New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-29

| LYMAN J. GAGE.
gether for nearly three hours. and long before
! they parted they had reached a complete and
satisfactory understanding Mr. Gage upon all
lines Of National policy is thoroughly In ac-
cord with the President-eect and with the
party. Major Mckinley has the highest sort
| Of regard for Mr. Gage. and the good impress
sion which he had formed of him upon previous
occasions was strengthened by their full and
| frank talk to-day.
! Mr.. Gage. before departing for Chicago. said:
Major Mckinley has rendered me the appoint
ment Of Secretary Of the Treasury, and have
accepted it
HAILED WITH REJOICING EVERYWHERE.
Major Mckinley has beer thinking about Mr..
Gage In connection with the Treasury portfolio
for more than two months He was thrice men,
toned in these dispatches almost fortnight
after the election. 1t seems. however. that some
| Of Major McKinley's Chicago friends. who are
also friends of Mr.. Gage. gave him the impress
sion that it was no. worth while to consider
the Chicago banker. for the reason that II
would not be possible for him TO leave his own
great business interests to other hands in order
TO accept Cabinet place. This. indeed, was
the notion generally entertained in chicago IN
respect to Mr.. Gage. The President-eect put
hir, 1at O. MS InIrd for time and began to
, .-; cJt~.. rie cx-n,g>- Ten davs ago, he hal
practically determined II is SAID, to offer tho
place to Charles Emory Smith. OF Philadelphia
when he learned that Mr. Gage might accept
II and. as he had decided from the start that
he must select Western man for this place
If good one could be found his mind reverted
TO Mr. Gage. ard it was ascertaned that ne
would consider with favor a proposition 10 en-
ter Major Mckney's Cabinet
The suggestion that he was under considera-
ton for the Treasury portfolio met with such
immediate. widespread and cordial commenda-
ton that il could not be disregarded. Letters
from men Of affairs and Of the highest standing IN
business political professional and labor circles
from all parts OF the country have been pouring
in upon the President elect urging him 10 APP
point Mr.. Gage. and in all cases placing me
request on the ground OF his eminent ntness ior
the place 1t has been told To Major Mchin-
lev hv men of character and wide reputation IN
every business and financial centre CT the United
States that the appointment OF MT. Gage "ouia
do much TO strengthen and hasten the wave or
returning confidence. Labor organizations as
well as organizations Of capital have asked Tor
the appointment Of Mr.. Gage ana done IL spoh-
taneo,lsy His position as president or the
Worlds Fair Commission brought him into close
personal contact with representative men from
all parts OF the country. and the men VINO met
him during the feverish and trying days which
attended the inception and organization OF the
notable enterprise seem TO remember him with
Measure and without exception have FASTENED
70 assure the President elect that he would be
doing a good thing for the country, FOR his party
and for his Administration if he were TO appoint
him Secretary Of the Treasury. A chorus OF
nraise concerning Mr.. Gage has swept from
ocean to ocean and there are on fe here letters
and kilograms favoring his appointment from
every State from Maine to California inclusive
Joseph Medill OF Chicago declared to friend
there Yesterday that Mr.. Gage would doubtless
make the greatest Secretary OF the Treasury the
country had seen since the days Of Albert Gal |
latin
PROGRESS OF THE CABINET BUILDING.
Major Mckinley has selected the two men for
his Cabinet who are to I'LL the positions which, |
by common consent. are deemed the most I'M
nortant He has clearly in mind all the men who |
will be asked to fill other Cabinet Offices with the
nossible exception of three. IL is believed that |
the portfolio Of Agriculture has yet been Of |
fered TO no one, has the portfolio Of War |
been disposed OF. a third place is doubtless for |
the time being, In the opinion of politicians here.
left open for some one yet to be chosen from |
New-York The belief grows, however that If |
General Woodford does not get the Cabinet APP |
pontment from New-York. that State is likely |
to he left out of the Cabinet. This third port |
folio which Is thought to be unprovided for. may |
90 m Pennsylve MIA and II 1t does ii will be ten
dered to a citizen OF Philadelphia who has al
ready been freely mentioned in connection with |
tho cabinet The Indications are that James
Wilson of Iowa will be appointed Secretary OF |
.oricuiture and that J. II. Brigham. OF Ohio,
,rbo has the support Of the Granger organiza-
,tops throughout the country. Will be made AS
sis,ant Secretary Of Agriculture. Colonel Brig
han, who was urged for appointment as Secre-
tarv Of Agriculture. has said recently that he
Understands Major Mckinley cannot we'll ap-
nn,n, another Cabinet officer from Ohio at this
live unless II he Mr.. Hanna. and intmated that
thn nosition of Assistant Secretary of Agricult-
rre would not be unacceptabe
~ current surmise Is correct. the following
nav have becn decided upon for Cabinet posi-
,"ons Iohn Sherman. Lyman j. Gage. Nathan
CIV Josenh McKenna John d. Long and prota-
h,v y A Alger and James Wilson II these ap-
nnintrents are finally made. there will be. as has
tasr Indicated but one more place TO MI, and II
ad occasion no comment II the last appoint
-, Ia not determined upon before March l. |
Tha advantages OF having one place left open
80 20 time very near the Inauguration Is OBJ
io,s II would enable the President elect to
,aks advantage Of any new situation that might
arise and leave him free TO rearrange his Cab
met !. often as he chose.
II" ExCovernor A. r. Cornell and John J. Nc
COOL ~ New York. spent the evening with Ma
Cor MCKINLEY They had some very warm words
70 cav about General Stewart l.. Woodford.
LYMAN J. Gage WIS born at De Ruyter. Madi-
con Comfy. ~ " June ~. 1876 His parents
Ell A. and Mary Judson Gage. were descended
from English stock and were born in New
York state Lyman was taken to Rome. ~ T..
when ten years old and placed In the Rome