The morning times., 1896-11-26
CHANGERS WANT BRIGHAM.
Mckinley Asked to Make Him Sec
retary of Agriculture.

Canton, o, Nov. 25-Maiur Mckinley
listened this evening to formal request for
recognition by appointment to the Cabinet
A committee of the National Grange. an
organization of farmers with membership
OF 25o,0 urgeI Major Mckinley to ap-
point J II. Brigham, of Ohio, Secretary Of
Agriculture. The committee consisted uf
o. II Hale of New York, George h Horton
of Michigan, W w. Miller, secretary of the
ohio State board of agriculture aud
Aaron Jones of Indiana, the latter of whom
acted as spokesman. Mr.. Jones said:
We feel that the vast agricultural
interests OF the country ought to be
recognized by theappJin.n N. II a practical
farmer 70 the position of Secretary of
Agriculture. Col Brigham. whom we re-
commend. is a successful farmer, a strong
man OF affairs, good writer and good
Republican He has been for some wears
chairman OF the National Grange and he is
favorably and widely known.
We are not satisfied with the course Of
the present administration toward the
farmers. We hope the Republican party
will give us not only n representative i'll
the Cabinet. but fair and generous treat
ment in its tariff bill"
Major Mckinley promised TO carefully con-
slider the suggestions of the committee and
its members departed in llent spirits
The most interesting feature of the Jay
was the arrival of a party Of distinguished
visitors from Cleveland, at 80 this aft
ernoon. In the party were Mr.. AMI Mrs
II A. Hanna and Miss Mattel Hanna zen
and Mrs, Samuel Thomas, of New York tnd
their son: cX-Gov. Merriam. of Minnesota a:
Mrs. Merriam and Miss Merriam: Miss
Phelps. Gen. d W Caldwell. president Of
the Lake Shore Railroad, ard Mrs CaId-
well: MI. and Mrs. H A Gauslin, of
Toledo.
~. and Mrs. Whtelaw Reid of New
York, who are iourneying to Arizona. ar
rived at the same time. Ma jor Mckinley
and his brother Abner We're at the sta
! ton to receive the guests. Major Nc
Kinley escorted Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and
| Mrs. Hanna to his carriage and drove them
himself TO the house. Mark Hanna sat on
| the seat beside him.
Luncheon was served at . O'clock 1t
| was 3:3o when the party left the table.
Major Mckinley withdrew for a private
talk with Ar. Reid and remained clCseteG
, with him until the visitors left for the
station at o'clock. Ma jor Mckinley and
| Mr.. Reid drove to the cars together Mir.
| Hanna did not have private conference
with Ma ior Mckinley owing to the brcyity
| of his visit
Congressman William Alden Smith of
| Grand Rapids, Mich. came by appointment
| To sea Ma iOr Nick inley late this afternoon
Michigan would be honored," said Mr..
| Smith to n representative of the United
| Associated Presses. ''if Gen. Alger was
| given Cabinet position. We feel that
| we deserve excellent treatment from the
Republican party
Continuing, Mr. Smith said: ~ am op.
posed to the Dingley bin 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
| Ualstead, Col ". r. Holloway OF Indianap-
oils, A Butler Duncan of New York, E. r
| Andrews, director of the Corcoran School
| of Art, Washington, ID c. This morning
| several or the county officials of Mon
| mouth, n. j.. called on Major Mckinley
They were J W. Wyncoop, Frank Heyer
| George Snyder. John White, NJ Eir,isaII
C. Carr, William Parker, L F Compte, j
B. Hance and R. j. Saunders.