The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-14
THE CABINET.
Sherman Certainly Wanted for SEQ.
y retary Of State.
The Senator WIN Go to Canton Some Time
This Week, When the Matter VIII Re
Dettlsd-The Secretary of the TRsas.
ury Will He Selected s0on.


settlsd-Ths Secretary of the TRsas-
ury Will he selected soon.
CLEvELAND,O., Jan. 11.-Maj. McKin. |
10y attended church Sunday morning |
and later enjoyed q long drive. He
will leave for Canton Monday morning
At II o'clock and expects to remain
there till the first day OF March
Maj. Mckinley said to q friend Sun.
day that this week would be an inn
portant one in organizing his cab
met and administration. The lorna.
tion of the cabinet hinges upon the
salient and pivotal positions of secre-
tary of state and secretary of the
treasury. It is quite probable that
both oil 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 we'll established
that Maj 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 q
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 NJ.
A. Hanna to 60 to the senate may have
much to do with Mr.. Sherman's ap-
pointment to the cabinet if he accepts
ia portfolio. Mr.. Hanna has been ono
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. II Mr.. Sher.
man does not accept the offer of .
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
elect Joseph b. Foraker, Of Cincinnati,
will be invited to visit Canton while
Mr.. Sherman is there. Upon tho &C.
tion Of Mr.. Foraker and his friends
the senatorial aspirations of Chairman
M. A. Hanna depend. Gov. Bushnell,
of Ohio. will appoint Mr.. Shsr'
mans successor for the unex'
! pired term of two years II he
goes into the cabinet. He IL devoted
friend and allay Of Senator.elect For
sker's and II may be that 10 10 feared
that he would not appoint Ns. Hanna
to the vacancy for ths reason that
they belong 70 opposite factions Of the
party and have been ~ odds In . po
litical way only for several years. The
impression prevails among many Of the
politicians that while NessrA Foraker
and Bushnell arc thoroughly friendly
TO Maj. Mckinley snd desire Il
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. NJ
promise or intimation Of the course hs
will pursue has been obtained from
| Gov. Bushnell. who IL i'll with the griY
At his home in Spring field. The be
lief Is current in Ohio that unless Gov
Bushnell will consent to appoint Mr.
Hanna to the senate, the latter will
himself accept cabinet appointment
SO the conference at Canton this weel
involve the probable disposition of twt
cabinet portfolios, a sest In the Unitsi
States senate and the future status D,
Mark Hanna In national politics.
One week ago Sunday Senator Cul
lom, of Illinois, came to Cleveland Il
call on the president-elect He said x
the correspondent of the United Asso
ciated Presses, In the course of long
| conversations: II am not cabinet pos
| sibility. 1t seems to me that 1t n mi
| duty to remain In the senate" Events
have marched with celebrity during the
last week, and political conditions
are changing daily. Notwithstand ding
the fact that one week ago Senator
Cullom sincerely believed that he could
not accept q cabinet portfolio II 1t wers
offered him, he 10 to-day q potent pos
sibility. Senator Cullom is highly 90
teemed by the president-slect and Il
considered wise, well-equipped, Wig
orous man Of high chsracter and
most excellent training In pub
lie life. A good deal more 4
likely to be heard OF Senator Cul
lom In connection with the cabine
within the next three weeks. tn,
gossip about ex-Gov. John D. Long. o,
Massachusetts, and the cabinet seeml
to have pretty strong basis for It,
existence. Maj Mckinley has beer
thinking about sx-Gov. Long for sew