The times., 1897-04-25
THEY CONFER AT LENGTH
Civil Service Commissioners Clos
eted With the President.
Judge Day Returns Temporarily to
Canton Another Candidate for
Recorder of Deeds.

The feature of the days business al the
encc which President Mckinley held with
the members OF the Civil Service Commits
sion during the morning. The President
evidently con sidered theintervfew as most
important one. 1t lasted two hours, and
during it's continuance Mr.. Mckinley de-
MED himself TO everybody, including many
Senators and Representatives, who went
away unheeded The members Of the COM
mission refused TO say anything Of tie
nature of their conference, and nothing
could he learned at the White House.
Senator Platt called at the White House
Yesterday but failed To see the President,
owing To the important conference which
he was holding with the civil service com
mission all the morning Senator Mason
called early, too, but met with a like
fate.
There is a story about that Judge Rich-
ards, ex-attorney general OF Ohio. who
held that position under both admins
trations Of President Mckinley as gov
eTnOr Of that State, will be made solicitor
general They are warm personalfriends.
ana MT. Mckinley has the highest regarI
for Mr. Richards legal ability.
Judge Day paid his customary -isit TO
the White EOuse yesterday morning. The
future Assistant Secretary of State left
Washington last night for his home at
Canton, but will return to this city next
week Judge Day stated positively in
conversation with Times reporter yes
terday that the mission TO Cuba las heen
abandoned on account of his appointment
to the State Department
THE duties Of the office are,such." said
he. las Will require my immediate attcn-
tion, and 1t wound be most unwise for he
to 90 to Havana at this time. The Presi-
dent, however, viii appoint another man.
whose duty it will be TO thoroughly inves-
tigate the Ruiz matter in all its details,
and will make a full report TO the Govern
ment. Just whom the President viii ap-
point. however. do not know. but 1t will
undoubtedly be conservative man"
Mrs Mckinley took her customary drive
yesterday morning, accompanied by Mr..
IL II K0blsaat, editor OF the Chicago
Times-H Fl HeraId, who is a warm personal
friend of the President and his wife 1t
is whispered that the object Of Mr. Kohl
saat's visit IN Washington at this tinEc Is
to protest against the pardon or Mr- Dun
lop. OF Chicago, who was convicted and
sentenced to two years in the penitentiary
receutlyfor sending obscene matter through
the mails Dunlop is very sick, and petit
ton for his pardon has been numerously
signed, among the names on 1t being those
OF every editor in Chicago, with the ex-
ceprion Of Mr Koblsaat. tits said.
The name Of ex-Representative Cheatun
OF North Carolina, for the position OF
recorder OF deeds. is confidently spoken
OF.
Representative Quigg wishing the ap-
pointment of Julius Goldschmidt, Us consul
to Hamburg: Senator Kyle. introducing
G. G. Bennett. of Deadwood. and W. S.
Glass of Watertown, S. D.; DR.. Hunter,
who has Just been defeated in the meInora-
bIe contest for the SenatOrship in Ken
tucky; Ambassador Andrew ID. White,
Senators Burrows, Wetmore, Lodge, DAN
ieI Chandler. Mason, Cullom, Foraker,
and the usual large number of Repre-
sentatives, were also among those who
called at the White House yesterday