The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
WHAT DID CLEVELAND say?
sNO JOURNALIST NEED APPLY,
DISCLA1MED.
white House Gossip-Jhe stream of
N1sitors-The Office Seekers and
General Washington News.

White House Gossip-yhe stream of
Visitors-The Office Seekers and
General Washington News.
WASHINGTON, March 13 The report
that Cleveland had told the COngressmeu
that he did not intend to appoint news
paper men to Office for the reason III 1T he
might be accused of substituting the
press, does not hold good Congressman
Dockery, Dearmond, Cobb, Burns and
Morgan of Missouri, called ON the Presi-
dent today for the express purpose of as
certaining the truth about mo journals
need apply" rule. Mr.. Dockery asked
Mr.. Cleveland point blank, whether it
was true or not, that he had discrimina-
ted against the newspaper men, and the
answer came just as straight as the 9ues
tion, that there was no such intention.
From this and Other statements made
by the President, the delegation went
away satisfied that the story had arisen
through some misconstruction Of other
statements, sud Mr.. Dockery is very
fmly convinced that the report arose
| from 8 remark attributed to Postmaster
| General Bssell, In substance that he
would not give postotficCs to editors.
aud Blssell's statement to DOckery
amounted only to this: "Thst he would
not give fourth class postmastefships to
men who could not give their whole at
tention TO the work Of the office, snd
this rule would apply to everybody. in
Guiding editors VINO would not reliuquish
their other business while transact ing
that OF the government" Several news
paper men were among these who called
at the White Housc this mornir g IN in
terest of their applications. One Of these
was Charles H. T. Taylor, of Kansas
City, Kansas, q colored man who edits q
newspaper. He came with Senator Mar
Tin, who spoke good word for his cans
dldscy for receiver Of deeds for the Dis
trict OF Columbia Speaker Crisp brought
T. W. Rucker, Col. Black bura, Of At
lanta and Lindsay John son, of Rome,
all applicants for Office. B ackbur and
Johnson want foreign mission and con
suate respectfully, while Ruckes asplres
10 district attorneyshlp of tne northern
district Of Georgia
There was a noticeable falling off II
t the number of visitors who saw the
,, President today, but the crowd was still
: Of fair size. At l o'clock Pres
ident Cleveland held public reception
in the east room. Several hundred peo
a pie attended In view of the Difficult
ties encountered by the senator's aaC
Z members in the meeting ana wishes o
; their constituents as TO the executive
8 appointments, members Of the Alablm
. delegation have come together an'
+ ADOPTED the following program me
l. which it is throught vii! be followed b
delegations from other stats:
"The plan of the Alabama senator
: and representatives is 10 secure harmon
a aud fairness in making recommendation
Is for appointments to Offices IN AlabAm
i to be filed by the president. Many goo
10 men and stauuch demo Gratis are appl1
n cants for several offices in Alabama to
). filed by presidential appo3ntmant, sn
s 5, most Of them have called upon each
to us, senators and representatives from Il
IS state, for recC mmondation. We do n
Id assume to dictate such appointment
", but feel that we should not altogeth
le re fuse to make recommendation ther
IN for. and that it is best for US. in the il
y terest of harmony, fairness and prom
g action to unite in doing SO upon ba;
w that will give such weight
"a NAV be accorded to our jol
ce endorsement of men of urquestioned t
ness and faithful democratic service, a
who shall be fairly apportloned over
. State With that end in view. we sh
meet at the capitol in Washington,
the 2Sth day of March, and unless &C
ditions then existing shall be such as
rs satisfy us that such action will not
nix cure the harmony which we now behe
Ike will result from it, we shall then &C
nts slider fairly, fully and carefully all apl
u o cations that have heretofore been, or Il
1S nSSe up to that date be, submitted to US
I'D such Joint recommendation, toget
with all papers fled in support of e'
appllcat,on and shall act upon the sam
= No nominations were received by
. Senate from the President at tod
"a session. A number had been expect
~ but it is supposed that they were VI
:. held for the reason that they could
: mn. n. be acted upon uatil the Senate comr
ted tees are appointed, 50 that there IS
and real delay caused by holding them at
lth- White House; and the PIcsldeut
',be tbe also have an opportunity to n
ded changes in the list, if need be, nam
the after the adjournment of the Sen
tiles The demncraflc caucus committee W
ros ,,, into executive session for the purE
by of revising and putting finishing touo
to the llst of committees as agreed
-. at meeting Saturday. The reporf
I'll. br made to the full caucus to Nor
two morning, the caucus having been ca
aiy- for at II o'clock. The committee 81
10 the entire afternoon in the final arrar
SE ment OF the list to avoid interTupt,o
MA their work the members had luncf
~, served in the committee room, The
. fore will not be made public till 1t is app
p. ed by the caucus and turned over tc
Mrs republican minority in order that tn,
/. naming places on the committees
Ful. be filed. The members are pledged
+ and to divulge the results Of their worl
here, the report is submitted, and they
:, :, anu ,ha that meantime all statements touc
o ain the composition of the committees
id de- be speculative, and as is apparent
ma ma the lists, published to day, very la