Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-15

nor qualification to watch for in the line. The
thing that disturbed them was that two good
days were being wasted. According to their
way Of thinking q great many nominations
might be sent in to the Senate dur
ing two days. But until Monday, now
none can be hoped for. They live now in e1-
pectation that big batch Of nominations will
60 in on Monday as the result Of the delay. OF
course the Senate would not have adjourned
over il they had not known that the President
had no further use for them during this week.
This is merely another indication to the minds
of the office-seekers that the President ia in no
sort Of hurry. No policy has yet been an
nounced to anybody, but it is thought that one
has been pretty plainly indicated by this delib-
GRAFTON. What politicians are talking about is
the
DELAY IN FILLING THE FIRsT-oLAss FOREIGN MIS-
sIoNs.
1t was popularity expected that they would all
have been filed by this time. The delay gives
rise to the rumor that there is a hitch some
where, but the chances are that the only
hitch" is that General Harrison wants to go
slow enough to be sure of doing the right
thing. 1t is said that Mr.. Blaine wants the
British mission given to Whitelaw Reid, and
that some of the members of the national COM
mittee are opposed to Reds selection for that
particular mission. 1t Is understood that
Chauncey Depew is being pushed for the
English mission.
Mr.. JOHN @. NEW
arrived in the city last night. From the mo-
ment he reached the city he was beset by Of
fce-seekers, who assume that his influence
would be potent to get them most anything
they want. They all assume that he has some
sort OF mortgage on everything under the adj
ministration, and can, by merely saying the
word, have anything done. They have been
pressing upon him almost a. much to-day a.
upon the President. They want to reach the
1t is generally believed that Mr.. New IL
booked for good foreign mission, and that to
Austria is generally mentioned as the one he
will get. He says he is not getting anything;
that there is no foundation in the statement
that he is to go abroad.
COL. FRED. GRANT
called on the President to-day, and it is sup
posed that they had something to say abont
the Chinese mission. Col. Grants friends say
he will be United States minister to China.
GENERAL aoFF,
who has been trying to get his seat az governor
of West Virginia and to straighten up affairs
out there, has returned to Washington after his
failure to get what he considers Justice out of
the supreme court of the state, and to-day had
an interview with the President. 1t is supposed
that he has some very decided views as to the
methods Of conducting elections in the south.
HIS friends assert that had there been a fair
&c oesi ne couio ei'ner nave oeen eiec'eo senator
VI so''inot.
THERE Is CONTEST ON HAND
between Maryland and Delaware over the col
lectorship of internal revenue for that district.
Senator Higgins wants D. Dawson, of Delaware,
appointed. and the MARYLAND candidate ia a II
Rqos Gen Aarns ~ * pa,t;r,ora $3.50, -
saw the President and Secretary Window in the
interest of Biggs to-day. He had very pleas
ant interview with the President and is con-
noen' 'nas MS candida'e Will De successful.
AANA eAAAhhs Fhis MohNiSo.
a. H. har'' Oh BROOKLYN canuoa'e 1or
puonc P.in'er' nao an interview WIN tne fresi-
Gent To-Day and came from the White House
eAp ,,S cohnaence W us "ienos 'na' ne
"yuu po aPPointeu:
81 ~ SAID 70 De settled that A. s. Whitfield, OF
Onio' 10 W DC secono assistant Postnasser-gen-
era,'
Inc PRESIDENT saw great many callers this
morning between 10 and IL o'clock, but there
were fewer delegations. Senator Spooner was
with him for while before the cabinet meet
ing, and Representative Morrow, Mckenna,
Bingham, Dunnell and Henderson, ex-Repre-
sentative Thomas and Delegate Dubois, called
THE ILLINOIS PEOPLE
are said to be getting very impatient over the
matter Of the nrecoonition, of their state and
,ho-o :, 1;..,o go. ho.o., a.. Ss..
and the members OF the House. Some Of the
members mem are complaining that the only thing
as assistant secretary of The Treasury. and that