The record-union., 1897-02-20
The East, West, North and South
Given Recognition.
The Latest Appointments Said to
Have Been Made Are John
j. McCook of New York for Attor-
ney General and James A. Gary of
Maryland for Postmaster General.

! CANTON, Feb. 19.-With the sele,-
tion Of McCook for Attorney General
and Gary Of Maryland for the Postoftice
Department, There is every reason TO
believe President elect Mckinley has
completed his Cabinet slate at last. As
1t stands now it is as follows:
For Secretary of State-John Sher-
man of Ohio
For Secretary of the Treasury-Ly-
man j. Gage of Illinois.
For Secretary of War-RusselI c..
Alger of Michigan
For Secretary Of the Navy-John d.
Long of Massa chusetts.
For Secretary of the Interior-Joseph
McKenna of California.
For Secretary of Agriculture-James
| Wilson of Iowa
For Attorney y-General-John ]. Nc
Cook of New York
For Postmaster r-General-James A.
Gary of Maryland.
James n. Gary, reported under con-
Sderation for PoStmas ter General.
whose cause has been advocated by all
but two of the Southern members of the
National Committee and a ma jority of
the Congressional delegation from the
South. arrived at Canton this morning
accompanied by \. NJ. Monroe of Bal
timOre. They went at once to see the
Persident-elect
AT $50 this afternoon James A. Gary,
who had been in consultation with the
President-elect for several hours, gave
the following statement to the Asso-
ciated Press
Governor Mckinley has rendered me
a portfolio in his Cabinet. While it is
not definitely settled which one, I am
assured it viii be one | can accept"
Published reports that Colonel J. j.
McCoOk of New York has been ten
dered the portfolio of Attorney General
cannot be verified. His name is bebiev-
ed to have been presented by friends
in connection woth a Capinet position.
1t is thought, however, that Judge Nc
Kenna may be Attorney General. Judge
McCool1's name may be under consider
alton for Secretary of the Interior,
with Judge Long for the Navy and
Gerry gsor Postmaster General. That
would complete the Cabinet.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.-Private ad-
vices received here leave no room for
doubt that James A. Geary of this city
has been rendered the appointment of
stnaster- General by President elect
Mckinley.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Colonel John
J. McCook said to-day that he had not
received from President Mckinley any
fntimatiOn that he would be rendered
a position in the Cabinet. His recent
visit to Mckinley and Hanna was of a
friendly nature merely. McCook said
it was the custom of Presidents when
making up Cabinets to invite the men
they desired to become members to
conference, and he had never received
such an invitation.
The "Herald's" Canton special says:
President-elect Mckinley has ceased to
drift in his search for the New York
member of his Cabinet. He has def
nitely decided upon Colonel John j.
McCook for Attorney-General. The
purpose was not to have it known till
q day or two before the Inauguration,
although Cornelius n. Bliss and two
or three New York friends of the Presi-
dent elect Win probably receive direct
information when the Canton mail is
delivered to them Saturday morning.
1t has been known that Colonel Nc
Cook would accept if a position were
offered to him, SO no uneasiness is felt
over the circumstances which delay the
formal invitation.
President elect Mckinley has made
up his mind on this point after mulch
elaboration | do not think anything
in the nature of protest or objection can
change him. though he looks for moth
ing of the sort. The choice of Colonel
McCOok is to be taken as a personal one
on the part of the Presdent-eIect. He
has waited for conflicting interests in
New York to get together and they
have failed. Now he determines for
himself.
Kenyon, Ohio, College when the war
broke out He dropped his books and
enlisted as a private in the Sixth Ohio
Cavalry. He was Lieutenant at II and
Captain at is. Assigned to staff duty,
he went through PerTyville, Murfrees-
boro and the Chfcamauga campaign in
the West and Grants Wilderness Pet
ersburg campaign in the East. Severe
ly wounded at Shady Grove, Va, he
was breveted Major for gallantry in the
field, and when the war ended he was
made Brevet Colonel. He returned to
Kenyon to finish his course and then
came to New York. He has lived here
ever since and for many years has been
a member of the law firm of Alexander
& Greene, the senior partner being his
father-in-l laW. Colonel McCook has
never held a. public office