The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-11
M'KINLEY'S CABINET.

Now that Mckinley has been elected
President, the political wiseacres' have
set themselves to work to make him Il
Cabinet, and there is no lack of material
In a great country like this any num-
Der of statesmen can be found, fully COM
petent i'll their own minds and the minds
of their friends, to fill any position :. The
Republican party on its entrance into
power has IA great task before it, The
affairs of this country for several wears
past have not been progressing as salts
factorily rs the people wished. There
has been great diversity of sentiment,
and, as the national platforms in the
last election showed, radical differences of
opinion on some very important national
questions. The policy represented by
Mr.. Bryan has been adversely passed
upon for the present by the people of the
United States at the polls. and that rep
resented by Major Mckinley has been en-
dorsed.
The next four years, after the fourth of
March, 1897, will determine whether the
Republican policy is To stand, or that of
the opposition is to take it's place. \
great deal of the success of any admins
tration must depend, of course, upon the
character of the men selected by the Pres
ident or head of that administration us
his chief adviser. For members of his
Cabinet Major Mckinley will, in all prob
ability -plppf nf tbn Land I'M, e
Z. the party which has just elected him.
Sometimes, rs in the past terms of Gen
cral Grant and Mr.. Cleveland, where the
President has not had much experience
in public affairs, the Cabinet is selected
more with regard 10 personal preference
than TO any peculiar fitness for the posi-
tions to which they may be appointed
With Major Mckinley, however, the case
IS different His wide acquaintance
with the public men of the country, and
of his own party in particular, will give
him il large circle to make his Cabinet
selections from. Numerous names have
already been mentioned in connection
J with the Mckinley Cabinet, and if the
| ohio statesman should have as much
trouble in arriving ut a conclusion rs his
wouldbe Cabinet makers have in com.
| ing to an agreement, the task before him
is both onerous and perplexing.
| Below is given, however, some of the
names suggested for places in the new
Presidents official household:
For Secretary of State among those
mentioned are Speaker Reed, of Maine:
Senator Allison, OF Iowa Senator Sher-
man, OF Ohio, and Col. John Hay. of the
last named State. Speaker Reed, it is
said, will be offered the position in cour-
tesy, as Major Mckinlcys chief rival for
the Presidential nomination: butt is not
believed that he will accept
For Secretary of the Treasury. Corne.
Illus n. Bliss, of New York; ex- Senate,
Platt, of the same State and Congress
man Dinglcy of Maine are mentioned
q a prominent gold Democrat, Score
tary John G.. Carlisle is named as his OWL
successor, but ii is hardly probable that
he will even be considered. Although
Hon. Mark Hanna friends say he vii
not accept Cabinet position, it is he
iicved by many that he will be placed al
the head of the Treasury Department.
For Secretary OF War, the names o.
Col. Robert Lincoln, Col. Fred Grant
and Senator Proctor, of Vermont, hay,
been suggested Fol-. Secretary OF the In
terror, Senator Henderson, Of Nebraska
and Charles W. Fairbanks, OF Indiana
are among those mentioned; while as