Evening star., 1897-02-05
Judge McKenna Admits He Has Been
Selected.
TALK OF REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN
Pressure on Mr.. Hanna to Take a
Place.
DAYS CALLERS AT CANTON

o.NA> RA-SNIySO, o-Juuke
Mckenna of the United States circuit court
last night authorized the statement that
he had been invited to accept a position
in the cabinet OF Presid ent-elect Mckinley
and also that he has signifed his accept
ance. He did not care to give for publ
cation the dispatch in which tender Of a
position was made, did he wish to
make his response known. He considered
kilograms confidential and personal. He
has expected the communication from Can
ton. He will leave the latter part of the
month Tor Washington ready to enter upon
his new duties Immediately after the in
auguration Whether Judge McKeHna is
to be Attorney General or Secretary of
the Interior IN the new administration is
now known only to the President-elect.
Yes" he said last night. II have re-
ceived telegram from President-elect Nc
kinney proffering me place in the cabi-
net. have wired an acceptance"
AS Secretary Jf the INTERIOR
Il do not know that. The telegram did
not state. 1t will be either that or Attor-
ney General l am inclined to think how
ever, that 1t will be the Interior as that
place generally goes to q western man,
and further, as that secretaryship was the
principal topic in the discussion in my in
terview with the President-elect''
This telegram and this statement nuts al
rest all doubts as to California's represen-
tation in the cabinet. 1t was pretty well
known tfat he would be given a place
HSSS WIZ Tedu ptlWeSn the lines OF the
dispatch from Canton were convinced that
the question was not whether McKenna
was 70 represent the west in the cabinet,
but what position he would be given.
The latter part is not yet settled by off
cfal declaration, though Judge McKenna
believes that the Interior will be his port
folio.
Talk of Representative Sherman
ALBANY, n. Y, February 5-Represen-
tative Sherman, who has been mentioned in
connection with place in Mr.. Mckinley's
cabinet, was expected to stop at Albany
today to see Governor Black. but had not
arrived up 10 noon. The best-informed pol
iticians say there is little reason to sup
pose that any New Yorker will he in the
cabinet. Said one: There Will be no New
York man In McKinley's cabinet, but he
may throw a couple of ambassadorships
over to this state. Depew can go to Eng
land if he desires and General Porter to
France.
1t was said if Mr. Sherman did not come
here by night Private Secretary Griffith
who is from the same section of the state
would go to him and learn his views.
Hanna Wanted In the Cabinet.
Special Dispatch The Evening Star
CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 5.-Lieut.
Gov. Asa A. Jones was in town short time
last evening and during his brief stay prac
tically admit. .ed that he expected to succeed
Mr.. Sherman in the United States Senate
by virtue of an appointment from Governor
bushnell. the lieutenant governor was
fresh from conference with Senator For
aker at Cincinnati He admitted that he
had been, in consultation with Governor
Bushnell on the subject of the senatorshlp
He said, however, that the governor had
not yet appointed him, and finally said that
he was q candidate for the Senate but not
in the sense that was generally understood.
Mr.. Hanna will go today to Canton,
where it is believed he will accept the
postmaster generalship. A strong pressure
mas reached this city, as we'll Canton,
seeking to obtain the consent of Mr.. Hanna
TO enter the cabinet. In view of existing
conditions 1t Is believed he will yield to
TIE pressure
kinley and Foraker factions is now ready
to open Is beyond all question, and has its
connrmat1on in score OF incidents of a.
most daily occu. renee. The bali has been
set in motion, and the result is looked upon
with anxiety not only by the Ohio leaders.
but by republicans of prominence through
out the country. The Mckinley forces are
already under way and every political
stronghold in the state is being fortified by
the combatants' inevitable struggle.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 5.-Chair-
man NJ A. Hanna left the city at II O'Clock
this morning for Canton. He was accom-
psnied by John Addison Porter of the Hart
iord Post, who has just been appointed pri-
Tate secretary to the resident elect and
beiamy Storer of Cincinnati who has it is
Understood. been chosen ambassador to
oAAuci thc luSO1nluS administration.
II Is generally conceded that the CONFER
ence which Will take place between Mr.
Hanna and the President at Canton
this afternoon will be most important
one, and possibly decide whether or nor
the chairman will become member of Mr.
Mcklnieys cabinet.
Major Mckinley Discusses keutucLx.
CANTON, Ohio, February 5-About the
usual number Of visitors called at the Nc
kinley residence today. This morning peo-
pie from many parts Of the country wanted
to see Mr. Mckinley for few minutes"
MT Logan Murray of Louisville XIV
salo ne mad very satisfactory conference
with the President-eIect this morning Mr.
murray returned by appointment at ?
CLOCK Tor further conference He said
mis- visit here was to talk over the situa-
tion IN Kentucky in regard to the Senate
he said that Mr.. st. John Boyle, the re-
publican caucus nominee, had bright
cnance OF being the next senator from the
blue grass state, although Mr. Yerkes has
great many friends and admirers
when asked as to the possibility of Gov
bradley appointing a successor to Senator
Blackburn, Mr.. Murray said that this
might occur, but he did not know how Coy
Bradley stood on the subject Mr. Murray
leaves at AIS O'clock for his home. hv way
of Cleveland.
Questions of Patronage to Wait.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND Ohio E'ebruarv p.o;