Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-04
CAPITAL ANECDOTES.
CIsyeIand's Good Humor and Gen.
sraI Availability.
An Old Stateman's Opinion Of the Pan
Electric lnvestigation---Eccen-
trio Gossip.

trio Gossip.
SDsoial CSrreap0adesce Of the Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-"Deed, ssh, Presi-
dent Cleveland is de best-humored man
I've sverseen in this house" said an old
colored attendant at the White House this
Afternoon.
Other servants speak of Mr.. Cleveland
in the sane way. They praise his general
amiable disposition, and laud his generosi-
ty. Duhug mild weather the President is
fond of walking around the yard Of even.
inss ant early in the morning. He is ire
ouently accompanied by one of the mes
sepgersor the hostler, and the attendants
are pleased at the way he greets them. =,
"Mr. Cleveland knows US all BY name,
said OLE of them to your correspondent,
land lie never fails to speak when he
comes d contact with US. He seems to be
| fond oftslkipg to the servants, TOO. There
is no,hng naughty about him when ne ID
away fDrn the crowd"
do you mean to say he is harsh when
he is c,nductipg public business asked.
wei not that, "but he some times gets
pretty much out Of patience. A man who
waits ,pon Mr.. Cleveland in his office told
me thst the President talks sWfully, some
times, to the people who call to see him.
He gas out of patience, don't ye know.
and h. inst tells them he is through, and
they an 90. Oh! you'd be surprised to
know bow many men are ordered out OF
the White House BY the President. A lot
of them are told to get out. They are
men Who come in and try to argue with the
President. Now, he won't permit that.
WheI he tells person that he will or he
won: do thing he expects that to be
sufficient, and it makes him mad to have
any ,ne to contend or argue with him.
remember to have responded to, call one
day and to have gone to the President
roou on an errand, when found the Pres
ideut ordering man to 60. l tell you the
scare was startling.
Was it quarrelT
1T wasn't much less. You seem to wan
to question my determination in this mat
ter, the President was saying, and that II
one thing l will not suffer. When an
nounce my purpose to do thing that set
tlesit, and you nor any other man canno
enter into an argument with me on thu
subject; and when you do you trespas'
and you are no longer desired In my pres
ence.' The man was very angry, and wa
saving something about pigheadedness ant
man who never changed his mind whel
he knew he was wrong. .,
There is another time when, it is said
the President also gets out of humor. l
is when he is delayed by delegation ur
: der the present way of admitting peopl
to an audience with the President, the latte
is always in knowledge of the mission ant
generally kno Rs how long he will be detaln
ed before he sees the visitor. When mai
OR crowd enters his room he looks up
and in greeting him or them be shows al
expression which plainly says, This is
two.minute subject" or, u will give jus
Eve minutes to this; or, Ten minutes
my limit to these peple," and when tn
time is up il is no trouble to see it in To
, Executive's manner. He grows nervous an,
irritable, and his affability turns to gall
If the time is very greatly prolonged tn
President becomes crusty, and if the audi
tors fail to take the hint, he gives them on
By remarkipg that there are others to b
heard
MT. CIeVeIauu uuTius his TvIupaIntiVel
short career has had very great experience
with delegations. He has never held a.
office that did not call before him at fre
quent periods people siugly, in pairs, trio
and crowds. They have asked for oil kipd
of fsVors, official and private in character
and he feels that he has arrived at poin
, where he ought to be able 10 gusge tn
time belonging to subject or o class Q
people. So when he learns of subjec
and sees his auditors be instantly make
up his mind what it and they are entitled
to.
1T is really amusing" said gentleman
, who often calls upon the President, IT
see him shut off man or lot Of men wit
are before him for favor. We'll, gentle
! men, understand what you want, end
, am conversant With the subject you pres
! ent. 1t only remains for me to think OF th
matter, see some Of my subordinstes ant
make an answer. You couldn't help tn,
case if you remained here a week ant
talked | heard him say TO delegation
, one day Then he Looked up and sale
good day, and gave bis attention
to something else. Another tim
was present when 81
: Office seeker was urging bis claims tor I
place in the diplomatic service. He hat
made fair presentation and favorable
impression; but he wouldn't 60. He lin
gered, and seemed to be determined to ex
act pledge from Mr.. Cleveland, Who final
" observed, with gravity: 'fhiA kind O
,, work takes most of my timer The fellow
didn't take the hint. Then the Presiden
made another observation, after pause
You have said all that Can be said on THU
matter, and you cannot get an answer ur
til l have talked to Mr.. Bsyard.' Still tn
man fingered and said good things about
himself: Directly Mr. Cleveland took thu
bit in his mouth: i always make it 6
rule said be, to inquire about applicant!
for office, and to inquire Of the best citizens
OF the locAnty. Inc more an applicant saY'
Of himself the mora inquiry devolveS upon
me. 1t is therefore to the advantage OF az
applicant not to say too much "
~
"0f all the queer Investigations by Con
eressionsl Committees that have ever
came under my notice" said an old States
man, to-day, the Psn.Eleotrie telephone
is the queerest There has not been a
witness examined, nor is there witness to
come, who in any degree alleges that il
was proposed By the Psn.Electric Com.
pauy, its stockholders or officers, that any
Government official CONNECTED with it in.
tended ut any time to exert his official in
auence to secure legislation or litigation
for the benefit of the company"
Then the investigation will be failure,
you ,hinkT'
"WelI, so far SO the action Of the COM
mittee or the majority Of the House is con.
cerned. But good deal has been brought
to light from which import Mt differences
and CONCLUSIONS psy be drawn. | men.
ton the popularity OF the investigation to
show its extraordinary character. Think
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