The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-09
And that Perry s. Heath May Succeed
Editor Samuel f. Morss as Com
sui General to Paris.
MAJOR M'KINLEY'S VISITORS
GROWING MORE NUMEROUS AS IN
AUGURATION DAY APPROACHES.
Hon. w. BOurke Cochran, Who Says
He VIII Not Accept Office, in Con-
ference with Hanna.
pecial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CANTON, o., Feb. S.-President-elect Nc
Kinley conferred with many politicians to-
day, but no new Cabinet appointments were
announced. The report telegraphed from
here that John K. Gowdy, of Indiana. has
not "cinch" on the Paris consulate cannot
be confirmed; neither the rumor be
verified that Perry S. Heath may be Consul
General Morss's successor at the French
capital instead of Mr.. Gowdy. The ale
cation that Mr.. Gowdy, because he is a
farmer, will not ''shine" well at Paris dur
ing the coming worlds fair; that he will not
be representative of the culture and polish
Of Americans, was probably considered by
Mr.. Mckinley when he rendered the appoint
ment, but of this nothing is known the
public. Mr.. Mckinley will probably expect
the ambassador to France TO do all the
shining" The report alluded to was sent
out by the New York Herald correspondent.
1t follows:
General William Mckinley Osborne who
is TO be consul general 10 London, has been
discreet enough TO have his friends post
pone their congratulations. Others are not
wise. The President-eiect was ominous-
" silent when he i. read the report from l In
chairman of the state central committee,
had accepted proffer of the Paris consul
the information. The curious thing is that
Perry s. Heath, also of Indiana, had the
day before also accepted the Paris consul
generalship, and there is no provision in law
tor duplicate consul general to Paris.
am Informed that Farmer Gowdy is the
mistaken person, and that unless Mr.. Heath
decides 10 be assistant secretary or one or
the departments in Washington he will be
consul general to Paris"
Among the first visitors to call at the
Mckinley residence to-day were Mr.. III. III.
Kohlsaat, of the Chicago Times Herald,
and Truman A. Deweese, connected with
the same paper. They were accorded a
warm greeting by the President-elect and
had pleasant talk with him. Mr.. Kohlsaat
is intimate friend of Major Mckinley.
Mr.. Deweese would like TO be minister to
Mexico. and presented some very strong
Endorsements. Another Chicago visitor was
+. IL. Perry, who said he called to pay
his respects to the next President. Gov
ernor-elect III. w. Atkinson, of Wheeling,
w. Va, accompanied by Colonel Morris
Horkheimer, called TO talk over West Vir-
ginia matters. L. S. Christopherson, of
Rockford ILL.,, general organizer Of custom
tailors. came TO discuss labor legislation
and had very satisfactory interview.
Messrs. r. Il. Higbee and VIM. r. Pearson,
of St. Louis. called to talk over Missouri
patronage and incidentally spoke of Major
Warner as a Cabinet possibility
A prominent attorney of New York, Mr..
Adelbert II. Steele, arrived this morning.
He was chairman of the campaign commit
tee of the Republican clubs of New York,
being associated with Cornelius n. Bliss,
who was president. Mr.. Steele said he was
not in Canton in his own interest nor in
behalf of any one in particular, his mission
being TO talk over the situation in New
York and to give Major Mckinley such
information he could. He spoke very
highly of Ex-Governor Cornell and ventured
the assertion that unless the Empire State
would soon unite upon some man satisfac-
tory to all elements that State would like
ly be without a representative in the offl-
cial family. He said that there was genuine
Bliss declined a Cabinet portfolio, as he
was the most acceptable man to all the
leaders and people in the State. In speak
ing of Mr.. M. A. Hanna and the Senate,
Mr.. Steele says there is a general desire
among business men over the country that
the national chairman Should be appointed
to the upper house of Congress.
Two prominent PennsylvanianS also called
to-day. They were State Treasurer Hay
ward and Auditor General Ames n. Mylin.
When seen they said they had come to
not on political matters. They spoke high
ly of Governor Hastings. of Pennsylvania.
James S. Dodge, of Elkhart, Ind, came
to discuss matters relating particularly to
that State
Mckinley to Ride in Car mo. 3S.'
CANTON, O., Feb S-President-elect Nc
Kinley will go from Canton to Washington
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