The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-07
REFUSED THE PORTFOLIO oE
FERED TO HIM BY THE PRES
IDENT-ELECT.
SENATOR SHERMAN'S NAME.
1T is ONCE MORE ASSoCIATEr
WITH THE sECRETARYsHIP
OF STATE.
TO CANTON BY M,KIyLEy.
Ohio Man TeIegraphed for as
soon as MIR. AIIison's Position
Was known.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 6.-Senator
william b. Allison has for the third
tlme declined the proffer of an Ohio-
porn president to accept position in
his cabinet. This is the position that
President-elect Mckinley finds himself
IN tonight as the result of his visit to
Canton and-his conference with Sen-
ator Allison today. The interview
Win MAJ Mckinley lasted from 1920
until 1:15, when the gentlemen sat down
TO lunch together. Senator Allison ex-
pressed his fullest sympathy with and
good wishes for the incoming admins
trat1on, and expressed his desire to do
aIi he could to promote it's welfare. FIe
was decisive in the statement how
ever, that he could not, with the new
senatorial term beginning with the ad-
llllhlstrduon, give up his place In the
senate FOR an administrative office
In explaining his regret at not being
aple TO accept cabinet portfolio. SEN
alor Allison gave the president-elect
the heartteSt assurances of his coon.
Grafton in the senate, where. he said.
ne felt that he could be of far more
benefit, both to Maj. Mckinley and the
Repnolcan party, than by taking up
the intricate and difficult task which
must fall upon the shoulders Of a cabi-
net officer
The decision Of Senator Allison to
remain outside of the new administra-
ton is undoubtedly much Of q disap-
po1ntment to Maj. Mckinley. His re-
fusal opens up anew the entire cabinet
situation, and all the old problems and
complications, in which the Ohio sit11a,-
uon is most prominent, are now opened
afresh. It is said that the last thing
Maj. Mckinley did before leaving Can
ton today was to wire request to
Senator Sherman to come to Ohio for
consultation
President elect Mckinley reached
Canton about II o'clock this morning
When >the 1850 train arrived from
P1ttsburg, Senator Allison and Gen
Felix Agnus, proprietor of the Balti-
more American, stepped off and were
greeted by Private Secretary Boyle.
Gen. Agnus had met the Iowa senator
by chance in Pittsburg, although he
knew Senator Allison was to be IN
canton today After stopping at a. hotel
short time, Gen. Agnus went to thR
mckinley residence, where by appoint
ment he had conference with the
president-elect and Senator Allison. the
latter having preceded him to the home
OF the incoming president Gen. Agnus
lunched with Maj. Mckinley Senator
Allison leaving on the 2:50 train for the
East to assume his senatorial duties.
Gen. Agnus said that his coming TO
Canton was on invitation and he could
in no wise talk Of what might occur.
Later a statement was made by a
friend of the general, on authority,
that he Agnus) was received in behalf
OF no one. A conference was desired
IN respect to the claims Of the South
Tor cabinet portfolio. Gen. Agnus is
not and will not be an aspirant for a
place in McKinley's cabinet as he has
determined to devote all his energies to
the management of his paper.
Senator Allison remained at the Nc
Kinley home until train time He left
in most happy frame of mind, saying
as he shook hands with the major.
Mr.. president, good bye, and God bless
you is my prayer-and yours too-I
presume" The conference between MIR.
Mckinley and Mr. Allison was earnest.
and from the appearance of both men
at its conclusion, was eminently salts
factory to both. Except that they dis
cussed matters of legislation and public
affairs eXhaustively, nothing in the
way of details of their conference was
obtainable. The senator was with the
major during his entire stay in Canton.
The rumOr to the effect that Cornelius
N. Bliss had been offered and had ac-
cepted the portfolio Of the navy depart
ment gained strength today when the
dispatch was received from New York
in which Mr.. Bliss refused either to
deny or confirm the report.