The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-31
| WILL SMASH THEN, He SAID
CLEVELANDsS REPORTED UT.
TERANCE EGA7aDING CON-
GKESS MEMS SELECTION.
If the Report be True Their FavOrits
are not In It-It May be That the
Letter is not the Spirit.

are not in It-It May be That the
Letter is not the Spirit.
WASHINGTON, March 30 MIR. Cleve-
land gave cut some bad news for con-
gressmen and their favorite constituents
today, if the report be true. A member
of the house is authority for the state,
ment that the President will not allow
congressional delegations to spportion
Federal Offices in their rt spcctive States.
A number of State delegations have
united in endorsing sla:es prepared by
them for distributing offices according to
| mutual agreement. The congressman
who is authority for the report that
states would na stand in their entirety,
| asked Mr.. Cleveland this morning what
he proposed to do with reference to
these prepared states. Il will smash
| them" is the answer attributed to the
President. This information has, Of
course, spread dismay among members
of those State delegations who have
united in apportioning out offices in
their States. While it is not known to
what extent the new rule will reach, and
while the belief is that the President
will not ignore candid ,tes simply be
cause they are party to the arrangement
of parcelling out offices, the statement of
Mr.. Cleveland has left congressmen and
those selected by them for positions in
doubt as to where theT stand
Strong pressure is bsing brought to bear
on Mr.. Cleveland to have him select a
commissioner of pensions from d State
east of the A!leghanies. Those who are
exerting their i fl lence to this end argue
that the west has had the Office too many
times and that 1t is now the turn of the
east. Mr.. Cleveland has given no sign
as to his selection, if he has made any,
but he has iptimated that the new com
missioner will be young man Of known
ability, not too closely allied to pTa actica 81
politics. The crowd of callers at the
White H use today was smaller in rum
bers than that of yesterday, but it was
by no means sm i'll or struggling as
semblage A noticeable feature cor
nected WIN the visitors was that large
proportio:. of them came alone and waiteC
patiently 50 See the president Hereto
fore neatly every caller was backed by
'Open g. same" Of congressmens presence
| R. G. Giasscock, of Virginia, has flied
his pioation for appointment as chic
f of the bureau Of engraving and printiug 6
e treasury department.
9 Henry W. Jackson, special UDite'
e States district attorney. OF Atlanta, Ga
D connected with the prosecutions CROWN
e out of the Gate City national bank fail
q ure, the order for suspension of whic
r was made by Attorney General o NJ
] yesterday, arrived here today MIR. Jack
!. son had an interview with Mr. Olney tn
# afternoon, after which Mr.. Olney an
Secretary Carlisle had a conference c
the subject. Mr Olney said the matte
= was still held up. as Mr.. jackson woui
be here for several days engaged in cas-,
before the Supreme court, he would nt
:, take any further action until Mr.. Jack
u son returned to Georgia In the meal
,, tine, both Secretary Carlisle and Alto
81 :. ney General Olney will endeavor to O
~ tain ali the light possible on the matte
% go as to render their final decision.