The National tribune., 1897-02-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

Lyman J. Gage, President of the First Ma.
tional Bank Of Chicago has been offered and
accepted the Secretaryship of tho Treasury.
He was born in New York State in 1896. began
life IS poor boy, and has worked himself up
to Q position of great wealth and influence.
He has been Republican all his life, except
that he voted for Cleveland in 1884.
The Cabinet now stands:
Secretary Of State-John Sherman, of Ohio.
Secretary OF the Treasury-Lyman J. Gage,
of Illinois.
Secretary of War-Russell A. Alger, of Michi-
gan.
Secretary of the Navy-John D. Long, of
Massachusetts,.
Secretary of Agriculture-James Wilson, of
Iowa.
Secretary of the Interior-Joseph McKenna,
of California.
After giving eight Of tho so lectures for
which he contracted, Bryan announces that he
has quit, and will lecture no more. The scheme
has been dismal failure. aud lie decided to
stop before it injured his political prospects any
more than it has.
Veterans will take prominent part in the
next political campaign in Pennsylvania. Gov.
Hastings has antagonized strong faction of
them in the matter of appointments as Trus.
tees of tho Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Asy-
lum, and these have started into the field a
ticket. with Gen. j. p. s. Goblin for Governor
and Judge Alfred Darte. the present Depart
ment Commander, for Audit0r-Gcneral. The
other faction proposes Thomas J. Stewart for
Governor and Gen. d. Mem. Gregg, the present
Auditor General, for Treasurer.
Jan. 80. Judge George F. Turner was elected
Senator from Washington. to succeed Senator
Squire. He served in the army as a private,
and was discharged at Mobile in 1885, He has
nf In y,ottt ;nto, -,
Washington for 10 years. Until the adoption
of the ST. Louis platform he was member of
the Republican party. but at that time he left
the party and supported Bryan. He advocated
the Government ownership of railroads and
though a strong believer in a protective tariff,
hc now comes out for q modified tariff He
will stand with the silver Republicans, silver
Democrats, and Populists IN the organization of
the Senate.
The Senatorial fight in South Dakota still
goes on, with Mai. Picker holding the 81 Re-
publican votes soldly, which is five less than
he needs to elect him. The opposition is di-
vided, and several of the Democrats and
Populists will not vote under any circumstances
for Kyle.
After keeping the matter under ad visemcnt
for some time Judge Nathan Golf, of West Vir.
GINA, has declined place in the Cabinet 1t
has been his ambition to be Senator, and he was
disappointed In tnlS Two years ago when
Elkns was elected. He now expects to sue.
coed Faulkner in 1899.
Ex-Representative James Wilson, of Iowa, has
been offered and has accepted the Secretaryship
of Agriculture. He was born in Scotland in
1885, and his parents purchased farm in Iowa
from the Government in 1856. He was q
member Of the Iowa Legislature for two terms
and of the Add. 44th. and 48th Congresses. In
1891 he was elected Director of the Iowa Agri
| cultural Experiment Station and Professor Of
| Agriculture of the Iowa Agricultural College
which positions he still holds.
1t is claimed that Gen. Ayers appointmen,
to the Cabinet was finally decided upon as the
result of Forakers manipulations. Foraker
| and Alger have been quite intimate, their
| friendship growing out of q similarity Of char
acter in their soldiership, their warm-hearted
| frank. bold ways aud their opposition to Shcr
| mans Presidential aspirations. Sherman wal
naturally opposed to Ayers entrance into the
the Cabinet, 90 Foraker stirred up opposition
| to Hanna's appointment rs Senator, and as his
| friend Bushnell was Governor OF Ohio, and had
the appointment Of Sherman's successor. Fora.
ker held the trumps in his hand. Finally the
| thing was brought around as desired. AlgeI
will enter tho Cabinet aud Bushnell will ap
point Hanna TO succeed Sherman.