The sun., 1893-03-23
MAKING UP FOR LOST PINE.
OFFICE SEEKERS ON HAND EARLY AT
THE WHITE HOUSE rEsTERDAT

OFFICE SEEKERS ON HAND EARLY A;
THE WHITE HOUSE TEsTERDAE
A Delegation or New York Democrats. will
d. csdy uerr,ek of Albany. I.terview tn,
| Pre,iaest-.Judre Herr4ck Said liis visi
| Had No roiit,c.i observation-disclosures,
Lot OF New Workers. Record Their Appii
| cation. st tho Treasury Department.
WARRINGTON. March 22.-Pres!dent Cleve
land held an unusually crowded reception to
day. The Cabinet meeting yesterday having
limited the office seekers TO one hour at tn,
White He Sc, they were on hand early thi.
| morning to mako UP for lost time. The Cabiue
| room at ono time was completely filled will
Coneressm en- and their friends. all anxious tc
| get in ahead OF the rush. The most interest
ing visitor Of tho day was the colored Con.
Rressman from the Beaufort. & c.. district
| Mr. Murray. He is considerably over six
feet in height and black as ebony Mr.
| Murray had called yesterday. but not
knowing that Congressman have the right oi
way Into the Presidents room over tho gen.
ernl publc. he did not see Mr.. Cleveland. so he
came again to-day. This time he was success
full. aud. drawing the President into q corner.
Mr.. Murray read to him an original address.
appealing to him to stand by the negroes OF
the South. and promising that IL he would do
80. and thus place himself upon n plane with
Lincoln. the emnnc ipator. they would reward
his liberality II needs be with their life blood.
A delegation OF New York Democrats were
received after the departure OF tho colored
Congressman. The appearance Of Repre-
sentative Tracey Of Albany plotting Judge d.
Cudy Herrck. with James Mcintyre. superin-
tendent Of the Albany penitentiary. and
Eofn 10
guard. occasioned much interest among
those who have noted the absence Of
New Workers from the White House. The
President greeted the party cordially. and
made q few polite inquiries about affairs in
Albany and elsewhere in the Empire State
The interview was quite BRIEF because Of the
large crowd in waiting 1t 10 understood that
the President informed Judge Herrick that he
would be pleased to see him again before he
returns to New York. The Judge expects to
remain here several days. and he will probably
select an hour when he can be alone with the
President
After leaving the President, Judge Herrck
said to a reporter Of The Sun that his visit
had no political Significance. He came down
to Washington for few days rest. he Gays
and to assist in securing pardon for two pris-
oners in the Albany penitentiary. In reply to
the suggestion that he Is regarded in certian
quarters as one OF the principal sponsors Of
Mr. Poucher in his contest for the Collector
ship OF the port OF New York. Judge Herrck
simply said: II am out OF politics" He ad-
mitted that he was at one time quite active in
politics. but that now he simply acts in an
advisory capacity. Some Of his friends occa-
sionally come to him to talk over the political
situation in the State. he says. and he gives
them the benoft OF such information as he
may have obtained through his earlier con-
nection with political affairs. With judicial
evasiveness he concealed any ofllce-seeking
intentions for himself or friends.
Besides Gen. Tracey's party. Mr. Maurice J.
Power. Congressman Daniel Lockwood. Father
McGlynn. W. H. Mcguire OF New York city.
John s. Spinder OF Schoharie county. and
Representative Bourke Cochran snw the Pres-
dent These gentlemen did not call together.
Mr.. Cochran found Gen. Tracey's party with
the President whom he was admitted.
While the President was receiving personal
calls from the New York contingent the clerks
in the Treasury Department were recording
the following now applications from New
Yorkers who are not afraid to seek Office OPEN
ly: Marcus Hanlon OF New York. to be Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury: Joseph p
Archibald OF New York. to be deputy Superin-
tendent OF Immigration: C. A. Springer OF
Brooklyn. 20 be Inspector Of Customs or clerk:
s. B. Nelson OF New York. to be Assistant In
spector OF Boilers at New York: J. NJ. Naughlin
OF Buffalo, to be Inspector Of Steam Vessels:
Frederick Hoffman. to be q Collector OF In
ternal Revenue: Samuel H. Clark OF New York.
to be special agent Of the Treasury De-
partment: Theodore W. Burke. to be Shipping
Commissioner: n. B. Golchell ofBuffalo. to any
position, in the customs service that may be
offered him: H. Rogers Of New York. to sue
eeed Gen. Dumont as Supervising Ipspeetor:
asx dG.f s e sRSfa1.ss O.
pension D. Bridge tst least his friends have M pro- pro-
hs for the sgs! hs
to be super!ntendent Of the life-saying ser.
vice Jsmss Harvey .S Howard low @ q Cape VINCENT.
mi:sioner ot fmmisraticn at Z Ellis Island. oo"
the White House callers to-day; Senator Vest.
who has announced to bis colleagues that he
seeens FedePsl was out bsti@es
ssFs t:a PIT
twenty or thirty persons were in the Cabinet
his resdiness to see them. The Tennessee
sBsSsrss BstS snd M%s Esos s snd
Richardson each had deleRation Of constitu-
ents who wished to be presented to the Presi-
panied by COL John Overton o. Nashville. Tom
Claiborne, who wants to be Marshal OF the
Agriculture. b: NJ Hurd. who would like TO be
appointed Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture
cial National Bank Of Nashville. who desires to
represent this country as Consul at Bradford.
tho ne t%
spofford: who appeared fl, 4, the inter
ney- General for the Interior. Departmen
Mcmillan brought Col. Jordan |
pointed Pension Agent at Knoxville. Repre-
sentative Enloe came in the interests Of
Senator Harris has been pushing Mr.. Car |
Denter. In the midst Of all these candidates |
the President. It Is said. took the matter In
Knoxville. who will probably secure tho place. |
Senator Pal NOR is still hunting for & few for |
To-day he presented Col. May. who wishes to |