Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-24

The ofice-seekers are in full possession of
their second wind now, and they stormed the
White House this morning in such vigorous
manner that the attendants were completely
surprised. Never since the first week immedi-
ately following President Harrison's Inaugural
ton has there been such an outpouring
of anxious ones. 1t was really too crowded for
comfort at times The hungry and thirsty
dotted the stairway with their persons; they
filled the corridors upstairs and occupied all
the available room in Col. Crooks Office.
NOT ENOUGH CHAIRS TO ACCOMMODATE THE
CROWD.
In some extreme instances three able-bodied
men sat on two chairs, and then when the sup
ply of chairs was found to be insufficient to
meet the demand the center table was called in
to requlsltl0n as a settee, while longing eyes
were cast on the tightly-closed features of the
folding bedstead which decorates one corner
OF the room. Doorkeeper Loeffer was a very
busy man. probably the most thoroughly en-
gagged man in the house with the exception
OF the President. He did his utmost to serve
out even-handed justice to ALL but his best eff
forts failed Of appreciation in quite number Of
instances and many a riotous seeker after
salary felt sure that if the veteran Charlie"
was only out of the way for five minutes the
President would not be so difficult of access.
THE EMPIRE STATE
used up little more than its fair share
of the Presidents attention, for no
sooner had Senator Evarts released the
chief executive than he was seized
upon by Senator Hiscock. And this was not
all, for Representatives Farquhar and Sawyer
each had something to say, and they did not
leave the library until they had said it at least
once.
Senator Hawley and party of friends and
Senator Blair, the latter dallying with a La
Iosca cane, represented New England and gave
such advice as they thought necessary for the
good of number of their constituents.
SENATOR sPooNER's GOODBYE" CALL.
Senator Spooner, who sails for Europe on the
Etruria on Friday, dropped in while en- route
for New York to say goodbye and to commend
to the Presidents consideration the republicans
who reside In the state of Wisconsin. The
Senator thinks that the administration can find
no better office-hlling material than Wisconsin
furnishes.
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
1t is but rarely that Senator Allison calls at
the White House, but he was there to-day He
didneSxtay very long. but it is rumored that
he the finishing touches to the
casS3x Gov. Stone, of Iowa, whom he wants
to see appointed commissioner of the general
land off e. The commission will, it is said, be
issued il. day or two.
Nebraska had an advocate in the person of
Senator Henderson. The Senator has q post-of-
flee fight on his hands in Omaha, but it is fully
expected that the administration will relieve
him of that annoyance in few days As chair
man of the Senate committee on printing, he is
interested in the struggle for
THE PUBLIC PREMIERSHIP,
and he would like to see the selection made as
soon as possible. There are lots of
others who are anxious about that
printing office appointment.
Representative E. b. Taylor and Representa-
tive GrOsvenor pleaded Ohio's cause to-day,
while Representatives Harmer, Bingham KEEL
ley. and Darlington prayed that Pennsylvania,
and especially Philadelphia, be not forgotten.
AN OBNOXIOUS POSTMASTER.
Kansas had two good friends on the ground
Representatives Perkins and anderson. The
former had a few friends with him and was
doing the best in his power to persuade the
President to chop off the head of a postmaster
whose politics were as obnoxious as his term
was long. Mr.. Perkins said he could not COM
plain of neglect for he had yesterday secured the
appointment of fourteen good constituents as
employees in the railway mail service. Never
theless he was anxious to see q new postmaster
replace the one whose scalp he was after.
TPE PRESIDENT SLOW BUT SURE.
Representative Anderson was rather Sc
cretive about the business which brought
him, but he expressed himself freely
in relation to what he regards as
the unreasonable conduct of those blaming the
administration for moving slowly. The Presi-
dents deliberation was one of the best features
OF his makeup; he was properly careful
and the best evidence as to the good sense of
such a course would be found in the fact that
none of his appointments had been mistakes.
Senator Stockbridge introduced some Michi-
gan people to the President and Senator Hig-
gins talked about Delaware appointments
Other congressional callers were Representa-
tiyes Brewer and Taylor, of Tennessee; ex-
Senator Bruce and ex-Representative White.
THE AMERICAN FORESTRY CONGRESS.
Ex-GOv. Yarmouth. of Louisiana; Treasurer
Houston, and Gov. Beaver were also in the
library. The latter was present as president of
the American Forestry congress. and he wanted
the President to promise him and the congress
which he represented that he would say some
thing nice, something encouraging about for
estry in his message to Congress.
The department of Virginia, G. A. R., was
represented by Henry de b. Clay, of Newport
News; Edgar Allan, of Richmond, and II. b.
Nichols. They want the veteran to be cared
for, and rumor has it that at least one of the
trio is after something.
OTHERS WHO SAW THE PRESIDENT
were Joseph Scott Fullerton, of st. Louis; B. F.
Harvest. Kokomo. Ind; Jno. II. Burford, Craw-
louisville. Ind; D. l.. Sleeper. Athens. Ohio:
Rev. W. Randolph, Indiana; Isaac Marston,
Detroit, Mich; Daniel Macauley, Joshua K
Brown, Columbus, Ohio, and Sidney Perham,
Paris, Me.
Ex-Representative Brady, of Virginia.
introduced Messrs. Y. T. Brown, of
the Loudoun Telephone. and 2. O'Con-
nor, of Portsmouth. They were
delegates to the Chicago convention, and as soon
as the President said he was glad to see them
they discussed The political situation in Vir-
ginia. The conversation was not short and it
was very interesting.
THE BIG MAJORITY FAILED TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
A tremendous number o., people failed to
see the President at all. Doorkeeper Loeffier
said it was the biggest crowd
he had ever been called upon to deal with since
he went on duty at the White House. The
callers averaged more than two q minute from
10 o'clock until /.
Among those who failed to get in were ex-
Senator Lewis, of Virginia, tall, suave, and dig
nited as ever; DR.. Gilman, who was postmaster
at Richmond under Presidents Garfield and
Arthur, and Mr.. Stuart Lindsay, also of Vir-
ginia.
AT THE REGULAR PUBLIC RECEPTION
about five hundred people shook hands with
the President, number of them being persons
who had failed to secure admission to the
library.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP TO NEW YORK.
The details of the arrangements for the Pres
ldents trip to Elizabethport, en- route
for New York, have been finally ar
ranged A special train will be provided
by the Pennsylvania railroad company, and in