The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-02
VIII Be the Next Secretary
Of Agriculture.
An AUTHORITY ON TIE FARM.
Served Several Terms as = Congress-
man From Iowa-John G.. Long, OF
Nassachasetts, said to Have Been
rendered the Navy Portfolio
Judge McKenns.s Friends Con-
slider His Chances Good for Enter
ing the Cabinet.

DES MONIES, Ia, Feb. l.-Ex-Consress-
man James Wilson. OF Iowa, announced
tonight MS acceptance OF the cabinet port
folio recently rendered aim by President
elect Mckinley. To a representative OF tas
Associated Press Mr.. Wilson said;
1T Is true that l have been invited lrto
Prssldsnt-elect Mckiniey's cabinet !
have accepted. That Is all there is % say
about the matter"
1, is generally known that Mr.. Wilson
will be secretary OF agriculture. he hay-
ing wired TO Senator Allison today that
that portfolio had been offered and SC
ceptsd-
James Wilson was born August ls. 1856.
at Ayrshire. Scotland. mis- parents belong
ing 10 the farming class. His parents
ernIgrated 10 Connecticut In 1852 and began
farming In rhe vicinity of Norwich They
came 20 Iowa in the fail of 1885, buying
government land in Tama county. James
is the oldest OF family Of fourteen chill
dren. seven boys and seven girls. James
was sent to the Twelfth Iowa assembly 10
get stock acts enacted, changing the GUS
tom OF permitting stock 10 run at large.
He was reelected to the Thirteenth and
Fourteenth general assemblies, being
speaker Of the house IN the last assembly
in which ne served. The code OF 1873 was
enacted while ne presided. He was elected
70 the Forty-tnlrd consress during hls -asl
term in the house and was reelected 20
the Forty-fourth congress He retired at
the sni OF his second term TO his farm,
until he was appointed by GOV. sherman
as a member OF the railway commission.
After serving one year he resigned TO take
his seat in the Forty eighth congress.
AT the end OF this congress he retired
TO his farm when several editors OF conn-
try papers arranged with him 10 write
weekly letters for their papers, when ne
has continued 10 do until the present time.
IN 1881 he was elected director Of the Iowa
station and professor OF agriculture OF the
Iowa agricultural college. a position ne
has held up 20 the present time
John 6. Long fer the Navy
WASHINGTON. Feb. lit is under
stood that John G. Long has been tender
ed and accepted the Office of secretary Of
the navy in the coming administration.
INGHAM. Mass. Feb. John p. Long
tonight refused 10 confirm the statement
that he had been rendered and accepted
the office OF secretary OF the navy under
the incoming administration. He said that
he had heard nothing from Mai Mckln-
ley on the matter.
Mekennn's Chances Good.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lin local po-
itical circles there is now nttle doubt that
Judge Joseph McKenna viii be the Pacific
coast representative in MeKinley's cabinet.
When asked today II he had formally ac-
cepted a cabinet position, he said That
information must first come from Mr..
Mckinley. The positions OF Senator Sner-
man and Mr.. Gage differ materially from
my own and until the president-elect has
frst authorized the statements | shall
make neither admissions nor denials."
Depew May Succeed Bayard.
NEW YORK. Feb At is renorted
that Chauncey VI. Depew last nigh; re-
ceived a dispatch from Mai Mckinley.
inviting him 20 accept the ambs ssador-
ship at the court of ST James. The re-
port could not be confirmed.