The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-09

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. S.-Thls was
one OF the busiest days Major McKin-
ley has experienced for some time and
the library Office was crowded with
callers all day. Visitors arrived on al
most every train entering the city,
morning and afternoon, and with but
few exceptions went directly TO Nc
KlnlGy's house.
Among the first to call was Mr.. II.
H. Kohlsaat, of the Chicago Times
Herald, and TrImnn A. Deweese, an
editorial writer on the same paper.
They were accorded very cordial
greeting by the President and
had pleasant talk with him, Mr..
Kohisa0t Is an intimate friend OF Major
Mckinley. Mr.. Deweese would like to
be minister to Mexico. and presented
some very strong encouragement.
Another Chicago visitor was u. II.
Perry. who said he called to pay his
respects 20 tho next President.
Governor-elect G. W. Atkinson, OF
Wheeling, W. Vn.. accompanied by
Colonel Norris Horkheimer,o of the same
city. were callers. They had Il short
conference with the President-elect,
but its nature and object they declined
to state, further than that West Vir-
ginin matters were discussed in gem
eral. The gentlemen left at $50 for
their home.
T.. S. Christopher. OF Rockford, Ills,
general organizer OF custom tailors, was
a caller to-day. He was here to Talk
over matters concerning labor leglsln-
tIon and had very satisfactory in
terview.
Mr. c. NJ. Reynolds. of Des AIoIneS
Iowa, prominently mentioned some
time ago, for comptroller OF the treas
ury. was here this morning. He said
that he does not expect ntS office, nor
Is he seeking any. He was In the east
and stopped to see Major Mckinley on
his way home.
Messrs. B B.Higbec and William r,
Pearson. OF St Louis. Missouri, were
callers at the Mckinley residence to-
day. They came 20 talk over Missouri
patronage, and Incidentally spoke OF
Major Warner as cabinet possibility
4 prominent attorney OF New York,
Mr.. Adelbert H. Steele. was q caller at
the Mckinley home this morning, nr.
rivlnE on tho 1890 Fort Wayne train
Mr.. Steele was chairman OF the cam
paIgn committee OF tile Republican
clubs OF New York, being associated
with Cornelius ". Bliss, who was
president. Mr.. steele said he was not
in Canton in his own interest, nor In
behalf OF any one in particular, hid
mission being to talk over the situation
in New York. and to give Major Nc
Kinley such information as he can.
He spoke very highly OF Ex-Governor
Cornell, and venturcd the assertion
that unless the Empire State would
soon unite upon some man satisfactory
10 all elements, that state would likely
be without representative In the OIL
clal family. He said that there was
genuine and general regret expressed
when Mr. Bliss declined cabinet
portfolio. as he was the most accept
able man 10 all in the state.
In speaking or Mr. NJ. A. Hanna, and
the senate, Mr.. Steele says there Is a
general desire amoug business men
over the country that the national
chairman should be appointed to the
upper house OF Congress.
Two prominent PsnnSylvQnianS were
callers. They were State Treasurer
Hayward and Auditor General Ames N
Wylin. They said they had come here
TO shake hands with the President
elect and not on political matters. They
spoke highly Of Governor Hastings, OF
Pennsylvania.
President.elect Mckinley will go from
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