Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-17

CIvIL-sERvIcE COMMISSION vACANCIEs-srATE
DELEGATIONS AND WHAT THEY WANTED.
The hungry ones were very persistent at the
White House to-day, and they were likewise
very numerous, SO much SO that the President
could not possibly give them anything like the
amount Of attention which they thought they
were entitled to. Quite number of them had
to be content with plain, unadorned hand
shake; they will come again.
OHIO Is DETERMINED TO GET SOMETHING,
and one section of that disappointed state
would be satisfied if Tracy L. Jeffords is ap-
pointed commissioner of education. Repre-
sentative Thompson introduced Prof. Jeffords
to the President to-day and said many pleas
ant things in his behalf. He supported
also by Messrs. Willard and Davis, of Cincin-
natl, who came on to do something for their
friend.
NEW YORK WANTS SOMETHING TOO,
but Senator Hiscock never gives away the nature
of his missions. He only saw the President
twice this morning.
The Pacific slope had heavy delegation on
hand in good season-Senators Dolph and
Mitchell and Representative Hermann. They
looked extremely mysterious, but much graft
ned when they came out of the library.
Say we had very pleasant interview with
the President" said Mr. Mitchell. YES"
auueu MI. hermann, SAY we
CAME OUT SMILING"
Delegate Allen. of Washington territory,
also saw the President He was as mute as a
clam about appointments, but it is understood
that he was doing all he could to satisfactorily
NIL few Of the remaining offices. 1t was
whispered around that Major Hayden would
tomorrow be appointed register of the land
office at Seattle.
WHY HE WAS IN HURRY.
Representative Tom" Cannon. Illinois
champion angler for offices, went upstairs three
steps at a time, rushed into the library at
great rate, and few minutes later rushed out
again just rapidly.
Why am 1 in such hurry?' he repeated af-
ter STAR reporter who sought for the cause
of the unseemly and uncongressional haste.
Well really ought not to tell you; posi-
lively ought not to, but, confdentialy (and he
lowered his voice until passers-by on the side
walk across the street could hear just between
you and me, I've got little rattle-trap of a
public coupdy outside that is eating up six
bits anhour, and have to be economical of my
time"
THE cIvIL-sERvICE COMMISSION
called in a body-Mr. Lyman's body-but it did
not stay long. The President has been trying
for some time past to straighten out the reform
puzzle and to appoint good men and true to fill
the two vacancies on the board. 1t is generally
believed that Merriman will secure the demo-
cratic positions; his influence is immensely
powerful, and among the politicians he is re-
garded as the winner. Senator Wade Hamp-
ton, however, has another opinion
to who will capture the prize, and he
says that Ex-Governor Thompson will draw
the salary and carry the honors. The Senator
the President Just as Commissioner Ly-
man entered the cabinet room, and the appear
ance of the two men at the same time gave
rise to a rumor that they were present by ap-
pointment with the President and that the
matter would speedily be settled. When the
Senator came out he seemed to be pleased.
The President told him that he had not had
time as yet to come to any conclusion in the
matter. The Senator said he did not see how
Gov. Thompson could fail to get the appoint
ment; he was Endorsed, practically, by the
whole Senate.
''PLEAsE APPOINT KIMBALL-"
Representative Nathan Frank, Of st. Louis,
made an interesting argument before the Presi-
dent. He was accompanied by John W. Gates,
OF Kansas City, an intimate personal friend of
Mr.. Russell Harrison. The burden of their
plea please appoint Kimball district
attorney for the western district of Missouri"
klmbail was the man who made such an unex-
pectedly good run for the governorship, and
all the Missouri republican politicians
has very strong opponent in the person of
gentleman named Neall of Kansas City. Mr..
Neall was delegate to the Chicago conven-
ton, and he is one of the rapidly
growing crowd of original Harrison
attorney. The President has offered him some
thing else, but without avail. He wants that
particular attorneyship, and if he cannot get it,
why, then, he won't play any more. Mr.. Kim
ball has also refused to compromise, but he
may change his mind soon, for the
President told Mr.. Frank this morning that
while he would like to crafty Mr.. kimball still
he would have to look out for his personal
friends-and that means Neall.
Ex-senator Sewall, with a party of Jersey
friends, occupied little of the Presidents
time, but they refused for the present to crafty
any vulgar public curiosity to what they
might possibly be after.
RED CLOUD,
in civilized garments and looking quite I'M
comfortable, called and was given
an audience. c. P. Jordan, of Rose
bud agency, and Major Janis. of Pine
Ridge. accompanied him. The crafty
old Indian told the President that he was very
well satisfied with the present agent, and he
Agent McGilicuddy be not reinstated,
as it was rumored he would be.
He has come down to see if he can
not secure the immediate payment of
$4,000 which Congress appropriated
to pay for a lot of ponies which
during the campaign of 1875. The at
torneys who pushed the claim through
are said to be clamoring for their share
and it was TO stop their mouths that the encar-
mined aggregation of aboriginal moisture made
the trip to this city.
THE SCIENTISTS CALL.
The members of the National Academy of
Sciences who called on the President
to-day looked decidedly blue at about
1915 1t was not because anything
had gone wrong nor had the weather ANYTHING
to do with it. Their cerulean appearance was
due to the fact that they were in
the blue parlOr and the meager light which
filtered through the half-opened shutters was
only sufficient to give decided tint to all the
people III the painfully blue apartment.
Professors o. G. Marsh and s. z. Langley in
troduced the members to the President, who
chatted with several of .the more prominent for
about ten minutes.
Representatives Morrow, Evans and Morey,
the latter introducing Messrs. Beckett, Fitt0n
and Cornell, also called and SO did Mr.. H. II.
Osborne, of Los Angeles, who expects to be
public printer.
THE REMAINDER OF THE CARDS
were those of II. b. Kirkwood, A. J. Sampson,
Denver; ID. r. Alton. Knox county Ind; Z.
V. Purdy, Indiana; J. V. McDuffie, Ala
| bama; w. T. Mcconnell, Oakland city, Ind
| Andrew Williams, Plattsburg. n. Y; j. NJ.
| Odell, j. W. Hearne and AdOlph Zadek, Texas;
| j. Chester Lyman, Minneapolis; Silas NJ Still
| we'll, New York; o. +. Presbrey.
Col Robert NJ. Douglas, a son of Stephen A..
[ nQuUlas and for fDur privata atary