The times., 1897-03-18
NO REST FOR .M'KINLEY
A Great Crowd Visited the White
House Yesterday.
BENJAMIN HARRISON CALLED
The Executive Mansion Was One
of the Few Places Where the
Pugilistic Encounter Was Not
Considered Worth Discussing.
Many Invitations 10 the President.

The rush of Senators, Representativesand
efficeSeekers the White House was
| greater on yesterday than it as been al
| any time since Mr.. Mckinley was inaugu
rated. Neither st. PatiTck's day nor the
| pugilistic encounter that took place under
| the shadow OF tile Sierras served TO keep
| the crowd back. In fact, the Presidents
house was one OF the few places In the
city where the physical prowess OF the
! gladiaters was not discussed, and all save
| politics was FOR the nonce forgotten
Secretary Porter was at his wits ends
! to know how to manage the great crowd.
4 Congressman came with friends and con-
| stitUepts, all anxious TO see the President.
The chronic officeseekers, who have in
tested the White House for the past ten
+! days. Were very much in evidence, and
| thr0nged the lebbies and ante-ro0ms of
the mansion while waiting TO be ushered
| into Mr.. Mckinley's presence.
Senator BILLY" Mason, who was again
caller upon the President today, Gayed
in great astonishment on the crowd aud
dent today bet ween the hours Of 10 and
IL O'Clock than at any other time since
his inauguration AS the Illinois Senator
has been daily" visitor at the White
House this statement ought 10 be author
| Mative.
A feature Of the busy day was a con.
ference on the subject of enforcing the
neutrality and navigation laws that was
1
| Sherman, Secretary Gage, Secretary Long
and Attorney General McKenna. 1t lasted
nearly two hours, during the time when
the rush OF visitors was greatest, and
many callers went away disappointed in
the hope of seeing the President, after
waiting for some time.
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison was one
of the first 'notables'' 50 call upon MIR. Nc
| Kinley shortly after he had entered his
| office. Mr.. Harrison, accompanied by for
mer Attorney General William II. II. Mil
Ier, drove from the Arlington TO the White
House shortly after 10 o'clock.
They were ushered into the President S
| private office. Mr.. Mckinley received MIR.
Harrison and bis former Cabinet officer
with great Cordialty and expressed much
delight at their visit. They remain ed wit h
| the President several minutes, after which
| Gen Harrison entered his carriage and
| drove away To Times reporter who
! questioned him sust as he was leaving
| the White House he said:
My visit to the President was simply for
the purpose OF paying my respects, and had
no political significance. / am neither
| looking for. nor do I desire, an office.
Politics were not discussed during ny
interview with Maj. Mckinley, except IN
a general way
Gen. Mfler's visit upon the President it
| is said, was for the purpose of interced-
ing for Francis Coffin. the Indianapolis
| ban k wreckcr, whom he desires to have par
doned II is known that Mr. Miller made
| several Intellectual efforts to secure COT
! fins release during Mr.. Cleveland's admin
| iStration. but now hopes To have Mckinley Y
| grant the desired relief.
Gen. w. ". Thomas, OF Portland, Me,
who desires TO he appointed minister 10
Norway and Sweden, again called upon the
President today. Another caller was ex-
| Gov RoIaualdo Pacheco, of California, who
was minister to Mexico during President
Grants term OF office Gov. Pdchcco now
| desires to obtain the Brazilian mission.
Hon. Charles Woodman, who formerly
| represented Frank LAWYERS Chicago dis
trict in Congress, called to urge his ap-
pointment as consul general TO Cuba
Woodman is anxious to succeed FitZ Lee
at Havana, but believes that on account Of
his pronounced hostility to the Spaniards
be would not be an acceptable representa-
tive to that government. In case he
cannot obtain this position, Mr.. Woodman
said, he is willing TO accept a position
in the revenue marine service, in which
be served for seven years.
President Mckinley has received a num-
ber of invitations to attend banquets and
celebrations in the near future, but his
acceptance of any of them will depend on
the condition of Congressional matters.
The President does not want to leave Wash
nigton while Congressis is in session. Repre-
sentatives Bartholdt and Joy, of st. Louis,
called at the White House and arranged
with Private Secretary Porter to see Mr..
Mckinley this morning, when they will eS-
tend an invitation to attend Decoration
Day celebration at Jefferson Barracks.
They said that some time ago the Pres
dent half promised to attend, and they have
hopes OF securing the other half. DR.. George
R. Graham and com mittee from the Union
called on the President and asked him to
attend their annual banquet, to be held
at Baltimore April 8. The committee
called On a number of promin ent men and
secured acceptances from Secretary Alger,
Major Gen. Miles, Brig. Gen. John NJ. Viii
son and Senator Hawiey.
John Russell Young, former minister
to China, called In order to let the Presi-
dent know that his old mission would he
acceptable Others who visited the White
House during the morning were Represen-
tative Bingham. Senator Roger Q. Mills.
s. G. Hilbourn, of California, who was
accompanied by Paymaster schenck; Major
w. E. Haiford, Representative Stone, OF
Pennsylvania; Connally, of Illinois; JOY,
and Butler, Senator Nelson, OF Minnesota;
Senator Penrose, and Pennsylvania DELE
cation, Gen. Grosvenor. BUCK Hin
ricbsen, Major Picker, who wants to be
appointed Commissioner Of Pensions; Con-
gress:nan Northway, Delegate Mark Smith
of Arizona; Senators Mcmillan and Bur-
rows, of Michigan; Senator Foraker. and
Librarian spofford.
President Mckinley received the pfhlic,
at O'Clock, in the East Room, and shook
hands with over 1000 people. He after
ward took his customary afternoon walk
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