Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-18
RAID ON THE PRESIDENT.
Omce-Seekers Making the Most of Their
Limited Opportunities.

The law Of compensation operated on the
President to-day. The office-seekers and their
representatives who could not see him on Sat-
urday or Monday came in to-day end presented
their claims without mercy. Like duns they
handed in their little political bills and de-
manded settlement. Tomorrow is Treasury
day, and all the seekers after collectorships of
ports and of internal revenue hurry up to get
in their best work the day before. The Presi-
dent was overwhelmed this morning with talk.
burdened with hundred and odd little details
about these small offices in various
parts OF the country. Every applicant for
one of these offices expects that his is to be
acted on 1.-THE next Treasury day." The Rep
resentatiyes have him prodded up to activity
by The impression that the President has got
matters in such shape that he can dispose of
many of the pending cases that have been held
up for long time before he takes his summer
vacation. 1t is expected that he will 60 to
Cape May to spend Saturday and Sunday, and
he may start as early as Thursday evening.
The last of the month he is to go to Deer Park.
This leaves but little time for action. and the
ofice-seekers are awaking again to the neces-
sity of losing as little as possible of it.
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS EXPECTED TOMORROW.
The impression is that number of cases are
to be settled between now and the LIST of July.
1t is expected that tomorrow the appointment
of the chief of the bureau of engraving and
printing VIII be made Capt Meredith is re-
garded as certain to get the place. The ap-
pointment of the Philadelphia custom-house
officers collector, surveyor, and naval officer
and the superintendent of the mint, and lot
OF collectorships in other parts of the country
are looked for. A considerable list of consular
appointments has been prepared by the State
department for the Presidents guidance, and
MIR. Wanamaker has number of post-offices
ready for action. The idea is that the Prcsi-
dent will dispose of most of these before he
goes to Deer Park.
CONGRESSIONAL CALLERS.
The list OF Congressman, who took up most
OF the time allotted to visitors to-day, in
cluded Senator Washburn, Representatives
Brown, of Indiana Cheatham and Evarts, of
North Carolina; Williams. Pugsley. Thompson
and Taylor of Ohio; Farquhar, of New York;
Houk OF Tennessee, and kinsey, of Missouri.
Each OF the Ohio men came alone to talk
about the offices in his own district and some
consular offices applied for by his constituents.
Mr.. Farquhar talked with the President
about Capt. Taylor. He pointed out several
forclble reasons why Capt Taylor should sue
ceed Gen. Kelton as assistant Acknowledgement.
Representative Houk had with him delega.
tion who were interested in the Memphis post
Office and the collectorship in that port of the
state.
The President saw, also, Gen. Schofeld,
Justice Harlan. and ex-Representatives Find
ley, of Maryland, and Yost, of Virginia. Mr..
Findey was accompanied by an old lady whom
he presented to the President. Mr.. Yost had
several offices he is particularly interested in
that he wanted to see about, but there seems
but little encouragement for Virginia in the
present situation.
THE JACKSONVILLE, FLA, PosT-oFFIcE.
Some of the men who thought they might
have chance at the postmastership at jack
sonville, Fla., think that they have not been
given fair show. 1t was generally supposed
that the change in that Office would not be
made for some time. The candidates were
taking their time about it, but Mr.. Goodrich,
who is contestant for IA seat in the next House,
got an inspector sent down there and through
his report had the old postmaster re-
moved. Then. before the other candidates
could realize the situation he had his candi-
date, Mr.. McMurray, appointed. Mr.. McMur-
rays bonds have been filed, but the COM
mission has not been signed by the President.
To-day Mr.. Ledwth, the former republican
postmaster. who intended to seek reappoint-
ment, appeared at the White House to protest
against the signing of the commission of Nc
Murray until he had had a chance to present his
case.
OTHER CALLERS
were ]. H. Little. of Chicago; James B. Dew
eraux, of Georgia, ex-member of the national
executive committee; Robert Bruce Bagley. of
Indianapolis; General Hawley, of Illinois; Jas.
G. Eslow, who is interested in the Albion,
Mich, post-office; Mr.. Richard B. Hill, of
Germany. who wanted merely to pay respects;
S. A. McElwee. of Tennessee; c. NJ. Yergerson.
of Texas: A. ". Wills and W. 2. Brownlow, of
Tennessee; Henry p. hewitt. of Albany, n. Y,
and j. s. Buckner, of Culpeper, Va.