New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
,,rccA FOR CONGRESSMEN.
sr11I, FLOCK TO CANTON TO
.oxc1rT WITH MAJOR M'K1NLEY.
,u,o TOWN HAS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
~,o.,,,. cAoITAI-CAILERs on THE
pREsIDEvT-ELEcT YESTERDAY


,prs1pEvT-ELEcT YESTERDAY.
TO rv1.rnApH TO THE TRIBuNE.1
o,,o Dec 5-Members of Congress
'.,,or callers kept Major Mckinley busy
s'u tho dav He found time about noon for
i've .,,h two of his friends. and later took
s" aryo Mrs. Mckinley who has pcen re-
S". rother slowly from the grip. has not yet
..,red her usual strength
rs'" Major McKinleys earliest callers TINS
A"'o"0 -. representative Albert j. Hopkins,
nV'" 11trh Illinois District MI Hopkins Is
OF l"' % tho Wavs and Means Sub-Com-
eH'. pecinrocitv and naturally desires tha'
Zee o' s,,isfactory reciprocity clauses be IN
s"o"e Ga t.; any tariff legislation which the
e"p0' ,artv may adopt. He talked Tor an
hep' .,,,h Major Mckinley on the subject to-
nv na exnlained his views upon the lmpor-
u"' ond scope of the reciprocity Idea. Wheh ne
'd"'0 - ho said his interview had been
,I~,,,. satisfactory one and that ne lei' coh-
,., tho president-elect earnestly wished the
o,ises ~ the platform on the subject OF reel
.oo,,. made good at the earliest moment possi-
- Nv HOPKINS wants to have the hnanciai
',.,o,,on which confronts the Government re-
.,,. u,;nter. if feasible. and If no adequate
NV. ,o had this winter, he believes an eX-
ie'N- ..r;or NJ Congress Will be called immedi-
a,ely after Mar'h l. 49,, VITA,
,,,;.a;s district was among the callers at the
,,ouir,ev house this morning. lie stayed TO
,h.on and talked some about Naval aHalrs'
49, ross is deeply interested in the develop
.n, of the new Navy. and talked pleasantly
=, The work on hand and that which is pro-
,oo,ed He is a member of the House Commit
,ee on Naval Affairs.
1,rarv tonic bearing on the subject of the Gov
eminent and the administration OF it's various
dsnartn,ents comes in for its share OF discussion
Of Canton these days. Representatives ana SEN
a,ors talk freely with the President-elect ABOUT
their legislative plans and their committee work.
and there is no man in the country VINO Is ac-
ouiring so much precise and timely information
90 the President-elect. 1t is all in the way OF
review for him. however. for during his Con
eresional life he made himself famiiiar with all
Of the questions which are now being brought 10
his attention. Canton has quite the air OF a
National capital these days. The burden OF the
conversation ore hears about the hotcl corrloors
and lobbies is a discussion of Governmental top
les II is no uncommon. o- unusual occurrence
to find six members of Congress seated at 'he
same table at one Of the hotels. discussing while
dinner Is being served, sOiHc iiicasuiO VI Nff''
praton in which they all have lively interest
Representative-elect Mcintyre. of Maryland
and ex-Congressman Steele. OF Indiana, were
among the visitors who discussed public mat
ters with Major Mckinley to-day. There were
good many callers from various parts OF ONO
,b,s afternoon Colonel r. c. Mckinney, OF
Hamilton, manager of one of the most I'M
nortant Industrial enterprises in the West
,atked a few minutes with the Presdent-e.ect
shout the Industrial revival and the business
needs Of the country. =, o,, ~,
Kinney, this evening. who desired TO give M
hest thought and endeavor TO the problem ol
brinrne prosperity to his country that man Is
william Mckinley. 1t seems to be tne man
purpose the controlling ambition or MS ille. ~
one can talk with him five minutes wl'noue foue
feeling how much at heart he mas the "eiia'o
OF the people OF the United states. ne ~ a
fine Republican. but he is bigger patriot ''''i
he Is Republican" .,a ~. cot
Charles G.; Dawes, Of Chicago. dld not se'
avav last night but remained TIL this ai,ei
noon whether Mr. Dawes Is appointed prNate
.ecratarv or not or whether he accepts any
oafcial nlace under the next ADMINISTRATOR.
n ia nlain that he will be one OF the fIeSiueIs i
elects most trusted and confidential II, IrIeIus'
Among other callers to-day were Albert - nv. Nv
az Little Falls: Colonel John razor Oh f-as'
LIVERPOOL. Ohio; d. NJ. Brown. or MlchI,a' n.
ana W. L. Tobey. Editor OF Inc h""''''''
News" , . roou,her Of
~. %icK,nlev household since last June, mas
zone TO Texas to attend wedding