Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-03-23
Cleveland's Birthday.

w MATCH 1911 ISs-
ident Cleveland was Sc years old
to-day, and he celebrated the oc-
caeion in the way he has passed
nearly every day since his Undue
ton into Office. For three hours
he was busy receiving a seemingly
intermenable line Of Office seekers
and their Congressional friends.
These visitors were in greater
number than on any previous day
this week, aud an interm:ngling
stream of them passed through the
Cabinet Room, to and from Mr..
Cleveland's private Office, It was
even a more trying ordeal than
usual, for the sparce attendance Of
the last few days held forth a pros
mise of fewer callers hereafter.
The no reappointment rule was
more clearly defined by Mr.. Cleve-
land this morning. Among his
callers was Representative
Springer, with W. 81, Hinrichsen,
Secretary of the State of Illinois,
and MI. Newell, a member OF the
Illinois Senate. Mr.. Hinrichsen,
in presenting the name OF L.. w.
Chambers for the Postmastership
at Jacksonville, Ill.,, mentioned
that Chambers had held the Office
under the former Democratic ad,
m%inistration, and when Mr.. Cleve-
land reminded him of the $40 res
appointment" rule, Mr.. Hinrichsen
cited the fact that his candidate had
been removed from Office by the
Republicans before the expiration
of his term, that he was the unani-
nous choice of the people in Jack
sonville, and that he had been the
bent postmaster the town ever had.
10 reply, Cleveland said the fact
that Chambers was so greatly ems
dorsed put a new phase on the mats
ter, and he suggested that a state
ment OF the case be sent him IN
convenient form for reference. But
the greater surprise was yet to come
to the three gentlemen from Ills
nois, Senator Newell presented
the name of Thomas Cooper for
reappointment to the Office of Coli
lector OF Internal Revenue tor the
Springfield district, but was
promptly told by Mr.. Cleveland
that as there were several other
candidates of ability Tor the posts
ton, Cooper's name could not be
considered, and he therefore beg
ged Mr.. Newell not to press his
Candidates claim. Mr.. Newell was
somewhat taken aback at this firm
decision of the President, but he
asked if the fact that Mr. Cooper
had held a Federal Office before
would bar him from making apo
plication for another Federal posi-
ton. The President answered in
the negative, and asked what other
office Mr.. Cooper would like. When
Mr.. Newell explained that Mr..
Cooper contemplated applying for
the Consul Generalship to Mexico
in the event that he failed to secure
the Collectorship, Mr.. Cleveland
advised him to file MI. Cooper's
papers at once, and added that Mr..
Cooper's name would be given as
much consideration as any other
candidate.
1t had been generally understood
that no old oficeholders would,
other than in exceptional cases, be
appointed to any position within
the Presidents gift, bat his re-
marks of this morning showed that
this rule does not hold so firm as
was believed.
Congressman Mcmillan, of Tenn
nessee, brought J. N. Mckenzie,
candidate for Marshal of the
Fourth district of Tennessee. and
Is. Murray, af Gainesville, who
wants to be District Attorney for
the same district.
At 1 o'clock Mr.. Cleveland saw
several hundred people in the East
room.
THE HANDsoMEsT OF ALL COINS