The news & observer., 1897-02-11
SOME MORE CABINET CHAT.
NONE CERTAIN BUT SHERMAN,
GAGE, ALGER AND WILSON.
Better Opinion That Hanna viii Adhere
to His Decision Not to Enter
Cabinet.

Canton, Ohio, Feb. 10.-Besides the an
nouncement of the gentlement who have
been rendered cabinet portfolios, Senator
sherman, for Secretary of State; Mr..
Gage, for Secretary of the Treasurer;
General Alger, for Secretary OF War;
Mr.. Wilson, for Secretary OF Agriculture,
and Judge McKenna, for some cabinet
position, it is not expected that any au-
thoiitatiye statements will be made soon,
If, indeed before President Mckinley
formally addresses the Senate of tine Uni-
ted States, naming his cabinet in full. A
very prominent Republican and close
friend of the PTesident-elect, who was
in conference with him TINS morning
said to the Associated Press this after
noon:
THE names of ,Messrs. Sherman, Gage,
Alger, McKenna and Wilson, / believe
are the only ones which will be made
authoritatively public until after the in
anglrration. While 1T is expected that
Judge Long will occupy place in the
cabinet, and believed, as has been the
case. for two weeks past, that the presi-
dent-elect will name him for place, that
place has not yet been definitely decided.
Speculative reports which have been sent
out from Canton about Mr.. Hanna for
Postmaster General and other cabinet
places, are entirely unwarranted espe-
cIally from the fact that with them is
coupled the statement that the final an
n0uncement of the cabinet is being re-
tarded on account of Mr.. Hanna's inde-
ciSi0n as to his acceptance or refusal of
a cabinet portfolio, and that this delay
on his part is on account of the Sena-
torial situation in Ohio and that the final
makeup OF the cabinet will depend. in
same way, on the result of the appoint
ment Of MIR. Sherman's successor. This
is an unfair assumption and an injustice
to Mr. Hanna. There can be no doubt
that the National chairman, at the outset,
firmly and positively said he. could not
accept any cabinet position whatever, and
at that time has name in the cabinet inn
mediately ceased to be a matter for con
sideration by President-elect Mckinley" J"
Continuing, the Associated Press infor-
mant said: 1T has never been custo-
mary for any President publicly to an
nounce his Cabinet, prior to the sending
Of his message TO the United States Sen
ate formally announcing it, and | am
very confident that it is not the purpose
of Presidemt-elect Mckinley to set aside
this custom. / do not believe that any Of
the men named for the cabinet except
those named above, have been made
formal tenders or are certain as to what
portfolio they viii be rendered or could
accept. / do not desire to create the
impression that the President-elect is in
any sense disturbed by the speculative
gossip which is sent out He himself
has uniformly declined to answer any in
quiries as to who will constitute his
cabinet further than aequiescence in the
announcement of the names of Sherman,
Gage, Alger and Wilson for the places
for which they have announced them
selves chosen.
mo, / do not believe it is settled that
Judge McKenna will be Secretary of the
Interior" continued the gentlman. II be-
lieve that he stands even chances to-day
of being rendered the Attorney General
ship"