The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-09
CLEVELAND UNDER SIEGE
A RUSH TO TIE WHITE HOUSE ALI,
THROUGH TIE DAY.

Scores of Applications for Office Laid
Before the President - Members of
Congress Among the Callers - Ex-
GOV. Gray with the President for
Ealf an -Four.
WASHINGTON, March s.-The period Of
perfunctory visiting has passed, and the
greater number Of politicians who called on
President Cleveland to-day were bent On
business Each had his AK to grind, either
for himself or for some constituent,
and applications for Office were fled by the
score The President was up betimes, and
when he entered his private office there
we're numbers Of cards on his table, with
the men whose names they
bore waiting expectantly in the cabinet
room. Mr.. Cleveland saw nearly all
who came and devoted few minutes to
each. Those who were in hurry sa
Private Secretary Thurber and he soon had
his hands full attending TO their wants.
Nj. Cleveland was too busy upstairs in the
forenoon receiving the more distinguished
visitors 20 see the general public, and the
east room contingent went away disap-
pointed.
VIRGINIA PRESENTS A NAME.
A Virginia delegation, consisting Of Sena-
tor Hunton ana Representatives Wise and
Meredith presented to the President the
name of Judge John Goode Of Virginia for
the solicitor geleralship: MIR. Goode was
solicitor general under the first Cleveland
administration, and after Mr.. Cleveland's
election last November his name was
prominently mentioned in connection with
the attorney generalship In the cabinet.
Other callers were the new Assistant
Secretary Of State, Josiah Quincy, Sena-
tors Martin OF Kansas, Roach OF North
Dakota, White of California, Gordon OF
Georgia, Mills of Texas, PETER Of Kansas
Irby Of South Carolina, with Gov. Tillman
and Senator Call Of Florida, Speaker
Crisp, Representatives Hatch and Dockery
of Missouri, Sayers and Culberson Of Texap,
Chapman OF Michigan, Brookshire, Mar tin
and Bretz OF Indiana, Pearson Of Ohio
Holman of Indiana, Oates OF Ala
bamR Breckinridge, DickersOn and Ellis
of Kentucky, O'Neill Of Pennsylvania, Cur
ts and Bentley of New York, Weadock Of
Michigan, Catchings of Mississippi. McGann
and Black Of Illinois, Vice President Steven
son, Senator Butler and Representatives
Johnstone and Brawley and South Caro-
lima delegation; ex-Chief Swttzler Of the
bureau Of statistics, who wants his former
position; Hon. John II. Oberly OF Illinois,
ex-ciVil service commissioner.
Shortly after u O'clock the President
went downstairs aud shook hands with
crowd of people in the east room, about 400
in number
CONGRATULATIONS FROM sAToLLI.
One of the earliest callers this morning
was the Rev. DR.. O'GTady, professor Of &C.
clesiasticsl history a. the Catholic Univer-
sity of America, who presented to Private
Secretary Thurber a letter from Arch
bisaop Satolll. the papal legate, TO
America, congratulatlng Mr.. Cleveland on
his accession to the presidency, "particu-
larly in the name of his holiness the pope.
The letter was written in English on the
official letter head Of the Catholic Univer-
sity.
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky came
with T. =. Allen Of his state and asked
Mr.. Cleveland to appoint the latter Assist
ant Postmaster General.
Chief Justice Bennett of Kentucky, who
came with Congressman Stone, merely
paid his respects TO Mr.. Cleveland. Judge
Bennett's claims will probably be pressed
for the circuit judgeship left vacant by the
promotion OF Judge jackson TO the supreme
bench.
Some of the Illinois congressional dele
cation came with ex~Congressman Scott
Wike, who wants to be controller Of the
currency.
A PROTEST FROM PRINTERS.
Congressman Amos j. Cummings intro
duced TO Mr.. Cleveland delegation Of
union labor men representing the typo
graphical organizations. They were Ed
ward Craft of Philadelphia, W. E Shields
of the Washington union and John T.
Burke OF the Big Six Of New York, and
they entered vigorous protest against the
appointment of c. w. Edwards Of Will
mington. Del. to the Office of public printer.
They said that Mr.. Edwards
was not union printer, that
he was opposed to the labor
organizations, and that he was generally
united for the office. A hot fight for this
office has already begun. Bx-Congressman
Owen Scott is one OF the most prominent
candidates.
Later in the day Senator Palmer and
Representative Williams Of Illinois called
with Judge Browning of Benton, ILL.,. whom
they urged for the commisslonership OF the
land Office. 1t is said that Judge Browning
was favorably considered for the same
position when Mr.. Cleveland accepted Com
missioner Sparks reSignatiou during his
first term,
Ex-Gov Gray of Indiana called at 2
O'clock and saw the President Immediately.
He remained with Mr. Cleveland more than
half an hour, and when he left the white
house smiled knowingly when asked whether
be had been given the Mexican mission. 1t
ls said that Gov. Gray acknowledged to in
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