The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
A JOKE ON CLEVELAND.
ONE OF THE CALLERS FAILED TO
RECOGNIZE HIM.

bu6 appointment OF 6QlJOr5 TO 9Q-
eral Positions - Senator Murphy
Calls Attention TO the Power of Or
RaDization.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Although 80
many of the ofnoe-seskers have gone away
discouraged by the announcement of the
administration's appointment rules, the
President and all the members Of the cabi-
net had almost as many callers to-day as on
any day last week, after the Inauguration
crowd had left.
Secretary Hoke Smith gave premonition
OF the action which the President and the
other members Of the cabinet will shortly
take when he announced to-day that here
after he will receive personal calls only be-
tween the hours OF 10 and O'clock, or on
cabinet days, 10 and IL O'Clock.
President Cleveland told five Missouri
congressman, headed by Representative
Dockery, who called to ask to-day about
the editor rule, that be did not mean TO dis
criminate against the newspaper men, but
simply not to repeat what was charged
during the campaign as to 'subsidiEing the
press" under the last administration. He
"ANN aAHN - hOWobRPVA AAAnsA eao oAAhN NhSANo
that any one else has, but will not duplicate
the appointment of editors as editors. and
especially in the diplomatic service.
FUNNY INCIDENT.
A funny incident enlivened the some
what monotonous reception of congressman
and office-seekers at the white house to-day.
Representative Breckinridge Of Kentucky
brought up an old friend, Prof. Morris
Kirby, to introduce him to the President.
They we're shown into the reception room,
and Mr.. Breckenridge made the introduc-
tiou. AS the professor took Mr.. Cleve.
lands hand he said to the President, "What
is the namep The laughter which greeted
this sally somewhat astonished the old
Kentuckiau, but when the situation was
explained to him he retrieved himself by
saying, "Well, Mr.. President I did not
recognize you because you do not seem to
be as large as your pictures make you" at
which the President again smiled.
One of the first of the Presidents callers
was Senator Murphy of New York. He
had pleasant visit Its purpose was merely
to introduce Editor Francis of the Troy
Times, the eX-minister to Austria, and his
grandson. The grandfather simply desired
TO pay his respects and the boy wanted MIR.
Cleveland's autograph, which he got.
THE POWER OF ORGANIZATION.
Senator Murphy's attention was called to
the surprisingly small number of applicants
| for office who had yet made their appear
ance from New York, the largest state OF
the union. THAT shows the power of
! organization" replied Mr.. Murphy. New
| York will be heard from at the proper
| time. Instead Of having every Tom, Dick
| and Harry running down here to Washing
| ton and bothering the life out Of the Presi-
dent, the leaders of the party in New York
| will decide upon the men whom they desire
to have appointed to positions in the federal
employ, and whose appointment they think
will benefit the party most These names
being decided upon the men will come on to
Washington, present their papers and will
IT necessary, be introduced to the President.
Yes, organization is a great thing"
CALLERS FROM GEORGIA.
Speaker Crisp saw the President and in
troduced T. W. Rucker, who wants to be
district attorney Of the Northern district of
Georgia; Col. Blackburn of Atlanta, who
would like foreign mission, and Lindsay
johnson of Rome, who would take a consul
ship. Senator Colquitt came to the
white house and was brought up on
the private elevator to pay his
respects to 1.-the President, after
ward appearing III his rolling chair on the
floor Of the Senate and being wheeled to his
desk, where he remained till the Senate ad-
journed, reminding those who saw him Of
Alex H. Stephens in his rolling chair on the
floor of the House during his last years of
service, or Of Oliver p Morton, who used to
limp to the desk which Senator Colquitt
now has and which then had rest espe-
cially for Senator Morton to lean on as be
spoke.
MORE ABOUT TIE EDITORS.
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 13-Reports that
President Cleveland has told congressman
that he did not intend to appoint newspaper
men to Office for the reason that he might
be accused OF subsidizing the press, does not
hold good. Congressman Dockery, De Ar
mond, Cobb, Burns and Morgan OF Mis-
souri,, called upon the President to-day for
the express purpose Of ascertaininR the
truth about the mo journalists need apply"
rule. Mr. Dockery eskeds MIR. Cleveland
point blank whether it were true or not
that he had Disseminated against news
paper men, and the answer came just as
straight as the question, that there was no
such intention.
A MISUNDERSTANDING
From this and other statements made by
the President the delegation went away
satisfied that the story had arisen through
some misconstruction Of other statements
and Representative Dockery is very firmly
convinced bDdb bQ6 report arose from re-
mark attributed 20 Postmaster General Bis
sci in substance that he would not give
postofflces to editors, and Postmaster Cen
eral Bisselrs statement to Representative
Dockery amounted only to this: That he
would not give fourth-class postmaster
ships to men who could not give their whole
attention to the work of the Office, and this
rule would apply TO everybody, including
editors who would not relinquish their other
business while transacting that of the gov
ernment. Several newspaper men wore
among those who called at
the white house this morpinR in the inter
est Of their applications. One of these was
Charles II. T. Taylor Of Kansas City, Kan,
a oolored man who edits a newspaper
He came with Senator Martin who spoke
good word for his candidacy for recorder OF
deeds OF the District of Columbia.
GEoRGIANs PAY THEIR RESPECTS.
Speaker Crisp brought T. w. Rucker,
Col. Blackburn of Atlanta and Lindsay
johnson Of Rome, all applicants for office.
Messrs Blackburn and johnson want
a foreign mission and consulate,
respectively, while MIR. Rucker as-
pires to the district attorneyship for
the Northern district Of Georgia. There
was noticeable falling of in the number
Of visitors who saw the President to-day,
but the crowd was still Of fair size. AT l
o'clock President Cleveland held q public
reception in the east room. Several huns
dred people attended,
In view Of the difficulties encountered by