Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-09
Special to the Plttsburg Dispatch.

Special to the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Canton, February The object Of
the visit of John e. Searles, Treasurer
of the Sugar Trust, to President-elect
Mckinley, was to recommend" a suit
able man for Attorney General of the
Urited States. The term suitable
means man who can be depended upon
not to prosecute the trusts. That is the
one post in the new Cabinet in which
the Sugar Trust is yitaIly Interested.
An Attorney General who believes il
the antitrust laws, one who has the
ability and the courage to prosecute
them, could easily cost the trusts $780,
100000 year.
The Sugar Trust has picked out
man for Mckinley for Attorney General.
1t is alleged that he is John J. McCook.
formerly receiver Of the Atchison. To-
peka and Santa Fe Railroad. and ono
of the greatest corporation lawyers in
the world. He is a member of the ir-l
OF Alexander 4 Greene, whose clients
are some Of the largest railroad and
other corporations in the country.
The secret influence Of the trust has
already delayed the completion of the
Cabinet.
GOEF NOT FOR THE TRUSTS.
Judge Nathan Con, of West Virginia,
who was first selected for Attorney
General, was VIII lily satisfactory to
President-elect Mckinley. He was not
to the Sugar rust lie is a man of con-
siderable independence and unimpeach-
able record His law practice has been
in West Virginia, and his affiliations
with the greater corporations of New
York and New Jersey, the birthplace OF
nearly all the great trusts. has, there
fore, been slight. Some pressure was
probably exerted against Judge GoG
by the trusts, not because they kneWl
him TO be their foe, but because they
were not sure that he was their friends
Judge Goff holds a Circuit Court
Judgeship-a life place. Mr.. McKin-
ley's delay in formally rendering tao
Attorney Generalship the possibility,
that he might in the end be asked 10
take a subordinate cabinet place, liz
the Postoffice, caused Mr.. Con to 20
nounce last Thursday that he We :. a
not go into the Cabinet at all.
Within twelve hours Iehp st--lasxlss,s
! the treasurer of the Sugar Trust. and
it's most diplomatic officer, started for
| Canton, virtually carrying in his
| pocket, by the way, the subpoena ~
| appear before the LeXow Committee
in New York the next day. y
INTERVIEW WITH M'KINLEY. =
hiding his identity and his destination,
drove in a closed carriage to the Mckinley
home. obtained a private interview with
the President-elect. with whom he was
closeted for nearly an hour and then re-
tired, not wholly satisfied.
Mr. Mckinley caused the sigr
nouncement TO be made later I'm =
that Mr. Searles had mot come by APP
| pontment" In other words. Mr.. Soarles
was an uninvited guest. But the diplomats
list of the Sugar Trust. which has been al
most omnipotent I'm politics did not give
up on this account Mr. Searles commu-
nicated with Mark Hanna In Cleveland.
| The Sugar Trust Is commonly credited
with having given 100000 TO the last Re
| publican campaign fund. The treasurer
Of the trust needed no Introduction. there
fore. to the Republican national chairman.
While Mr. Hanna was travelling down 10
! Canton from Cleveland. Mr.. Searieh drove
about Canton IN his closed carriage ~
kill time dining IN the meantime In an
obscure corner Of Brobst's restaurant. In
an unfrequented street. He avoided all
| the hotels. when the mex, train arrived at
| Canton from Cleveland on SATURDAY,. 70
bore Mark Hanna The Mckinley family
carriage was. as usual. waiting for him nc
| the station. Another closed carriage stood
hard by
! SEARLES AND HANNA TOGETHER.
| The moment Mr. Hanna laighted from
! the train Mr. Searles darted forward. took
| him confidently by The arm and Jed him
| away 10 his own hired carriage which then
| started slowly toward The Mckinley resi-
dence. followed by the PresIdent-elect5
| family trap empty. Mr.. Selrles, IN COM
pany with Mr. Hanna. had second inter-
view with Mr.. Mckinley Many callers
came. and the Presidcut-cect came out or
his conference with the National chairman
and the Treasurer Of The Sugar Trust 10
see few of them returning afterwards
to continue his conference. Mr. seariea
took the first train 20 the East after leaV-
| ing the President-elect.
Most Of the Canton correspondents AZ
! once guessed that Mr. searlcs object IN
visiting Mr.. Mckinley was 20 stnye on me
| Lexow investigation 90 Ncw York Mt
| Searles himself rather encour'tel l"e
idea. In reality. his visit had no reference
to Lexow. Mr. searles is used 10 iesi'I''
tive investigations. Ha does not fear ineIn'
His Indifference to Chairman LeAo" SUD-
poena Friday reveals bis real feeling TO-
| morrow he will appear before Che commit
| tee and excuse himself