The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-26
APPLICATION FOR
CABINET HONORS
Major Mckinley Reques ted to Recognize
the Agricultural Interests.
THE GRANGE BOOMS J. II. BINGHAM
to BE COnsidcred..Dis.
tinguishcd Visitors to CantOn..Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Hanna and Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitclaw Reid Among the
William Alden Smith Has
Il Conference With the President.
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| Canton. O.. Nov. 25.-Major Mckin-
| ley listened this evening to formal
request for recognition by appointment
to the cabinet. a committee of the
! National Grange, an organization OF
farmers with a membership of 2'o,0oO.
urged Major Mckinley to appoint j..
II. Brigham. of Ohio, secretary of ag-
| riCulture. The committee consisted OF
O. ii. Dale. of New York: George H..
Horton. of Michigan: w. w. Miller.
| secretary of the Ohio state board of
| agriculture. and Aaron Jones, of lndi-
ana. thes latter of whom acted as
| spokesman. Mr.. Jones said in part:
We feel that the vast agricultural inter-
| ests of the country ought to be recognize,
| by the appointment of practical farmer
| to the position of secretary OF agriculture.
| Colonel Brigham, whom we recommehd,
| is successful farmer, strong man OF ar
| fairs, u good writer and good RepuDli-
| can. lie has been Cor some years chair
| mar of the national grange and he is Ia
| vorably and widely known. We are not
| satisfied with the course of the present adj
| ministration toward the farmers. We
| hope the Republican party viii give us
not only q representative in the cabinet
| but fair and genrous treatment in its tariff
Blk
Major Mckinley promised to careful
| ly consider the suggestions of the COM
mittee and its members departed in eX-
cellent spirits.
The most interesting feature of the
day was the arrival of a party of dis
tnguished visitors from Cleveland at
1.SO this afternoon. In the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Hanna and Miss
Mabel Hanna, General and Mrs. Samu-
el Thomas, of New York, and their son,
and others.
| VISIT FROM WHITELAW REID.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. Of New
York, who are journeying to Arizona.
arrived at the same time. Major Me-
Kinley and his brother, Abner, were at
the station to receive the guests.
| Major Mckinley escorted Mrs. White
law Reid and Mrs. Hanna to his car
riage, and drove them himself to his
| house. Mark Hanna sat on the seat
beside him. Luncheon was served at 2
| O'Clock. after which Major Mckinley
withdrew for Il private talk with Mr..
| Reid. and remained closeted with him
| until the visitors left for the station at
| 4 o'clock
Major Mckinley and Mrs. Reid drove
| to the cars together.
Mr.. Hanna did not have a private
conference with Major Mckinley ow-
| ing to the brevity of his visit.
Congressman William Alden Smith.
| of Grand Rapids, Mich. came by ap-
| pointment to see Major Mckinley late
| this afternoon.
| Michigan would feel honored' said
| Mr.. Smith to u representative of the
| United Associated Presses, eff Gener-
al Algcr was given a cabinet position.
| We feel that we deserve excellent
treatment from the Republican party"
Continuing, Mr.. Smith said: Il am
opposed to the Dingley bill and | do
not think it will pass. The indications
are that there will be an extra session
| of congress-
| Among the callers today were Murat
Halstead, Colonel w. II. Holloway, of
Indianapolis: a. Butler Duncan. of
New York; T.. +. Andrews, director of
the Corcoran school of art, Washing
ton, ID. G.
This morning several of the county
| officials of Monmouth. N. j., called on
Major Mckinley. They were j. w.
| Wyncoop, Frank Heyer, George Sny-
der. John White, NJ. Birdsall, G. c. Cass,
" illiam Parker. l.. +. ComDte, j. b..
Hance and T.. j. Saunders.