The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-02-20
THE CONFERENCE

pose of making himself more nc
cessible to the leading men OF his
party, in order that be MI lit con
fer with them in regard to the for
atlon of his cabinet, aud, perhaps,
the general policy of his admins
trati0n. If The newspaper cores
pondents are to lie relied upon, the
great majority of those who visit
ed Mr.. Cleveland returned no wi
ser, with reference TO his intentions
concerning cabinet appointments,
than they were before. The Wash
ington correspondent OF the ST.
Louis Globe. Democrat gives the fol
lowing account of Mississipp,s re-
representatives. at the conference:
Tie e~xuerience OF the crowd who
wensainn behalf Ot Mr.. Money OF
Missippi, for Postmaster General,
say they were warmly greeted,
after which Mr.. Cleveland listened
attentively while they explained
that their candidate had been GU
the P0stof1ice Committee for ten
years or so, and was well versed in
the work of the department. Then
one of them, Senator George, told
the President elect that Mr.. Mon
ey's appointment was a political
necessity. Mississippi had beem
kept Democratic in spite OF a negro
majority of over 100, This was
hard work, however, and to keep
on carrying the State it was quite
essential that the Postmaster Cen
eral should come from Mississippi.
Mr.. Cleveland didn't seem to be
following Senator Georges train
of thought with much eagerneSs,
for he interrupted it suddenly by
asking: e..
How old is this gentleman, Mr..
Money y This is "a question Mr..
Cleveland invariably asks about
all candidates.
They replied that MIR. Money was
born in 1888.
"Ah!' replied Mr.. Cleveland,
"two years younger than | am.0
Af'er Il little nor conversation,
Mr.. Cleveland sa d: II have heard
considerable about Mr.. Moneys
publications.; mauy lettrl haze
como speaking most highly of biu'.
| can say this, that | have formed
Il very favorable opinion in regard
to him. AS yet, however, | have
not reached auy conclusion in my
owl mind regarding the Selection
With some commonplace remarks
the interview ended. This seems
to be a pretty fair sample of a good
many which are being bad.
But the perpleXins question TO
all OF them to. day, and especial
~ to the MiSsisSippians, is what
passed between Cleveland aud
Lamar during their long confer
encc. In the first place, Lamar
was per, onally Invited TO visit
Cleveland. Senator Gurman quiet
~ bore the imitation. In New
York lunar did not accompany
the Money dale- alton TO Clrve
lands presence. he waited Iill
they got through. 81 it is evident
rtiat his mission was not in behalf
OF Mr.. Money. When Lamar id
present himself, accompanied hy
German, he WAS shown marked AT.
teutiOu. He was taken to an inner
room and was clOSitel with The
President elect for an hour. The
Mississippi members OF Congress
cannot explain it. They have Tot
seen Lamar since his interview
with Cleveland, and are unable to
say whe her he was rendered a
cabinet position, or whether Cleve.
land SIMPLY wanted to ask his adj
vice about Southern men aud
measures. Some OF the MiSsisSIp-
pi members express the belief that
Lamar has been invited into the
cabinet, but Money and his more
immediate friends refuse to take
any such view Of the matter.
The Civil Service Commission
will hold examination IN South aDsl
Southwest during the month Of
March. IL will sit in Jackson on
the 20tb, to examine applicants IN
Mississippi for departmental ser
vice in Washington. 1t is given
out that Mississippi has an inace.
quate number of inmes on tue eli
gible register, and those therefore
who pass the examination will
have a reasonable prospect OF early
appointment.
Persons who have not already
made their applications. should at
once write TO the Civil Service
Commission at Washington Ter ap-
plicatiou blanks, which, when re-
ceired, should be executed aud re-
turned 10 the Commission at once,
so that Mt least an eight days nos
tice of examination may be sent to
applicants, but any persons who do.
not receive blanks soon enough TO
enable them TO execute anil return
them 60 the Commission in time 20
haze such notice sent may present
their offers duly executed to the
Chief Examiner at the time Of ex-
animation
GEORGE ABRAMS, a butcher of
Louisville, KY, who recently sent