The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-04
AUTHOR OF THE PENDING BILL
CALLS ON THE PREsIDENT-
ELECT.
NOTHING GIVEN OUT AS YET.
POPULAR OPINION is THAT THE
MEASURE Is ON THE
SHELF.
MARK HANNA STILL HOLDING OFF.
He VIII Not Accept OF Decline the
Treasury Portfolio Until He
Sees Sherman.

CANTON, Dec. 3.-Congressman Mel
son Dingley Jr., of Lewiston, Me-,
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee, and author of the Dingley rev
enue bill, arrived in Canton from Cleve-
panied by his son, E. N Dingley. They
were met at the depot by attaches Of
the Mckinley household, and went
direct to the residence. Here lunch
was hadi following which a consulta-
ton was held upon the pertinent ques-
tfons OF the hour.
Congressman Dingley will remain IN
theiseiHy Until tomorrow, owing to an
attack of bronchial trouble. He and a
number Of other prominent callers, in
Guiding Senator Thurston and Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford, of New York,
were guests at dinner, and spent the
evening with Maj. Mckinley, Senator
Thurston leaving at clock for Wash
ington.
Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, stated
this evening that he expects to be
candidate to succeed himself. He was
greeted cordially and as an old friend
by Maj. Mckinley on his arrival this
afternoon, and later with Senator Nc
Bride and Congressman Hermann spent
several hours in discussing matters re-
lating particularly to the Pacific slope.
The senator declined to mention any
cabinet possibilities, but said If the
slope was found to be entitled to a
place in the cabinet he thought it
should fall to Oregon as the only simon
pure Republican state in the tier at the
last election.
The best information obtainable to-
night is that the conferences today re-
lated largely to congressional matters
There. has been. no intimation of the
views of the president-elect on the sub
ject, but the consensus of opinion of
those here, today, as we'll as earlier is
that the Dingley bill cannot be put
through at the short session, and that
the conditions now seem to make a
special session probable.
Senators John H. Mitchell and
George w. Mcbride and Congressman
Hermann, of Oregon, arrived in the city
at noon today. They are on their way
to Washington for the winter and
stopped off here to- pay their respects
to Maj. Mckinley Senator Mcbride
said: There is nothing political in our
visit to Maj. Mckinley it is purely of
social nature. We would be proud
to have a man from Oregon IN the cab
met, but as yet the sentiment has not
crystallized on any one person. There
has been much talk of Senator Mitchell
for a; place in the cabinet, but don't
think he has givenit any consideration
himself. We in-~Oregon would sooner
have him go back to the senate again.
Senator John M. Thurston, of Ne
braska, accompanied by ex-Congress-
| man William Mason, of Illinois,
reached Canton this morning, and dur
ing the day had an extended conference
with President-elect Mckinley. Mr.
| Mason's political ambition is not direct
ly associated with the incoming admin
| istration, and is to succeed to the seat
in the United States senate now as
signed to Senator John M. Palmer.
Hence, he says, his call on Maj. Nc
Kinley is purely Of social nature, and
he will return to his home today. Sen
ator Thurston Is en- route to Washing
ton for the short session. In an inter-
view, he said he did not think the short
session could pass a. revenue measure
which would meet with. the approval of
the Republicans.