River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.l
Washington, ID. c., .
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cratic office seekers who have beer
waiting and watching for an oppor
tunity to get at him. There was mel
ancholy and 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
night and when they found Mr.. Cleve
land had gone, they packed up at once
and left on the O'Clock train in high
dudgeon. Senator Barnum, ex-chair
man OF the Democratic committee
also arrived here for little talk with
Mr.. Cleveland, and was very much
put out" to find that he had gone
away. Congressman Stahlnecker, OF
New York, came on to talk to Cleve.
land about Hewitt running for mayor
of New York, and Ermentrout, OF
Pennsylvania, came on to consult about
Blacks canvass. They met at the
White House and were so mad at being
left that they walked down town and
did not go back to the Treasury even
to see Manning.
Judge Chew, of Prince Georges
county, Maryland, came in to see how
things were looking for his appoint
ment as Internal Revenue Collector at
Baltimore. He was very much disap-
pointed to find not only the President,
but Commissioner Miller and Acting
Secretary Fairchild gone too. Besides
all these there were politicians from
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Con-
necticut, Vermont, New Jersey, South
Carolina and Missouri, all on hand.
Indeed the hotels have filled up re-
markably of late and politicians are
returning, at least office seekers are.
Manning refused to see the dIsap-
pointed and so it was dreary day for
all.
The President surprised his friends
by appointing young Benjamin Folsom,
a cousin of his wife, to the important
consulate at Shelf ED. England. The
surprise was caused by knowledge of
the Presidents dislike for appointing
the relatives of high officials and infu-
entail people to office. 1t was only
the other day that he rebuked Auditor
Shelley in a most caustic letter for
appointing the sons of Senator'S Pugh
and Harris to clerkships in his office,
although they had passed civil service
examination. The President forced
Mr.. Shelley to revoke these appoint
ments. 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 Mr.. Manning a good
point on the President.
1t is not generally known that Mr..
Manning was very much disappoi nted
over the appointment of postmaster
at Albany. He thought, as matter of
course, that he would be permitted to
control the appointment in bis own
town. He spoke to Mr.. Villas about it,
and the latter said that it was all right
of course. Mr.. Manning recommend
ed Mr.. Dalahanty. The commission
was about to be made out by the Presi-
dent when the latter discovered that
the Dalahanty recommended by Man
ming was the father of the latter SON.
in-law. When he made this discovery
he refused to make the appointment.
1t would not do at all, he said, and
then appointed some one else in whom
Mr.. Manning was not at all interested.
The Presidents attention was called
to the relationship by Col. Lamont.
Mr.. Manning was quite disappointed
at the time, but there was not enough
of disappointment in it to warrant
quarrel. The Sheffield consulate has
a salary of $4,000. The fees amount
to about $4,000 annually.
There is child at the White House.
1t is a girl, and her name is May Cad
man, and she is cousin to Mrs. Cleve-
land. She attends school at the Frank
lin building. Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs.
Folsom take long walks these delicious
autumn days, and often sit and over
look the city on the heights near Joa-
quin Miller's cabin. The poet says
they are welcome, and will no doubt
be moved to heroic verse, a state of
divine afliatus, should he get a glance
at Mrs. Cleveland's inspiring face.
Mrs. Cleveland has seen a few friends
and callers by appointment this week,
but, on the whole, has lived in semi
retirement.
The Pretty Prospect place is near
ing completion. 1t is the int ention of
the President to have Mrs. Folsom
occupy 1t and keepit open for retreat
for himself and Mrs. Cleveland when
they wish to escape from the dear
public. No expense will be spared in
lifting up the cottage.