Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-01-29
PROPOSES LOOKED FOR.
Cabinet Will Be Completed
Within Ten Days.
An~h Dfn1enIt Work-rhe sitting
Process is Practically Gver-Sew
York Problem Representation Will
Probably ne solved This Week.

Canton. o., Jan. a4.--There Is a grow
ing impression that the cabinet vii
be practically completed within thre,
weeks, with its possible exception o
one place.
Though Major Mckinley may decid.
within the next ten days upon tn.
eight men who are to form his oficia
family, II does not follow that the fna
appointment OF places and portfolios
will be made within that time
Most OF the men who are selected
for the cabinet will doubtless be
shifted about from time TO time, and
the final cast of the cabinet may not
be arranged before March I. The sec
rotary of the state is OF course, decided
upon, and the secretary OF the treas.
ufy will definitely determined, and
so will the treasury of the interior
but the portfolios OF war, OF the navy.
OF agriculture. OF justice and the post
Office department will be good deal
shifted about
The presi dent-elect desires to fill the
more important places as soon as posi-
BILE. in order that some time may be
given TO the work OF choosing assistant
secretaries and the organization Of the
departments. A good deal OF progress
In the work of cabinet making will
probably be made this week.
Major Mckinley has practically fin
ished the sitting process and he has
listened to as many suggestions on one
hand, and protests on the other, as he
has time for. The whole situation has
been thoroughly canvassed, every avail.
able man In the country has been sug.
gested for appointment to the cabinet.
and legion OF almost unknown quaint |
ties have caused the president-elect to |
be Informed that II he so desires he |
would be told where he might discover
some hitherto unexpected timber for
his cabinet The New York problem of
cabinet representation win probably be
solved this week The current gossip
Is, that General Stewart L. Woodford
will be the New. York member of the
cabinet He Is highly esteemed by the
president and, personally, Is on most
agreeable terms with him. The presl-
dent-eleet has high opinion Of Mr..
Woodford's ability, and II political con.
dltions continue TO be as favorable as !
hey now seem to be, he Is pretty Ger.
lain to be the next secretary of war or I
he navy. q
General Ayers appointment to the
'abinet Is not regarded as certain, but c
he belief that he will be In II grows c
md this notion Is strengthened by the q
knowledge that Ex-Governor Merriam "
4 Minnesota and Henry C. Pavne of
Wisconsin seem almost to have been
lroppcd, for the time az least, from
he list OF those who are being serl- =
'usly considered. There will be in all -
cabinet officer from wis
onsin. Michigan or Minnesota, and II '
n, Pavne or Mr. Merriam Is not
hosen, Il Is almost certain that the
eneral VIII be honored. unless Lyman \,
Gage should be made secretary Of "a.
be treasury, in which event his ap- :,
ointment, might be deemed a sufficient \.
seogniiion for all that general section -
the country. The doubts about Mr. g
ages political faith ard economic =,
reeds having been reno, ed within the -
- - hours BY visit Of a Chicago -
'ntleman 20 Canton, e may be safely
.sumsd that his appointment Is being
ore seriously considered than ever, :.
ough Z, Is By no means certain that -.
Z viii be selected. and, indeed, the :,
ipression stiil prevails here that =,
hatles Emory Smith OF Philadelphia y
the strongest possibility. w