The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-26
THE STATE ELECTIONS
.r YESTERDAY CALLBD THE con-
GRESSMEN HOME TO TOTE.
~, one Member Of the Virginia Dele
CATION Loft in w"shins'on-Mf' swan
son and His Cleveland Cane.
Trrs BrRrAu, RAr1EY RUBBING,
WLsnNaT0N. MAY %. lsl3. }

grr AN ui the hiftlilh '"'7' ''''i'N'i' -
cent Sir. TYLER. and nearly all OF the
.e.s-s.ekers back TO their respective
.-.s They will. however, be on hand
.sslr rext week. as there are sim many
1n..s 90 De filled and some good posi-
t...s yet 90 Doe obtained
r.-.rassman Swanson went hoDe last !
-,rbt and ou leaving was warmly con-
s-strated upon the splendid record he |
t.. achieved within the few months~of l
Dis official career He has not only been /
extremely successful in the actual pro- /
,.rIr. of "a number OF splendid Offices,
bYf he has laid the foundation OF num-
Der of warm personal friendships. which
vu always Doe Of value to him in public
le.
Nr snars0n is O. very COY young man,
and De- is also very shreWd, and when he
goes cunning for AN Office he has plenty
of dUeoys. AN kinds OF ammunition and
various styles of guns. one cute little
Tick of his has just been discovered, al
U1lCh 50 has played "a prominent part in
the naming of offices from China 90 South
America.
Mr. swanson bought a cane. The stick
w8e common looking. but the head was
truly great 10 was "a nickie bust of
Grover cleveland. about as big as your
fist and Dee kept 10 polished in fine shape.
Whenever he had "a candidate to present
90 the President. he gave q few extra
touches To the gesplondent bust. and
placed the TaIismanic stick into the hands
of his aspiraut. "NOw. old man." he
would say" just take it about the middle
and hold the shining bust just even with
your shoulder while the boss" is look
ius you over BE won't say a word he's
Too smart for that. but I'm watch him.
and when j nudge you. You drop the cane
in the customary position / wiz have
then seen the loyellght iH his eye and he
is ours"
A number OF Congressmen have tried
I'm vain 20 borrow The stick just for one
trick but Congressman Swanson declares
10 shall not leave his possession until the
enure Democratic population of the Fifth
district has been happily d0mcued with
in the District OF Columbia.
Some Of the Organs iu the State have
been prophesying mat the appointment
of Major Holmes Conrad as First AS
sistant Attorney ey-Genoral would take him
entirely ont of tho race for the senator
ship.
This kind Of talk said q congressman
last night. els born more OF prejudice
than good Judgment Major Conrad was
not iu guy sense q candidate for "a Fed
eral appointment, and. If his decided
abilities determined The President 10 ask
his aid .n making the administration "a
success. ] Cauuot possibly see why the
State would rccersariiv hesitate TO also
honor her distinguished son."
This same ille talk was started also
when General Eifz Lee was given
trifi1g ilttIc position without solicitation.
Dut u neither case win 70 have the
slightest possible effect.
90 tho senators ana representatives
twelve in all. composing The Virginia dele
cation iD Congress. Hon. ID. Gardiner
1tIpr of the Second district. ifs the only
memoer in the city. Congressmcn Mar
shall and Swanson and Senator Hunton
len FOR their homes yesterday and Mr.
tyler is here 60 hustle for himself. and
he is doing 10 about as well as could
ln expected Of even AN old representative.
which Dee is not. ne never having taken
his seat iu the hall of Congress. though
le comes of "a race which has ruled and
hIs heritage naturally brings him here
t1 the nations capita. Air. Tyler has
already secured no little recognition for
hs district, and the chances are big in
his favor for future fav0rs He was
visitor at several of the departments to-
day and accomplished no little towards
furhoring the ends towards which be
is now working pending his initiation
into the routine of regular legislative
work
Senator John w. Daniel is expected TO
arrive here some time THIS evening. His
ability and standing have been fully
recognized by this administration and
DIS advice in matters relating TO the
patronage in Virginia has great weight.
and this fact is shown iu n large majority
of the appointments already credited 10
the State.
Both Congressman Swanson and Mar
shall are expected back I'm Washington
carly in june.
Neither Virginia nor North Carolina |
were represented I'm the delegation which /
saw the President this morning North |
Carolina is quite well represented here |
at present, ana her representatives IN |
both branches of Congress visited many of |
The departments I'm the interests Of their |
friends and constituents to-day.
Congressman McMnIn. of Tennessee.
is one of the most prominent members |
of Congress now in the city He will. |
in an likelihood Doe the chairman Of the /
Nays and Means Committee of the next /
House and the tariff bin 10 be offered |
BOO the early hours of the called session /
win probably bear his name Indeed. ne 1
is now devoting his leisure hours TO its /
features. but says he is paying more at /
telli0n 90 the wants Of his constituents |
iu the way of offices az present and has /
not consulted the President i'm regard 10 /
The bin which will De- presented. There /
SIS mo- member of the House who more |
clearly understands the situation from /
re Democratic standpoint than Mr.. Mo /
Nuin. and anything he fOrmulates VIII /
ba in fuu keeping with the platform OF /
fe Democratic party. He says that be-
fore his departure for home he Will have
a talk with President Cleveland In regard
io tariff reform. and The Presidents ideas
"ll Doe fully embraced in the bill.
The rule of the President announced
as coming from him direct early I'm this
administration. that newspaper men need
not apply for offices. seems alrcady to
nay become a dead letter. or. more likely.
never laid down by Mr. Cleveland. for
Within the past week uo less than four
a" Il.so deserving citizens from Michigan
"'1 Illinois have been given places. Sec
ir.trF-of state Gresham seems 20 be
impressed with the qualifications Of the
newspaper men more than any other
member of the Cabinet and the four apo
pHninents mentioned were 90 places
Mhi'h are iu connection with the State
apartment. The selections $50 far made
rom the newspaper men seem 70 meet
nNh the highest approval. OF course.
,,rse -FOUR are not the only members of
,he profession who have been recognized |
H lHis administration. many having got
zen places In All of the Departments
it seems TO be- the general impression /
tial thc udc of applications has
''i.d thc iuu food and rs now on
itr ebb. The appointment dlvlslons ~
AIT the departments. 20 which aprine ne
early part Of their administration large
numbers OF clerks had Ga D.. a...t-,