New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-13
no AND FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
oFFTCESEEKERs VISIT THE PRESIDENT
AND MEMBERS OF THE CABINET.

AND MEMBERS OF TIE CABINET.
THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS STEADILY In
cREAs1Ne-cALLERs ON THE PRESIDENT
MANY CANDIDATES FOR MANY PLACES
lBx TELEGRAPH TO THE TkiBusEI
washington, March is.--This has been busy day
for President Harrison. True. the number Of callers
was smailer-much smaler-but every man OF them
meant business Dozens OF Senators and Repre-
sentatives whose morning slumbers had been rudey
broken by importunate aconsttuents"-for your true
ofceseeker Is early bird as well IS late one-a'e
hasty breakfasts and with more or less aacrty ana
willingness bent their steps toward tho White House.
accompanied In good many cases, by the men whose
claims and deserts were to be submitted and urged
Before O'Clock the stream began to tricke through
the open doorway Of the Executive Mansion ana u
steadily rose higher and higher. At noon II was
temporarily damned, in order to give the President
chance 10 consult with members OF his Caplne1 put
still 1t rose and englfed every anteroom ana ou'er
oge before the members Of the Cabinet retired ana
the stoppage was removed when 1t flowed IN upon
the weary President in deeper and rapid volume
than ever When tho stream flowed out of the White
House 1t divided into eight smaller channels. tho
biggest Of which found its way TO the State Depart
ment and the most diminutive TO the new Department
OF Agriculture.
1t is Interesting 10 watch the olce.seekers as they
enter the White House. and as they depart 70 note
the changes OF expression on their faces. The pro
yanng expression as they arrive IS one OF hope
rarely OF confidence with anxiety. AS they
depart the few seem to have cast away their anxiety
and to be sereneiy confident Of success. but the many
look moro anxious and less hopeful than before Post
ponement of q decision with all its uncertainties,
has saddened them and some seem to have encountered
the grim spectre OF defeat Most Of them come but
once but Others unmndfl Of note Of warning in tho
Inaugural Address respecting persistent importantly
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vain, to And crumb 10 feed their hopes.
On the whole, Il is not an inspiring spectacle, but
the men w6 compose n In the naln are able honest
and deserving, who; as rule, afford TO bear with
eQuantnity the houting of the superior beings who
hefp to make and edit Mugwump and Democratic
newspapers Tho desire to hold public ONCE Is not
lgn6bie, but the seeking OF is not an agreeaos
attractive pursuit. as most OF those engaged In u
either for themselves or others sorrowhdly admit
President Harrison receives all Of them courteously
and treats them with consideration but OF course he
cannot cheer them with absolute promises, for he
feels profound Of responsibility and there Is
lively competition between several worthy aspL
rants for the same office, and many considerations
must DO weighed and regarded.
OF course the lists of nominations sent to the Sen
ate yesterday and to-day excited great anxiety, and
The Of opinion among the men whose names
did not appear therein IS that the lists were alto-
gether too short, II not In other respects unsatsfac-
tory. But they have wonderfully stimulated tho
men who are stl hopeful and expectsnt and who are
now impatiently waiting for tomorrow's blanks and
prizes
The competition for the Office Of Commissioners Of
Pensions grows sharper daily, and the friends of the
different candidates arc strsinng every nerve in their
behalf Corporal Tanner, who has gone to Pennsyl-
vania to deliver address, was stu confident when
he left here this morning but Major Pooies friends
are stll hopeful They are encouraged Today by the
receipt of copy Of teegrephic dsostch sent from
Norwich N Y, 20 secretary Noble, which, with Its
signatures, Il as follows:
We, az individuals and members OF the Council OF
Administration Of tbs Grand Army OF the Republic,
Department Of NewYors earnestly request you .aS q
Of Pensions. No other party has the endorsement
ot this state The rank and die OF the soldiers Of this
they are re not St'I few bur Ses are the great majority
Harrison Clarke, Department Commander; j. X.
Scott, JSniSr Vice, DePsrtmens commsnder; a Z.
penneld Assistant Adtutant General: w. D. stoddad.
Rotor: j. WssterIy smith, fn.pecior: J. J. sayres,
Judge-A Advocate; W. W. Robaeher, Thomas b. odclL
Among the callers ct the White House to-day were
Senator Stanford and the Representative from Cali
iornia who introduced II. e. Osborn, OF Los Angeles
the President and presented his application for The
ofco Of Public Printer, over which there ia q lively
strife Two Southern States, Mississippi snd Tenncs-
geo, were strongly represented among the callers.
Ex-Congressman Butler, OF the latter State, Is
candidate for Commissioner Of Indian Afnslrs. and
his appointment Is urged by the Republican Represcn-
tatves In Congress and other prominent Tennessee
Republicans. Colonel s. W. Hawkins, who Yves olected
Governor Of Tennessee last August, but counted out
by fraud. Is candidate for United States District
Attorney for tho Western District Of Tennessee, TO
succeed McCorry. who Instituted tho hrst PanElcctc
suit for the benefit Of Garland and HIS pArtners
Other candidates for the same Office arc Messrs.
Waller, winstesd aud Poston. Colonel Poston held
the Office until removed BY President Cleveland. Ex-
Congressman d. A. Mum wants to be Internal Revenue
Collector, and does A. H. Hughes, who formerly
held the Office. Tennessee presents candidate for
Fifth Auditor OF the Treasury In the person Of Ernest
HAWKINS, formerly Adjptant-General OF TENNESSEE
General George II. Nancy, who served In the Con-
feGsrate Army, and was the Republican candidate
for Governor several years ago, would Ike foreign
mission, and Colonel John T. Robson has been
recommended for complementary He Yves
formerly In tho consular service Encouragement
Mckee and ex-slayOr McGni, Of Jackson, Miss, are
rival candidates for postmaster at that place, and
j. L. Morphis and Dr. Burton are rival applicants for
the United states MarshalShp Of the Northern
District OF the State Dr. Burton has the support Of
General Chalmers.
Bureau OF statistics in the Treasury Department since
the removal Of SIR. Nimmo wants TO be retained ana
switsler frse-trade democrat, but BIO y anxious to
have u understood that he Is not biggotcd Democrat
partisan since the RESIDENTIAL election. Mr. NimSo,
whose WORK. us chief Of the Buresn, IL widely and
favoraby known, would like TO be rsapp0inted- There
are several eandidsies for the place
p l. Van Deryeer Of Santa Re, NewMexeo, IS an
applicant for the Associate Justceship of the Supreme
Court Of the Territory ana Judgcship OF the First
District mSde vacant by the resignation of II. A.
Reeves. Mr.. Van IeEveer Is bona dde resident OF
New Mexico. He Is native OF New.Y0rk, where he
prastised law prior 70 his removal e New-Mexieo,
more than cigh years egn. The application for this
Office Is made IN his behalf BY tho bar Of the district
where the vacancy exists.
There was report here today which emauated
ffom NswHaycn b tie effect thai Professor Brewer,
OF the Sheffield Scientific School Of Yale College had
heen offered tho appointment OF Assistant secretary
Of Agriculture, but nothing was known Of ths ~ the
white House this afternoon 81
Among the candidates for consular offices "a Captain
John n Coin OF Massachusetts ewho has applIed FOR
the consulate az FDochow, China, where thefe IL 4
vacancy Captain Collins application b supported
bS the recommendations Of senators Dawes and Hoar
saehlEetts I'D Matte 10 served with credit q 90
Was seriously Eounded. Captain Coffin has travelled
IN China and for zone months he resided AZ FoochDv
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