The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-08
THE VIRGINIA SLATE"
yTISBEITETED PRESIDENTCLEVE
I4ND WIN "SMASH" 1T.
Onl, Three Out of the Six Names Endorsed
by the COngressmen Likely TO DO
Accepted Applicants.
TINS BURrAU. RArLTr BUILDING,
WAsulNcrON. April 7 1894

ac.csation and which without prejudice
is commonly called "the slate" There
are being freely offered bets that the
a..le triumvirate will not so through
without a 3 eak in the roll Of honor
presented with at least the advice and
usent Of some OF the Congressman.
The entire big six" will not be appointed,
and Mr. Cleveland to-day recalled a mem
Der Of Congress who had presented one
of them in a very assuring manner and
asked.
What do you gentlemen consider TO be
my position on this subject
The Representative replied.
"Alr. President We thought you had
desired 20 appoint Mr.. Ryan, and we
named him I'm Difference TO your wishes
"Oh. that is not the question al ALL
replied the great mogul.' Il simply want
r understood that ! regard your action
rs Endorsements. but will hear the further
spplirants and consider each case that is
presented ,
This very direct assurance from head
.,,,.~t.rs' makes IL certain that there is
I'D ualuahle reason why others not IN
5orsed by the partial and unwilling dele
cation should withhold any participation
i'm the general applications Tor once
NJ cleveland positively refused 10 be
,.,..,.d - rnv caucus determinations,
,s,eeiali,. when he lis now aware that
,breo ar four members were held by the
succession only that participation IN
s,~u,.~ conference bound them in honor 10
...,,,,a tho Endorsements Of the nnal
member urged to-day the point that
r was not an absolute obligation upon
frf I4HA
,r.rsnal Of the Western district the bal-
.-.a of his name never having been
h..rl here in Washington or over the
STAT. simply because one member WHO
,... f.r the nominations of other men
desired to name him.
r.. ...ato" will be broken. and as IN
r..- -r~.e only Of the congressional in
f.-. m-uts. thus in this instance not
more than four will probably ever he
.-.n ntad IL is a good and great thing
+. have "the ear Of the President. nut
f- t. also "a very sensible, reasonable ana
.nrrorriate thing 10 appeal 10 his mead
Tho nominations sent in 20 the senate
ttI- morning ought 70 be very gratifying
f. an Nfrcinians. as I'm this instance we
s.s rof lose n single office for which our
folks have asked North Carolina iares
equally as well. and none or her ci'lzehs
ara rendered dlsconsolate.
There is one thing which has attracted
-r. attention Of the President ana mat
81. Tho large number Of school teach -ls
and professors who have sought consul l.
srips and foreign Offices under this adj
ministraror The majority Of them he
considers are actuated by a desire for The
opportunity % study and familiarize
themselves with the customs and tradl-
tious of other nations. and he fears that
lack of business qualifications may make
them less effective than others would
be therefore as he says, "A condition
and not "a theory confronts us 1t is more
than likely that most Of education viii
stay at home.
The congressman now In the city find
IL fmuoes slhle TO answer the enormous
budget Of nail that daily comes 10 them.
and the applicants make a mistake IN
not personally coming TO see their rep
resentatives. as most Of them are COM
fortahv lodged. and with room TO spare,
and the sturdy constituents are always
AS welcome as "the roses Of May or
the "cO0l breeZes Of summer.
When the great hCht for higher offices
i- done and The smoke Of the battle floats
away on the winds that are burdened
with disappointments. there will remain
hundreds Of minor positions that pay
Well hut which in the heat OF the contest
have been overlooked.
Hon. T. Gardiner Tyler began his on
elaueht this morning upon the sure
thing" positions and had Mr. r. b. VII
son appointed 10 a less distinguished
position in the Treasury Department
Representative Swanson also is noting
few Of these oasily-obtained positions
for his constituents hut his main work
now seems 10 Doe directed toward .he
appointment Of Mr. Charles Folger of
Carroll county for a c0nsulship.
Colonel Alex McDonald's beautifully
adorned application as Minister TO Per
STA is being still kept I'm doubt. This
is very excellent position. and would be
splendidlv filed bv Senator Mcdonald.
a chilly rainy day and the fact that
only ere hour was set aside for the re-
cenuon Of visitors. cut down very ma
trrallv the size Of the crowd at the
White h Ouse this morning, 'hCugh there
were enough 10 show that the Office
seekers have not left the city YET. There
We're only "a few Of the Nirginians who
nravcd the storm and went up to see the
President. among them being Congress
man Wise and Captain John u. Opie, OF
S'auntOu. who was az the White House
Yesterday. but ala not seee Mr.. Cleveland.
Captain Opie is stin In the race for
District Attorney for the Western dis
trict.
When Congressman Wise was al the
White House Wednesday he was asked
hv the President If the Virginia delegation
fullv understood his position in regard 10
the recommendations made by the dele
cation al the conference held last Friday
richt Mr. Wise replied that he thought
they did and went on 10 say that his un-
dcrstandlng was that the President was
under no obligation 20 be bound by the
action Of the delegation, but that IL was
30 bc considered simply in the light Of
recommendations.
The fact that the administration has not
awarded 20 Virginia what might reason
ably he e>rcctcd as her share Of the
patronage already doled out has not had
me effect Of driving away from the city
aU OF those who have expressed the de
sire fn the regular formal way TO repre-
sent the Government In some capacity
or other. They may still be found around
the hotels. and the fact that the President
ls quoted as having recently said, 70 q
member OF the Virginia delegation, when
Complaint was made that the state was
not getting her share Of the good things,
hat Virginia s. day would come soon, has
had the effect Of making them more de-
f.rmined than ever 90 remain here until
something is done for them, either 10
satisfy their loneings or 10 put them
permanently on the shelf Among those
aUn here are Mr.. John Hampton Hoge,
~ Montgomery county. who wants 10 80
as consul general at Hong Kong; captain
John 81 Opie. Of Staunton, candidate Tor
District Attorney for the western dls.
tric'. Sir. Leroy II. Shields, OF Noriolk.
app'ioant for the place OF collector or
customs al that port; Captain H. H.
Adams who would like 10 be postmaster
~ kadtord Colonel W T. ATKINS, OF