The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-01-29
PRORGESS LOOKED FOR.
Cabinet VIII Be Completed
Within Ten Days.
Mueh Dinieul, work. he sitting
Process IL Practically Over-New
York Problem Representation Will
Probably Ne solved This week.

Canton, o, Jan. a There hagrMo.
Ing impression that the cabinet will
be practically completed within three
weeks. with l,' possible exception 81
one place.
Though Major Mckinley may decide
within the neat ten days upon the
eigh, men who are to form his ofieiai
family, II does no, follow tina, the final
appointment Of places and portfolios
will be made within that time.
Most OF the men who are selected
for the eabln,, will doubtless he
shifted about from time to time, and
the final cast Of the cablne, may no,
be arranged before March Z. The sec.
Rotary OF the state Il Of course. decided
upon, and the secretary Of the treas.
ury will definitely determined, and
so will the treasury Of the interior
but the portfolios Of var. Of the navy,
OF agriculture, Of justice and the post.
Office department will be a good deal
shifted about.
The presl dent.sleei desires 20 al the
more imPortan, places AZ soon a. POSI-.
bic, In order that some time may be
given to the work Of choosing assistant
secretaries and,h organization Of the
departments. A good deal OF progress
In the work Of cabinet making will
probably be made this week.
Major MeKlnlsy has practically I'm.
ished the sitting process and he has
listened to as many suggestions on one
hand, and protests on the other, a. he
has time for. The whole situation has
been thoroughly eanvassed. every avail.
able man In the country has been sug.
gested for appolhimeu, to the cabinet,
and legion Of almost unknown quaint.
ties have caused the president.c aect NJ
Ue Informed tina, n he 20 desires he
would be told where he might discover
some hitherto unexpected timber for
his cabinet The New York problem Of
cabinet representation will probably be
solved this week. The current gossip
IL. that General Stewart l.. Woodford
will he the New York member Of the
cabinet lie Il highly esteemed by the
president and, personally. II on most
agreeable terms with him. The presi-
dent.eleet has a high opinion Of Mr..
Woodford's ability, and n political con.
ditlons continue TO be az favorable AZ
they now seem 70 be, he IL pretty Get.
tain to be the next secretary Of war c'
the navy.
General Ayers appointment to the
cabinet Is not regarded a. certain. hui
the belief that he will be In Il grow'
and this notion Is strengthened by the
knowledge that Ex-Governor Merriam
OF Minnesota and Henry c. Pavne o
Wisconsin seem almost to have beer
dropped, for the time a, least, from
the list Of those who are being serl
ously considered. There will be In al
, probability, a cabinet Officer from Wis
NonhHi "lenikAn ot WlUnVN"At e"N
, Mr.. PAYNE or Mr. Merriam IA no
: chosen, II Il almost certain that III
. general will be honored, unless Lyma
, J. Gage should be made secretary q
the treasury, In which event his AZ
! pointment, might he deemed a sufiieien
g.. recognition for all that general seetlo
OF the country. The doubts about NJ
lGhge's political faith ard eeonomi
ereeds having been removed within tn
last a. hours by a visit OF a chieag
gentleman to Canton, Il may be safel
assumed that his appointment Is bein
more seriously considered than eve
though II IL by no means certain thu
. he will be selected, and, Indeed, I'll
Impression still prevails here thu
I Charles Emory Smith Of Philadelphia
Ia the strongest possibility.