The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-23
Judge Nathan Golf Of West Virginia May
be AttOrn0y-Ge
Thought He Will be rendered and
Accept the Portfolio.
New York Likely to be Overlooked
Unless the fractional Pressure Be-
comes Less Fierce-Congressm
Wilson of Brooklyn Suggested for
the Secretary of the Navy.

CANTON (O.), Jan. 22-Judge Ma
than Golf of West Virginia left for
home this evening. He said: my
visit has been a charming and salts
factory one. I had not seen Major
Mckinley for several years, and we
had a good many things besides poll
Tics to talk about. In a political way
our decision was pretty exhaustive con-
corning the Southern situation. Major
Mckinley is looking remarkably Well,
and is in the best of spirits
Are you in the Cabinet ?" was asked.
Il cannot say that 1 am" answered
Judge Golf.
The understanding is that Judge Golf
will be rendered a portfolio and that
he will accept it. At present his status
i'm respect to the Mckinley Administra-
tion is not unlike that of Ex-Governor
Long of Massachusetts and Judge Jo-
seph MeKenna of California Judge
Golf Will probably be either Attorney
General or Postmaster General
Ex-Governor Cheney of New Hamp-
shire and S. NJ. Weld and Charles H.
BOLTON of Boston talked with Mckinley
to-day about Jefferson Coolidge of
Boston for the Cabinet, but there is no
reason for supposing that the New
England member of the Cabinet will
not be Ex-Governor Long of Massachu-
sets.
A new Cabinet possibility was sug-
gested to-day by c. l.. Magee, who
stated that the friends of p. G. Knox
of Pittsburg would suggest to Major
Mckinley the eXpediency Of making
him Attorney General. Mr.. Knox is a
successful lawyer of large means, who
is eminent in his profession Mr.. Ma
gee said he did not come to Canton
to discuss the Cabinet, and remarked
that while he was personally friendly
to Charles Emory Smith he would
have to support Mr.. Knox, the local
Cabinet possibility.
There has been much speculation here
to-day regarding the New York mem
Der of Major McKnley's Cabinet, and
the suggestion has been made that the
President-elect may decline to appoint
any one from that State, if the factional
pressure is too fierce. Congressman f.
H. Wilson of Brooklyn was to-day sug-
gested for the position of Secretary OF
the Navy.
Lyman J. Gage the Chicago banker,
has not been offered the Treasury port
folio, and aside from the fact that he is
one of the many who are being consfd-
ered by the Presid ent-elect there Is as
yet no sufficient reason to think he Will
be-
Miss Helen Mckinley, sister Of the
President elect, fell on a slippery side
walk this evening and broke her arm
GAGE UNDECIDED.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22-Lyman J. Gage
President of the National Bank, to-day
spoke in a different strain regarding
Major McKinley's consideration of him
as Secretary of the Treasury. He said:
Il have been called on by some one
from President elect Mckinley, and the
offer was made to me informally. In
no sense can the offer be regarded as
formal. When 1 was visited 1t was
to find out how I would consider the
offer should there be one, and the in
ference was given to me that Mr.. Nc
Kinley wished to know whatmy post
would be. / am now debating in my
mind the question should l accept the
portfolio if 1t is formally rendered.
Have / a. public duty to consider and
are my personal obligations of greater
importance than public duty? 1 have
been in the banking business for thirty
years, and have become rooted to it.
When the question of separation pre-
sents itself to me it is much like a
child parting from its mother"
Disastrous Fire.
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