The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
THE CABINET.
Sherman Certainly Wanted for Sec
rotary Of State.
This Week. When the Matter Will Be
Settied-The Secretary of the Treas
ury Will Be Selected Soon.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 11.-Maj. McKin-
ley attended church Sunday morning
and later enjoyed long drive. He
will leave for Canton Monday morning
at IL o'clock and expects to remain
there till the first day OF March
Maj. Mckinley said to friend Sum-
day that this week would be an i'm
portant one in organizing his cab
met and administration. The lorna
ton of the cabinet hinges upon the
salient and pivotal positions of secre-
tary of state and secretary of the
treasury. 1t is quite proba bic that
both OF these important cabinet port
folios will be rendered and accepted
by the end of the week. Senator Sher-
man has had some communication with
Maj Mckinley and he will GO to Can
ton whenever the president-elect de-
sires him to. and his visit will, accord
ing to present arrangements here, be
made about the middle of the week.
1t is now pretty well established
that Mai Mckinley wants Senator
Sherman to be secretary of state, but
it is by no means certain that Mr.. Sher-
man has made up his mind to accept
cabinet appointment. His inclination
is to remain in the senate, where the
work is systematized and familiar, and
where he can regulate the amount and
quality of it to very considerable
extent. He feels no strong desire,
said one of his friends of long-standing
Sunday, to undertake the severe and
exacting task OF the most important
and difficult governmental department,
but on the other hand he has had long
experience as chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations and many of
his most valued friends are earnestly
urging him to close his notable public
career by brilliant administration Of
the department of state.
The natural and timely desire of M.
A. Hanna to go to the senate may have
much to do with Mr.. Sherman's ap-
pointment to the cabinet if he accepts
portfolio. Mr.. Hanna has been one
of Mr.. Sherman's most valuable
friends. He had done a great deal for
him in political way. and Mr.. Sher-
man doubtless feels that he owes his
last election to the senate in part to
the zeal and support of Mr.. Hanna.
Their relations have been friendly
and close for years. If Mr. Sher-
man does not accept the offer OF a
cabinet position the way to the senate
will remain closed to Mr.. Hanna, for
he would not contest the seat with his
personal and political friend of long
standing It is rumored that Senator
- ID -
will be invited to visit Canton while
Mr.. Sherman is there. Upon the &C
! ton of Mr. Foraker and his friends
! the senatorial aspira tons of Chairman
M. A. Hanna depend. Gov. BushnelLs
! of Ohio, will appoint Mr.. Sher-
mans successor for the unex-
pired term of two years if he
goes into the cabinet. He is a devoted
| friend and allay of Senator-elect For
akers and it may be that it is feared
that he would not appoint Mr.. Hanna
to the vacancy for the reason that
they belong to opposite factions of the
party and have been at odds in a po-
litical way only for several years. The
impression prevails among many of the
politicians that while Messrs. Foraker
and Bushnell are thoroughly friendly
to Maj. Mckinley and desire to
support him Loyalty and efficient
ly, they do not wish to build
up Mr.. Hanna's personal prestige and
power in the Ohio political field. No
promise or intimation OF the course he
will pursue has been obtained from
Gov. Bushnell, who is i'll with the grip
Of \ &c in fol no
lief is current in Ohio that unless Gov.
Bushnell will consent to appoint Mr..
Hanna to the senate, the latter will
himself accept a cabinet appointment,
so the conference at Canton this week
involve the probable disposition of two
cabinet portfolios, a seat in the United
States senate and the luture status of
Mark Hanna in national politics.
One week ago Sunday Senator Gull
lom, of Illinois, came to Cleveland to
call on the presidenI-elect. He said to
the correspondent OF the United Asso.
ciated Presses, in the course of a long
conversation: 81 am not a cabinet pos
sibility 1t seems to me that it is my
duty to remain in the senate" Even S
have marched with CELEBRITY during the
last week. and political conditions
are changing daily. Notwithstanding
the fact that one week ago Senator
Cullom sincerely believed that he could
not accept cabinet portfolio if it were
: offered him. he is to-day a potent pos
sibility. Senator Cullom is highly es
teemed by the president-elect and is
considered wise, well-equipped, Wig
orous man of high character and
most excellent training in pub
lie life. A good deal more i;
likely to be heard of Senator Gull
, lom in connection with the cabine
) within the next three weeks. i he
gossip about eX-Gov. John d. Long o.
Massachusetts, and the cabinet seem.
( to have pretty stroug basis for It's
A existence. Maj. Mckinley has beer
thinking about ex-Gov. Long for sew
) eral weeks. and the visits of Senator
\ Proctor evidently caused the matter tc
t be thoroughly and seriously discussed
Maj. Mckinley knew Gov. Long ex
) tremely well, and has always had a