The sun., 1889-03-09
THE WHITE HOUSE BESIEGED.
CROWDS OF POLITICIANS REMAIN
CLAMORING FOR OFFICE

CLAMORING kOR OFFICE
Serious Row In the Michigan Republican
Family Between the Friends OF Ex-ssenn-
tor Palmer and Gen. Alrer-Riaine Got
Rid OF Throng OF ONCE Seekers by Lot
ting In n Bigger Throng OF tsightsecr-,
who Crowded Them Out-Gen. Harrison
Holds His Public Reception. In the Open
Air, Allowing People to March By and
Look mt Him without shaking Hands.
WASHINGTON. March S.-Ex-Senato Palmer
OF Michigan took luncheon with President Har-
rison day and talked with him an hour and
half about the weather. the fight among the
Michigan Republicans, tho makeup OF the
Cabinet. and various other important and more
or less congenial topics. The President and
Mr.. Palmer are old friends, and Unclo Jerry
Rusk probably doesn't know how near the Ag-
ricultural Depart came to being filed by
aman from Michigan instead OF one from Wis
consin. On Thursday Mr.. Palmers name was
on the slate. and had it not been for the oppo-
stion OF bis colleague. Mr.. stockbridge, and
the eft-handod compliments of Gen. Alger and
his friends. 1t would have remained there.
That opposition defeated Palmer and
caused split in the Republican party
Of the Wolverine State that will be
healed with difficulty. Theins and outs OF this
family quarrel vero no doubt discussed at tho
luncheon to-day. 1t was Palmer's inning, and
he Is In much happier frame Of mind than he
was day or two ago 1t will not be strange
II among the early nominations to important
diplomatic missions the name OF Mr.. Palmer
will be found, although many OF his friends are
urging him to accept nothing from the Admin
istration but to camp on the trail of the ene-
niles who blocked his appointment to place
In the Cabinet.
Palmer and his friends were almost dunn
founded by the report printed this morning
that Col. II. NJ. Duffield OF Detroit had been
selected for the responsible and lucrative Office
Of Solicitor. General Duflleld is Gen. AlGers
political manager and had personal charge OF
his canvass for the Presidential nomination at
Chicago last summer. He is Palmer's lifelong
political enemy and offensive to all his friends.
To give him such a conspicuous place as
for the Administration Of all the Palmer pen
La In Michiga2,i, an, III The appointment Of Dpfaeld.
so.citor-Gener jerks will be some man who
is personally ., known n,uHo to the President and
SIase and MeMIllan endorsed DSisfd
yesterday. and did SO with the understand
i turns, out that there was a nlisunderstand.
senstors have ave- just learned that the Office Was Vas
not ctrered to him for rs friend. CoI. ,Dpineld.
9ao ssRNay ss sss aHa III hat mas s Is @
erai GEN Harrison viii need Considerable
the Pamer and Dutfield episodes. The Alger
SENATE Palmer has no grievance. ior after lis
tex %it the President to-day he repeated all
fns ssr sha5 he e91s him
does noGeturn to Michigan to reGnter politics
ss fSf nS to
the othermen who helped to keep him out of
H. HTsnca Csbhls 4, Win probably DO Minister to
er9Eds a arand % the White House. but the dinli;
alarmed at 40 thought that tho thousands OF
oos ~ in The y are not
ing to deyotehis time for while to the ASST
Seen gwen 1T be s sfr eshb ah himse aS'ss 70 hs hs
crowds Sd Sd III iStnm this week but that after
Only Esna!sse and @ S sStiSss. @ ! dHar
ne men @ Of state GHtra! Committees. members Of
sell a great ieai Of work wU if 71.s he would
nprG2rtion a,db the departmente! and diplSo,
ratio Of their RembliSsn % s Voters. % and then te I
the he nscss Sssts to pix out the for
Sew York mon inaishey could n have % the se' NaVy
a it. To-day tho Resilient suggested 10 the
Illinois Senators VIII, called on him that they
and leave it with him.and one OF them retorted
that he thought It would be better for the
bsSe to tell PLACES they SoTG
them. The usual iealolsies are becoming ap-
parent m IN A., the distributi.n OF the offices Some
ators are crowding them out of their share of
the patronage. and in sone Of the State delega-
President Cleveland invented the afternoon
reception ID the East Rom: for tho conven-
aE EhG o n s to hat at ths
Inventive mind oi President Harrison H % has s de.
nndy Ss syona that at
doesn't shake hands out doors. but the
indyihnn d When the aGeumuatio1 Of sight,
w
whom the front yard has again filed up with
stra,nsers @ the President Of the United States
While several hundred people 20 gaping by.
%hen a9y6Gay il the sT9Wd is 80 nnsuay
Henss estnate 9s esas snse
through the White House. and the President
has shaken y, hands S5 With 1900 Of them The ss
Whte House gronnds is % Utterly e insdeauate, al ane
and no estimate OF the crowds In tho grounds
The crowd Of sightseers and OF office seekers
that pursues Secretary Blaine is almost equal
70 that at the White House. All the forenoon
1t completely packs tho main corridor OF the
State Department: This morning tho Office
seekers filed up Secretary Blaines office and
bothered him until no could stand 1t n longer
Then he cleverly had the sightseers admitted.
They crowded the office seekers out, and when
the persons Of more or less influence had been
eiec:ed in this gentle manner the Secretary
cleared his room Of sightseers without much
trouble and then had tolerably quiet day for
the consideration Of business
APennsylvanta delegation com posed of Post
mater General Wanamaker, George w. Childs.
A. J. DreIel. and Edward NJ. Payson, had
private trteryieM, with the PRECEDENT chs after,
other Cabinet officers TO call upon the Presi-
ssG
Mrs Newcomer. q cousin h Gt & the President.
several DAYS. . viii leave Washpeton for her
home IN Hagerstown, Md. t9-morToW.
has BEEN '" appointei orH an usher at the Rhito
House in place OF MICHAEL Dwyer, who, accom-
Seeretary %Indom assumed actual % charge Of
the Treasury Department to-day, He was