Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-09
BLllyrS POSITION.
Il Is Simply That Of Secretary Of
Stale, says Mr. Harrison.
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
How tile President Disposes of the Null
titudcs of Hand shakers - Men who
Aspire TO High PosItions-A Sam
pie Copy of oGiee seekers.

WASHINGTON, March "A gentleman who
Is on terais Of the closest intimacy with Pres
iaent Harrison, and who is at the same time
one OF the near friends of Secretary Blaine,
says this OF the relations Of Mr.. Blaine to the
administration, and says it upon authority:
81 know that il would be agreeable 10 the
president and to Mr. Blaine if this talk about
the premiership would cease. There is but
one premier IN this country, il that unrepub-
lican term can be Imported from monarch
zeal forms OF government and be properly
used here, and that is the president of the
Unitel States President Harrison is the
only chief d this administration. he viii be
the only chief The cabinet is bis own cabi-
net in every particular, and the policy that
viii be adopted viii be his. Mr. Blaine is to
be the secretary OF state, and he is to be
nothing else. He aspires to no political con-
troll outside Of his own department If he az
pire1 TO political boss-ship in the days Of Gar
field, he no longer cherishes such aspirations.
"Alr. B aine is fond of tae work of the
state department He would now, 1 think,
rather be secretary OF state than be PRESIDENT
and lac will be secretary of state and nothing
else. IL it is expected that he win interfere
IN the affairs of the other departments and
dictate appointments outside of his own de
partment the expectation win not be real
led
noRDEs OF OFFICE SEEKERS.
As is always the case az the beginning Of
new adm nistration, the city is full of Office
seekers fsosn al parts OF the country. A few
have some claim of merit but more have
none. A New York papers correspondent
writes:
As an example Of type of Office chasers
who are now seated ON the quarter deck
awaiting the whirl of fortunes wheel, Mr.. A.
II nrophy, of Kenocha, Wis, can point
moral He is a tall loose jointed person with
sandy complexion and kindly blue eyes. His
garments are the worse for wear, and his
pocket book contained this morning $5325
lie informed me that he came down to see the
Inauguration and TO ''git in place some
whore He voted for Harrison after having
marched in procession during the campaign.
Hence his claims. An office of some kind
would suit him.
1--WE kinder got tired of staying up at Ke-
Mostly. ia like to put in four years here.
These felleIs see don't work very hard"
asked how he would like to be register Of
the treasury, naming the first place that came
to mind.
81 wouldn't say no to anything"
''Not even TO being a treasury scrubbarFn
Mr.. Brophy didn't quite understand all of
the duties Of the latter government Office, but
he admitted that he would refuse nothing
whatsoever in the way of n bone that might
be thrown at INN.
''What viii you do when your money is
gomez
swell, I'll skip the railroad ties on foot
back home again.
Mr. Brophy is only one of many.
HOW HARRISON SHAKES HANDS
President Harrison has to shake hands with
great many people, and the other day re-
porter was afforded fine opportunity for
contrasting his method of grasp with that of
some OF his eminent predecessors. Gen.
Grant used 10 insinuate his Gigits under those
Of his greeting fellow citizen, and with an
indescribabe motion contract them until you
experienced a sensation of contact 1t was
an evan, scent and fugacious clasp, for by
the time You noticed what had occurred and
had contracted your own fingers to press
those Of your chief magistrate he had drawn
them away. Many a man has groped about
fer Gen. Grants hand after the latter had
done his part Of the act and was engaged in
the same process with the person next in the
row.
4 Montana mountaineer. He never spared
his own big right member, and constant
practice made him dexterous in going through
tie courtesy with great rapidity.
The Harrisonian act is quite different He
stands .quarely planted ON his short legs and
his head is bent slightly forward He extends
a delicate white hand, then he meets your
own hand by a rapid upward slide and clasps
yolr fingers quickly. As you endeavor to
recipvocate he suddenly opens his hand and
rstrac.s il rs speedily as it was thrust out
The science Of the thing is admirable for il
viii prove more satisfying to the American
citizen who doteS ON paw twisting than Cen
Grants feeting touch. At the same time
Cen. Harrison viii be spared the laneness
that even Grover Cleveland endured after a
hard days shake
SOME POSSIBLE APPOINTMENTS
Among the prominent names mentioned for
important Offices are those of Ex-Governor
Fulna 5, of Nebraska, fer commissioner. of
the general land office. Charles +. Mathews,
of Illinois, wishes TO be commissioner of in
tegRal revenue. Jim Huston of Indiana, an
ticfpates beng made the treasurer of the
United States. Many are pleased with the
pscbabiiity of Charles A. Coon returning TO
his old p.ace OF assistant secretary OF the
treasury. Ex-Repre enta;ive Brunns of
pottsvilie. Pa, would like TO sit IN the third
auditors chair. Gen. Pool. of New York, APP
leags a. have the call on the pension bureau
Il Il 2 II more names have come UP as those OF
asp.raats Tor the place. Fl. c. Burchard
wishes to return TO the dictatorship of the
mint. Judge Mason, of West Virginia, aims
at tho internal revenue commissionership
Ex-senator Ferry, Of Michigan, wants TO be
4 diplomat So doss Pat Eagan. A. d. Haren
IS looking up his friends to aid him in going
hack to the pastoifice department, this time
aSchies assistant. Corporal Tanner wants to
Is made pension commissioner. Ex-Governor
A II. Bourne, Of Rhode Island, the former
fresldent Of the National rubber works at
fSrsssol. is here endeavoring to get European
mission. John r Piummer, oil New York, is.
.srlxin,,s to secure the collectoTship of the