The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-22
Will Be Succeeded by His First
Assistant.
A. P. A.. WILL FIGHT.
Oppose the Appointment Of
Judge McKenna
To Succeed Associate Justice
Field on Supreme Bench. .

New York, Nov. PA Washington dis
patch to the Herald says: At least two
and possibly three changes in President
0IcKinley's cabinet viii occur in the near
future.
It is definitely settled that Attorney
General NIcKenna will be appointed to the
supreme court bench December 5, the first
day of the new session of congress. It
is also certain that before long Secretary
Sherman viii retire to private life.
The possible change is in the postoffice
department. Postmaster General Gary
has aspirations for the United States sen
ate He has not yet declared himself.
but Republican leaders in Maryland VIII
insist that he shall do so at an early date.
If he can receive reasonable assurances
that lie will be elected, Mr.. Gary will en-
ter the campaign and leave the cabinet
for that purpose
The president, it is said, would regret
very much to have Mr.. Gary leave and
is opposed to his entering the senatorial
race. He considers Judge McComas a
well equipped man for the senate, and if
Mr.. Gary decides to remain in the cabinet
the support of the administration will be
thrown to the Judge
No date has yet been fixed for the re-
tirement of Secretary Sherman, and some
u ms 1L4GtS uGlty LLleiL ne mas any 4llIGll-
ton of leaving the public service until
the close of the administration. The pos
tive statement has been made, however,
by competent authority that Mr.. Sher-
man does contemplate leaving the state
department at an early date. Upon his
retirement, Assistant Secretary of State
Day will become his successor. Mr.. Day
could have had the office of attorney
general if he had desired it, and if there
mans ultimate retirement, the probabili-
tiles are that he would have accepted it.
No one yet has been selected to succeed
Attorney General McKenna. Colonel J.
]. AIcCook of New York and Judge Ma
than GO6 have been seriously considered,
but for geographical reasons, it is stated,
the president has decided to take other
names under consideration. The appoint
ment will go either to the west or middle
west The president will give the ap-
pointment to California if he can find
the right man there.
1t is not certain that McKenna's nOmi-
nation to be justice of the supreme court
will be confirmed. Several Republican
senators are understood to be opposed to
his promotion. 1t has been reported that
Senator Hoar, chairman of the judiciary
committee, to which the nomination will
be referred, will oppose the appointment,
difficult. McKenna's ambition, however
may be promoted by the American Pro-
tective association. which is opposing his
confirmation on the ground that he is an
emissary of the pope. Supreme President
EchoIs said today at the national head
quarters of the American Protective as
sociation that McKenna's confirmation
would be opposed, but not on personal
grounds.
IF we must have another Catholic on
the bench" he said. Il can say with GER
tainty that there is no one we would
rather have than Mr.. BfcKenna- He is a
very liberal man. and but for the fact
that he belongs to a church that makes
allegiance to the government of the Unit
ed States secondary to allegiance to the
Pope of Rome, we would not oppose his
appointment. We believe that with JUS
tice White on the supreme bench the
Catholic church already has its full quota
and we viii oppose the appointment OF
another member of that church.
when the Catholic church in America
progresses to the point which I fully be-
1ieve Archbishops Ireland and Keane and
other members of the American party in
the church would carry it, and when it
has renounced the idea of the temporal
po1er of the pope, and no longer makes
allegiance to him paramount to allegiance
to this country, then we shall cease to
oppose members of that church politi-
cally."