The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-30

WASHINGTON, March Cleveland
was worn out to day by the necessity
which compelled him to shake hands
and talk with scores of Office seekers.
He showed excessive WEAKNESS in his
face and in his manner. For three hours
and half he stood in his Office and
talked with importuning Senators and
Representatives and their conveys of
moro persistent and moro interested
constituents who are anxious to serve
the Government. A man Of less sturdy
constitution than that possessed by
Cleveland could not have stood the
strain on mind and body, and as it was
he was completely tired out before the
official day was over.
One o'clock Is the hour at which the
President closes his doo:s to callers who
that time arrived to day there was still
large crowd of people waiting in the
cabinet room, but true to his prescribed
method, he left them there and won't
down stairs into the East room, where
several hundred people including a
number of ladies, waited a chance TO
shake hands with the chief executive.
This crowd was disposed Of in short or
der and the President went in to lunch
con. 1t was the hardest day he has
had since his inauguration. The num-
Der of people who saw him on business
was much larger than on any other re-
ception day.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
inn niy,o IT,.
Consul General at Vienna; William Ii.
Sims, Columb bus, Miss, First Assistant
Secretary OF the Interior; John S Sey-
mour, Norwalk, Conn, Commissioners of
Patents; Edward A. Bowers, Washing
ton, d. c., Assistant Commissioner OF
the General Land Office; Henry c. Bell.
Marshall, Ills, Second Deputy Commits
sioDer of Pensions. The confirm ation
of Mr.. Risley as Minister to Denmark,
heretofore announced, was made public
to day
The scramble among tho applicants
for positions of United States marshals,
United States district attorney and in
ternal revenue collectors in the eastern
and western districts of Virginia was
intensified to-day. On the 22nd inst.
meeting of the Virginia delegation in
Congress was held and committee ap-
l.
and Jones, to call upon the President
and asc srtain his views regarding the
united Endorsement of the delegation
for various places.
In the absence from the city of Jones
and Wise Representative O'Ferrall, &C
companied by Representative Swanson,
called upon the President today and
informed him that there were seven
teen applicants for ono position alone,
and that proposition had boon made
to the applicants that six persons be
selected by the united Congressional
delegation for recommendation for ap-
pointment.
The committee declined to make
public the result of the conference, but
it is understood that the President ad-
vised the committee to 20 ahead and de-
eide as to who should be presented tor
the various positions, and while he
would give due consideration to the
recommendations of the delegation, he
would reserve the right to appoint
whom ne pleased.
1t is also understood that Mr.. Glove
land, responding to inquiries from tho
delegation, who informed him that
there were several OK officeholders
among tho applicants for appointment,
stated that the rule laid down with re.
gard to lexis" would be strictly ad-
hered to. Tho full delegation will
meet again on tho 3lst inst, when the
committee will report the views OF the
President in regard to the matter.
1t is said that many of the applicants
declined the proposition that six per-
sons BIO selected for recommends ton by
the united delegation, and say they will
cut loose from the delegation and exert
their individual influence with the
President.
The Alabama plan" for disposing of
federal offices was to-day abandoned by
the Alabama delegation themselves
The repeated declarations Of tho Presi-
dent that while he would be glad to
consider recommendation for Office by
congressional delegations he would not
be absolutely bound by them, brought
this about. Another cause, however,
was the dissatisfaction and rebellion
among the candidates who we're not so
fortunate as to secure the recommeda-
ton OF their united delegation.
Now it Is go as you please with can
didates- and their individual strength
and merit will determine appointments.
Tho West Virginia delegation is re-
ported to have had some experience
with united recommendation that dis
couraged them. They presented the
recommendation of candidate signed
by the entire delegation and were met
with an inquiry whether tho man pre-.
sented was the only one in the State fit
for the office he wanted. What the ulti-
mate result Of their effort was does not
appear.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Senate
galleries were crowded this morning,
the spectators being attracted probably
by the expectations OF tho discussion on
tho pending resolution for tho election
OF officers and for the admission of the