The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
CANDIDATES FOR THE CABINET
CHARLES EMORY SMITHS NAME
ADDED TO THE LIST.

His Friends 10 Make a Hard Fight 20
Secure Him An Appointment - 4
Merry War in Progress Among the
New York Republicans As to Who
Is to Go Into the Cabinet to Repre-
sent That State-SenatOr Plat says
He Is for Gen. WoOdford.
Washington, March 1.--When President
elect Mckinley arrives in Washington to-
morrow morning he will find a merry war
in progress among the New York repuhll-
cans as to who is to go into the cabinet as
the representative from the Empire state.
Tonight the indications are that New
York will be passed over and 1t is possible
that Mr.. Mckinley will so to Pennsylva-
mia TO I'LL the vacancy. In this connec-
tion the name of Charles Emory Smith
is prominently mentioned. President
Frank Thompson of the Pennsylvania rail-
road was here on flying visit and had
a short conference with Mark Hanna at
the Arlington. 1t was said that Mr..
Thompson pressed the claim of Editor
Smith with great force and the Smith
boom is in the ascendency around the Ar
lington hotel, where Mark Hanna makes
his headquarters.
The New Workers are confident that Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford will succeed. al
though they rely upon Senator-elect Tom
Piatt to make a successful fight for him.
MIR. Platt has an appointment to confer
with Mr.. Mckinley tomorrow afternoon,
ho IA
oussed and conclusion reached.
The presence of Cornelius N. Bliss, in
the lobby of the Arlington, hob-nobbing
with Mark Hanna, gave rise to the report
that Mr.. Bliss had been urged TO with
draw his declination of cabinet portfo-
lio and that he had finally yielded to the
opportunities of the crafty Hanna. To
the Morning News correspondent. Mr..
Bliss gave an emphatic denial of the ru-
NOR. and added that he is urging the Sc
lection of Mr.. Woodford
Tom Plat is supposed to hold the key
of the situation, so far as the New York
republicans are concerned. and his fol
lowers are anxiously waiting to see how
the key operates in the Mckinley lock
DQWI III lue iODDy SDAlt OI AHb hiNcoi-
certed New Workers are saying that Mr.
Platt is Indifferent about New York's
representation in the cabinet. as he woulc
much prefer a number Of small appoint
ments under the new administration, thar
a cabinet. portfolio. II will be recalled
| that he so advised the republican mem
| bers of the New York delegation at thu
| organization Of the present congress. On
| that occasion New York passed over thu
/ ranlrfnr nj In HOnGA and fOOl
the doorkeepership, which has the great
| est amount of patronage. If New Yorl
| gets n cabinet place the boy" IN th'
| trenches will have to go on short rations
| In view of the civil service restrictions.
| While all this gossip and speculation Il
| going on below, Mr.. Platt Is quietly en-
| joying the comforts of one of the mos
| desirable suites OF apartments, on tn
second floor of the Arlington hotel, front
ing on Vermont avenue. Mrs. Platt h
| with her husband, and her parlor ha
/ been transformed into a floral bowe
/ by admiring friends. In the meantime
| Mr. Platt talks freely on the cabinet ques
| ton when il is mentioned to him. II
| SAYS he had a few minutes talk witt
| Mr. Hanna this morning, and during tn
| conversation the cabinet problem was al
| lu1ed to. Mr.. Hanna said he was unabl
| to state what New Yorker will be Sc
/ lected for cabinet honors, as Mr.. McKin
| ley is doing the cabinet making himself
| Mr. Plat took occasion to say that h,
| has but one candidate, Gen. Woodford
| and he proposes to stand by him until th'
| matter is settled. Those who are ia
miliar with Mr.. Platt know that Gen
| Porter, J. Sloat Fassett and Representa-
| tive Sherman cannot hope for his sup
| port while Gen. Woodford remains In tn,
| field. Mr.. Platt is not making an!
boasts as to the outcome of the 'contest
| but he hopes that Gen. Woodford maj
| be chosen.
The friends of Charles Emory Smith ar
industriously at work tonight in his be
| half. They say that Mr. McI<inle!
! started out with the announcement tha
| he did not intend to be influenced by po
| litical pressure in the selection of his cab
/ met. For that reason Mr.. Smith directe,
his friends 10 keep away from Canton am
make no applications to Mr.. Mckinley Il
his behalf. In the meantime II appear
that every man who has thus far beef
selected was the creature of the heavies
kind OF pressure. The hitch In the New
York colony has inspired new courage II
| the bosoms of Mr. Smiths supporters
| and they will bring every one of thel
big guns TO bear upon Mr.. Mckinley to