Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-10
TUSSLE FOR OFFICE
1t Begins in Dead Earnect at the
White House.
APPLICANTS PUT IN THEIR CLAIMS.

Names of Some Who Would Serve Their
Count Ex-Governor Gray Eas All In
terview with the president and Comes
Out SmiIing-Congratulatio from the
Pope-The Typographical Union Takes
n Hand in the Fight for the Print shop
Senate Reorganization.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The period OF
perfunctory visiting has passed, and the
greater number of politicians who called
on President Cleveland yesterday We're
bent on business. Each had his to
grind either for himself or for some con
stituent, and applications for Office were
filed by the score The president was up
betimes, and when he entered his private
office there were numerous cards on his ia
BILE with the men whose names they bore
waiting eXpectantly in the cabinet room.
Mr. Cleveland saw nearly all who came,
and devoted few minutes to each Those
who were in hurry saw Private Secretary
Thurber, and he soon had his hands full
attending to their wants.
IawIer Presents His Petition.
Among the earliest to call with an AK
was Frank Lawler, of Chicago, who ap-
piled for the postoflice at Chicago with
| forty pages of printed matter containing
| the names of G5. OoO Chicagoans, including
| the presidents OF thirty-one banks. The
| president said he was not ready at present
| to consider the question OF the o1hces
| Subsequently LAWYER left with Postmaster
| General Bissell his petition in its original
form. LAWYER is not to have walkover
| for this Job. as Senator Palmer and Repre-
| sentatives Durborow and \ewbery called
| with General Smith and introduced him
| as a candidate for the same Office. Pal
| mer, it is said, maintains a non-committal
attitude, but he called with Smith and not
| with Lawler, who was accompanied by
| Representative McGann.
| Would BE Solicitor General.
| A Virginia delegation consisting of Sem
| ator Huuton and Representatives Wise
| and Meredith presented to the president
| the name of Judge John Goode, of Nlr-
| GINA, for the solicitor generalship. Judge
Goode was solicitor general under the first
| Cleveland administration, and after Cleve-
| lands election last November his name
/ was prominently ment toned in connection
| with the attorney generalship in the cabi-
/ net. Senator Lindsay. of Kentucky, came
| with c. I. Allen, of his state, and asked
Mr.. Cleveland to appoint the latter an as
1 sistant postmaster general Quite a num-
| Der of kentuckians want foreign positions
| of one kind or another.
Some Illinois Men Who are wiIlin'.
| While Palmer. Durborow and New
berry were at the White House they ALSO
had in tow ex-Representative Wike and
Delos Phelps. Wike wants to be comptrol
| Ter of the currency and Phelps is after a
consulate; another IIlinoisian is exRepre-
sentative Scott, who wouldn't decline to be
| public printer. Congressman kilgore of
Texas, Familiarity spoken of as Buck"
| because his name is Buckley" had little
talk with the president about the Mexican
| mission the position for which he has been
| endorsed by the Texas legislature and a
| host of prominent persons.
The Fight for Public Printer.
| Congressman Amos J. Cummings intro
| duced to Cleveland a delegation of union
labor men representing typographical or
| CARNATIONS. They were Edward Craft, of
1 Philadelphia; w. F. Shields of the Wash
ington union, and John T. Burke, of the
| big Six" of New York, and they entered a
| vigorous protest against the appointment
| of c. W. Edwards, of Wilmington, Del, to
| the Office of public printer. They said that
| Edwards was not a union printer, that he
was opposed to labor organizations, and
| that he was generally untitled for the office
| A hot fight for the Office has already begun
Gray Smiles Knowingly.
Ex-Governor Gray, of Indiana, was an
other caller. He remained with Cleveland
more than half an hour and when he left
| the White House smiled knowingly when
asked Wnetner ne naQ Deen gwen the Mex
lean mission. 1t is said that Governor
| Gray acknowledged to intimate friends
| chat he would b nominated for the posi-
| ton. Senator Palmer made second call
during the afternoon to urge Judge Brown
| ing, of Benton, Ill, for land commissioner
Representative Gable is also after place.
| He wants the German mission. Shortly
after ~ o'clock the president went down
to the east room and shook hands with
about 400 people.
Two More Rules for the Boys"
In addition to the rule printed in these
dispatches yesterday, that no incumbent of
an office Will he removed except for cause
the president is alleged to have laid down
two more-that only in exceptional cases
will his old officials be reappointed, the
places being reserved for the younger ele-
ment, and that no editors need apply in
order that the press may be independent
Election Notice.