New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-12
THECAILERs AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
PREsInNr HARRISON GIVES NO ENCOURAGE
tENr TO THE ogEICEsEEKERs.

tEzNT TO THE oyTICESEEKERS.
wssiAston, April IL Speciap.-The oGice-seekers
and their riends who visited the White House to-day
did not sem to be greatly encouraged when they had
said their " and listened to the courteous but nom
commttaa lords of the President In reply. Some Oh
thom probaly most Of tbem forgot that the President
has snythin to do except 10 listen to them and con-
slider and dpose of their cases. They unanimously
vote that ID President and Cabinet officers are too
deliberate. an that this is slow Administration
II they woulefect that perhaps not one IN fifty OF
tho sppiicantsfor Office comes in person to urge bis
rase but reliesapon written testimonials and the peso
nal intcrcessiolof his Representative in Congress that
for every desrse Office there are from three to dozen
or moro applknts, all capable and deserving and
each strongly acked-f the oniceseekcrs would re-
member only tese two things they might restrain
their impatienceyomewhat. But the man who comes
20 Washington pursuit Of an Office doesn't soom to
b able to do tia
ressntstive Allen,of Mississippi, who informed the
President that he ce to offer his services in case they
were needed; IL the not accepted, he Auen
would DO relieved froa responsibility account Of any
failure of the Administration Alien had Southern
policy which he va rather anxious TO dispose Of
but the President remrhed that he had use for an
article of that sort Omnibus BiIls Springer made
another farewell appeaance to-day, and again babe
the President good-by. The first Senatorial visitor
wss Mr.. Hiscock. senstcs Culom, Plumb and Stewart
cheerful and communicative after their interviews
With the President Nh. CuIlom said in a tone OF
happy conviction:
swen got the Chicsgopostmaster sures
The New-HampshIre ssators came together and
spent some TINA Senator lair succeeded I'm escaping
without introducing lquorcIer to the President the
doing Of which several daysago provoked some CON-
nent, which drew tart tfer from the Senator.
Ex-congressman Thomas ciIilino.s, called with a
friend good many of the sothsayers have slatsds
Nh
Captain rhomas iof sn' secon< Controlership. Rep
rosentative-elect Bliss, Of Mhigan, who defeated
sTins Tarsney in the Sagnawiistrict tried hard TO
convince the President that econ esessman T. g.
Lacey is tho man who ought 10, preferred for the
Controllsrship Of the Currency II he succeeded he
Doesn't know II from anything be President said.
REPRESENTATIVE Grosvenor the aly ohioan present
He was lust as pleasant and lookeds br aht a. thaue
he had been promised armfuI good places for
Woodworking Buckeye Republicans. he really did not
have any promises, but he was hopeiI and hsopy q
appearances arc net deceptive.
The only New-York Congressman wo saw the pres,
Aeut to-day was Mr.. Wallace, who has been hare
several days In tho interest OF cetan Brooklyn
men. His call was brief. Representative Taylor,
Of Tennessee, introduced William M. hxter Of that
state. sad inst as they went out representative
Houk came In to remind the President ohe fact that
be had not made public his decision ast Civil Scr.
yce RuIe No. TO- The same subject Ias brought
up INV minutes later by J. H. odes Of Austin
Tex, and W. 8. odeii. number Q. Instances
were quoted to tho President wherein tnjur had been
done to old soldiers, who, although theywere en-
eent CLERKS, were discharged by the last Aminstrar
ton. The President said the proposition p amend
would have 70 be carsfuiiy studied and he Ssuld
sider II 1t the earliest possible moment MS Rags
dale. Of Warrington, Ind, has undoubtsdY como
b stay, and 10 wants those with whom he rs busi
ness 10 understand that be Is fixture until 70 gets
What DO & alter, or soaetbing else. This atty Of
purpose Is betrayed by his card on tho lowe edge
= which q printed, City address, Ib1l2 Thirlenth-
~ Northwest G. c. Tfncher, whose card losted5
Nm kosdly IN Southwest Kansas IL residat Of
csadxsHr, but be did not mention that fact toauy
! one At the White House this morning. Mr. Timber
4 ~ IN applicant Cor position In tho Congulsr cr-
+ ~. but gave u up soms time ago. and wsvssbc-
Reen ~ appointment IN the Pension ofjce ID
Mt0razon 10 Oklahoma II tho iooked-for pogitin
- not come before The end Of nsxt wcek no vi
&eoRf 1or the now Territory.
Aprfg before O'clock party of twelve pretf
~ from Texas college wore admitted TO ID
NM whsp hey shook Aauds with tbs President
~ eppoarance eeNaed = cOnmof0u among the fau