Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-16
STILL THEY COME.
A Crowd of Office Seekers and Other
Visitors at the White House.

The raid of Office seekers and visitors upon
the President and the White House showed no
signs of diminutIon to-day. The men who had
endorsements and the men who thought they
had them were out in force. and they besieged
Secretary Haiford and bombarded the Presi-
dent without any appearance of mercy in their
demeanor. Cloudy, threatening skies with an
occasional drizzly fulfilment of the threat
seemed to make no impression on those whose
business or pleasure called them to the ex-
ecutiye mansion.
KANSAS DELEGATION.
The first delegation of any importance to see
the President was from Kansas. Senator's In
gals and Plumb and Representatives Peters,
Perkins. Anderson. Funston and Turner COM
posed the party, and they were as mute to out
slders as to their mission as is the proverbial
clam. IL is certain. however, that they had i'm
portant business on hand. the principal object
OF their oratory and zeal being the assistant
secretaryship of the Interior. They had three
candidates of about equal merit. but just who
was pressed upon the President is for the pres
ent a mystery.
SOME OTHER CALLERS.
Representative Farquhar and a little crowd
OF New Workers were with the President for
some time. They were doing their best to Sc
cure for A. NJ Thomas, a colored Buffalonian,
the appointment of minister to Hayti.
Representative Cannon, Gov. Sherman and
Judge Langley. of Illinois, chatted for while
with the Chief Executive, and SO did Samoan
Commissioner John \. kasson.
Others who saw the President for brief periods
were Senators Farwell, Spooner, Cullom, Call.
and Hampton, and Representatives. Hit. Sow
den. and Gear; J. T. Swift. of California; eX-
Senator Saunders and Chancellor Manatt. of
Nebraska and Prof. ". Il. Harper. of Yale Col
lege; r. J. O'Kelly, of Georgia; Jas. T. Foster,
OF New York; Horace Speed, OF Indiana, and
John Jarrett, of Pittsburg.
QUIET LITTLE CoTERIE OF MISSISSIPPI REPUB-
LICANS
have done good deal of noiseless work during
the past week in behalf of the faithful of that
section Of the country. and although there
have been no visible results from their labors.
stlll they look as though something was coming
III the near future. Chief among the M;ssissip-
plans iii the conference has been Richard f.
Beck. mayor of Nicksburg. who left for home
this afternoon. He will probably return in a
couple OF weeks and expects then to witness
the distribution. Mr.. Beck wants nothing for
himself; he says he cannot afford to hold office.
THE NAME OF col. TOM oCHILTREE
has been mentioned in connection with the
Mexican mission. While the colonel would
like very much to receive this position, he
appointment. He is here, however. at the
head of the representatives of that state to aid
them III securing proper recognition. He has
called on the President and the several
Secretaries and introduced his friends
from that state. and is working TO
obtain for them appointments which will be
satisfactory to the republicans of that state.
Not having any republican representative in
either house the delegation is dependent upon
the colonel who did represent the Galveston
district in the Forty-eighth Congress. and who
fully understands the wants of the people Of
the great southwestern state. If he can secure
enable the party to maintain its local organiZa-
tion, and i'll the accomplishment of that the
colonel will find his reward.
CORPORAL TANNER FOR COMMISSIONER OF PEN
SIoNs.
The opinion is gaining ground that the Presi-
dent has decided upon the nomination of Cor
poral Tsnner to be commissioner of pensions.
1t is said that the reasons for this are more
personal than political. and that Tanner will
not he accredited to New York. which is his
state. The difficulty lies in the fact that New
York presents two candidates. the other of
whom, Gen. Theo. Poole, of Syracuse, has
b. far the strongest backing from that state.
He has been supported by nearly all of
the congressional delegation. including Senator
Hiscock, Nice-President Morton and ex-senator
Ilatt, besides being indOrsed and recommended
by the administrative council of the Grand
Army of the state of New York The rumor is
that the President. realizing the weight of this
backing of the other candidate. will appoint
Tanner and accredit him to some other state,
Oregon and Nebraska being mentioned as will
ing to give him a residence