The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-09
M'KiNLEY'S BUSY DAY.

I'll, Pr,sldsut Receives Hundreds Of
caller, ON All Sort Of BUSlnssS--A PuO-
lie Reception.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March S,-The
rush toward the white house was una
bsted to-day. I, was not the eiamorons
crowd of las: week, for most Of the in
auguration crowd had left the city. But
in its place came those with the inten-
tlon OF placing the question Of the offices
and other matters before the President.
The peopIe at the outer doorS were told
that the President would hold public
reception at O'Clock, and this had the
eject of keeping back the general
crowds until later in the day,
The President was Rt his desk by
o'clock. He had seen his venerable moth
or on for a trip to Mt. Vernon. and then
had turned 10 the large number OF prom
inent public men who were IN waiLlhs,
One OF the first callers was MI Lohh
fIay vho n il expected, will be nOmi-'
mated as au1ba assndOr to the court OF 81
James. He had q brief talk with the
President and then gave way TO Senator
NvoIrott. az Colorado, who saw the
President for the first time since his re-
t,,vn fTon, F:urope In connection win
he International bimetallIc conference.
The call lasted hfteen minutes. and IS
understood to have given opportunity
for brief talk on Mr., Wolcotts ms
sion, Then came Senator Chandler OF
New Hampshire; Plat OF New YORK
Nelson and Davis. OF Minnesota; WI
son OF Washington; CullOm and Mason
Of Illinois: Allison and Gear. OF Iowa;
Fairbanks, Of Indiana. and Perkins. OF
California: Representatives Dolllver,
Of Iowa: BabcCck, OF Wisconsin, HIT,
of Illinois: GrosYenor OF Ohio; Hopkins
and FOss OF Illinois.
Mingled with these congressional dele
cations were public men whose names
have been prominently mentioned IN
connection with responsible offices IN
cluding Rsllamy StorcT, whose appoint
ment OF assistant secretary or state II
said to be assured: Perry Hcath' OF III.
diana. probable assistant secretary OF
the treasury, General SCruggs, one OF
The Venezuelan counsel, who had brief
talk with the President in this c0nn"c..
ton; II. Clay Evans, Of TENNESSEE, ana
Gen. ". ". Dudley.
On Various ErFNMds.
Some OF the delegations freely stated
to inqulrers the object OF their visit.
Tho Indiana callers suggested the APP
Nointmcnt OF w. II. Elliott. of Indiana,
az assistant secretary Of the navy; Sen
ators Davis and Nelson urged the ap-
IOiHtmcnt OF Representative keif"r.
Of Minnesota, as Commissioner Of immi-
grafton; the Iowa party asked the APP
pontment of Representative Il. NJ,
EdngeF, Sf Iowa, ~ minister 10 BrnZil,
his former post: Representatives. Bah
cock and Sherman urged that J. l.. Ken
nedy, OF New Jersey. be named soT puD-
lie printer. one point In favor 0f the ap-
plIcant being that he was the atlusti-
rian Of the ''GrOsvCnOr tnbles" prior 10
Tho st. Louis convention, predicting NC
KinlcyH nomination.
Secretary OF State sherman called At
1915 o'clock, passing Into the cabinet
room. Al this time n number of S"nn-
tors and members were In the Prcsi-
dents private office, while mnny more
were awaiting m audience. The PrcS-
ldcnt at once excused himself and Join
cd Mr. Sherman In the cabinet room.
Thry were alone together Tor aOmc time.
the crowd outside swelling meantime 10
larr" numbers II was tudcrEtood That
the call relntcl to the more important
foreign appointments about 10 be sent
% the senate.
- tie same time new arrivals Wrr"
Igirg uahcrcd Into the Prcall"nta oNiro
70 f,r him ag soon aa he returned from
tho conference with Nr Sherman. Scr.
aiDrF0rakrrnndo q short call and after
hiH ErnAtOr Proctor. Ot vermont; IIl-
up Hurgt senator Frye, ~ Malnn, rN-
Minister Thomas. ul Swrl"u who lH
urruraod FOR rcuppointmcnt nrl hos
rraHtdrrrtic 5inirr bncktra;; senator
UpUawa and AicHtlllnnlof Michigan,
Heur sentative Picklcr. OF South pa
k1la. who Is mentioned for commission
"r of pensions, and Joseph M1mloY OF
Maine.
with thcFG came others bent on curl
oRlty. To clear the corridors somewhat