The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-14
CABINET OFFICIALS
ASKED 10 REMAIN.
President Mckinley Sets at
Rest Many Rumors.
WILL MAKE NO CHANGES.
Cabinet,as at Present Constituted
Is Satisfactory.
Members Thanked the President fer
MS Complimentary Remarks ana
Not One susgesscd the Possibility
of His Rc.ixnsnx at the Tcrmtns-
tior of the Present Term os 0mee
of Prestaent MeKsnIey-Weetsng
stands a. One of the Most Ne
msrkahIe Csbiuet Sessions In
the History Of the co.asry.

WASHINGTON. Nov. rs--rresident Nc
kinley today announced clearly and
forcefuliy TO the members OF his cabinet
his desire that they should all remain
with him during the four years Of hts
coming administration His wishes we're
made known in an extended speech at
the cabinet meeting In the White House
today.
Responses were made nv all of the
members present While there wefe no
definite pledges from any Of thesn that
they would accept the portfnhos thus
rendered afresh there was on the other
hand no dehnite dcciination
Todny's proceedings set forth the wlshrs
OF the president In the mattrr and re-
lteved the members OF the cabinet cf th~
customary obligation OF tsnsierinr th~fr
resignations at the end of the term. an
less they have made an ir~evocahie de-
cision that IL will he impossible for fhere
to continue In ofacc II also sets n, rrrf
speculation and slate making or the
country's political prophets. for n ts mn
derstood that there is hut one doflbtfa,l
factor In the homcgenetty of the present
cabinet That factor Is Attorney CeneY-
a. Srisss' as he holds his present position
~ great financial saevtncc Stin Mr..
Griggs replied in terms of warm apprsrta-
ton to the complimentary remarks ~ the
president and voiced no intention Of re-
urins from his present position.
rvepsvea Ter 0~casion.
This Is not the fr~t time that lhe nrsss.
dent has expressed to The nsemhers ar Ma
cabinet hts pleasure At the eupport thev
have given hina He said - much n Z
general way at the last cabinet sne~sfre.
when the members. several of whom MA
been scattered by tho political ca y,,r,st-,s
got together for the sirst time ana rcrs
graduated him upon the outcome ~ tha
election, Today the president ovid~n,lv
had prepared for the occasion. ana Il.
hts address reviewed the work 81 the ads
ministrstfon IN the past four wears uc
SAID thaf X the result ~ the recent eier-
ton Nas an Endorsement Of HIS admlnix
tration, II was no less an Endorsement -
the men who have stood by him In tho
time ~ sfress and adversity The evaass
for success. he said. lay wtth the hs..t.
OF his various departments, and he Should
shrink from entering upon another fn,rr
years OK nifice unicss he could be nssnred
thaf ne would have with him ma ierf,x,
at least of the mon who form hls urxxa,,t
omciai houschold lie said he knew thar
In asking them TO remain with him th.r.
was scarcely one who could do "a wffh
ous some sacrifice, either ~ money. lea
snre or personal inclination. a. the name
time he said he should feel hapn3er n
all OF them could crafty his Wishes.
Grateful for Corn piim~as.
secretary HaY MAS the frat to reeu<,n1
He said thai for HIS par- he 6een,r an
preciatcd the complimentary references.
made by his chief and that Ne Thought
there was not member ~ ths cshfn~t
who would sever such pleasant ofgsrfsi
relations without regret and even shen
only IN case uf The moss urgent re4snns
for retirement
Secretaries Gage. Long Hitrhrock. yu.
am. Attorney General GrigEs ana pass.
master General Smith eaeh spoke In tarr
and IN much he same vetn
Secretary Root was the only atsae,,
member from fhe meeting having i~fs
for Cuba 10 louk over military avalrx
there. and NJ Ire same iiuae - Try "a .es
cuperair from his long nd ssfiotss illness
The list ~ responses therefore waM az
hut conpiete. II y known tsas Secretary
Root ~ In much the nanac nfeisiao as A.
torney General Graggs. hnafing his ss,.i
ton At a sacrifice hat stiins al the sana
time 10 ssrrtnre good deal - easnriv
with the expressed niztes ~ taa prssi.
Hent
The neetinR. whieh tad developed gnta
real love feast. thas returned Il fh~
more commonplace anaifs ~ routine ts,st-
ness ard thir dlkcuassa ~ the salient Tea.
iuras ~ the rreagaGs's coming nessa ~
20 congress- after vairh the fnsnhofs left
With renewed sxaesslonE ~ regard
The nesting stsAis ~ nna of The ut8nt
yaryfa rk bsa rahtrkf sessions an f~rnra