The evening times., 1900-01-12
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Dawes for Secretary.-It Is stated on
what is usually regarded as good authority
that Comptroller Charles G. Dawes is
slated for Secretary of the Treasury In the
second Cabinet Mr.. Mckinley firmly be-
lieves he will have the opportunity to form.
In confederation of the probability OF this
project the same authority claims to know
that for two years or more Mr.. Dawes has
been the Treasury official upon whom the
President has most heavily drawn for ad-
vice and counsel in the conduct Of that de-
partment, and that Mr. Dawes, more than
Secretary Gage, was taken into the conf-
dence of Mr.. Mckinley in the series OF
negotiations with the Standard OIL and
Sugar Trust groups of financiers which is
now threatening Mr. Gage with political
ruin. In the correspondence between the
Treasury and the officers OF the National
City Bank which he has submitted to Con-
gress, Secretary Gage included letter
from Vice President Hepburn containing
reference to embarrassing relations be-
tween the Administration and the Rookie
feller crowd. II is claimed that the Secre-
tary slipped" this letter in for the deliber-
ate purpose of confounding his enemies In
the Administration. and to lay the ground
work for an effective defence in the event
that the White House clique attempts 10 90
with him what was done with Alger. Hls
line of defence. il is stated if left to hold
the bag, will be that he acted only III
accordance with instructions from the
White House conveyed to him by Comp
troller Dawes. who also was the agent OF
the Administration in the deal with the
National City Bank. Mr.. Dawes friends
gln -. 1T,l tnf0
these charges if they are raised in any form
by the defenders of Secretary Gage. They
also say that they are being limited at now
only for the purpose of casting such sus-
picion upon Mr. Dawes that the President
would dare not put him at the head OF the
Treasury.
Governor barnes TrOubies.-Gov. c.
NJ Barnes of Oklahoma has been in WASH
ington several days and has had num-
Der of long conversations with Mr. Nc
Kinley and Mark Hanna at the Nglte
House The governor is confronted by
serious charges, which, if not refuted. may
cost him his Office. 1t is claimed in his
behalf that the charges are groundless and
that they were made by his political enc
mics for the purpose OF having him re-
moved from the head of affairs in Okla
homa so that the way will be open Tor
them to carry out certain Jobs. Cover
nor Barnes has some influential defenders,
notable among whom are Senator Eikins,
National Committeeman r. c. Kerens, OF
Missouri. and Gen. Powell Clayton. Am
bassador to Mexico. 1t is said that MS
difficulties threaten a very serious rupture
in the Republican organization and Jhat
this is the reason Hanna has been called ID
conference on them by Mr.. Mckinley.
Colonel Kerens. it is stated. has alreduy
been alienated from the President by Gov
ernor Barnes troubles and Senator FL
kins has served notice on the White House
that he will be heard from in forcible
manner later on If Mr.. Mckinley permits
the Oklahoma Governors enemies 10 tri-
umph. The affair has generated bitter
facttonalism in the party in Oklahoma,
that II is said, will last for years and
prove disastrous to Republican candidates
in that section.