Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-09
Visitors and Office-seekers
at the White House.
MEETING OF THE NEW GABINET
Some of the Candidates for
the Various Places.
President Cleveland Kept Busy Tuesday
Receiving Visitors and Listening TO the
Pleas of PlHcc-hunters--Two Public Re-
ceptions During the bay.

/ tnibuSl tue W mite House all nav. inere
was practically no cessation in the line of
people who assembled the stairway leading
to the Presidents room and nearly all who
came saw Mr.. Cleveland. They found him
| III lDyal humor and he cracked Jokes
| with old acquaintance whom he had not
seen SINCE his departure from Washington
| inIr years ago. While u large number of
! those VINO saw the President are candidates
/ for office, few of them attempted to press
| their claims and Congressman, with long
| lists 81 constituents who are willing to
/ work for Uncle Sam. were discreet enough
not to ask for favors but to simply pay
| their respects.
The members OF the United States
supreme Court, witt the exception of
Chiei Justice Fuller and Justice Harlan,
! came early III accordance with CUSTOM
Congressman Meredith of Virginia, cnme
| With a delegation OF friends. Congressman
henderson of North Carolina, was on
Similar duty. Congressman Bland of
Missouri LETT his hobby OF free silver out
| SIDE the door when he went into Mr. Cleve-
lands room. Congressman Holman of
lhdiana' the watch dog Of the treasury"
craked his Joke with the President
EX-Reprcsentativc Rogers of Arkansas,
who was mentioned as candidate for the
| Attorney-gCneraiSlip in the Cleveland
! CABINET, came to renew his acquaintance
| lie was not after an office, he said, and If
| thc lShtnlhE were to strike him he would
be the most surprised man IN the world.
nther callers We're Congressman Heard
and Mansur Of Missouri. Bryan OF Ne
braska, Martin and Bynum of Indiana,
| Compton of Maryland Oates of Alabama,
and Warner OF New York.
| The great bulk of tile visitors were Dem
ocrats Of course, but there were number
| Of Republicans in the throng. among them
Senator Mitchell, with party of gentle.
(
] Win several ladies and gentlemen from
| Nebraska and Congressman ONeill and
| Dalzell Of PENNSYLVANIA
| Another caller was Charles II. !. TAYLOR
OF Kansas city, Mo. ,ex-miniSter to Liberia.
who Is after the scalp Of ex-senator Bruce
| Ct Mississippi, tho recorder Of deeds for the
| District of Columbia.
| Congressman Rockwell, Senator Hills
/ great friend, was also numbered among
the elect who were admitted to the Presi'
| dents room.
| Mr.. Cleveland was SO busy receiving
callers in his Office that he did not 90 dowiI
| STAIRS to sec the hundreds of people who
/ we're waiting for him in tho Fast Room.
me room became so crowded, and the
crowd outside awaiting admittance was so
great, that the East Room was cleared and
line FORMED SO that the people might
| pnss IN and out the house and thus have
ah opportunity of seeing the apartment
Fully 1000 people went through the White
House IN this disappointing manner.
| Mr.. Cleveland received the public twice
curing me DAY, each reception lasting less
than an hour. He shook hands with about
thousand people although fully 30Ol
passed through the White House. Ato
| o'clock the doors were closed 10 those not
bent on business, and this rule, which has
| tinued.
The only incident of note at the recep.
ton was the presentation to the President
Of q beautiful white silk banner by tie
| pupils of the Central Female COLLEGE of
tuscaloosa, Ala. Secretary Herbert intro.
duced The young ladies who delivered the
git The banner contained the programme
observed by tho Tuscaloosa School in
honor Of Mr.. Glcveland's inauguration.
me visitors continued to tramp up and
down the White House during the after.
noon. Senators Harris, Coke Roche and
Johns OF Arkansas, Representatives
Springer. McCreary, Fellows and Brook
shire and Governor Isaac Z. GRAY of In
DANA were among those who came. Gov.
ernor Gray appeared during the cabinet
meeting, but failed to see Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr. John Wanumakcr came to nav his
RESPECTS and 10 bid an official good to
the President
J. W. Finch of Glen Falls, n. y, who
helped along the Cleveland campuign
fund by large contributions, also saw him
Among the callers were several of the
Lakewood and Buzzard's Bay friends of
NJ and Mrs. Cleveland. One Of them was
Mrs. Frank stevens, who was so intimate
with the Glevelands at Lakewood.
MI Richard Watson Glider, editor os
the century, was in and out of the private
rarlor Of the White House dozen times
to-day.
The contest for the foreign appointments
has not developed The iirst,class missions
Will be filled after careful scrutiny by the
President There will be many SURPRISES
when the names are announced For thr
Mexican mission there are numerous can
dictates. This mission was recently raised
TO the first class, with n salary OF $l7,55O
| which makes it specially desirable, the
pecuhlary demands upon the minister
DelhS rev ana light compared with mis-,
slDns oil the same class in Europc Ex.
Governor Gray Of Indiana arrived Tonight.
IL is Thought the eX governor can have
this mission il he desires ii.
CANDIDATES FOR VARIOUS PLACES.
Among those who called to-day ON the
President were seven Of the ten democratic.
members Of Congress from Pennsyiyauin
whose visit was entirely formal. There
mas been no consultation by these gentle
men IN relation to selecting candidates for
appointment, but ii is likely there will he
conference in the course OF few DAYS
There IS reason to believe that General a.
Clair Mulh0lland will be strongly urged
ior the pension agency at Philadelphin,
Mr; Mhlholland was Il gallant soldier and
VIII DC strong candidate
DEMOCRATIC CAucrs.
The Democratic Senators held confer
ence to-day and appointed a committee to
select the standing committees. The eau
Gus committee VIII report at the next con
terence hsg Il
cancus committee is prepared to present
the list pt standing committees.
toSecL GENERAL TO LONDON,
1t Is reported that Patrick H. Collins of
boston VIII he appointed consul general to
London, vice New. and that OK l{eprr,en.
tative Wheeler OF Michigan will Succeed
General Raum as commissioner of pen
siohs. There Is also report that ca-Ren.
reSeFlatiyc BIount of Georgia will be given
foreign mission. o.
GARNET MEETING.
The new cabinet held "A Meeting This
aiternoons at which all the members were
present. The conference was al short dura.
lluh. Alter the meeting Secretary Carlisle
remained with the President. and tia rrn.
dition OF the treasury was discussed, me
gold fund has been reduced to a point
which requires consideration TO be aiven
me question: whether something shall be
upls 70 stop lurther drainage and recover
the loss 81 The past few months. There are
now only about 5000, 900 ii gold in excess
of the one hundred millions set apart far
maintaining legal tenders upon d parity,
anu a. rs feared AIRED mat if the export Of gold
has been suggested that tile assistant treas.
lrer at New York should he instructed not
to make further exchanges of gold for
treasury notes but such ali order, Il is an.
pretended, might excite popular alarm
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