The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-22
some CABINET CHANGES
Which Will Probably OCCUR In the
Near Future.
'SHERMAN-M'KENNA RETIREMENT
The Former to Go Into Private Life
and tho Latter to Become a Supreme
Court Justice Postmaster General
Gary May Become Senator.

AAe for"oF " W AHCo IFiVAGo Lile
and tho Latter to Becomea Supreme
Court Justice Postmaster General
Gary May Become Senator.
Washington, Nov. 22.-At least two,
and possibly three, changes In Presi-
dent McKinley's cabinet will occur in
the near future. Ii is definitely settled
that Attorney General McKenna will
be appointed to the supreme court
bench on Dec Q, the first day OF the
new session of congress. 1t is also GER
tain that before long Secretary sher-
man will retire to private life.
The possible change is In the post
office department. Postmaster General
Gary has aspirations for the United
States senate. He has not yet declared
himself. but Republican leaders In
Maryland will insist that he shall do
80 at an early date. If he can receivs
reasonable assurances that he Will be
elected Mr.. Gary will enter the cam
paign and leave the cabinet for that
purpose. The president would regret
very much to have Mr.. Gary leave, and
is opposed to his entering the sena-
torial race. He considers Judge Nc
Comas well equipped man for the
senate, and IL Mr.. Gary decides to re-
main in the cabinet the support Of the
administration will be thrown to the
Judge.
No date has yet been fixed for the re-
tirement Of Secretary Sharman. and
some Of his friends deny that he has
any intention Of leaving the public
service until the close Of the admin
tstration. The positive statement has
been made, however. by competent au-
thority, that Mr.. Sherman does con-
template leaving the state department
at an early date. That he would have
resigned several months ago but for
some newspaper statements which rep
resented him as being mentally unequal
to the strain Of office. He determined
to remain in Office long enough to dis
prove these statements.
When 1t is shown by official corrs-
spondence upon foreign questions which
will be laid before congress that he
is still vigorous in mind, he will at some
opportune time resign. Upon his retire.
nent Assistant Secretary of State Day
will become his successor. Mr.. Day
could have had the office of attorney
general if he had desired it, and if there
had been any doubt about Secretary
Sherman's ultimate retirement the
probabilities are he would have ac-
cepted it,
No one has yet been selected to sue
ceed Attorney General McKenna. Colo.
mel j. ]. McCook, of New York, and
Judge Nathan Goff have been seriously
but for geographical reasons
the president has decided to take other
names under consideration. The ap-
pointment will go either to the west
Or middle west. The president will give
the appointment to California II he can
find the right man there.
1t is not certain that Mr. McKenna's
nomination to be a justice of the SUI
preme court will be confirmed without
serious opposition in the senate. Sew
aral Republican senators are UNDER
stood to be opposed to his promotion.
It has been reported that Senator Hoar,
chairman of the judiciary committee, to
which the nomination will be referred,
will oppose the appointment, and In this
case confirmation may be very difficult.
It is certain that the whole power of
he American Protective association
will be exerted to prevent the con-
irmation of Mr.. McKenna, on account
If his being a member of the Roman
church.