The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-23

Special Dispatch to the Intelligeneer.
CANTON. o., Jan. 22-Judge Nathan
Gor. OF Yves, Virginia, who has been
spoken of very prominently at this time
as cabinet possibility, Is tonight
more than that. He is probability,
and IL s. believed that all remains IS his
affirmative reply Judge Con reached
canton * 1880 o'clock this afternoon.
He was met at the Baltimore & Ohio
station by Captain Henry o. 5. Heis-
tand. United States army, Major McKln-
ley's confidential secretary, and was
driven direct TO the residence ot the
Presldent-elsct. When he stepped off
the train a representative OF the Intelll-
gsncsr was kindly greeted by the affable
Judge but the latter answered all in
qulrias in regard 10 his mission in Can
ton by saying that he had come here 20
talk over some political and private
matters with his old friend, Major Nc
Kinley. whom he has known for more
than thirty-five years.
The judge declined to say whether he
had come on the invitation OF Major Nc
Klnley, as that, he said. would be reveal
ing a confidence that might not please
his friend He promised the Intelllgen-
Ger an interview at the earliest possible
moment after his visit to the President
elect.
The meeting between these two friends
was extremely cordial. and their hands
remained clasped somewhzt longer than
usual. The judge was shown into the
sitting-room where sat Mrs. Mckinley.
The latter extended the Wes; Virginia
jurist n welcome equally as cordial as
that OF her distinguished husband. Ma
jOr Mckinley was busy With visitor,
and having left him long enough TO greet
the judge, returned to finish his talk.
This over. a short conference was held
between the two until lunch was an
nounced, and the judge was invited to
parts.ke OF the came with lie Presidents
elect and his estimab.e wife.
This over another and more extended
conference was begun. which lasted un-
Ill 4 O'Clock. when the Mckinley carriage
was ordered around 10 the doGr and
Judge Goh. Major and Mrs. Mckinley
drove to the home OF mother Mckinley
in West Tuscarawas street. the PTesl-
dent-elect handling the lines himself
They were received very grlciously by
the aged mother OF the President-elect
and the latter's sister. Miss Helen, who
had but few hours before met with
painful accident. having fallen on the
Fey pavement and fractured bone in
her right wclst From here the party
drove blck to the Mckinley residence
70 await the train the Judge intended 60
take az $50 O'Clock.
When the judge reached the depot the
Iutelllgencer representative WAS ac-
corded an interview. The Judge said
he had nothing definite TO give. He said
his talk with Major Mckinley was OF
such a nature tnst he could give noth-
ing out concerning what WIS said. He
was asked II their conference was con-
cerning his going into the cabinet. bu;
he said he could nOt answer that He
said. however, that one thing WAS quite
sure, and that was ths.t the south would
have a representative In the cabinet, but
as from what part of the south the eelec-
zion would be made ne was not az liberty
TO say. n reply 10 the question rs 10
whether he had been invited Into the In
coming cabinet ne said he TeaRy could
not tell. He did not deny thaJ he had
received an Invitation. He eald he re-
GREETED that he could not give the Intel
lgencer a positive answer.
The Judge found that he could not
make a suitable railroad connection for
Cambridge and decided to take later
train. He returned to the Mckinley res
idence until . o'clock. He told me that
he might possibly be able 70 give more
Information az that hour, as he would
have another opportunity to talk to Ma
1or Mckinley.
AT the Pennsylvania depot. while
TfanIffWfns for tlH ~ the sffnNFa said Vfqa
no more definite Information could be
given than ne had impaired during the
afternoon. However. Il can be safely
said that Judge Con viii be the repre-
sentative OK the south In the cabinet, and
those close 10 both Major Mckinley and
the Judge say that the matter rests al
most ent!raly with Mr. Con.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Canton says; Judge Nathan Con. OF
west virginia, on mos: OF the cabinet
states as attorney general, who came
here to-day 90 confer with Major Mckln-
les. remained In the city until this even
Ing. when he let for home. II Is gancr-
ally believed that ne has been practically
determined upon for the attorney general
of the next administration although no
direct authoritative statement 10 that
effect has been made. Judge G0H. when
seen by the Associated PrsA correspond
ent this evening said tina. mis- c1uver'a-
tion with Major Mckinley was of a con-
fdential nature ana h. ala no. feel az
liberty 20 make any OF u public uatll
the matters discussed had been finally
determined upon He admitted how
ever that cabine. matters had been de
Gus ed and said that had no doubt .hat
the sputh would furnish one Of the mem
b-rs OF the cabinet.
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