The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-02
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steps to prevent diplomatic information
that might seriously affect the negotiations
now rapidly reaching climax from be.4g
made public and carried back to Madrid.
This makes these leaders who see him very
reticent
Representative Dingley. of Maine, the
floor leader of the Republicans in the Houee
and the chairman of the ways and means
with the President Senators and repre-
Sentatives formed continuous stream of
callers up to the assembling of the Cabinet,
but were unusually guarded in their ex-
pressions after they left the President, say
ing the situation was too grave to admit of
possible mtsquotation. or msinterpretation
of utterances at this time. Representative
Mitchell of New York, one of those who re-
manned at the White House some time but
left before seeing the President, stated
however, that he was assured by one rea-
lively almost next to the President that
when the diplomatic proceedings are made
public they will form a very great surprise
to the American public judging from the
adverse criticisms that have been frequently
INDUCED in. He said, from the assurances
given him. no one will have reason to crit
icise the Presidents course, and added that
every fair-minded American would praise
him for the firm stand he has taken Both
nothing as to what had passed between
them and the executive. 1t is believed,
however, that their conference was the re-
suit of an either direct or indirect call of
the President
There was great rush of sightseers at
the White House, and the nustling off of an
jabber something in his native tongue under
the porte cochere, formed an incident that
attracted some little attention. The Pres-
dent had considerable difficulty in meeting
all those who came to talk with him, owing
to significant conferences that consumed
much time A number of members failed
entirely to get him, and had to leave with
out accomplishing their mission when the
Cabinet session began. Senators Gray OF
Delaware, Fairbanks of Indiana and Gull
lom of Illinois and ex-Representative Bel
lamy Storer, the present United States min
lister to Belgium, were among those who had
conferences with the executive. During the
first Cabinet session Mrs. Mckinley, accom-
panied by a party OF young lady guests,
went out for her accustomed drive.
The Cabinet members were unusually
prompt in arriving. Before they had as
sembled some of them had not been ac-
quainted with the nature of the latest note
from Madrid save through the press dis
patches, and received their first official in
formation on beginning the deliberations
of one of the most important Cabinet meet
ings held for long period. Secretary Bliss
was the first conner, arriving a quarter OF
an hour earlier than is customary, and As
sistant Secretary Day followed him. Secre-
taries Alger and Wilson came next and be-
fore II O'Clock every member OF the cabinet
was in his place I'm the Cabinet room. Capt.
CroWninshield, chief I Of the Navigation
Bureau, whose duty 1t is to order move
ments of all naval vessels and TO Keep track
of all matters bearing on our comparative
naval strength, was summoned TO the Cabi-
net meeting during it's deliberations. As
sistant Secretary Day, captain Clover chief
of the Naval Intelligence Bureau, and Capt.
Barker. naval aid and a member of the
strategy board, also were called into con-
sultation. Senator Davis chairman of the
foreign relations committee, called and was
shown into the library adjoining the Cabi-
net room. The Cabinet adjourned at 1Ao
O'Clock.
ing of the Cabinet Speaker Reed was called
to the White House and had a long talk
with the President.