Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-30
CLEVELAND WEARY
A Hard Days Work at Listening
to Applicants.
ILLINOIS PRESENT IN GREAT FORCE

a Pleasant Incident to Break the Monot-
Wony-One Caller Who Thought He Had
Grievance-Carlisle Gives q Musical
Union Man Cold Comfort-General Over
hauling of Senatorial Regulations
Talked of, but Probably Will Not Come
On-Latest List of Combinations.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Cleveland was
worn out yesterday by the necessity which
compelled him to shake hands and talk
with scores of office-seekers For three
hours and half he stood in his office and
talked with the importuning senators and
representatives and their conveys of more
persistent and more interested constituents
who are anxious to serve the government.
One O'Clock is the hour at which the
president closes his door to callers who
wish to see him on business When that
time arrived there was still large crowd
of people waiting in the cabinet room,
but he left them there and went down
stairs into the East room, where several
hundred people, including nun:oer of Ia
dies, waited a chance to shake hands with
the chief executive. 1t was the hardest
day he has had since his Inauguration.
! An Incident that Was Refreshing.
'Here's luck, Mr.. President" said Rep
resentative Washington, of Tennessee, and
there was smile of satisfaction in re-
sponse. In this manner the Tennessee
member made the presentation of lucky
piece to Cleveland. The coin was half
dollar of the year 1S37-the year in
which Cleveland first saw the Highland it
was sent to Washington for presentation
to the president by an old Democratic war
horse, named Andrew Jackson Long, of
Cedar Hill, Tenn. The coin was accom-
panied by a letter which seemed to amuse
Cleveland very much when he read it, and
he promised to answer il personally. This
was only one of q number of incidents
which occurred in the president g room yes
terday.
Illinois Was in Force.
| As remarked above there were quite a
number of callers and among them was a
delegation Of Illinois men, marshaled by
| Senator Palmer. There were Perry Smith.
spplicant for the Grecian mission; j. j.
IO'Donnell, applicant for public printer;
John Guy Owsley, applicant for consul
| general to Calcutta; Ch aries FELTON,, who
wants the Chicago collectorship, and Sher-
wood Dixon. Palmer's candidate for dis
triet attorney for nor.hern Illinois. They
formed in line at the top of the stairway,
General Black taking the position at the
left Of the senator. Mr.. Durborow fell in
inst behind, Springer and the others.
| Frank Lawler Was There.
Wasn't Frank Lawler there! might be
1 asked and the reply is that he was; he
| Hways is. And as soon as he got inside he
| Slid for a chair and prepared to stay, tax
| ing paper out of his pocket and becom-
| ing so interested that he didn't see the Illi-
| nois delegation go. Frank has as backing
| now Palmer, Black and McGann. He also
has that of Archbishop Feehan, of Chicago,
| and the College of Jesuits at that place
Archbishop Ireland has urged the appoint
ment of William J. Onahan to the Chicago
postoffice, and it is said that the Jesuit
college there may withdraw their support
from Lawler in favor OF Onahan-
! An AGgrieved Caller.
| President Cleveland had a caller yester-
day who came away very much aggrieved.
He brought his papers to present in person
ton for office. The president listened to
the applicant and received the precious
bundle of papers, which he straightaway
tossed into basket on the table near by.
aDid you see that" gasped the office-seek-
er as he passed out. "He threw my papers
into the waste basket" and he refused to
| be comforted until it was explained to him
that the basket was designed to hold the
accumulation of papers until they could
be properly assorted and filed.
| Latest Appointments
| The only appointment of prominence
made yesterday was that of Herman
Stump, Of Maryland, to be superintendent
| of immigration. Secretary Carli sic ap-
pointed Millard B. Herley, of Chicago, a
special inspector of customs, and Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Maxwell
whacked off thirty-six heads.