appointed by Governor
Bushnell.
If Senator Sherman Gemurs it Is not by
any means certain guess that Mr.. Hanna
VIII go into the cabinet. His closest and
NEST intimate friends here do I,ot believe
he warts Il cabinet position. On the other
hand. they 10 admit that Mr.. Hanna wants
to be near President Mckinley and in close
touch with his administration. ard tina,
he therefore is looking Oh the Senate. If
his friends are to ne believed: il is not at
all improbable that Mr.. Hanna. falling to
induce Sherman to go into the cabinet.
might become candidate against him
next winter III the Legislature In fact,
evea though Mr.. Hanna is not II the field.
if MIR. Sherman Is a candidate there is
every pro5a bllity Of a lively senatorial con-
test in the legislature.
IL is said that within the last two weeks
11r. Sherman's agents have begun opera
tions in Ohio. and that the Indications
are very strong that he will stand fer an
other term, regardless of any agreements
hIch may be made between Foraker ard
Hanna. 1t is claimed that when Senator
Sherman was reelected five years ago.
there an understanding that Ii was
the last time, and some THINK This reported
understanding will influence him TO accept
the State portfolio. 1t is. therefore prob
able that If Mr.. Sherman's boom has been
launched by his admirers in the state, II
is without his knowledge and consent, and
the fact that he has not announced his
disfavor to the plan TO tender him the
State portfolio lends Credence to the be-
lief that he will accept it,
A reason urged why Senator Sherman
Should be selected as Secretary of State
ard Should accept is that his services Ill
thai capacity would be valuable in con-
rcct:on with the contemplated attempt at
an International agreement or coinage. AS
has been stated. an idea said to he enter
taired by NJ. Mckinley is that theie
should be permanent comm ssion appoint,
ed to press the question OF International
agreement and TO work TO that end until
some thing has been accomplished.
The plan cCntemplates that this should
he accomplished through diplomatic chan
Eels. and that the Secretary of State should
NC eX-officio member of the commission.
If such plan is adopted it will be desira-
ble that the Secretary of State should pos
S6sS exceptional financial eXpertneSS. 1t
is suggested that Ny. Sherman is just the
man under the circumstances. and that he
ught to he willing to accept with the
prospect before him of being the instru-
ment through which this great question
shall be settled.
Gossip associates the name of eX-Minister
Andrew D. White with the SecretaryShip of
state. There is no authentic Information
TO be had. but the story is that Prof. White
has been offered the place. This latter
statement generally doubted.
Prof. White was formerly president Of
Cornell University. He has served as United
States minister to Russia and as United
States minister to Germany. He is now a
member of the Venezuelan commission. He
has had much diplomatic experience. and
is authority on intern ational law.