The times., 1897-06-06
MR. MI KINLEY COURTS REST
Trip TO Nashville Not TO Be
Talking Tour.
JUDGE DAYS KINDLY VISITS
bis Daily Appearance at the White
House an Effective Barrier Be-
tween the President and Office
seekers Candidates for the Span
ish Mission Numerous.

President McKinley's Nashville trip Will
not be i'm any sense speechmaking tour.
Friends have pictured him on the rear plat
form of tie fine observation car that he viii
travel i'll from here to Nashville over the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and from
Nashville back over the Southern, making
fine prosperity speeches in all the little
haulets and larger towns, and attracting
great crowds everywhere. This. it is OF;
ficially given out, is far from his intention.
The trip rs taken largely for recreation
and rest There Will be, of course, one or
two speeches at Nashville and dprobably one
at Knoxville. The preparation Of these was
begun yesterday afternoon. Invitations
have come from score of towns along the
proposed itinerary to make speeches, but
these will not be acceded To. Tnat Mr.. Nc
Kinley is tired there can be no question
1t can be seen in his face, and it can be
very readily observed in his manner of re
ceiying visitors More than this, it Is ac-
knowledged at the White House.
Assistant Secretary of State Day called
on the President yesterday, at a little
after IL, and staid for an hour. He
are one or two others of Mr. Nick inley s
most intimate official trends who alter
nate with Judge Day in making these
calls at about this hour Hardly day
passes, except those Of the Cabinet meet
iDgs, when some gentleman Of importance
is not in close conference with the Presi-
dent at this time 1t is very certain that,
while these visits may be business calls,
.-sl,
of shutting out the great American push.
There We're a hundred hungry callers
turned away yesterday while Judge Day
was with the President The crowd was
gTeat-one OF the largest since the be-
ginning OF the Administra ton, but not
more than half of those who Came reached
the President, for even very short IN
teTYicw.
a slight change in the program of the
Presidents Nashville trip was decided
upon yesterday, giving a three hours
longer stay at Nashville. on the return
trip from Nashville the President will take
breakfast at ASheyille with Representative
PearsoG. MIR. Pearson called with Senator
Pritchard yesterday afternoon and made
this arrangement with Mr. Mckinley
Judge Day and MIR. Mckinley, at their
conference yesterday, talked of Cuba, but
not much could be learned regarding the
details Of their conversation. Among other
matters the Spanish mission was again dis
cussed The name OF Mr. Ramon o. Will
liams, the latest suggestion. is given no
notice by the Administration.
The candidacy Of MIR. Herbert W Bowen,
OF New York, now consul at Barcelona.
came TO the surface again yesterday in
the visit of his brother, Mr. Clarence
Bowen. Mr. Bowen has magnificent in
dorsements FOR the place, hut has very
nearly given it up. There is a belief, how
ever, that Mr.. Bowen will be well pro-
vided for In some other direction.
Mr. Frank Aldrich. OF Chicago. is said
10 be in the lead of the applicants for con-
sui general 1T Havana. This appointment
will probably not be made for some weeks,
however.
Senator Wellington called In the interest