The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
STORY THAT HE WILL NOT LAND
IN sHERMAN'S SHOES BE-
LIEvED TO BE TRUE.
LIEUT.. GOV. JONES LIKELY 70 GET /
j. Addison Porter Accepts the Private
Sccrctaryship to the Major-Hanna
Being Urged to Accept the Post
master Generalship.

Canton. o., Feb. 4.-Gen. Russell \.
Alger, who has been slated for secretary
of war. reached here this morning for
short conference with Mr.. Mckinley.
He says the object of his visit was to
say few words for Il friend and not 10
discuss any question of policy or to sub
NIT any appointments 10 his department.
The former, he said would be postponed
until the administration was organized.
and no decision had been reached on the
latter.
Gen. Algcr declined TO say who the
| friend is in whose interest he came 10
Canton and what he wanted for him.
Concerning the question of policy, ne
| said
There may be occasion for a great
many changes in my plans and possibly
the total abandonment of any policy we
might consider now. Therefore | have
considered il best not 10 formulate any.
My time at home since | accepted the
secrctaryship last week in Canton has
been fully taken up in answering con-
gratulatory kilograms and letters and |
am 500 or GOO behind. Then my bust
ness interests claim a good deal of my
attention, so that l have but little time
to give TO the work of appointments"
Gen. Algcr left on the 11:30 train for
Cleveland. He will remain there over
night and return TO his home in Detroit
Friday morning.
He had very pleasant interview with
the presidcnt-elcct of about two hours
duration.
Reverends Dwycr and Stewart of
Cleveland were callers on Maj. Mckin-
ley this afternoon. They came to attend
a ministerial meeting of pastors in this
city and called TO pay their respects 10
the prcsident-clect.
Among Maj. Mckinley's guests today
was Mr. Perry $. Heath of Muncie, Ind,
who had charge of the publishing and
printing of the republican national com
mttec during the recent campaign and
who has been recently mentioned for the
position of private secretary to the pres
ident-clect Mr.. Heath was accompanied
by Mrs. Heath, and their visit was upon
the invitation of Maj. Mckinley. After
Il prolonged conference this afternoon,
during which many political subjects
were discussed, the announcement was
made that the prcsident-clect had ten
dered TO Mr.. Heath position of prom
inencc and influence and that 1t would
be accepted. The position is one which
Mr.. Heath asked for some time ago and
which he coveted above all others. Gov
ernor Mckinley and Mr.. Heath have
been warm personal friends for many
wears and the former stated to the AssO-
ciated Press this evening that he had ne
position of honor or trust within his gift
to which Mr. Heath would aspire that
he would hesitate to confide 10 his friend.
The two men lived at the same hotel
in Washington about dozen years or
more when Mr. Heath was widely
known newspaper correspondent and the
prcsidcnt-clcct was member OF con
gross. Mr. Heath was conspicuous in the
cu.upaign that resulted in the nomination
OF Governor Mckinley for the presidency,
for which the latter is unstinted in his APP
probation. as we'll as for the service he
rendered during the contest which ended |
last November.
1t is not generally known that the name
of DR.. Seward Webb of Shelburne was
presented by Vermont and is seriously |
considered 10y the incoming president for |
a position in his cabinet. Owing, how !
ever. to the illness of his brother and the |
draft upon his own time and attention |
in consequence thereof. it was utterly i'm |
possible for him to accept the position, |
and DR.. Wcbh's friend. Gen. Il. $. Peck. |
visited Maj. Mckinley at Canton and |
his name.
4 delegation composed of III. c. Smith |
of Cleveland, W. C.. Stevens of Alabama |
and III. c. Dean of South Carolina called |
on Maj. Mckinley this evening. They |
called to talk over southern matters n
general and patronage in particular. 1t
is understood that Maj. Mckinley in
formed them that it would not BE- his
policy TO Interfere with the policy of APP
continents, but would leave that to the
and would devote his
time to the interests of the country in
general.
1t would be no surprise to those who
are observing political events in general
here it, in due time, that John X. Gowdy.
who was here today. is TO be consul at
Liverpool.
There have been many visitors at the
Mckinley home today. some of them
looking after local matters
Mrs. Mckinley, who is visiting in CHI
ago is pyppctpl homo Saturday