Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-10-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular corrcspcndent.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 18th, 1886.
The President has been off on another
fishing aud hunting excursion TO the very
great disappointment OF crowd of Demo
cratic Office seekers who have been waiting
and watching for an opportunity to get at
him. There WAS melancholy aud angry
crowd about the White House when
they found Mr.. Cleveland had skipped by
the light OF The moon. a large delegation
from New Hampshire turned up last nigh,
and when they found Mr.. Cleveland had
gone they packed up at once and left on
the o'clock train in high dudgeon. SEN
ator Barnum, ex-Chairmnn Of the Demo
cratic Committee, also arrived here for n
little talk with Mr.. Cleveland, and was
very much put out 10 fud that he had
gone away. Congressman Stahlnccker, OF
New York, came on to talk about Hewitt
running for Mayor OF New York, and Err
men,rout, OF Penn, came on TO talk Of
Blnck's canvass. They met at the White
House and were 30 mad at being left that
they walked down town and did not 90
back TO the Treasury even TO see Manning.
Judge Chew, OF Prince Georges county,
Md, came in to see how things were look
ing for his appointment as Internal Reve-
me Collector at Baltimore. He was very
much disappointed to find not only the
President, but Commissioner Miller and
acting Secretary Fairchilj gone, too. Be-
sides ell these thore were politicians iiom
OHIO, Penn, Mich, Conn, W.. n. j., s. c.
and Mo-, nll on hand. Indeed the hotel,
have filled up remarkably Of late and pol
itlcians are reftirning-at least Office seek
ers are. Manning refused to see the dis
appointed, and so II was dreary day for
all.
The President surprised his friends by
appointing young Benj,min Folsom, a
cousin of his wife, TO the important consul
late al Sheffield, England. The surprise
was caused bv a knowledge of the Presi.
deni's dislike for appointing the relatives
oil high ofliciuls and influential people to
Offices. 1t was only the other day that lie
rebukcd Auditor Shelley in most caustic
letter for appointing the sons of Senators
Pugh and Harris to clerkships in his Of
flee, although they had passed civil
service examination. The President
forced MIR. Shelley to revoke the ap.
pointments. This letter of his called
forth words of burning praise from the
Mugwump press. The appointment OF
the youthful and inexperienced Folsom
to an important Office, where thorough
commercial knowledge is necessary to
satisfactorily perform its duties, will
give Secretary Manning an opportunity
to make good point on the President.
1t is not generally known that Mr..
Manning was very much disappointed
over the appointment of Postmaster
at Albany. He thought as matter of
course, that he would be allowed to con.
troll the appointment in his own town.
He spoke to Mr.. Villas about the matter
and the latter said it was all right, of
c)urse. Mr.. Manning recommended
Mr.. Delahanty. The commission was
about to be made out by the President
when the latter discovered that the Del
ahanty recommended by Mr.. Manning
was the father OF the latter's son-in law
When he made this discovery he refus-
ed TO make the appointment, 1t would
not do at all, he said. and then he ap-
pointed some one else in whom Mr.,
Manning was not at all interested. The
President attention was recalled to the
relationship by Col. Lamont. Mr..
Manning was quite displeased at the
time but there was not enough disap.
pointment in it to warrant quarrel.
The Sheffield Consulate has a salary of
S?,5O0 The fees amount to about a.
600 annually.
There is a child at the White House.
1t is girl, and her name is May Cad
man, and she Is n cousin TO Mrs. Cleve.
land. Sho attends school at the Frank
lin building, Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs.
Folsom take long walks these delicious
autumn days and often sit and overlook
the city on the heights near joaquin
Miller's cabin. The poet snys that they
are very welcome. and will no doubt
be moved to heroic verse, state of di-
niflatus, should he get glance of Mrs.
Cleveand's inspiring face. Mrs. Cleve-
land has seen few friends and callers
by appointment this week, but on the
whole, has lived in semi retirement.
The Pretty prospect place is nearing
completion. 1t is The intention of the
President TO have Mrs. Folsom occupy il
and keep it open for a retreat for him.
self and Mrs. Cleveland when they W ish
to escape from the dear public. No ex-
pense will be spared in .htting up the