Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-12-23
Evans and That Cabinet Ioh

Evans and That Cabinet job.
Notwithstanding assertions to the
contrary, friends of H. Clay Evans at
Washington claim with great conf
dence that Mr.. Evans will be given a
place in McKinley's Cabinet. An
earnest effort to locate the opposition
which is reported to be conferred here
against him has utterly failed of u c
cess. Instead of discovering any con.
certed movement in opposition to Mr..
Evans, find on the contrary that he
has a circle of friends here who are
earnestly and actively exerting them
selves in his behalf. At any rate, if
the statements of gentlemen whose
veracity must remain unquestioned is
to be taken, neither National Com.
mitteemen ~Brownlow, Arch Hughes
nor Capt. Baker came to this city to
antagonize Mr.. Evans or to support
any other man for the cabinet position
to which Mr.. Evans aspires. MIR.
Brownlow denies that he is fighting
MIR. Evans. Mr.. Hughes denies it and
Capt. Baker is particularly ANNOYED
at the report. not, perhaps. because he
is less an enemy or more of a friend
to Mr.. Evans than Mr.. Hughes or Mr..
Brownlow, but because he came here
on business pure and simple, business
connected with the centennial and not
in the least for purposes political.
II am not one of Mr.. Evans bench.
men by any means,;' said Capt Baker
tonight, land | would not have you
think that, but on the other hand | am
not working against him. Neither am
l working for Mr.. Gary, of Maryland,
Mr.. Hanson, of Georgia, or anyone else.
| am simply not in it in any way. I
am here on business connected with
the centennial strictly, nothing more.
l propose to see the centennial appro-
priation bill pass and to let politics
alone.'
DO you know of any organized op.
position to Mr.. Evans?"
Il do not" was the reply.
"lf such opposition existed you
would be likely to know something
about it, would you not?"
II think so," said Mr.. Baker.
Another gentleman who is reported
to be bitterly fighting Evans is Mai. E.
B. Stahlman. Mr.. Stahlman has been
in Washington for several days. To.
night caught him at the Normandie
just as he was making a dash for q
swell dinner TO which he had been
invited.
How about this rumor that you are
fighting Evans? Is it true?"
ut is not" said Stahlman, in his
Enthusiastically decisive manner
Than | can say that you are not in
Washington for that purpose?n
You can most assuredly."
And can truthfully add that you
are not working for any other mani"
You most assuredly can" said Mr..
Stahlman again.
The papers say you are"
u don't pay any attention to what
the papers say about me-" was the
calm and independent reply, and he
turned to go but faced me again and
said: You can go further, and tell
the American this for me-that | am
out of politics and that l intend to
stay out"
He reflected a moment and added:
As have told my friends lately, |
think that politics is-"
But Mr.. Stahlman stopped and did
not say a word. He simply turned up
his nose. Then he dashed away to that
dinner.
From another Republican of promi.
nence who is in pretty close touch
with Mr.. Brownlow, l learn that Mr..
Evans name was o mentioned one
time during Mr.. Brownlow's Canton
visit nor did Mr.. Brownlow urge the
appointment of any other southern
over Mr., Evans.
1T would have been an impertinence
mad he done So, said this friend of
MIR. Brownlow, land it is only Justice
to him to say that he did not, and Won
can say also for Mr.. Brownlow that he
is making no effort to control the
patronage ia Tennessee. He will be
something of q favorite with the next
administration, but any effort to claim
more patronage for himself in Tennes.
than any other member from that
State would simply serve to make him
unpopular, not only among his col
leagues in Congress but among Re
D%ubllcans in Tennessee. In short, he
8 not fighting Evans, and he is not
flaming the patronage rights in the
Taking it all in, and with no inten.
ion of uuduly fayoring Mr.. Evans.
tut simply with intent to correctly
tate the case, | have no hesitency in
asserting what | asserted a month ago.
hat is, if a southern man goes into the
ablnet Mr.. Evans will be the man.
I Mr.. Evans is not chosen, the south
I'll not be represented. Future con. j
may modify this statement, but
.erein you find the facts of the case I
nd that is the situation today.-G. E.
l., in Nashville American. I