Show HEADS MESSAGE had it in irand some hours before congress assembled refrains from criticism how deel n interest inthe cuban epiz sentence Hen tenee jf ol of the recent nulls were w as s itala to the als atut of the she p rii real dent elect canton 0 dec 7 the burden of the talk in canton and at the home ot 01 the president elect today was w about g P Preel residents denti cl Clev e v clan elandt ds to gress gres the visitors discussed it som some of the congressmen wh who 0 wr were here today mildly critic lied certain pirt part of it mojor AIcKin ley read it from covy furni furnished shea him by one of the telegraph companies an hour or two before congress assembled the opening in tence with its it strong implied approval of the results result of the recent election teemed seemed full of pleasant interest inte reil for the president elect though he made no verbal comment upon nany any part of 01 the th document he read aloud parts of it to a group of friends and they commented occasionally on some of the writers observations major AIcKIn mckinley ley turned loathe portion of the message devoted to a consideration of cuban affairs with the keenest interest and read it aloud in clear incisive earnest tones A con gressman who was near by said presidents Clev elands exposition of the cuban problem and his statement ot of the existing conditions conditionals 1 just graphic and conservative and nd it is much less leis sympathetic with the insurgents than the people hoped hopeb tor for 1 do not think his idea about home rule for cuba will come to anything practical lor for the cubans will not trust the spanish government and would put not no faith in their fairest promises it loots looks to me me is it though we would have to to recognize the insurgents as belligerents with go days daye joseph B keeling of indianapolis called on major ai ajor AIcKIn mckenley ey tonight and discussed the political situation in indian ana to some extent mr air keeling sly says the impression seems to prevail that C N fairbanks will be elected to the united states senate this winter A new cabinet possibility has swung into evering evening the name for the first time on the tongue of the coterie of official cabinet makers about canton and cleveland Is that of colonel henry A dupont of delaware saida sald friend of his tonight colonel dupont would make an excellent secretary of war and under certain contingencies c may be seriously considered for the position tion he is a graduate of west point served with distinction through the war and Is a capable and highly successful man inan of affairs he is in every way qualified for this cial ci position and his appointment would offend neither of the republican factions in 1 1 delaware |