The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-02
L0WNDES FOR CABINET.
His Name Said to Have Been
Suggested to the President
For a Portfolio.
CONGRESSMAN PEARRf AS A DIPLOMAT
1t is said Governor Lowndes' Name Will
Receive Careful Consideration BY the
President-Mr. Pearre Denies the Ru-
NOR Touching His Diplomatic Aspira-
tions.

President-Mr. Pearre Denies the Ru
NOR Touching His Diplomatic Aspira-
lions.
The Baltimore Evening News of
December 23d contained an article of
more than passing interest to the
friends of Ex-Governor Lowndes and
Congressman Pearre. Although at
this time the place in the Cabinet
made vacant by the retirement of
Secretary Gage has been filled by
Gov. Shaw, of Iowa, and Secretary of
| Agriculture Wilson denies the report
of his resignation, still there may be
good grounds for the publication of
the article, which we append:
From Allegany county come two
rumors of more than passing interest.
lone is that the name of Ex-Gov-
Lloyd Lowndes has been suggested
to President Roosevelt for position
in the Cabinet.
! llC OihCl 10 lLldl
Geo. y. Pearre is anxious to secure an
| appointment in the diplomatic ser
vice.
/ Both rumors are traced to friends
of the two gentlemen named. and
these friends admit that there is
foundation of truth for both reports.
1T is known fact that there will
shortly be two vacancies in the Pres
| ident's Cabinet, one as Secretary of
the Treasury and the other as Secre
tary of the Interior. Secretary Gage
has already announced his intention
of resigning and his position has
been offered to Governor Crane, of
Massachusetts,, who has declined to
accept the place.
st is reported that Ex-Governor
Lloyd Lowndes' name was suggested
! to the President in connection with
Mr.. Cages place. Mr.. Lowndes is the
president of bank at Cumberland
which has been most successful, and
his friends say that he would make an
excellent Secretary of the Treasury.
| Ex-Governor Lowndes friends re-
fuse to say how far they have gone to
press his case upon the President, but
they claim that before the Secretary
ship of the Treasury is formally ten
dered to anyone else the name of the
| Ex-Governor of Maryland will receive
very careful consideration. 1t is not
/ believed that President Roosevelt
will make another tender of the posi-
ton until after the holidays.
/ PEARRE AS A DIPLOMAT.
$50 far as Congressman Pearre is
concerned, it is pointed out that he
will have considerable opposition in
the Republican primaries next fall if
he desires to run again for Congress,
and that the chances are against his
being able to capture the nomination
again. He is said to realize this CON
dition of affairs and to be ready to
step out gracefully.
Before his successor is nominated,
however, it is reported that Mr.. Pearre
hopes to secure an appointment
abroad. He is said to have been am
bilious for some time past to enter
the diplomatic service in which his
friends believe he would make deci-
deu success, and he is prepared, it is
reported, to bring considerable pres
sure to bear upon the proper author
tiles to secure the desired appoint
ment. Whether or not he has select
ed the place in which he would like
to represent the United States his
friends are unwilling to say
Maryland is at present very poorly
represented among the higher officials
of the Government. The politicians
seem to be more interested in the
local offices and in securing places in
the Federal offices at Washington as
clerks, messengers, ETC., for their
workers than in landing some big
office. Proportionately, Maryland is
probably represented in the higher
offices to lesser extent than any
other States, and this discrepancy
gives hope to the friends of Messrs
Lowndes and Pearre that they may
be named for the position they seek. "
| MIR. PEARRE DENIES IT.
ITO a reporter who called ON him
in regard to the foregoing publica-
ton, Congressman Pearre said there
was not a shadow of foundation for
the statement of the Baltimore NeacS.
He added Il am not an applicant
for a mission abroad and no friends
of mine in Allegany county or else
where ever made any suggestion to
any one
81 am interested in my Congress
sional work, am candidate for re-
nomination and have no reason to
doubt that | will be renominated and
reelected to Congress. have heard
of no serious opposition. The writer
in the Baltimore NeaCS was either
badly imposed upon by some one or
drew largely from his imagination -