The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-10
M'KINLEY AND HIS EIGHT ADVIs.
ERS HAVE A SHORT SESSION
TOGETHER.
APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICE,
TEN THOUSAND OF THEM DIvIDED
UP AMONG THE VARIOUS DE-
PARTNIENTS.
HANNA CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
Admitted at Once to the Sa,ctr
Tor Private Conference
Second Public Reception,

WASHINGTON. March 9.-President
Mckinley and his cabinet held their
nrst formal meeting at IL O'Clock TODAY
AS a rule cabinet day has been ona
reserved for the business before tba
president and his advisers. not ONLY az
against the general public, but also
senators and members. Today. how
ever, there was the usual rush OF
prominent men, many of whom were
received by the president Several
notable groups arrived about 10 o'clock.
Hst was that embracing the silver
Hepuolcans, Teller, of Colorado; Petit
grew, OF South Dakota, and Cannon
OF Utah. who Withdrew from the q
Louis convention With them also was
Senator Warren, of Wyoming Thew
were shown at once to the presidents
o'ilce ana spent five or ten minutes
with MT. Mckinley. 1t was entirely
call OF courtesy, and no allusion ia
party or politics was made The presr-
dent showed his usual cordiaIity. and
there was no evidence in manner or
word OF the divisions resulting from the
national convention
Following this group came another
one comprising the entire Republican
membership of the ways and means
committee, headed by Chairman Dino
ley. They filed before the president
and were cordially greeted. This. too
was call of courtesy, and no refer
ence was made to the tariff.
senator Allison and Representative
DoIHVer' OF Iowa, called to urge the
appointment of State Senator Erics-
SOIL OF iowa, as minister to Norway
anu sweden. There was added signifi-
canoe as this is the anniversary of
the birth of the great Swedish inyen-
Tor, Ericsson. Mr.. Dolliver placed ON
NE a petition in Mr.. Ericsson's behalf
from nearly every Western state. CON
tanning names of over one thousand
SWedlsh-American citizens and MANY
clubs and societies.
Among the other callers who saw tbo
president were Senator Morrill,. of YER
mont, the venerable head Of the senate
committee ON finance; Senators CulIom
and Mason, of Illinois; Pritchard. of
North Carolina; Penrose, Of PennsvI-
Yania; Elkins, of West Virginia; Nc
Emery, of Louisiana; Hawley, of Com
nectlcut. and Representative Hit, OF
Illinois, chairman of the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
The cabinet officers began to arrive
shortly before II o'clock. Most of them
grove from their respective DEPART
ments, as a driZzling rain was falling.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was the
first on hand, followed soon afterwards
by Secretary Long. When Secretary
Gage arrived he did not go direct to
the cabinet room, but mingled with the
crowd in the lobby. Then came POST
master General Gary, Secretary AIger.
Attorney General McKenna and finally
Secretary Sherman. The latter drove
over from the state department. He
carried in his hand a small bundle Of
papers. Secretary Bliss, the remaining
member Of the cabinet, did not attend,
being absent in New York.
AT 11:05 President Mckinley left his
office and Joined his advisers in the
cabinet room. Then came lull of COM
parative quiet in the mansion for Off
cial callers could not see the president,
and the general crowd was told that the
president would receive them at D.
m.
In view Of the letter of ex-Queen
Liliuokolani yesterday, there was con-
siderable talk as to the expected visit
from the eX-queen. 1t was stated that
the customary rules and courtesies OBJ
served toward private callers would be
observed in this case as in all others,
without any special arrangements. No
of the cabinet meeting as to Julio San
gully, the Cuban, who, it was said.
would call on the president and present
phases Of the Cuban question.
The cabinet meeting lasted just an
hour. Secretaries Sherman, Gage and
Alger were the first to leave, and Mr..
Gary came from the cabinet room soon
afterwards. The attorney general, Sec
rotary of the navy and secretary of
agriculture remained some time longer.
Huge bundles Of applications for office
were sent from the White house today
to the various departments. They COM
prised some 10000 applications received
at Canton by Secretary Boyle. He had
been hard at work on them in advance,
instead Of waiting for the deluge of
applications now coming in. With these
10, 600 disposed Of the officials will be
able for the first time to get abreast
of the incoming mail. A rough estimate
by Mr.. Boyle, who is in charge Of the
correspondence, is that $4,000 letters
have been handled within recent
Attorney General McKenna and Sec
rotary Long remained for half an hour.
The talk was informal, however, the
president and his associates enjoying
cigars and chatting over old days in
the house Of representatives. 1t was
stated that no questions Of Importance
remark being made that fortunately
affairs as to Cuba and Hawaii were
quiet at present.
When the president came up for lunch
he saw a delegation Of army officers
headed by Maj Gen. Miles, in command
Of the army, who extended him an in
vitation to attend the banquet and re-
union Of the Second Army corps on
the 18th inst. Chairman Bell. of the
inaugural committee, dropped in to
report the satisfactory financial results
of the inaugural arrangements. At
80 o'clock, Senator Mark Hanna call
ed for the first time, and was shown
direct to the presidents office.
Mr.. Hanna's call lasted half an hour,
after which the president went to the
east room and received about 1900
people. The late afternoon callers in
cluded Senators Mason, Of Illinois;
Hansbrough, Of North Dakota, and
Mantle, Of Montana; Representatives
Cannon, Of Illinois, chairman Of tha
committee on appropriations.