Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-23
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
More About the President and His
Bride.
Would, be PostOffice EmpIOyss---PriVate
Secretaries for the RepreSentatiyes---A
Wagon Load of New Bills.
General Talk.
sps.ial cersspondenes Of The Sunday Repts.er.


Spe,iGi C0rrespOadeRos Of the Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Like all old
bachelors, President Cleveland seems to
have very high appreciation of the mar
ital vow, and OF married life. The Pres
idents have been content heretofore to oc-
cupying the White House during their in
cumbency in Office, but Cleveland has an
idea he would rather live in private res
idence, and has been working TO buy one.
It is probable that he will secure country
place three to four miles northwest OF the
executive mansion, and that his bride will
live there instead of at the White
House. When 1t was frat announced a
few DAYS ago that the President was nego-
tiating for the purchase of country home
some establishment was expressed. People |
could not understand why he wished to
live outside the White House where there
is so much gaiety and grandeur. | am
told that it is not altogether the wish OF the
President that moves him to seek home
away from the White House, but that it is |
more the request of his wife to be, Miss
Folsom. She prefers, it is said, to preside
over q private household rather than
public one like the White
House. Ia quiet country home
she can learn the duties of a good house
wife without embarrassment; whereas If
she first steps into the White House and
Is compelled to be the chief lady, and en-
terrain the thousand who will call on her,
she will find much embarrassment.
The economical ideas of the President
in selecting residence has been COM
mented upon, and pretty generally en-
dorsed by the people. He did not want to
90 above $l5, 900, The owner of the place
he has been attempting te buy, wanted
500, 900, and the negotiations have been
very close and lively, the President finally
pushing his figures up to $4,000.
Mr.. Cleveland is said to want to keep his
outlay for home within 5000, and cal
culates that he can fix up the place and
furnish it, if he should pay 81, 900 or $l8,'
0O0, and when he settles down as
Benedict will not be out to succeed $780,.
600.
l. question has arisen in the minds of
the politicians concerning the significance
of the President wsntingto buy residence
here. 1t is generally believed that he
thinks he will secure second term OF Of
fee, otherwise he would lease place in
stead of buying. Then another ques-
ton has arisen. 1t is whether, if he
purchases a residence and lives
in the country, be will go there every
evening. He will be allowed to keep at
that home any of the regular White House
police force detectives, guards and ser
wants. The White House has regular
complement of guards, paid at the expense
of the Government and retained largely to
protect the Chief Executive. 1t would be
an amusing sight to sse the President leave
the White House at o'clock in the afier-
noon in his carriage aud drive to his coun-
try home, followed by an omnibus full OF
policemen, footmen and servants, and to
see them come III 10 the SAME way
the next morning. The Presidents friends
say that he will not, however, take these
people with him, bat will employ his own
wstchmen and servants.
When the newspapers first began to
comment upon the approaching marriage
of the President he was grea ly annoyed
and worried over it. He could not gee
why the public press should discuss pri.
waite matter like matrimony and talk about
toe little details OF his marriage. Ere
uueutly he talked to Secretary Lamont, his
private secretary, and complained bitterly
about the notoriety he was getting into.
After awhile he began to enjoy the comments
because they were more or less humorous.
A few days ago Col. Lamont was surprised
to hear the President say, when called into
his presence, that be wanted scrap books
made Of the clippings from the newspapers
about his approaching marriage, end laugh.
ingly remarked that some day it will
make good reading" Col samont said
that it should be done, snd, as he started
to leave the President, was given an arm.
iul Of clippings from the newspapers which
had been taken out by the Presidents own
hand. a paragraph was printedin q num-
Der OF newspapers 10 the South stating that
the President bad opened 9 scrap, book
for the clippings OF newspaper comments
on bis marriage, aud that he would be glad
to receive copies OF newspapers containing
notices of his approaching wedding. The
result was he began to receive on an aver
age about 100 newspapers day, oil mark
ed. Now it averages more than $50 news
Layers day. Publishers who would like
to have a scrap from their paper in this
book should send marke copies of all art
cles bearing upon the subject to the White
House,
That's thu 400l letter have received
of the same character" said Western
member to your correspondent the other day
upon entering committee room at the
Capitol. the 4OOth," he repeated land
| expect will receive as many more be.
fore get doue with them"
What's the mat er," asked, that you
should receive 80 many letters Of the same
character
81 mean that 400 of my constituents
have demanded of me positions in the
postal mail service. | have been going
to the Postotlice Department every day
and presenting these applications and urg-
ing the appointment OF some OF them, bat
| have signslly failed in every instance.
But what worries me is that not q single
one Of these applicants will believe me
when / exert ali INF influence and
energy in behalf of them and reply that !
am unable to get them sn appointment
They all believe that am lying"
~
TalkingtS an old member Of Congress
toe other day about the probshili::;,y OF Rep.
resentatiyes being given private secretaries
like the Senators have, he said:
"A great many ridiculous as we'll as Ia.
dlcrous incidents come to public men who
have private secretaries capable OF taking
full charge of their correspondence. Some
Of my constituents have corresponded
regularly with my private secretary
for years, and have believed all along that
they were in direct communication with
me because the Secretary always signed
my name. ! remember one of nv con.
sGtuents who used to write to me upon va |
rious topics and kept it up for years. The
letters were always opened by my Seorets-
ry and answered in my name without re- |
ferring them to ne at all A short time
ago my Secretary went away on leave.