Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-11
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Who Called on the President and What
They Wanted.

Before the end of this week the President
will be alone in the White House, after his daily
struggle with the office-seekers. Tomorrow or
the next day Mrs. Harrison and the children
will leave for Cape May, where they have taken
cottage. They will remain there until the
end of the month. The President may run
down to Cape May for single day once or
twice while they are there. but he will keep
pretty close to the White House until he leaves
for Deer Park tho last of the month He will
then be joined by Mrs. Harrison and the chill
dren, and they will spend the summer at Deer
Park.
ALABAMA STILL ON HAND.
The amable and not-to-be-turned-down
Chairman Mosely, of Alabama, called on the
President to-day again, accompanied by an
other little delegation. In the fight between
the Parsons and the Mosely factions in Ala
bama Mr.. Parsons has thus far got the most
out of the patronage. He got some minor ap-
polntments for his friends and was himself ap-
pointed district attorney. 1t is said now that
the President intends to anoint the wounds of
the Mosely men by making their chief internal
revenue collector for the district.
Representative Browne, of Indiana. was at
the White House to-day, after long absence.
He was III very bad health when Congress ad-
journed and for some time afterward. but says
he is feeling very much better. He said that
he had Just come to see the President about
little matter" Il guess l have done no
harm," he added. Don't you know you are
committing sin. said the parson to the boy
on the bank OF stream one Sabbath. L guess
not replied the boy. Il amt catching any
fish. The Indiana Congressman smiled
mildly as he applied this little story to himself.
THE SILK CULTURE INTEREST.
Mrs. John Lucas, president of the Women's
T,,if m
Long, of Florida, who goes to the Paris Expo
sition in connection with this interest, had
talk with the President this morning on the silk
culture interest.
Representatives Houk, Brewer. and Cheadle
were on hand to look after the interests of some
OF their patriotic constituents. Mr.. Farquhar's
business related to West Point cadetship. He
never loses an opportunity to get in work for
his friends-Jacobus for surveyor of the port
of New York and Bates for commissioner of
navigation.
Ex-Governor Pound, of Wisconsin. called to
thank the President for an appointment re-
Gently given his son.
DELEGATION FROM FLORIDA,
composed of John G. Long A. J. Pollock, NJ.
D., John Eagan, J. W. Howell, and w. H.
Bishop, wanted to talk about the Florida APP
pointments in general and especially to urge
the appointment of MIR. John Eagan's brother
to the Florida internal revenue collectorship.
The other callers were Gen. Lewis Merrill. of
U. S. A.; Chas. W. RaiSler r. W. Austin, and
L. X. Bailey, of Alabama; T. s. Childs, Judge
J. II. Bell, and r. F. Campbell, of Texas; Dr.
A. Lanning, of Salem. Ind; James ID. Harding,
of Alabama; l.. A. Royse, Of Warsaw, Ind;
Fielding Lewis Marshall, of Orange county,
Va; james Hooper, A. c. Lehman, G.. NJ
Bulla, of North Carolina; W. A. Holcomb, of
Oakland, Cal, and Gen. Joseph c. Jackson, of
New York.
NOTES.
Mr.. James D. Harding is one of the twenty
two candidates for marshal for the northern
Alabama district.
Mr.. Chas. W. Raisler was appointed post
master at Athens, Ala. some time ago. but 1t
was charged by some who did not like him that
he was a bad man and saloon-keeper. and the
commission was held up. Since then there
has been row, charges and counter charges
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