The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-03
GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON
The Quiet That Prevails While
the President Is Away.
LIKE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

How 1t VIII BE When He Returns-Civil
Service Principles Expected to Prevail.
Mention of Ambitious Men-virginians
Want to Go as Far as Possible.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-"This quietude
and let up on applications for office" re-
marked the chief clerk of one of the de-
partments, lis like the calm before the
storm. With the arrival Of President
Cleveland and the heads of the depart
ments they will come ill.,"
The crowd of officeseekers has already
begun to increase, and they are coming
in from every section of the country.
There arc more long distance ofTiceseekers
here now than ut any time since Mr..
Cleveland's inauguration.
II WINS around at some of the depart
ments:today," said one Democrat (who by
the way is not an officcseeker), land 1
found the Republicans as cheerful as the
Democrats. 1t is not good sign n the
officeseeker. 1 was here when Cleveland
was first elected and then visited some of
the departments where had friends, and
1 could pick out Republican nearly
every time by his respondent looks'
No Wholesale Removals Expected.
A politician who is said to be on the in
side states that the wholesale changes ex-
pected by some Democrats when Mr.
Cleveland returns will never occur. 1.-The
principles of the civil service law, even
where the law is not operative" he said,
us thoroughly instilled into every head
OF department., and you can print this
prediction as fact, that there will be no
wholesale removals"
II tell you 1 cannot do anything for
you," n congressman was overheard to re-
mark to an applicant for Office. II have
Endorsed you, your application is ON file,
and have told the secretary that wish
you to have position. 1t may he months
before you can get in, IL you do so then
This administration is run to suit itself"
The pioneer Of ticket scalpers in the
United States is in the city. Mr.. NJ. ID.
Whiteside, kentuckian, claims that he
was the first man to go into that business
in this country, and the office was opened
ON the corner of Broadway and Amity
street, New York, in 1868. lie did not
nuke fortune mt it, and retired from the
business several years ago.
Want to Get Away From Homo.
Among the latest arrivals of Virginia
ofliceseekers is Colonel j. Hampton IIoge
of Montgomery county, who wants to go
to Hong Kong. The Virginia officeseekers
are rapidly acquiring the reputation of
wishing to get as far away from home rs
possible They are applicants for consular
positions in every quarter of the globe.
Ex-Governor Thomas H. Holt of North
Carolina is here. The governors visit is
one of pleasure and not officcsceking, rs he
is one of the wealthiest men of the old
north state.
Il. NJ. Harden, of Big Stone Gap is here.
lie is an applicant for position as United
States internal revenue agent and is in
dorsed by all the Kentucky congressman.
Congressman james Marshall will leave
here OH the 9th for Staunton, Va, where
he has accepted an invitation to deliver an
address on Confederate Memorial day, the
10th.
Josephus Daniels of Raleigh, N. c., has
qualified as appointment clerk of the into
rior department.
The members of the Third artillery have
gone to Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
Postmasters and Pensioners.
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed:
New Jersey-D. H. Padgett, Seeley.
Virginia-Mary s. Dunn, Bula; Eldridpe
Turner, Howardsville; j. j. Coffman,
Mauertown; j. P. Gibbon, Meadow Sta
ton; A. II. Rorer, White Rock.
Maryland-F. NJ. Griffith, Bealsville; n.
j. Warfield, charlottesville; L. NJ. Will
bourne, Kingston; David Donovan, Wood
stock.
Total appointments 81, of which 70 were
to fill vacancies caused by resignation and
death.
Pensions were granted as follows:
New Jerscy-James w. Decker, Francis
Freil, Amos G. Myers, Howard Phillips,
Albert Long John a. Tice.