Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-07
NO FUN IN IT.
Rsiru a Cabinet Officer a Most Ser
iOus, ToilsOme Business.
TIE moDEs OF OFFICE SEEKERS
.n,,;ot Litte yolune---A Child Or the
White House---WashiHgton
News,
The ILLINOIS SENATORS SHIP.
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WASHINGTON, May 6.-It anSboiy thinks
there is any particular fun in being caOi-
ne, officer inst st this time he may very |
resdilv disabuse his mind Of that belief by
half An hour in the Office Of any OF the |
members of the cabinet The agOnizing !
.npeals for Office, the pulling and hauling,
tbe persistent and even impudent manner
in which appeals and demands are made,
render the position anything but an inter
es,,ng one. With your average politician
persistence IS considered a greater virtue
Than poiteness. The manner in which
claims for position are pressed and insisted
mon, the way that cabinet officers are
badgered and bulldozed, and the way these
Efforts are followed up at the risk ofjeoPard-
ling the chances Of the sp-
plicaat. is astonishing to the most ex-
per;epced observer. Take the room OF any
cabinet officer on any morning when Visl-
+ors are received. 1t is crowded as soon as
the doors are thrown open TO the puohe
The seekers for place are OF all sorts and
classes They range themselves about the
room occupying chairs and sofas until these
are fuu and then the remainder stand.
They wait. taking their turn ike customers
AZ a barber shop. When the first man IS
Granted hearing by the Cabinet officer the
next one slips into his place 80 as to De
ready. He gets his papers out OF his
rockets. handles them over neryously, pre-
tends not to here out does so and calcu-
la,,s lis chauces 5y what he hears. When
his turn comes he takes his seat beside the
Ses:erarv. exhibits his papers, and in low
tory 30 tLat the conversation may escape
H. sa.s ot he others present, he states his
cs,g The situation is very embarrassing to
vc.r average individual, fo- he wants to
keep secrer the object of his visit. This Is
ain os, always the case. 1t seldom happens,
however, that be gets q private audience.
The Cabinet officer sees that the average
caller cuts his talk shorter when he sees a
lot OF people waiting on his motions than
ne does if he is in q room with only them,
eyen though he knows that others are wait
ing. So IN most cases interviews are had
in room full Of people. This is even the
case at the White House. The Presidents
room is often full of callers, whose only way
TO reach him personally and privately IS to
oct up close 10 him and speak the words in
his ears. This is the case, too, with all
the Cabine: officers. 1t IS the
exception wher man is invited into Prl-
vate room az the departments to talk with
the head of the department, or asked to-
come when there are no other callers at the
White House. There are few strictly prl-
Yate interviews.
\ Quaint Little Volume.
Lillian Rozelle Messenger, known to
many Of your readers but now q resident IN
Washington has written new book called
fragments From On Old Inn. There is
something in the unique interlsrdlng OF
fragnentary prose sentiments and poetic
efforts that allure the reader to the "hnis
in order 10 comprehend the meaning OF the
work The prologue description Of how
these Fragments we're entrusted to the
autboress by az angelic lady met at an old
inn displays a wealth of dainty word paint
ing. Tue poetic thoughts which follow
seemed oppressed by a weight Of mysticism,
but frequently the meaning is crystal Ike in
clearness and always is the language indica-
tive Of genuine poetic taste.
Child OF the White House.
II is little curious that
the first person born in the White
House, and perhaps the only one born there
would be Just now candidate for office
here. Mrs. Mary z. Wilcox, was daugh
Ter Of Andrew J. Donaldson, the adopted
son of General Jackson. Donaldson was
private secretary 10 Jackson during his term
as President and resided there with his
family. Mrs Donaldson being lady OF the
house in absence OF the Presidents wife
Il - ing Mc and Mrs Donaldsons
tine here TIA: their daughter Mary was
Box, Afeg the close of Jackson terms
Dora'isoR and his family removed to Ten
Dessee and took M their residence just op-
pp,,'e ;he hermitage at Tulip Grove. This
CHS OF the White House married in the
course o. time, becoming Mrs. Wilcox. She
Csme here during Gen. Grants term as
President and was given 3 position as
translator in one Of the departments. Some
hme ago however, she lost 1t, because, It Is
alleged, Of her frm support OF the Democ-
rscy. Her son, who was also in one of the
departments, was also bounced because
Lt IrILScu 70 turn Win tue LNtpuONSSuS'
Now that things have come about their way
again they are both candidates for positions,
sui have The support of some OF the most
prominent Southern members.
The Illinois SenatorshiP.
Mr Morrison is still at the end of his wits
about the Illinois Senstorship, He says he
stands little show for the place, and that ne
IS utterly unable to get any veto from the
President or his party. The President is
Eot to help anybody very much, and espec-
Tally when the individual belongs to wing
Of the party which he thinks ought not to
be encouraged. Morrison is to make one
last eaOrt, however, before going out OF the
nng entirely. He contends that he cannot
withdraw until De gets the full Democratic
vote and his irieupS state that an arrange
nent vii. be made between the Morrison
iosCss and Nrlnern and the other anti
Morrison men, whereby the full Democratic
vote Will be given TO Morrison for three bal
lots and then, if the Republican votes
Sh!ch Morrison has promised to procure in
ile eTeut Of his getting the unanimous vote
Of AIS party are not forthcoming, then ne
Sll lyOP out Of the race.