The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
FOR A PLACE IN THE CABINET.
cahifornia's Congressional Delegation Has
Another Conference-Judge McKenna
Muy Be Selected

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 4-The Re-
publican mem bers of the California dele
CATION IN Congress met this morning in
the commttee-rooms of Representative
Loud, at the request of Senator Perkins.
These statesmen again discussed the de-
STABILITY Of uniting III a memorial to
President-elect Mckinley asking that
Horace Davis of San Francisco be ap.
pointed a member of the Cabinet. This
meeting, like former ones, was secret.
Newspaper representatives were exclud-
ed on motion of Grove Johnson, where
upon Representative Loud said he must
refuse to take part in the caucus. He said
he believed it wise to admit newspaper
correspondents so that they might obtain
accurate reports of the meeting. rather
than have 10 depend upon hearsay testi-
mony of the representatives. He said
that it has been demonstrated in the past
that it was far better to admit press men
than have inaccurate reports telegraphed.
Mr.. Loud, therefore, positively refused to
participate in the meeting.
At the conclusion of the conference the
following statement was made by the
chairman. Senator Perkins:
1.-The delegation met and after o confer
ence came to the conclusion tina: they saw
no reason to recede from their former posi-
tion. but out of Difference to the views of
prominent Republicans OF California with
whom they are at present in communica-
ton they concluded TO take no further
action al the present time"
The Californians wrangled for an hour
or more before they decided not to recede
from their rocorn m ondofi Of Horace
Davis. All of those present, however,
including Senator Perkins and Repre-
sentatives Johnson, Hilborn, Bowers,
Barham and McLachlan, finally decided
to stand pat on Davis.
The memorial will not, however, be
sent to Major Mckinley Immediately,
but, ''in Difference to the views of promi-
nent California Republicans" will be held
up for the time being.
This means that Judge Waymire's
friends are making big racket, and for
prudential reasons it is deemed best by
the statesmen not to take any real action
in the matter until the Legislature has
elected a United States Senator.
1t matters very little, however. what the
Californians may recommend. THE CALL
correspondent at a late hour tonight
secured what is believed TO be positive
assurance that President t-elect Mckinley
will ask United States Circuit Judge Nc
Kenna TO become member of his Cabi-
net. He will probably offer him the
Attorney Generalship.
This news was wired exclusively to The
CALL ten days ago, and recent develop
ments have confirmed its correctness.
Indeed, it was agreed in the conference
of the Californians to-day that if any
Californian was honored with Cabinet
position that man would be McKenna.
This seemed to be satisfactory all around
the table, although they s:ubbornly re-
fused TO back down from their former
Recommendation of Davis. One of the
mem bers said:
eve felt chagrined that our former dis
interested action in meeting to recon-
mend a Cabinet officer for California
should have been criticized by RepubIi-
cans, but we will stand by our recon-
mendation of Mr.. Davis"
1t is now the unanimous opinion of
Californians here that Judge McKerna
will be offered the Attorney -Generals ship,
and he will accept it with the under
standing that he will be appointed
to the United States Supreme
bench to succeed Justice Field if
there should be vacancy on that bench
during President McKinley's adminlstra-
ton. Justice Field Is very feeble. A
Californian who visited him on Saturday
said to THE CALL correspondent to-day
that he would not be surprised at any
time to hear of his life being snuffed out