The times., 1898-11-10
MUTUAL GLEE OFFERINGS
Cabinet Takes Itself By the
Hand and Smiles.
EVERYBODY is INDORsED
Mr.. Alger Points to Michigan-Mr
Grfggs Tells How II Happened In
New Jersey-Mr. Smith Remembers
Quny.ylvania - The President
Hears 1t All and Looks Pleased.

Hears 1t All md Looks Pleased.
The called Cabinet meeting yesterday
was attended by all the members of that
exclusive body. Attorney General Griggs
was the first to arrive. He wore a chee
smile and came early to convey to the
President the latest election news from
New Jersey. where he voted Tuesday, in
company with Vice President Hobart
their voting place being Trenton.
Before the hour for the Cabinet mset-
ing. II o'clock, Mr.. Griggs informed the
Voorhees, governor. also a substantial ma
jority of the legislature. insuring the cleo
tion of John kean to the United States
Senate, to succeed Senator Smith. the
present Democratic incumbent. TEis. the
Attorney General smilingly informed Mr.
Mckinley. was a most fiattering inoorse-
ment of his Administration. and its en-
duct of the war with Spain.
Postmaster General Smith. fresh from
Philadelphia, where he voted Tuesday.
brought comforting information from
Pennsylvania. and congratulated Mr.. Nc
Kinley on the general result.
The first business before the Cabinet
was bunch of bulletins and teleglam
telling of the battle OF the ballots In the
States. These furnished food for consid-
cradle discussion, and some reflection
From time 10 time during the session te--
ephone messages were received from
Chairman Babcock, of the Republican
Congressional committee. These referred
principally to the complexion of the next
Congress. but they were vacillatins and
did not furnish any real Information as
IN whether the House would have
Democratic or Republican majority. In
fact IL appeared, as a Cabinet officer ex-
pressed 1t, that. Babcock was not certain
(which way the cat was going to Jump g
During the afternoon, IT is said, fnfor-
nation was received from Chairman Bad
cock announcing that the Republicans
wauId control the next House by prob
ably a majority of eight Later this was
changed to the confusing statement that
he could not figure on a majority until
the close districts were heard from
There we're other statements received by
wire from other sources. however, which
caused cheerfu'ness in the Cabinet cham
her. These announced Republican gains
in California. Kansas, Michigan. Ne
braska. Washington. and along the Pa
citic Coast. and created The feeling among
Cabinet members that the house would
remain Republican. if even by small
majority. This hope at times was almost
as vacillating as Mr. Babcocks reports.
Secretary Alger insisted that there
would be no doubt about the result. and
Expressed his pleasure at the work of the
Republican machine in Michigan, which
he held aloft before his colleagues as an
Endorsement of the administration of
War Department affairs. He received
telegram from the State committee dur
ing the forenoon. which was read at the
Cabinet meeting. 1t stated that every
Republican candidate for. Congress in
Michigan had been elected, which was
gain for his party of two. Secretary Long
would not believe the report that Repre-
sentative Walker had been defeated in
Massachusetts.
Secretary Wilson, who burned midnight
oil Tuesday night editing the election re-
turns at the White House and preparing
bulletins for the Presidents information
as he was speeding on the cars toward
Washington made several quaint, old
fashioned remarks at the Cabinet meet
ing yesterday. He spoke of the Republic
can gains In the West as 1.-The sheep re-
turning to their fold" He received
telegram from his own State, Nebraska,
claiming that the entire Republican ticket
had been elected there, including ma
jority in the legislature. After 1t had
been read Cabinet officer rendered his
congratulations to the Secretary of Agri-
culture who neatly transferred them to
the President with the smiling remark
that ito the victor belongs the spoils.'
Secretary Hay had but little to say
about the political situation. His thoughts
were evidently far away in the Philip
pines or with the Peace Commissioners
and their controversy in Paris. Secretary
Gage was well pleased with the general
result and considered that the Admins
tration had been Endorsed by the Ameri-
can people"
There was much comment at the Cabi
net meeting concerning the election of
Col. Roosevelt, and quietly the Cabinet
officers discussed the statements that The
Rough Riders success made him a presi-
Dental probability in 1900 OF course
there were no admissions that he would
seriously interfere with Mr.. McKinley's
nomination two years hence but it did
not require an acute observer to see that
their remarks on this subject did not
communicate their innermost thoughts
by any means.
White House caller said that Col
Roosevelt's success, in combination with
his ambition and energy, would make
him a formidable opponent to the Presi-
dent in the next national convention. Be
this as it may. Mr.. Mckinley announced
yesterday that he intends to write a let
ter of congratuation to the Rough Rider
on his election as governor of the Empire
State.
The President. with Col Montgomery
and Col. Webb Hayes, son Of the former
President, remained In the telegraph
office at the White House until midnight
last night. receiving returns from the
close districts and elsewhere. Mr.. Nc
Kinley also sent several kilograms of
congratulation to Republican candidates
whose success was assured
The last bulletin he received stated
that the. Republicans might" have ma
jority Of twelve In the House of Repre-
sentatives. This announcement was not
made as surety. by any means, as 1t
was accompanied by the comment that
| later returns today might belle the fig-