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Show HIS NAME IS ?. Gossip in Kegard to the I'rolm-hle I'rolm-hle Successor of the Late Secretary Windom. i M K'n'ey of Ohio has tha Best Chance if Hi is W li n? to Take the P. ace. SOUND ON THE OUBRENOT. And I'ainitiiir with the Finances of tlx Government and Generally Gen-erally Admired. Spoontr and Cannon Also frominently Mentioned for the Treasury Ptrtfolio- A HOST OF OTHER CANDIDATES. Ingall. and d.rkton too, lint Poller a.ouis to I'nlut to tha M.l.atlan of T. C. Piatt. WAsniNCTov, I). C, Feb. S There is considerable speculation in regard to the successor of tho late Secretary Windom. Win-dom. It is generally agreed that Mr. McKinley stands best chance of being offered the place if he is willing to take it. Mr. McKinley is not very radical in his opposition to free coinage, and is otherwise sound enough on currency questions. He is a big enough man and enough of a national figure and party leader for such a high place, lie is also familiar with the finances of the government, and a man so generally gen-erally respected and admired, that his presence iu the cabinet would be well received by the country. Another man prominently mentioned for the place is Senator Spooner, who has but a month to serve iu the senate Spooner is as close to the president as any other man in Washington, and the president admires him very much. But his experience has not been in finance at all and it is doubtful if he would be willing to accept the treasury portfolio. One theory is that the president will rearrange his cabinet with a view to making a place for Spooner. He might make Wanamaker or Tracy secretary sec-retary of the treasury and put Spooner in charge of the navy or the postoflice. Congressman Joe Cannon is also mentioned. His familiarity with the finances of the government is as great as that of any man, and was acquired by his long experince on the appropriation appropria-tion committee. He is, besides, on friendly terms with the president, and is a man of sufficient private fortune for such a post. The argument is made in Cannon's behalf that he is as good a politician as financier. Senator Ingalls is another of the men whom gossip has assigned to the place but his appointment is extremely improbable. im-probable. Ingalls is not a financier and never was. Clarksnn is also mentioned, men-tioned, but Clarkson has been talked of for every important post under the government. T. C. I'latt is another candidate and one of the probabilities as his appointment would be a fine stroke of policy. He is an able man and his appointment might break tip the Alger combination which is now becoming more than formidable. |