Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-23
THEIR SECOND WIND,
The Onice Seekers Make q Vigorous
Raid ON the White House.


THE CROWDS ARRIVED EARLY IN THE MopNrSo .xn
CONTINUED UNTIL cHoKED OFF BIZ THE PREsr-
DENT-A DISTRICT DELEGATION PUTS IN An Ap-
PEARASCE.
The office-seekers got their second wind
to-day, and vigorous raid upon the White
House was inaugurated early in the morn
ing and continued until it was choked of by
the President. The crowd of visitors who
would like Office, but who have not applied,
was also larger than it has been
on any previous day this week.
| everybody seemed to be cheerful and a more
than ordinarily large percentage of those who
departed wore smiling visages.
The more prominent among the first to ar
rive was Mr.. Justice Harlan, who brought with
him Capt. Thompson and Judge F. 8. Hill, two
kentucky friends. Senator Frye and ex-Seua-
tor Ferry both had an eye
ON SOMEBODY'S MAIN CHANCE,
and they talked to the President for quite a
while. Representative O'Neill. of Philadelphia,
had little petition, and when that had been
presented he gave way to Representative Pay
son and Governor Sherman, Of Illinois.
Representative Butterworth had something
to say about certain Ohio men that "'as 'opes, !"
and similar duties were discharged for some Of
the unsatisfied Hoosiers by Cheadle and Tom
The Illinois Senators went in together,
thorough believers in the doctrine of union
ID strength"
Representative Houk talked to the Presiden mt
ABOUT tennessee, and so did a delegation Of
Iennesseeans-W. w. Murray, Alvin Hawkins
Jos. X. Dillen and T. H. Baker.
THE ONLY OTHER SOUTHERN DELEGATION
came from Alabama, and was composed of R.
W. Austin, Decatur; A W. Mccullough, Hunts
VILE. DIR. Hughes, Birmingham, and Judge A.
A. Freeman
Powell Clayton had long and earnest con-
versation with the President and when he re-
tired 1t was to give place to Senators Blair and
Marston, who wanted to see that New Hamp-
shire was not forgotten in the quadrennial dis
tribution of prizes.
Ex-Attorney-G General Garland dropped in to
pay his respects, had pleasant brief inter-
view, and departed looking Just as tickled as
any democrat could look
Representative Darlington introduced q few
friends and then stepped aside to give Repre-
sentative Mason chance to make the President
laugh little
Representatives Taylor, Heard and Gear, and
misrepresentation Chalmers and Holden were
also III the procession and so was Senator Hoar
senators Stockbridge and Mcmillan, intent on
OF the Department of Agriculture, made last
appear and were gratiied with a positive
promise They were very jubilant when they
came out.
THE DAILY HANDsHAKINa.
AT l o'clock the President went down stairs
to confront a crowd of about four hundred
callers. The handshaking lasted about
quarter OF an hour. and then the President
went back to the obscurity of the inner recesses
of the mansion.
DISTRICT DELEGATION,
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missioner, was received by the President, who
listened attentively to what the members had
to say in behalf Of their candidate but gave
no indication as to what his action would be.
The delegation included Messrs, Jno. G. Nico-
lay, Seymour w. Tullock P. J. Lockwood,
duncan ThomPson, DIR. j. W. Bayne and E. B.
Stocking.
TOLD TO CALL AGAIN.
The District had another delegation in
shortly before 10 o'clock. 1t was composed of
Harrison Dingman, John W. Corson,
B. P. Snyder, G.. G. Cornwell, W.
s. Thompson, Vim. Twombly and Robert /.
Fleming. A. A. Birney was to have been one
OF the crowd, but he did not come. They saw
wanted to see the President that they
might present the name of Samuel
p. Brown for the valuable office of recorder of
deeds. Mr.. Halford informed them that they
could not possibly see the Presiden: to-day, and
cordially invited them to call again. They will
call on "Wednesday.
Representative D. B. Henderson and Jolly
''Joe" Rhomberg brought couple of friends
along and reminded the President that there
was state west OF Illinois named Iowa.
HE WANTS THREE PLACES.
Major Bickham, of the Dayton Journal, was
one Of those who was looking for something.
The major is after three places; none of them,
however, for himself. He seems to be
principally interested in his brother-in-law,
Col. Chaplin. who wants to be deputy COM
missioner Of pensions. The two other places
are in the consular service-one the con-
sulate at Jerusalem, the other the con-
sul-generars place at st. Petersburg. At
Jerusalem the Major desires to place con-
verified Hebrew, whose frat name is Dennis-an
ominous cognomen-and whose last name one
of his opponents says will be mud" before
the fight is over. The major candidate
for st. Petersburgh is q Christianized Russian
named Won Klein, a gentleman of many ac-
linguist, speaking eighteen languages correctly
and fuently as native.
The journalistic element was represented.
E. W. Fox, Of the Washington Press, chatted
for awhile with Secretary Halford; Frank Hat
ton, of the Post, was all over the place, busy as
bee. and apparently in two or three places at
one time.
About 1915 o'clock the President stopped re-
ceiving although his general rule was to see
people up to o'clock. Secretary Noble was
the cause Of the temporary change, for
as soon as he put in an appearance everybody
else was shut out and for fully three-auarters
of IN hour the chief executive and
the Interior department tried to
reconcile their differences over the
appointment of commissioner of the land Office.
The fight for this Office is hot one. The Sem
ators from Minnesota, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO, Kansas, and Senator Higgins.
of Delaware, are enthusiastic in their
support Of ex-senator Chilcot, Of Colorado.
while arrayed against them is Secretary Noble
and the Iowa delegation who want ex- Governor
Stone. Neither crowd is willing to
compromise, and up to the hour
Of noon the Presidents efforts
as a mediator had had but little effect. Indi-
ana, with her customary kindness, came in
with candidate whose nomination, she said,
would be satisfactory to every one-ex-Repre-
sentative Calkins. The fight still RACES.
Mr.. Russell Harrison has returned from New
York
Mrs. Harrison's cold is almost gone and the
stiffness in her neck is no more.
venerable Texan, with white hair covering
the greater portion of his rear elevation, while
silvery beard performed a similar service for
his breast, attracted good deal of attention at
the White House to-day. He tried hard to see
the President but failed.