Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-09
CLOSED DOORS.
COLD coxFoRT Poa oFFIcE.sEEKEas on
MONDAYS.
Wanted TO Soc Mrs. Harrison-rhs Presi-
dents Proposed rriD-very Much
Harassed-Notss
trrcr Our Regular Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, April s-President Harrison
closed the doors to-day against the oGice
| This Is the rule for Mondays. but hungry Re-
publican doesn't learn the ropes until no hiss
| been here a couple OF weeks. and the fro<h ar
rivals hung around tho White House Tits morn-
| ing hoping TO meet congressional acquatntalccs
who would pilot them through tho place safely
into the presence OF the Executive. The ushers
| and dOOrkeopsrs at the White House always
dread Monday. 10 Is a day OF worry and tor
| ment for them. Tho President Is ssfe enough
from aunoyaucs. but tho employees down
stairs have 20 meet and stave OF all sorts OF
people The women are a. troublesome az the
| men only there are not rs n1auy ofice-seekers
among the former. THIS morning a middle
aged spinster entered the portals OF the kxecu-
tive Mansion. and In voice that plainly inds-
cated she was from one oNthe New kngland
States wanted TO know If Mrs. Harrison was re-
cafvinR.
mo Mss said the usher
"When can see hort"
whenever you can get an appointment with
her.
aud II cOnld only got a look AZ her."
The lady who got In the carriage Just as you
came acrOss the porch was Mrs. Harrison
"lou don't say s07
And then the Maine visitor heaved \ heavy
sigh as she thought OF being ten feet rom tho
mistress OF the White House aud not know
ing IL
The FIRST LADY.
Although Mrs Harrison IS a gray-hairei grand
mother and IL a woman WAC makes no urcten-
tlous TO show the women apd young girls who
co.oe 10 Waqbington arc lust A. aaxlois 10 see
her IS they used 10 be % see Mrs. Cleveland.
After al it isn't the woman ina. curious poop Q
want 70 gaze upon; Is is because she - the vile OF
the President or FIRST lady OF the land" as 50
many tcsdies 10 Official rank pat IL
President Harrison is Keeping exceeding quiet
ahoui his proposed trip. All that can be found
out shout IL is that he expects 20 slip away Tor
few days, but whether this week or nex' week
has no, yet been fully determined. and Nnen he
goes he viii probably 20 down IN the direction OF
Norfolk just how long he intends 10 s.ay ne
has not indicated TO any one outside OF the White
House.
HARAssgD.
General Harrison is In neei OF rest and recu-
pernron. no has O0on hsrassed and worried
80 much since the election last November shat
he will surely break Nu II Do does no, protect
h'mseh lie looks pale and tired ont ana plt
for the daily walks that no anu Priyato->ecf o.
tary hHlfCrd tako he could not keep up 20 Vol.
P0srOFFICs9.
Orlce-seekers swarm around tho Post-O1'ce
Department in greater numbers than any Of the
ofhars. She work ia Mr. Nnnamakers branch
"a ao heavy that the CLERKS are not able 20 Keep
| up wi,h the cH-eA rct only hre hepunhcans
! masing applications for Iost-oa,es ~ Nacah-
clos occur. bat they are putting ina their papers
Tor all OF tho Offices. Aaes au.-P stmGstef-Gnn-
/ cral Clarkson IL the man who auperintends the
| chopping OF business 80 far as tho fourth
| class Cf'ices are concerned. Undoubtedly
he il getting things in shspe 10 make
/ removals on tue wholesale plan. just
/ TOW no has all bo eau dOt0 attend 90 tho cases
| which coIne up In the ueUal Way-ihat is. 90 look
! after the vacancies There II an accumulation oi
| these cases left over from tae last AdminisirG-
| ton.
VIRGINIA.
! Corrrcssmen Rowtou AMI Browne. Of Virginia.
have each nled seseral hundred applications for
| Republicans III Virginia who want 10 take
| charge OF rcst-oniccs, and the Norm
| CarOhDa Rcpr blican congressman have ai5o
| been ming great many appli ations tne
! clerks in the Departments say that tho appli-
cants for pO-to.lces, a. compared with four
! yohss ago. when ther0 was a change Of admin
| istration. are two 20 one.
| Chances among Virginia pOs.mG7iors 40 Tar
| have b0en fcw, but the ce-ss vii soon % made
| up and the indcet ous aro that Wiiuin Few
| weeks hr. Garrison will begin TO decapHate N
! the Ola Dominion.
hacs homo last weeg. but returned - Washing
ton to-day. From al accounts he IS not having
| much succ0ss Ia tho way OF oiicogeti4ug.
The southern Republicans who ars 10 DO met
J daily I'm the lotei l0bhies haVeut oAectly gtFon
] Up hope, but they are highly displ-asoi over
/ some OF tho plain tnlk9 they have b8d from
| fres dent Harrison. aAd they don't Ike his way
Of 0ulililg up a Republican party in the S'eih.
! A new deal which has been 80 much tnikei oi
| since General Harrison got 10 bs President
| means that tho o.d cirDet-oag. scalawog Bseck
| Republican crowd will get left, and thus IA whai
| troubles the Kellogg, ih5 hlhones, and Tie
! balance CT the fellows who have made ilartt
son party 80 odious heretofore Ia tho south.
BLAlNE's HAND.
The credit for throwing overheard The old
| crowd in tho S1nfh-or 40 least a reported at
tempt o. 10 sO--s said 10 Bee due 3D. Secretary
! Blame moro than 10 General Harrison. blalho
is opposed 10 any gang thgt lgs ogcr ttDuI py
John Sherman, ald the very wO.Ht clomenis oi
/ The BopIblican party IN tae South haye Away
| been inclined 70 support Sherman Tor the preei
| deucy.
Tho nc.ro0s who arc hanging around wash
ngfOn trying To get ofitce arc rec'viDg go litile
| oucOurageUcut ttat theg are olulcriug cOul-
! piaints against the President, but General H2r'
| ris0u knows quito we'll .h8i he negroes Hre the
| pohical property ~ tee Nopullicnn party. and
Le can 40 Whatever no wani4.
d. -tanhrry wallace. OF fredericfshurc. and
IaTronco Washington, Of laaquicr are AZ the
| Metropolitan.