The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-03
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waxAinxses Letter gnne Il.
Theseis ~ more intesxssisss nsan lii
thE eaikz1es than F<sssssaszer sssasssfaI
WAnAnsaker. Astsvsfy, sasatxl Aaaf
phyS5eal. i one n his saust ssriklnx
ehASarserissits Mr.. W4axmak sx
likes 10 h an his feel. ~sssi resolves
most Of his visitors as the bsg possos-
fice building IN . standing ysssture.
Admitting = st0neu or zasofe persons 10
his r0cfh - Ane. he nsoses Irona ere
- the otsser. listening - what they
c1ded replies. Notwithstanding his
lack II experience III pubic buSiss<ss,
4 Is SAID he czss grasp s p<,snt about rs
The office. AT. NAnanaker sees
every lsesSIy who calls. ana has xSsps
dem<ssf zlic ideas Afaoat the esuxiiTy II
man in the Office az The posfnsastsr-
fess<rnt. These ideas pat into rrac-
ting him into = pretty row with 4
number of Gnssesi state. senators
The average United States senafof has
- - go 49, 49, F1x r<s&4f< f&8k r&WE1<%f-
a1e<i. idea IL his oEn dignity ard ma
poysance. and this i nog 10 81 we,ss-
dered AZ, considering that from tisue
almost ussknown the chsef officers iii
the executive branch 81 The ruy<sfa-
rnenf hare made a practice ~ fowanr
down and wvrsAippsnx the most su-s
gust and powerful representatives of
the national len lasarx. Ii has been
tia nx<{x s.f tfsaa
hour. no door, Was 70 ls1 kept from 4
senator.
HIT the neu postmaster general.
rkiIe following prrces.ent 10 the extern !.
that senators were given sort If prior
night In the matter az admission ID bis
ssnetuna. reexlved them. u ten they
were osscs in, 81 he restyed ever hoslv
else. that l. IL say. standing, win con-
yey~Asions short asasi Il, The sssi.st asssi
decisions as prufnps ss possible L he
senators did mt ike this. o. tises
had been in The hatis Of basksng in
special attention nj the otliee Of the
postmaster general, With The inner or
private room IL that innc1 sonaty open
10 them. chairs provided and time
giyen rip 60 their entire satisfaction.
Several senators were - nessiesi Dy
shese staud-up receptions that they
compared notes and for y time there
VAS sesious tax afncng d nnaf.sssr OF
them Of wavs ana means III s'diseip-
iinings the postmaster general. Bat
the talk came ~ naughf, partly .scaase
IL was loo small i thing a kick up a
row about, and party because the post
master general. after the first rus b of
business NHs over, relaxed his method
snlnciently 10 eEasie HIM 10 gi re pfi-
rafe and sitting audience 10 all abe
senators who iaunofe,i hiu with taesf
presence. In tasS connection en-
,ipus fact. not generally known. i
worth mentioning. Ii Is generally be-
i.eved that none bit Republic sen
atOTs are Interested in the Of offices
entier = Republican administration
and yet Postsnaster-tienerai Nanansa-
ker tells me that since taking posses
sion Of his Office he has haa i greater
numssrr of calls from Democratic than
IRON Republican senator's.
In the corridors OF The pestosfiee de-
paStmeat large csuwd OF nsen IL al
ways to be seen during business hours
awaiting chance 10 see the post
master general or his iirt assistant.
Occasionally the crowd sees = smooth
laced man. 81 medium height. afliresi
in a snif of solemn black, and locking
rs cool a. polar bear in the most
sweitering Of days, rush through the
sorridor from cIse To3isi to another.
The man races around N ii his lie. or
At the very least bis employ ustsf. de-
pended upon his activity. He goes
through the swinging doors with a
bang. and a he disappears somebody
says, That's hifn-fhatfs Wapa-
maker" The postmaster generally
is very light on hts fret, ansl likes
nothing better than chance to skip
up or down stairs. He seems always
Iii hurry, bat never hurried. One
Of his fads Il d sort Of schedule OF
working hours. He does rot put this
on paper, bat carries is In his mind, and
when he begins work in The morling
KNOWS pretty well how each hour OF
the day is To be spent. This habit Is
80 strong with him that he sineo1s-
scionssy divides his hours iatQ sec
tions and strives TO do such and such
4 thing. or see one Of his many callers.
in each OF these Subdivisions. A
sayorite expression OF his is. "Glad
to see you. Am very busy. but want
10 know what you have 10 say. Have
three minutes to spare, and Ii ven
will make good use OF The time we
can yet through nicely" This is 50
frank and practical that IL ofiends no
one, perhaps United States senator
or tao Alone excepted. and riesses a
majority Of the visitors.
la his elegant home on | street. for
merry occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
whitney. the postmaster general csssi-
tinGes his activity az mind ard body.
Callers there often wait moment 81
fwo In the parlor I'LL the servant comes
down with the remark, Be down in
q minute or two. sir. only % look up
In the next irstast To see the PoefnaAs
ter general before them. Occasionally
be beats the servant. FOR is Is hts habit
to run down stairs at every ofsrogtu-
nity. Mr.. Wanarpaker isveYy Kind To
newspaper men, and bis minnie nsiEd
often skips away from his business and
enables him to think at that Of bis
vi~itors In a way quite unexpected.
After answering the questions pat 80
him he sometimes tnrIas TO writers and
remarks. Now. that IS al | kfsoe
about that. 1T least. that Is all
can tell yoa. The other day the
thought occurred u me that this
wouisi he good thing 10 write nps and
If the suggestion Il worth any hing 70
YOU. | IN sure you're welcome Then
be throws ont his hint. As general
thing these Suggestions Of the post
master general are most excellent. and
the press corps has reached the esE-
c.si<ipn that Mr.. wAnamaker would
have made rafting good newspaper
nan il be had sot b<'tsi 80 unfortunate
IS Ia become q millionaire merchant.
He would also have made 4 god
pedestrian ar baseball player and II Il
..oabsfal il there are many fields OF
ens4eas4,r In which this versatile,
sssasaerfuI nssn vssla not have sx-
ceiEed
Ar incident which cleFeriy Illus-
srasss the ssasas euigyesS by newa-
uar~r men in Washington occurred
me ether aay. Ii was ~ the osssee OF
Secretary Snssss. A news pa sserKnafs
ii considerable rronssnenee Rad never
met toe sec esAsy, end hapfsegslfig &,
saeasi,srs this fact IN fise Fsesepce q
ssf i senator. ssse latter ksfssasy soiaE-
teeFesg 20 take slae journalist sP 20 The
interior Department. and intrzsssiee
hisa. Thinking Il eosisa ~ fsast y
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