New-York tribune., 1896-11-24
MANY CALLERS ON MKINLEY
THE PRESIDENT ELECT SPENDS A BUSY
DAY AT HIS HOME.
COLONEL. F. u. GRANT AND ABNER MKINLEY.
OF NEwYORK CITY AMONG THE VISITORS
QUEER PRESENTS BY MAIL
AND EXPRESS.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRUNE.1


has mad lively day. Callers more numer
ous than n any other time since the election
Major Mckinley took a short drive this morn
irg. and all the rest of the day and most Of his
evening were given to visitors. They came
purposes. Som, wanted merely to see and
shake hands with next President. some
came old and welcome friends: some on
political missions and some with urgent request
for place. Major Mckinley. with unfailing pa
tience and urbanity. met and greeted his many
callers and each one departed with pleasant
Impressions of his personality and charm OF
manner
Among the first callers this morning was ex-
Governor l.. +. Hubbard OF Minnesota. Mr..
Hubbard was in happy frame Of mind over
the great majority Minnesota gave Mckinley
and Hobart He thinks the magnitude Of the
Republican victory in his State Is significant
and means that the free silver sentiment is
crushed and will never rise to destroy the busl-
ness and menace the honor of the State again
Minnesota" remarked Mr. Hubbard 20 the
correspondent OF The Tribune will have
name or two to suggoSt for the Cabinet slate
Ex-Governor Merriam has good many friends
who would like to see HIN In TIE Cabinet. and
the Republicans of the whole State pro-
nounccd in their desire for the recognition of
Senator Cushnan X Davis. His name will be
suggested for Secretary OF State. and be-
lIeve he is the most thoroughly equipped mar
In the West for that postion"
Colonel l. =. Tarleton OF Frankfort. Ky.
another caller VINO brought cheering news for
Republicans Colonel Tarlefon chairman
of the Kentucky delegation In the st. Louis Con-
ventior which nominated Major Mckinley. He
said: II proud of Kentucky I have been
laborng with other good Republicans for this
result since 1866. We are confident now that
Republicans more numerous than Demo-
Gratis In our State. and. what is more we are
sure Of fair count. Kentucky will send Re-
publican Senator TO the Senate OF the United
States to succeed Mr. Blackburn whose retire
ment Will be a fortunate thing for the State in
moro ways than one. The continued political
supremacy OF Mr. Blackburn and his clique
would not promote the development of Ken
tucky. inspire conhdenc, in our people. add
to our materia, prospertj We want to draw
capital TO the STATE and we want the men who
invest their money there to feel that they will
have just and generous treatment What Ken
lucky wants is less politics and more business
We have been dominated too long by the pro-
fcssional politicians With prudent manage
column. and every mine ths, is opened. every
factory thrt uil' every furnace that is PIT
In blast every telegraph line that is constructed
Will substantially swell the Republican majority.
I have noticed that R.pubncan Victories go
han,l-i hand with progress ard material de-
velopment"
Ex-Congressman and Mrs Beamy Storer. OF
Cincinnati. spent the day with Major and Mrs
Mckinley. Mr.. Storer who Is an active member
Of the House Committee on Foreign Relations
and who has been close student Of Cuban af
fairs. thinks that the insurgents will be victori-
Gus in the end. and that following their triumph
n serious question will confront the ncr Admin
istration. namely: What shall be done with
Cuba? Mr.. Storer is OF the opinion the island
ought 20 be made territory of the United States
but that II should be annexed an made part
~ the domain OF Florida or one Of the other Gulf
States
Coonc. Fred y. Grant spen three hours at the
Mckinley home this afternoon. He had pri-
yate talk Of half an hour with Major Mckinley.
and told some interesting incidents Of the cam
pagn In New York to number Of persons ir
Major Mcknley's study. and spent the rest OF
his time with Hrs. Mckinley
Colonel Gran, came to pay his respects to the
President elect He admitted to the newspaper
men that II a place in the Cabinet were offered
him Tx. most other men h. would not feel
iusdfI.d In declining IT, His friends are making
us, Of his name In connection with the office OF
Secretary Of war II is understood that no def
ini,e selection has beer made for that or any
Cabinet place.
Charles l.. Kurt chairman Of the Republican
State Committee Of Ohio spent an hour and q
half with Major Mckinley tonight Major Nc
Kinley complimcnted Mr.. kurtz upon his man
agement OF the campaign. and there some
talk about Ohio affairs OF a pleasant and salts
factory nature There never was n state Of
greater and truer harmony among Ohio Republi-
cans than exists at the prcscn' moment.
The postman and the expressm brought
large burdens Of mail nd packages to-day.
some one sent a live /; nh from Missouri Major
Mckinley has received since his election three
eagles four coons. two ROSTERS one jack rabbit
and lamb
4 force of men were nj work this morning re-
placing tho fences which We're destroyed by the
delegations and carried away for souvenirs "he
front yard will he ploughed ~ In few days and
planted with grass r u
Abncr Mckinley arrived from New-Yorls at
noon.