The National tribune., 1897-01-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
It is regarded as certain that Cornelius N.
Bliss, of New York, has been offered the port
folio of the Secretary of the Navy, and has &C.
cepted. This clears up the Cabinet situation
q great deal. as it shows that the Treasury will
60 elsewhere than to New York, and the Navy
is not to 20. as The NATIONAL TRIBUNE hoped,
to Capt. Boutelle.
It is also asserted with confidence that the
Secretaryship of the Treasury has been offered
to Senator Allison, and has been declined,
much to the regret of Maj. Mckinley. This is
the third time that Senator Allison has been
offered this place-once by Garfield and once
by Harrison.
It is believed that the Secretaryship Of the
Treasury has been offered to ex-Gov. Dingley,
of Maine, and has been declined, one Of Mr..
Dingley's reasons being his state of health.
He was afraid that it would kill him, as it did
Secretaries Manning aud Window.
It is strongly asserted that Senator Sherman
has been offered the Secretsryship of State, and
has accepted. II this is true it will open the
way for Mark Hanna coming to the Senate BY
appointment. 1t is believed that Senator Sher-
man despairs of being elected to the Senate,
against the opposition of the Foraker faction,
and that he is thus willing to round out his
where he will have highly important matters
to deal with, and make an enduring record.
The visit of Senator Proctor to Maj. Mckinley
refuses to talk for publication, except to say
that he has no desire to re-enter the Cabinet.
Senator PETER is in the lead for the Kansas
Senatorship. but his opponents say that his
strength will 20 to pieces. There are now 30
votes claimed for him. with IL for ex-Congress-
man Harris. ~ for Brisdenthal. and from five
to eight each for the other candidates who are
numerous. The only straight Democratic can
didate is ex-senator John Martin, who can poll
only part of the II straight Democratic votes
It is expected that if PETER goes to pieces
Harris will be the next strongest man. 1t will
be sorry thing if the great soldier State of
Kansas should return an ex.rebel to the Sen.
ate.
The opinion is quite strong that Judge Joseph
McKenns, of California, can have the Secre-
taryship Of the Interior if he desires it. He is
warm personal friend of Maj. Mckinley, and
served with him on the Committee of Ways and
Means. The question is whether he would want
to give mp his present life position on the Cir
cult Bench for place in the Cabinet.
Mark Hanna does not want to take the Secre-
tsryship of the Treasury, but if he went into
the Cabinet would prefer the Postmaster. Gen.
efaIS place. AS one WHICH WOuIu give REcdtoE
scope to his business aud executive ability.
Gen. Felix Agnus is not and will not be an
asprant for place in the Cabinet. but wants
the South represented by good man, and
wants the Administrations assistance to keep
Maryland in the Republican column.
| Senator Marion Butler is making strong
| fight to prevent the reelection of his colleague,
! Senator Pritchard, hut in spite of the ascend.
ancy of the Populists in the State. Prtchard is
making astonishing Roadway, and his success
seems probable.
It is believed now that the election of Fair
banks to succeed Voorhees, as Senator from Indi.
ana is assured.
ship came to a conclusion Jan. S in the Repub-
| lican caucus. OF the 2l1 present, State Senator
| Boies Penrose, of Philadelphia, received 1873,
ex- Post 10 aster. General Wanamaker, IS, and
| the rest were scattering. Mr.. Wanamaker and
| his friends propose to continue the fight, and
defeat Quay in 1899. PenrOse wac born in 1860,
and is regarded as one of the foremost of the
| young men of Pennsylvania.
The chances favor Vests re. election as Sena-
tor from Missouri. Gov. Stone who has been
regarded as strong opponent is believed to
| be pledged to Vest. The POpuists will be
brought to his support by share of the State
patronage.
The Democrats and Silver Republicans of
| Idaho managed to outmanuver the Populists
and organize the Legislature. This is believed
| to favor Senator Dubos's re- election, though it
| will be after hard fight.
In the present House of Representatives, &C.
| cording to the classification of the Clerk, there
| are IL POpulists, Is Fusonsts, and three Sill
verites, total of 80 Representatives of organi-
| cations supporting Bryan at the recent cleo
! ton against 124 straight Democrats, as they
| are called. The straight Democratic VOTE so
| called at the recent election was about 6.000,-
| 600, and the outside organizations poled col.
| lectively about one.twelfth as many, though
they have one-ffth of the representation in Con-
gress.
The Republican Central Committee of Michi.
| gan has adopted a resolution warmly indorsing
Gen. Alger for place in the Cabinet.
Senator J. p. Jones, of Nevada, has vigorous
contest on his hands. Geo. Nixon. of Winnie.
mucca announces himself as in the field, aud
denounces Jones as q non PRESIDENT of the State,
| who lives in California when he is not in WASH
ingtoD, and does not represent the State in any
way. Jones relies upon declaration in his
favor by the Fusion Convention.
Judge Goff, of West Virginia, is known to be
in high favor with Maj Mckinley, the friend
ship beginning in their long service together
In the Army of West Virginia. Everyone be-
lieves the Judge can enter the Cabinet if he
wishes.
An Ohio Congressman says that President
McKinley's Private Secretary will be nome Of
the men hitherto named for the place, but Mai.
Charles William Fred Dick, Of Akron, O.. who
has managed two of Maj. McKinley's Guberna.
torial campaigns, making brilliant record,
and who stands nearer the President. elect than
any other man. except Mark Hanna
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