New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-05
BR'ER RABBIT GOT AWAY.
4 HOT CHASE By OFFICE. SEEKERS.
THEY COULDN'T GET HIS LEFT HIND FOOT AND
CONSEQUENTLY HAD LITTLE LUCK. W.


covEyEY MADE POSTMASTER OF BOSTON.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBrSEl
Washington MAY 4.-To-day showed a perc"p'hle
Increase IN Tho number OF Democratic Senators. Con
gressmen and Off .seelers In Washington. as COM
pared with any other day within the last week
squads Of "ho, and hungry patriots arrive on every
train and many bring their hackers with them the
hotel Hobbies are again lively. and everything ihd
Gates that the campaign Is TO be surfing as
well IS an earnest one. Ohce'seeK"rs nave 'e""''o"S
memories. and they have not forgotten one OF ID"
mods. winks smiles Of encouragement wh'ch 'h'y
received or thought they received before the fTes
dent aud Cabinet left Washington last week ana
the tentative replies and half-promiSes and assurances
wrung from members OF IN" Administration by sen
at0rs and Congressman have been treasured anu 1--WE"
upon 10y the recipients until they have assum'u u" '
portance and denlteness which their authors never
intended to give TO them.
some OF the Democratic Senators and Representa-
tives apparently fe" confident that all tn" desirable
Federal office, will be- illcd with Democrats before
the first Of june and the rest are equally cer''" 'n
no Office holder who Is Republican VIII DE Ionhu III
place AT the beginning OF the fiscal year VI COURSE
the otIiceserLer; themselves greedily swallow the
prophecies and assurances OF their bacK'rs """
promptly redoube their own efforts Among mem
are many who believe In the virtue aud emcacv o'
). charms and omens rs was shown to-day when
number Of them on their way 10 the White iiohS'
broke into wild chas" after an innocent raoo' 'n'
had been disturbed by n lawn-mOwer n IN" grohhus
which surround the White House 1T WIS u h'r'S
ch,s.-olmo,t rs lively rs and more diverng
TO the spectators than the scramble for the o"''s.
Every one Of the eager pursuers felt that " he coma
capturr the rabbit aud secure n> left hind Ioo' MS
fr,un. WAS made surely the left hind foot 81
White House rabbit, caught on bright May morh
ing would bring much luck a, the e'' NV"
foo, Of graveyard rabbit killed In the dark Oh me
moon But this rabbit WIS both game ana spf'uH'
and n. set hot pac.-so hot that one OF til" phr-
su,rs man Of greater avOlrdupOiS IMAM heh'n',' w
foot soon fell behind. He shouted, rs he saw ha'
h va. distauccd that ho would pay 80 for the rnp
ht Hunuy however, proved 10 b" not only Meet o'
foo, but an artiul dodger rs WE'LL ana he ",'ap'o'
,un.r.titlou, Office seekers heard TO remark III
tones of sadness tonight that:
II that dog gonrd rabbit hadn't got away SOME
n.r.immou, would have fallen to-day. sure" A.
!, v,. the "prr,lmmonS" gathered were few III
nn,,,..r and with Il single exception small ana Juice
,. .rh, exception was the Boston PostmastersliP
which foil 10 Jeremiah W. Coveney In whose "hhii
couor.,.nau O'Nrl has been vigorously SHAKING Tue
,r, .yrr since Postmaster Hart offered his re'S"h
lion. n.,
TIN, President has not yet selected i'ip"c r''''
- .ucc.ea MFR. Palmer whose term will soon expire.
In every ON. who has brOaclcd Inc supJec' r'''""'
n, President has replied HAT he Is not ready 10
,.l. ,l. matter mp now. There are 30 many mp
,.c,tons on file for This Office that II VIII d. 'o"
siderable, Of an undertaking 10 sif them down. ""'',,
I'm. President does has been inin'"''u Nv "o'"u
do-..,.ct "A man Of hi, own choosing reg"rdieS' VI
political Endorsements. r,,
r,,,y.. Of offensive partiSanshIp against Federal
o;,old.rs are coming IN from every quarter The
,,,.,r...,u.u say that this seems 10 be the Only
, in p., some Of the Republicans ont, ana Vhcahe"S
u,.v must have The President must nave "''"
relieved To ind that there Is one district where me
R.puhlcan incnmb-nts cannot be arra'ehed. i"'s
:, Nr outbwnites district. in Ohio. lie called al
IA. White lIou,. to-day, and In CONVERSATION re"''"
na, the Federal officials at Columbus cannot Nv
~ tod lac bringing charges against them. for they
ma, AMY ,l,taincd from undue participation IN poll
,,c. hut they ARE all good men, ana maze "hcie"'
| officials. ,,,
Mr. IIcnsel. Attorney General OF fehhsS.'",,"
c,lI,d on ia. President today Mr. hehs'i j '''
u,r,I,v. richt.hand man. and Just at present there
l. coutc,t over the United states Attorneysh'p Ior
the Western District Of Pennsylvania IN "h'h ''r
| u,rrtv * much interested 4 factioml nght amo"s
the Democrats + said 10 be- brewing over '"' "p
polntmrnt ~ Mr. GuHey. of western T'''pss ''"''
= parry leader in that section, has ca'"iu"'' o'
the place also Mr. Iarriiy IS indor,ing ela'e 'r,ao
Harry Hall, and Mr.. "nt"y Is "au I" i">o' ''"
=. Iams. - A.
,,rrssr,,n Eplo. called with Colonel ID. NJ
wi.dm NJ Muscoger l. r.. Who wants TO b' aee"' vi
In. five civilized trib., In the Indian lerfi'o'S' ''
Enloc and Colonel Wisdom formerly ran Il he"Sp'p''
together down IN Tennessee. ""lSuoh was So
am hl,porv po.try' said Mr. Enloe. why. sir
,bnt man could write obtuar, notice 'ha' WON"
| almost bring tears 10 III" eyes Oh III" corP>''
Private. secretary Thurh-r has received un4"
| rn,;, ,tt,u for AN Office 10y "A man ont In Mt'hga"'
| rI man lives near the farmer who pastures ''r'
rhurl.r', Horses during the summer, ana he WIZ" W
Mr. Thurcr u glowing account oi the p'f>e"' '''
dit,on Of The bay mare, The sorr'i hIT an" tue ''
vim , whit. star In his forehead closing WIN F"
modest application for an appointment.
At IA. White Ilom>e today all knowledge OF any
summons to Alexander Mrakim. Of New'>ork Cny'
| T., Gam. herr. 10 meet the President was dNlicd Ac-
| cor,ling to Il New York dispatch Mr. Mcahln one o'
m. E>rls. Commissioners of that city. was called
here 10 contr with the President relative 10 the
po,loihc, appointment with Tue ih'ima'ioh 'ha' the
nlac. WA, IA be offered to Inn. Mr. Meahim does not
april i,,y ~ Won seen MeaLim ," asked Tribune CORE
,pondcn, 81 congressman Fellows ibis afternoon
" VI, akin. Mcahlm: who Is he ,.,,. hosn sun,
moned TO Washington to confer with the President
about The HrM or' r",mIlir'n nn1 never heard of
him so far H. | can recoll,ct. replied the Const'S'
man. lie added. do not know men ,r Uou " an%
l., going on here arrived only TINS morning. anu
.haI return 10 New York tonight. think Will
20 up and call President Cleveland ana secretary
Inmnnt and pay nv respects before leave
II Colonel Follows was an office hunting mission
he would not disclose the Iaci AmUng rox rFpI IF
New York who II Is understand made an app ointment
through Private secretary Thurber to see the rmsl,
r.u"rt 10 the eject that Mr. Brown was the coming
Postmaster, and that he had brought along colonel
AMI .nnppcrs IA see that there should De- no sip
'twixt cup and lip. rrilhIn" coIi"Sp0ndrnt VINO
,ogh senator Brown after he left the White House
failed 10 find him.
TIE MAY mDRoGRAPHIC CHART.