Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-31
A LONELY DAY.

Twelve men called on the President to-day
Two only reached the dignity of members Of
Congress. Six were virginians. The whole
fraternity Of ofice-seekers and politicians
seemed to have determined that it was not
advisable to press their affairs during pro-
tracted period of rainy weather. Two or three
Senators and as many Representatives, per-
haps, passed up the White House walk, but
they wheeled around the portico and went to
the War, State, and Navy building. Represent
ative Ben Butterworth called to see Mr.. Hal
ford, but did not ask to see the President.
IT WAS LONELY DAY
at the White House. The President sat at his
desk and marvelled at the sudden collapse in
the visiting room. The few callers there
were came, for the most part, before the usual
reception hour, and between II and II the
President was most Of the time alone.
AMONG THE EARLY CALLERS
was fine-looking man with an impressive
manner who wants to be U. S. district attorney
for the northern district Of Alabama. His
name Is Noble SmithsOn, lawyer from Bir-
mingham. There is a sharp contest between
him and Lewis Parsons, the organizer of the
White mans party" They each want to be
district attorney, and it is thought one or the
other will get it, but which one is in doubt.
Mr.. Parsons has been here for month and
though he is the leader of the white man 8
party, two OF the strongest colored leaders in
the state are working for him. Mr.. Smithson
has just begun to give his personal attention to
the matter.
MAHoNE AND ANTI-MAHoNE.
The Virginians were about equally divided
between Mahoneites and anti-Mahone men.
Hon. Harry Libby called to introduce Mr.. P.
OConnor and was not on mission relating to
the Malone protest
The Mahoneites, led by Asa Rogers, Mr.. Ma
homes private secretary, were W. w. Evans,
editor OF the Virginia Lancet, at Petersburg, a
member of the Virginia legislature. and Mr.. A.
w. Harris, colored member of the Virginia
legislature. They called before the usual hour
and had quite talk with the President to con-
vince him that Malone was the republican
party i'll Virginia and that the anti-Mahone
men and their protests were not worthy of no.
tice. Mr.. j. S. Browning, of Virginia, put in
his word on the other side. He is an anti.
ONLY TWO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Bowen, Of Virginia, and Owen, of Indiana,
were the only members of Congress who called,
and during the whole morning not Senator
put in an appearance. Other callers were John
Ruhm, United States district attorney at Nash
vile, Tenn. F. A. Goodrich, of Florida; Rev.
j. H. Barton, of Boise City, Idaho, and ex-Sen-
ator Kellogg.
AN ALBANIAN WITH AN UMBRELLA.
Two minutes after IL tall, lank individual
from Alabama, with one arm, under which he
carried a cotton umbrella, and the shoulder
minus an arm shrugged high in the air, came
to the Presidents door, and handing the door
keeper his card in a mysterious way asked that
it be brought back to him after it had been
shown the President, as he did not want the
newspapers to get hold of it. After he gotin
the cabinet-room and was about to be con-
Quoted into the presence of the President his
courage failed him and he said he guessed Sec
retary Halford would do. He and his umbrella
we're switched off into Mr.. Halford's room.
THE CABINET MEETING
was Of short duration to-day. 1t is supposed
that the Haytian commission muddle was dis
cussed, but no positive information on the sub
ject was attainable