Evening star., 1896-12-22
The First City to Be Visited by the
President Elect.
DOING HONOR TO MAJOR M'KINLEY
He viii Keep Away From the Sen
atorship Fight.
GOSSIP ABOUT FICE
-orre spondence of The Evening Star.

President-elect Mckinley has caused
heart-fiutter among the Illinois politicians
The state ranks with New York and Ohio
In the compiexity of its politics, and the
prospective embarrassment of the incom-
ing administration. Nobody knows this bet
ter than Major Mckinley. Nevertheless,
when the pressure of the office-seekers in
Canton became intolerable, he chose to
come out to Chicago to join Mrs. Mckinley
in a social visit He is having a good time
and is enjoying himself thoroughly Locai
pride is aroused that this city should be
the first place since his election to be hon.
ored with the presence of the major Poll
tics sink out of sight in the exultation over
New York, especially since Mrs Mckinley
is buying her Inauguration gowns at the
local shops. Original Mckinley men, ma
chine republicans, mugwumps and gold
democrats are united in making the next
President feel at home.
Many Guardian Angels,
Perhaps the heartiness Of his welcome is
tinctured a little with greed, because SO
many guardian angels dispute the priorit,
or right to hover over the major There
are the Marquette Club, the Hamilton Club
the Union League Club, the Commercial
travellers Mckinley Club, the Business
Mems Mckinley Club, the Cook County
Nc kinney Club and Editor II. H. Kohlsaat
The distinctively political organizations did
not dissolve Immediately following election.
They kept their membership rolls for future
reference, along with a record of services
during the campaign. The Marquette Club
Is the most strongly intrenched in the good
graces of Major Mckinley. The banquet it
gave him on Lincoln's birthday, last Feb
ruary, was the formal launching of the
mckinley movement in the northwest, and
IT was very effective event, too. The
club formed rallying ground against the
state machine. which was anti-McKinley
The Hamilton Club was originally for Reed
but one OF the honors of it's history was it's
right-abOut for Mckinley. The Union
League fras never been an active political
FORCE yet the eminently respectable and
wealthy citizens who make up its member
ship like to think that they are helping
along the cause of good government by
advising the chief magistrate. Editor
kohlsaat has no political ambition for him.
self. His long friendship for Major Nc
hiniey Will be sufficiently requited If he can
insure the success of the administration by
having II follow the policy which he knows
is bound TO insure success. One feature Of
this policy is to confound the machine poll
.icians by carrying civil service to the ex-
tent OF keeping Postmaster Hesing and
other acceptable democratic officials in
Office for a second term.
The Machine Organization.
The regular organization, machine,
while maintaining an outward show of in
difference, is just as anxious to be in the
good graces of the Presdent-elect as are
the amateurs Instructions in the ma
tIre of military orders went forth to show
Major Mckinley every possible considera-
ton, and these instructions are obeyed by
disciplined troops. Gov.-elect Tanner like
wise passed the word along among his fol-
lowing that he Tanted the major made well
come Oh the soil Of Illinois. National Com
mi fle m Ia 1T0Ia tipo iv, fhn
name of the regular OrganiZat ton. Mr.
Jameson went to Canton fortnight ago
and after Major Mckinley told Him there
would be no interference in the senatorial
struggle he in turn told the major some
things. One was that the machine recog-
niZed the claims of personal friendship
when strengthen ed by political services
ard would permit the administration to
men in the state. These We're the majors 6
old schoolnate, w. j. Calhoun, and Chas.
q. Dawes. This gracious permission has
since been the subject of some amused COM
ment, but as tne time for making appoint
ments has not yet come the major and the
machine are On cordial terms.
4 Guest of His Wife's Relative.
Major Mckinley while in Chicago is the
guest Of Mr.. Lafayette McWilliams, who is
relative of Mrs. Mckinley. Mr.. McWil-
liams is a merchant, but what little leaning
he has for politics IS against the regular
organization. AIR. Chas. G. Dawes, whose
guest at Evanston The major becomes for a
day or two, is also identified with the anti
machine wing of the party. This taken
with Editor kohlsaats entertainment,
makes the immediate personal surround
ings of the PresiGent-elect of an unfriend-
ly character to the regular organization.
The machine leaders, however, profess no
fear tnat he will form untavorable i'm
rressions of them. They even take SLY
satisfaction in wondering what the major
will think when he discovers that most of
the members OF the Marquette Club ex-
pect requital for pioneer services with pa
troEage. Ii is probably true that last Feb
ruary on the occasion of the famous BAN
quet he did not suspect he was surrounded
by quite many people VINO were looking
forward to serving the country under his
az m nistration.
Will Not Mix I'm the Senatorial Fight.
The machine leaders are justified in their
corfideT ce that Major Mckinley will net
get tangled up in the senatorial fight, which
is now rending the party. The major is
too wary fer that. His attitude gives pro-
fessed satisfaction to all the candidates for
the suco essiCn to Senator John NJ. Palmer.
These are ex-ConGressman William E.
Mason, Congressman Joseph G.. Can
non, A. ]. Hopkins and r. r. Hit,
ex-Gov. John NJ. Hamilton, Alderman NJ.
3. Madden, and half a dozen other politi-
| clans of state reputation. If he doesn't
have the influence of the President elect
| in his own behalf each of the candidates
! has the assurance that it will not be ex-
erted against him, and this is all that can
| be asked in reason. Nevertheless the pres
ecce of Major Mckinley seems to have a
slightly adverse influence on the prospect is
| If Alderman Madden, who has the ma
| chire's Endorsement He was one of the
| original anti-McKinley men of the state.
Cullom and the Cabinet.
Probably while in Chicago Major McKin-
| ley will be able to make up his mind about
giving Illinois representation in the cabi-
net. ST nator Culiom continues to main
| tain what his friends call "dignified reti-