Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02

Secretary of the Treasury-Mark A.
/ Hanna. ohio.
Secretary Of War-Horace Porter. New
York
Attorney General-Wlliam r. Day,
I Ohio.
Postmaster General-H. Clay Evans
| Tennessee.
Secretary of the Navy-Charles a. Bou-
| telle. Maine, or John II. Thomas Illinois
Secretary of the Interior-Henry 1.
| Payne. Wisconsin
Secretary Of Agrlculture-M II. De
| Young, California.
| CANTON o., December 1.-There has
| been a constant stream Of visitors 10 the
| Mckinley home to-day from hotel ana
depot, and the President-elect has been
kept busy receiving distinguished callers
| and entertaining them at luncheon and IN
his private office.
one Of the early callers was Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
! He arrived In Canton at 10 o'clock, ana
| was driven directly to the Mckinley resi-
| dence. Here he remained until !. NJ
when he left for Washington. He had
very little TO say I'm regard 10 his VISIT
and when asked II he thought there would
| be any tariff legislation enacted during
! the coming session OF Congress. ne re-
/ nllfi tlal ne ntu given Al' iiANA'A 49,
| little attention.
| Another visitor was Congressman
| Charles Newell Fowler Of Elizabeth. y.
j. He got i'm late last night and called
al an early hour this morning. Ia an IN
! terview Congressman Fowler said: New
Jersey is almost exclusively a manufac-
turing State. and largely interested In
! the tariff and money questions. But
do not think the tariff is the leading ques-
ton at present. We did not win this VIC
! tory on the tariff issue. Where ! was
engaged i'm the campaign work there was
no talk about the tarin-it was all on
the money question
OUGHT TO DECLARE FOR GOLD.
PERSONALLY ! am not In favor Of the
| Dingley bill. | aid not vote against H.
but / worked against it in conference OF
the New Jersey delegation. What we
need I'm this country is an immediate ad-
justment Of the financial troubles. Major
! Mckinley was elected upon the strong
stand he took on that question in his
| letter Of acceptance and ! would Ike 10
see him take the same firm stand I'm his
| message 10 Congress. ! hope h. Will
make a strong appeal 10 'he pau ictifm
Of the members OF both branches Of con-
gress for immediate action along this
line. This country ought very orianau-
cally to declare gold to be me st1ni9rd.
and then refund the national debt IN
per cent. bonds and forever kill this free
! silver heresy"
NJ. II. De Young and wife. Of San
| Francisco. and Mrs J Ellen Foster.
president of the Woman's National
League. were among the callers this
morning. Mrs. Foster said:
'I took this opportunity to pay Major
| Mckinley a social call ! shall 60 to
| New York. after a short stay i'm Boston.
! At New York I shall confer with some
Of the officers Of our Executive Commit
tee IN regard 10 the part the women will
take in the inauguration Of Mr. McKn-
ley. Just what that part will be will be
| left to a conference with the National
| Committee After the part the women
OF the land have had in the campaign
you may be assured they will have a
share i'm the Inauguration"
/ Mrs. Foster added that the efforts OF
| the women will be to secure legislation
i'm the States favorable to her sex, and
that Congress will not be asked TO pass
any women s-rights measure.
LODGE AND DE YOUNG'S CHANCES
The visits Of both Henry Cabot Lodge
! and NJ II De Young are REGARDED by the
friends Of Major Mckinley as particu-
larly significant. Mr.. Lodge IS regarded
as a particularly fiji man for the Cabinet.
| and one Of the foremost representatives
Of New England. There are many who
believe and say openly that he would be
very wise selection by Major Mckinley
for Secretary Of state.
! NJ. II. De Young will undoubtedly be
| i'm the Cabinet as Secretary Of Agricul-
ture. He IS said to have been offered
| the portfolio some weeks ago, and TO
have been summoned 10 Canton 10 con-
fer with Mckinley on the subject Gene
raj Horace Porter. it is said. will pro-
baby be offered the War portfolio
Or. T. y. Jameson, national commit
teeman from Illinois. called at the Nc
! Kinley home I'm the afternoon. DR. Jami-
eson said that the call was for the pur-
pose Of talking over questions OF policy
with Mr.. Mckinley.
II did not even send n line OF congratu-
Iation TO President-elect Mckinley after
the election" he said. "and It seemed
proper for me 10 make a personal call.
| Illinois has no special candidate for the
| Cabinet. Senator Cullom IS n statesman
Of ability ana mature1 experience. and.
II Major Mckinley should see fit to se-
loot him as one OF his advisers Il would
please Illinois Mr. Kohlsaat does not.
/ believe. want n place. nor would he
| accent one Mr. Dawes Is n capable
Young man: and as to Mr.. Allerton. ]
had not heard him mentioned prominent
ly for the Cabinet"
EXTRA SESSION is NEEDED.
speaking OF the work that will pro-
badly be done by Congress. DR.. Jameson
said: "In my opinion. there will be no
satisfactory legislation secured during the
! next session Of Congress. 1t Is not ike
" that President Cleveland would sign
a measure which would be satisfactory to
the Republicans. and relief Will have to
| come through an extra session We want
no mincing Of matters. The measure
| must be a good one. or none al All, du-
| ring the coming session
General Horace Porter, OF New YORK
who is 10 have charge Of the inauguration
parade in washington. came TO canton
| this afternoon from Cleveland 70 have a
conference with Major Mckinley. The
Majors carriage was sent to the Baltl-
more and Ohio depot for the General
and ne was driven direct 10 the Presi-
dent-elect's home by the latteTs nephew
Mr.. Sexton. After lunch, Major Nc
| Kiniey and General Porter talked over
| arrangements for the inauguration eere-
monies.