The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-03
The PreSident-E1eCt Safe in the Shelter Of
the National Capital.
CABINET IS NOT YET BEYOND DOUBT
Completed List May Not Be Ready for the Senate on Friday
MCKINLEY Dined by CleVeand-GoSsp
of the Inauguration.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The ma
tional capital tonight shelters the out
going and incoming presidents and
vice presidents, and preparations for
the grand ceremonies go on with fever
ish haste and hustle. Mr.. Mckinley and
Mr.. Hobart were welcomed to their
future home by one Of those glorious
bright days, such as Washington takes
pride in when in the mood The entry
OF the two was made with little cere,
mony and comparatively slight public
demonstration.
Of the prospective new cabinet there
are in the city Messrs. Sherman, Gage,
Alger, Gary and Wilson, besides NC
Kenna, who is expected tonight or to-
morrow and a possible cabinet officer
in J. J. McCoOk, Of New York, who
arrived during the day. OF governors
Of states there are already here Black,
Of New York; Tanner, of Illinois
Grout, of Vermont; Lowndes, Of Mary
land; Scofeld, Of Wisconsin; Hastings,
Of Pennsylvania; Griggs, of New Jer-
sey, and Bushnell, of Ohio. Governors
Drake, of Iowa, and Pingree, Of Mich
igan, will be in Washington by noon
tomorrow. Other arrivals Of note in
cluded Senator-elect Foraker, of Ohio;
H. Clay Evans, Of Tennessee, and A E.
Buck, Of Georgia.
The arrival Of the president-elect and
the presence Of such a large proportion
of public men of influence, sufficient to
affect the formation of the new cabf-
net, started flood Of gossip concern
A. 49,
Ktnley's official family, but through all
the fog Of guess work and speculation
| the fact shows clearly that the cabinet
| is still uncompleted, and for precisely
| the same reason that has been known
| for a week, namely, that the president
elect desires to honor New York with
| a place, and that q man has not yet
! been found acceptable at once to the
leaders in the Empire state politics ana
willing to take the position which the
cabinet slate, as arranged, marks as
his berth.
Senator elect Platt saw Mr.. McKin-
ley during the afternoon, but the con-
ference was indecisive. One interesting
suggestion arising out of the cabinet
gossip was an intimation that the SEN
| dlG UiISA duJOuI IL ONGl HUN i ildl odc1J
until the following week. The signiff-
canoe of the intimation lay in the fact
! that there has been canvassed the pos
sibility that Mr. McKinley's cabiner
| would not be ready for announcements
! on Friday, and that, therefore, no oc-
casion would arise for a session TO
confirm the successors Of the present
! cabinet Inquiry at the senate on the
matter of adjournment was answered
| by the statement that it would be as
Mr.. Mckinley might wish.
The incoming Of so many visitors
also started the social activities of the
town, and there were innumerable din
ners and receptions in the fashionable
parts of the city in honor of the In
augural sOjOurners.
Grand Marshal Porter was kept hard
! at work at his quarters arranging for
the big parade on Thursday. A rougn
total of the number of regular and mi
| litia soldiers and sailors who will be n
line, shows an aggregate of 1000 to
| 10000 The escort of President McKln-
ley will number about 5000. The civic
| organizations vary greatly in strength
but are estimated at about 1900.
AS the day wore on the depots
clogged with the rush of incOmers, and
there was a constant succession OF