Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-14
A WHITE HOUSE RUSH.
The President Has Many Visitors To-
day, Mostly Politicians.

day, Mostly Politicians.
coSGREssMEy AND OTHERS WHO cAILEp-rHE
CIvrL-sERvIcE COMMISSIONERS PAY THEIR RE-
sPECTs- OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE CHIEF
MAGISTRATES BUSY DAY.
They found it out. Like all the other varie-
ties of mankind that resides in the District Of
Columbia the office-seeker reads The STAR. and
in its columns he saw last night that the Presi-
dent had returned from his three-days'
voyage. Therefore there was good deal
of rush at the White House this morning. and
SO numerous were the callers that those who
came late were crowded through in few min
utes or were turned over to the tender mercies
of Secretary Halford.
THE SENATORS
were only three in number and they came ear
ly-Messrs. Cullom, Evarts, and Henderson
Senator Cullom had three or four appointments
on his mind. but he was too well pleased at the
selection OF Palmer for public printer to be
very exacting in his demands.
He expects to hear at almost any time of the
appointment of Captain Meredith as chief of
tine bureau OF engraving and printing. Then
Chicago will be happy
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
made formal call to pay its respects as
body-and very fine-looking body
it was. The President was glad
to see them and he said so;
they were delighted to see him, and did not
did not talk business. When they came
out of the library Messrs. Lyman and
thompson went right out of the house,
but Mr.. Roosevelt remained and chatted for
a few minutes with Secretary Halford.
When he appeared in the corridor
eSpanp1
Postmaster-General Wanamaker who was COM
ing in that impulsive, eighteen-miles-an-ho
easy way of his. The greeting was hearty
one, and then Mr.. Wanamaker proceeded to in
of the cabinet, then arriving. Secretary
Tracy had already gone into the cabinet
room, but he was called out by the Philadel-
phian to shake the hand of their New York
friend. A number of jocular remarks were
made by the secretaries
AT THE EXPENSE OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
and to these the commissioner laughingly re-
sponded.
Your old commission has no power over
me-" said Secretary Tracy, as he turned to go
back into the cabinet room.
Don't say word about the commission"
rejoined Mr.. Roosevelt. ''If had had to pass
a civil-service examination for my place
should never have been appointed"
I'm glad you realize that" growled Secre-
tary Rusk, who but few minutes before had
been complimented by Mr.. Roosevelt for his
anti-anarchistic movements when he was gov
ernor of Wisconsin.
Every one of the cabinet seemed to be glad
that Mr.. Roosevelt had been recognized by the
administration but it was evident that their
joy was purely personal.
THE CoSGREssMEN WHO CALLED
were Representatives Bowden. Ewart. Pusey,
Brewer and Cannon; the latter being accom-
panied by couple of friends.
Surgeon-General Moore, of the army, and
Col. II. G.. Gibson, of the third artillery, also
saw the President in the library.
Indiana had a more than ordinary large pro-
portion of the visitors. One of the most active
of these was ]. n. Loop, OF Kokomo. Ind.
Other Hoosiers were Il. NJ. Wllloughby, Vim
cennes; V. V. Williams, mayor of Bedford; J.
W. Crumpacker, La Porte. II. c. Thornton and
S. A. Kean, of Chicago, and j. b. Wood of
President how and why they were going away
tomorrow, on the City of Paris, to the peace
convention which is to be held in the French
capital.
kentucky sent four representatives, one of
them. VI. Drye-wlth name that savors
not of the blue grass and old rye state. The
others were Joseph A. Sparks, Clarence l..
Clarke and S. r. Crumbaugh.
A delegation of Pacific coast people was COM
posed of Samuel II. Stratton, A. J. Cory,
Ne
of Portland, Oregon; J. Stephens, W. p. At
well, U. S. A.. C. II. Stoddard, and A. J. Samp-
son. Their requests were very general.
THE FATE OF NELSON COLBERT
There were four sad-faced callers who sat
apart from the crowd in Col Crooks Office.
They were all colored, and all apparently
very anxious. Two of them were intensely
interested in the fate of Nelson Colbert, who
will, if the law takes its course, be hanged by
the neck, on Friday next. until he is dead.
They are the father and mother of the
condemned. and they were accompanied by
Rev. DIR. Roberts, Colbert's spiritual adviser,
and Rev. J. W. Wells. The President was not
visible to them to-day, but they talked over the
matter with Secretary Halford. and made an
engagement to meet the President tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
Before coming to the White House they
called upon AttOrney-General Miller and APP
pealed to him to recommend to the President
a communication of the dread sentence or at
least respite. The Attorney-General said he
could not do anything of the kind. He was
firmly convinced of Colberts guilt-which no
one attempted to dispute-and was, there
fore. compelled to acquiesce in the sentence
which the law had so justly pronounced.
OTHER CALLERS
were Allan Maxey Hitler, New Haven
Conn; Charles E. Lichenstein, New
York; Rev. George J. E. Richards
Murdoch, Ohio: Il. b. Berkeley, Farmville
Va; VI. l.. Mott, North Carolina; George H.
Shields. j. b. Brandt, and an Alabama trio,
made up of DR.. r. A. Moseley, jr., John B.
Lang, and l.. j. Bryan.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN's NIECE.
Mrs. Harrison received lady this
morning who was by no means a
stranger in the White House. She is
tall and queenly, but under the crown
of silvery hair the beaux of thirty
years ago would never recognize the
features of Harriet Lane, President Buchanan's
niece, now Mrs. Henry E. Johnston. With her
were Mrs. Hobson and Miss May Selden Ken
nedy.
THE CABINET MEETING
was attended by all the members, save Secre-
tary Proctor, who will, however, be home to-
night. The official family was in session from
1890 to 1:4j.
THE CINCINNATI MEN
have compromised, and now all is alleged to be
we'll Ex-Mayor Amor Smith will. in spite
of the protests which have been fee6ly
made against him, be appointed