The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-06
ulNNA GIVES ATIP ON HANSON
uup GEORGIAN SAID TO BE SLATED
FOR THE CABINET.

postmaster Generaiship che Port
toIio Mckinley Is Said to Have De-
.,ded TO Tender Him-'DingIey of
y.ine said to Be Slated for Secre-
..rv of the Treasury and Cornelius
mics of New York for Secretary OF
4 the Navy
\ washington, Dec. 5.--John f. Hanson of
,,aoon Ga, stands a very good chance of
hoine invited to seat at the Mckinley
\ .o,inet table This information comes di-
4 sact from Mark Hanna. who arrived here
a s,s morning to consult the republican
leaders on the political situation generally
THE name of Mr.. Hanson has not yet been
..ontioned in this connection before, and
,be few who heard it, were greatly sur
rrlsed that Mr.. Mckinley should go to
Georgia and pick out a man to represent
,he south in his cabinet. 1t is understood
that Mr. Mckinley has had a long per-
sonal acquaintance with Mr.. Hanson. The
nosition has not been formally rendered to
Mr. Hanson, but it is said that Mr.. McKin-
lev perslstently keeps the Georgians name
4 IN every cabinet slate he makes from day
q N dav. These states are frequently
a changed for the sole purpose Of obtaining
\ comment.
s. Mark Hanna is the authority for the
a statement that the final distribution Of the
s. cabinet portfolios will be withheld until
81 after the Inauguration. Many names have
been suggested and several are under con-
sideration, but at the present time, the
slate has not been made up. These are
the facts developed by the arrival of Mr.
Hanna in Washington this morning. His
coming naturally opened the flood gates
of political speculation and gossip, and he
made no attempt to discourage the enter
E prisng and ingenius persons who are anx-
n ious to assist Mr.. Mckinley in the selec-
ton of his official family.
Passing over the details relating to the
4 inaugural ceremonies and going down to
4 the political bedrock Mr.. Hanna conf1d-
ed to a few friends some very interesting
4 information. The question of whether or
not Mr. Hanna will go into the cabinet
n will remain unsettled for the present.
4 Mai Mckinley is anxious to have him ac-
cept but he is not quite sure that the
duty of a cabinet officer would be con-
genial to him. He has requested that his
name be passed over.
There is no disposition on the part of
Maj Mckinley to discourage suggestions
on the subject, but when the
time arrives for him to close
his suggestion book he will endeavor
to choose a cabinet that will be composed
Of men thoroughly in accord with his pol
icy. 1t is pretty well understood here and
h at Canton that Senator Sherman will not
be a member of the Mckinley cabinet.
That idea was not seriously considered.
Senator Sherman has been twice honored
4 with cabinet positions, and his ripe old
age entities him to windup his distin-
guished career in the United States SEN
B ate There are five names being seriously
considered by Maj. Mckinley, which seem
E to stand from day to day without disap-
pearing from the slate. They are as fol-
lows: Representative Dingley of Maine,
Secretary of the Treasury; cornelius Bliss
OF New York, Secretary of the Navy; H.
q G, Payne, Secretary of the Interior; Will
liam Merriam of Minnesota, Secretary of
War, John f. Hanson of Georgia, Post
n master General.
1t is said that in the event of Mr.. Hanna
refusing to take the treasury portfolio,
4 representative Dingley will be urged to
accept. Mr.. Bliss appears to be satisfac-
tory to all the factions in New York.
4 The selection of Gov. Merriam of Mime
sofa, will depend largely upon the result
Of his contest for the Senate, during the
coming election of Senator Davis success
sor. 1t is stated with great positiveness
that Gen. Alger will not be in the cabi-
net.
There is disposition on the part of
Maj. Mckinley to recognize the Pacific
coast in making up his cabinet. The great
olhculty is that the representatives OF
uat section are unable to agree upon
man.
1t is the intention of Maj. Mckinley TO
AVOID as far as possible becoming entan-
gled in the factional controversies in the
various states. He proposes to look over
n the entire assortment and pick men VINO
are full of metal and physical vigor, and
VINO are not dead at the top as has been
SAD OF some of the persons mentioned by
lhe self-constituted cabinet makers.
The make UP of the cabinet is not the
only subject upon which Mr.. Hanna con-
yersed with his political friends. As far as
can be learned from those with whom he
alked freely Maj. Mckinley is going to
consider very carefully the question of call
ing an extra session of congress. While in
Washington Mr.. Hanna will absorb all the
sentiment on that subject he can obtain
from contact with republican statesmen,
ana ne will report the result of his obser-
Il oduons to Maj. Mckinley on his return to
canton. There is a difference Of opinion as
70 the advisability of calling an extra ses-
SION, unless 1t is certain that there will be
working majority in the Senate favora-
oe to carrying out the Mckinley policy on
the tariff question.