Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-05
THE NEWS IN CANTON.
"""h"'s Friends Die Hard-Tho Pri-
vatc Secretary

vnte Secretary.
CANTON, O., February 4-The indi-
e"Nohs now are that the political in
'en'iohs OF Mark A. Hanna viii occupy
inc Cabinet guessers the rest of this
week III Is rumored here by many OF
or. Hanna's Cleveland friends who
n"Ne visited Canton within the last
thlrty-four hours that they may decide
70 accept the position of Postmaster
General. The most generally accepted
opinion Is that MIR. Hanna thinks he Will
not be appointed to the Senate by Gov
sIhor bushnell, though the rumor that
governor Bushnell has decided to ap-
point LAeutenant-Governor Jones to fill
the seat In the United States Senate
winch Will be vacated by John Sherman
on the an of March, is not thought to
oe wholly reliable An earnest effort
on the part of loyal Republicans at
tached TO both wings of the party I'm
ONO Is now being made TO continue the
harmonious relations which have exist
ed In the State for the last year and a
haif, and II IS by no means certain that
Governor Bushnell may not, at the last
moment appoint Mr.. Hanna to the
Senate; although UP TO this time he
has in no way indicted his willingness
10 do so.
FOR THE FULL TERM
Whether Mr.. Hanna is appointed to
the Senate TO fiji Mr.. Shernan's place
(uneXpired term or not, he will be a can
didate for election for the regular full
term before the Legislature. which is
10 be elected next fall, and which meets
TO choose a United States senator in
January next. Many of Mr.. Hanna's
friends want him to go into the Cabi-
net, and Major Mckinley has desired il
ever since his election. The belief that
he will be appointed Postmaster-Gene-
raj is growing hourly. Mr.. Hanna will
be here at / o'clock tomorrow, and will
spend the night and it is more than
likely that he will come TO some definite
and final conclusion respecting the Cabi
net, although if he awaits the efforts of
those who are trying TO arrange mat
ters in the interests of party peace he
may not announce his decision for two
or three weeks.
The visit of General Alger to Canton
to-day was not fraught with Importance.
He came to present the wishes of some
Michigan friends. There was a little
talk about an Assistant Secretary Of
War, but nothing Of a definite nature
respecting this important appointment
was done.
INDIANA = DEMANDS.
The visit of Chairman Gowdy, of the
Indiana Republican Committee, was one
Of interest. He spent the day in Canton,
and had an extended talk with the
President-elect. Mr.. Gowdy says In
diana will be modest in her demands
on the President-elect, and when
pressed. confessed that he would like 10
be appointed Consul-General to Paris.
As a matter of fact, applicants for
office from Indiana have not been as
numerous in Canton as from many other
States There are at least twenty APP
plicants for the post Of Consul-General
at Paris
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY.
The appointment and acceptance some
time during the night of b. Addison
Porter of the position of private-sec-
retary TO the President puts a stop to
further guessing in that score. Perry ).
Heath. of Indiana, who was a good deal
talked of I'm connection with the office
Of Private Secretary, came here to-day
i'm response TO a Geographic message
from the President Mr.. Heath was
offered a very handsome appoint
ment. which he has long desired, and
which he accepted this evening. He ap-
piled for the position several months ago,
and Major Mckinley, who has known
him for many years, ana VINO tnluhS
highly Of him and Of the work he did In
the campaign, said he was glad TO be
able to give him the appointment ne
wanted.
Among Major McKinIey's callers to-
night were two cclored Republicans-C.
II. Deas of South Carolina, and w. }.
Stevens, of Alabama.
Tho name of Or. Seward Webb, OF
Sbelburn. Vt, has been presented to
Major Mckinley for consideration as
cabinet possibility. and was being Sc
riously thought of, when, owing to Ill
ness in his family and business engage
ments he asked General T. s. Peck to
visit canton and withdraw his name.