The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-08
NOBLE BIDS A1IEl)
AND ROkE SMITH GREETs EgS
THOUSANDS UBORDINATEs
SCENES IN WASHINGTON.
Ehe New Admi Tbous-
ands of Cailer>-The Omce-.eek-
ers-Everything Busy and
Everything Moving.


Smith, OF Georgia. was forna.lv induced 1
into the office of secretary of the interior
st noon to-day. His expected arrival
al the department had brou hit together
a large number of people who crowded |
the corridors about the secretarv's door |
for fully an hour before the time set fer |
his appearsr ce Secretary Noble hsd
for the las time signed his name ii his
official capacity and about II o'clock had |
notified the heads Of the several bureaus
OF his department that the new secretary
was soon expected to arrive aud would |
receive the officers aud clerks. Secre.
tary Smith appeared promptly at noon,
and after introducing t Mr.. Noble sew
eral friends who had accompanied him
from his home in Georgia, he impedi
stely entered upon the task of shaking
hands with about 800 Of his subordi
mates The pension office employees.
numbering ab Ut 1900 had been ex
i cusei from duty during The dsvs TIE
pension building was TO De occupied
by serial purposes in connection
with the inauguration, ard Therefore
ildn't appear Mr. Noble preser t a t.
hls successor the chief bureau If ee-s.
ard they in turn prtsept d their division
clerks. The clerical force was present q
By the heads of the 5, ver&I divisions.
Mr. Noble tod with Secretary Smlt 4.
and each employee. after greeting the
Z ~ -
bye TO the old 1t occupied fully an
hour for the long line ID pass lhr u
the Secretary's rooms, AID v hen all Lai
gone. Mr. Noble spent soEeyime with his
successor. explsinlng to him such dCt.its
Of tne office as he desired 70 be informed
upon. Secretary Smiths Georgia friends
who were with him were I W. Rus ksr.
Of Athens; B nj II HILL j.. of 4 la1ta;
John Thomas Glenn. * II 4vor OF A.
lents, sri Secretary III th's law partner,
Hon. Porter King. of Atlanta; VI B
Biao kOurn. f Atlanta; F II. Ri nsrd-
son, Of the Atlanta Jourual; -sse Wal
ters, of AlDar y; Lindsay johnson. r me:
, Wlburn Co|qnt. # 4 nany, T. q &.
. Lamar, cncu.t Judge, - New Y 1rk, and
number Of others The new - et8fy
was also accompanied - NJ CIsuIp Ii
at Washington Of tne Atlayt. Journal
. Mr. r, nnett, at the solicitation If Secre-
2 tary Smith, will act q. his private secre-
: tsry Mr. Smith mad very favor bic
) impression to dav upon the chief q fficia
. ana clerks Of the department. and il
conversation among themselves mary
q compliment was paid him. A good re
: porl from George had preceded hlm - &
i one from prominent justice Of fh-
{, United States supreme court WAS s.gG'i-
& cant. A justice, IN rem m4Tkny upon 4r
j, Smiths nomination few days AGO.
:. sp ke Of him as q brilliant lowJ Jer asa
Z said that few men who APP ~. before
I, :he bar of that court made n re abe sr
q guments The indications are that NJ
. Smith will make a success Of his
sGministrat on. Secretary Tracy sew
cred his official connections with the
navy department to day, and Secretary
Herbert took charge. H had 8 tiaal
conference with Tracy rel tive 10 various
matters now pending. After the confer
I erce Tracy presented the various bur au
chiefs 70 his successor. Secretary Her
bert spent couple Of hours * the de-
n partment this evening receiving visitors
Il and signing his mail. Herber - ~
= stranger a. the navy department, where
I, he spent part Of yesterday IN company
h with Secretary Tracy, receiving cODgrat
= ulations from many Of the officials With
~ whom he has become well acquainted
= during his years of service on naval com
= mittee Of the house II popularity
d with them is well established and oI
Il long standing 1t is said Al The depart
e ment the assistant Secretary Solely vii
probably coutinue in his otfi1e for severa
months. The admin strauon, it IS I'm
. derstood does not intend 10 make any
+ change in that office at present.
The steady tramp Of the office
seekers sounded through the Whit
House all dag There was pract call )
no cessation in the line Of the psople VIII
:, aeceuded the stairway leading 70 IN
= Presidents room and near all y ht
ze came, saw Mr.. Cleveland They f'tnC
ts him in a j0vial humor end ne cracked
q Jokes with old acquaintauces whom b
y had not seen since his departure from
= Washington four years ago While
large number Of those who saw the Pres
dent are candidates for office, fey Q
them ho attempt q to press their claim
. and the COugressmen with a long list 0
constituents who are willing TO Work 70
ask for favors, but to simply pay thel
Of res peCt
n. The members Of the United States Su
ed preme Court, with the Exception Of Che
nd Justice Fuller and Juitice Hartan, cam
~, early in accordance with custom Con
IL gressman Meidith, If Virginia, cam
ed with a delegation of friends, and Con
ne uressman Henderson, Of North CarollGa
E,,.,y ~
n. land was so busy receiving caller
by in his office that he did not % dow
stairs to see the hundreds Of people VII
. were early waiting for him IN the ca
ii' room The room became so crowde
wo and the crowd outside awsilng ADM
~ tance was 50 great that the east oom y
or closed and q line formed so that the PET
e, pie might have an opportunity CT set II
"a the apartment Fully 600 people We!
- through the White House in this dlsa
IRE pointlr manner About noon, wht
the pressure Of official callers had SOM
Irs what slackened, the president went DO"
in the east room to receive line OF vls
ul- tors who had formed with the nope
md pettip 2 sight Of him. he shook name
re, With each conner, and made each persf
'na ne feel that the smile of greeting was esp
.in- cialy for him or her. Nnile the rece
de- ton was in progress Secretary Heroe
IA came over from the navy department al
'ns introduced to the president two excee
his ingly pretty young ladies' from Cent?
uc- female college, of Tuscaloosa, Alaoam
"a who desired TO present to the preslde
the white silk banner upon which WAS G.
de- graved the programme OF concert CIV
ch, at the college last Saturday night
tns ,h9 honor Of the Inauguration. The your