Evening star., 1897-02-04
Representative Hunter Tells of His
Visit to Mr.. Mckinley.
Is STILL A SENATORIAL CANDIDATE
Maryland Stands the Best Chance
For the Cabinet.
G AIRY AND 'COMAS

'"The story that I was to be offered the
place of internal revenue commissioner or
any other position under the incoming ad-
min1stration to remove me from the seaa-
torial fight in Kentucky is absolutely
false" said Representative Godfrey Hunter
to Star reporter this morning. DR.. Hun
ter returned from Canton this morning
Continuing. he said:
'President-elect Mckinley is we'll aware,
and was aware before I went to Canton,
that did not want any position, and that
I was ard am candidate for senator from
Kentucky. 1 expect to remain a candidate
until an election is had"
DR.. Hunter declined to talk about his
visit to Canton, except to say that 1t had
been pleasant one in every way and was
perfectly satisfactory to him. He and
Presdent-elect Mckinley were members of
the House together about nine years aSo
and have been on friendly relations ever
since.
DR.. Hunter declined to talk about the Sit
uat1On as to southern man going into the
cabinet, but said that he was confident that
a southern man would be honored by Pres
ident-elect Mckinley. He declined to in
innate TO what state he thought the honor
would go. From other and trustworthy
sources, however. it is stated that the Pres
ident-elect is still inclined to select south
ern man from either West Virginia, Ken
lucky or Maryland. This is in direct con-
fict with the story sent out from Canton
two days ago, that the successful man
would be picked from either Kentucky,
Tennessee or Georgia. Senator-elect We'll
lington of Maryland yesterday expressed
hi his disbelief in that story. and the latest
Information 'sustains his belief. 1t is now
believed that if Judge Goff does not go into
the cabinet the man who has a splendid
chance is Mr. Gary of Maryland.
Relative to the senatorial fight IN Ken
lucky it is said on good authority that
President-elect Mckinley will distribute no
patronage to that state until republican
senator shall have been elected He will
not, 1t is said, be satisfied with the ap-
pointment of man, and will refuse to
make any appointment himself until a SEN
atOr has been chosen.
The McComas Suggestion.
The suggestion of Judge McComas of
Maryland for the cabinet Is received with
general favor here, but it Is uncertain
whether he would care to leave the bench.
Representative Hunter and others of the
south who have seen Maj. Mckinley on
the subject express the conviction that
some one either from Kentucky, Tennessee
OR Maryland will go into the cabinet, and
that at present it looks If Maryland had
the better chance.
If Governor Bradley would call the Ken
lucky legislature together TO elect a
publican to the Senate to succeed Black
burn. a Kentucky man would, it is said,
be placed in the cabinet. The objection to
the selection of a man from Tennessee Is
that the state did not go republican at the
last election. This leaves Maryland as The
state best situated to get a cabinet place.
Then, again, there is some friction, due to
the fact that, while Judge Gary is the can
didate presented by the state there is a
strong underground opposition at work
which somewhat embarrasses the Presi-
dent-elect In making his selection If Judge
McComas should be willing to accept the
position his selection would meet with
wide approval.
What Quay and PIatt Realize.
1t appears that Mr.. Platt and Mr.. Quay
are beginning to realize that determine
ticn on their part to dictate can result only
In depriving both Pennsylvania and New
York of any place in the cabinet Mr.
Platt gave orders when the movement in
favor of Representative Sherman of New
York was started to have it shut off, Since
then he has telegraphed up from Florida,
where he met Mr.. Quay that it may be
possible for the New York people to get
together on Sherman. This is regarded as
showing that he has found 1t impossible to
absolutely dictate. 1t looks as If Penn
sylvania would be left out altogether, un-
less, in the case of new cabinet Office be-
ing created, some one can be found who
will not be opposed by either faction,