The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
MIX THEIR TEARS.
Democrats CondoIe With
Each Other.
THEY CAN TALK AND TALK.
But Their Voices Reach Not to the
White House, and President
Cleveland Says Nothing.
Special to THE MoRNINa CALI

WASHINGTON. April st Is with a
mingled feeling OF amusement and SYM
pathy that one observes the little con-
tngent OF California Office seekers as
sembled at the Ebbtt House every night,
each one waiting for something TO turn up.
They do not all board at.the Ebbitt House,
but the lobby of this hotel has become a
sort OF clearing house for California pOlti-
cal gossip. There may be seen McCOppin.
Wise. Thomas l.. Thompson. William
Gwin Jr., Barrett OF Los Angeles and Jim
Nealon of San Francisco. They discuss
their respective chances by twos and
threes and then. drawing together condole
with each other individually and eolec-
lively.
Wise says that President Cleveland ex-
smincd his paTers this morning.. He
knows no more than he did concerning his
chances for the collectorshjp, but be-
Heves, from this circumstance, that the
President Is getting ready TO nominate
Phelps successor.
Representative Caminetti is left to bear
the brunt of the battle. One by one his
lonely companions In misery have faded
and gone. Even Mcguire went to Philadel-
phia for few days rest, but he will prob
ably come back here before leaving for San
Francisco.
Ex-Judge Porter Is also frequcnter OF
The Ebbitt- House lobby. He IS an appli-
cant for his old position on the Arizona
Supreme Court bench but so far has led
iorlorn hope. He plueked up little fresh
courage yesterday. however, when Caleb
w. West was again made Governor of Utah.
There are lots of good places in the execu-
tive departments to be filled, and each one
Of ha ~, u
California has little list of his faVorites,
who will be provided for if possible. Not
much is being said about the candidacy of
CalifOrnians for these minor positions In the
departments. They are places that can be
secured without making much noise and
Californians are on a still hunt for them.
The civil service law stands in the way of
the ambition of a good many of these aspir-
ants.
Colonel A. L. Conger of Ohio, who is WIS.,
iting the capital, said to-day TO TIE CALL
correspondent: when tie Democrats
comes to distribute their patronage they are
going to be greatly disappointed, for the
reason that civil service reform was very
thoroughly enforced under President Har-
rison. An amusing incident of this came
under my notice To-day. 4 Congressman
elect was surrounded by crowd OF Office
seekers who were besieging him for favors.
He informed them that he had been iEves-
tigating the records of office-holders in
Washington from his district and that he
was amazed to learn that nearly all of them
were Democrats. lie said that he did not
see how good Democrats could be turned out
to put in other Democrats, aud there was
waiting and gnashing Of teeth as result.
Il learned. considerably TO my surprise,
hat n one department alone out of forty
two office-holders credited to Ohio twenty
six were Democrats OF seven heads ofim-
portant departments holding over under the
District .of Columbia six are Democrats,
and as such held Office through Republican
administration. Under President Harrison
the Chief Of Police in this city, tho Chief of
the Fire Department, the Collector of
Taxes, the Auditor, Building Inspector and
Health Officer were all Democrats The
Assessor alone was a Republican, and he
was appointed 10 fill a vacancy when the
Board of Comm ssioners was Democratic"
Miss Alice Z. Whitaker of California has
been appointed copyist in the Interior De-
partment.
NJ. F. Donoghue of California will be
made Chief of the Division of Minerals in
the General Land Office