Show HARRISON MAY BE GIVEN A POSITION PresidentEIeci McKinley Said to Have His Eye Upon the Hoosier MAY MAKE HIM SECRETARY OF STATE PMJEER CLVRLISLB AXD BUCKNElL TO BE TAKEN CARD OF Old Soldiers ana Sailors Sold to Be Actively at Work Pushing General Daniel E Sickles for the Position of Commissioner of Pensions Other Oth-er Gossip Anent the Coming Cabinet Cab-inet NEW YORK Nov 9A Sun special from Washington says Politicians and public men generally In Washington appear to agree in the opinion that Presidentelect McKinley has already determined to offer exPresident Harrison Har-rison a place in his cabinet This honor it is thought is due to General Harrison because of his high standing In the party and his reputation as a citizen Moreover the fact that he per scnoCly conducted the affairs of the state department during his administration admin-istration especially after the death of Mr Elaine demonstrated his great ability as an international lawyer and diplomat In the Chilian andi Hawaiian affairs Mr Harrison held tim reins in his own hands and made personal announcement an-nouncement of the various steps In the rigorous and patriotic American policy that was adopted The possibility of General Harrisons appointment as secretary of state has aroused most gossip over the interest tag point of whether the proprieties of modern statesmanship and politics would allow an expresident of the United States to become a cabinet min IstieT The concensus of opinion in Washington seems to be that General Harrisons dignJiy would not suffer in the least by his consent to become the premier of the McKinley administration administra-tion Nothing is known here however as to General Harrisons personal inclinations in-clinations beyond the fact that he has repeatedly said to his friends thac he now desired to spend ai few years at least in the practice of law for the purpose of making money and at the same time find leisure for reading and study His recent marriage will undoubtedly un-doubtedly have considerable influence upon his future plans however and if President McKinley should offer him a place in the cabinet Mrs Harrisons wishes might determine whether he would accept There are very few political leaders here at present but among those who are here the opinion seems = to be general gen-eral that President McKinley will recognize the services of Senator Palmer Secretary Carlisle General Buckner and others TCiey will all be out of office after March 4 if Mr Carlisle Car-lisle is net elected senator from Ken tacky and will be recognized In a manner man-ner satisfactory to them A wellin formed Republican politician said yesterday yes-terday that in the opinion of the old soldiers without regard to party President Pres-ident McKinley could make no popular appointment and more deserving one than that of General Daniel E Sickles to be commissiionor of pensions This is an opJaion in whicih old soldiers and sailors only are greatly interested end General Sickles appointment ft Is though would be as gratifying to the veterans as was that of Corporal Tanner Tan-ner by President Harrison |