The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-10
Boss Snapper Hill and Boss Anti-Snap'
per Cleveland Hold a Conference.
Closeted Together in the White House Yester
day for Twenty Minutes. but What They
Talked About No One Can Tell.
Hawaiian Annexation Treaty Takes
from the Senate By the President
Intimation from Secretary Carlisle thai
He Will Borrow from the Gold Reserve
Fund Rather than Issue Bends.
CLEVELAND AND HILL.

CLEVELAND AND HILL.
Democracy's Two Great Political Enemies
Hold q Secret Conference.
WASHINGTON. March 9.-The one great
feature of interest in political circles to-
day was the visit of Senator David B. Hill
to President Cleveland. Senator Hill came
to the White House this morning by sp-
pointment. presumably arranged by Con-
gresham Rockwell, of New York. during
his visit to Mr.. Cleveland on Tuesday.
That his visit was more than mere per-
fnnctory call is attested by the length OF
the interview. It lasted twenty minutes.
and during that time Mr.. Cleveland re-
ceived no cards from the waiting poll
ticians In the Cabinet Room. Mr. Hill
came early. The great flood of Office seek
ers had not begun to flow into the White
House when he arrived. He passed rapidly
through the hallway In the public part OF
the mansion into the room of Private Sec-
retary Thurber, who evidently had been
posted, for he ushered Mr.. Hill into the
adjoining executive Office without q mo.
ment's delay.
Whom Mr.. Hill entered the Presidents
that Mr.. Cleveland was very busily en-
gagged and could not see any visitors foI
some time. AS q consequence the arriving
delegations soon filled the Cabinet Room,
and about the time Mr.. Hill left the White
House there were moro men than seats in
the apartment. The interview was of
course, of strictly private character, but
from the fact that it had been previously
nd fram rfa har h<z
little donbt that 1t was of more than @
mere officiai-sociel character. Mr.. Hill, by
virtue of his Office Is a Senator from the
State of New York, would be Obliged. by
the unwritten code of official etiquette, to
call on q new President elected by his
party. unless the personal relations between
the two were of euch q character to
make personal VI out of the question.
But an official Wis this character would
not last more tha inute-in fact. just
long enough 10 caller 20 shake the
Presidents hand II to make q few pleas
ant remarks about the condition of the
simply for the purpose of paying respecta
Twenty minutes Is an unusual length OF
time for any caller-no matt7c how oistin.
guished-to remain In the Presidents room
mansion. and if Mr. Hill and Mr.. Cleveland
talked airy nothlngs for third of an hour
while q crowd of patriotic citizens were
waiting to be heard, they were particular
tna6 none OIL tnosr remarks were oVeTnc&TQ.
WOULD BE INTERESTING READING.
When Mr.. Hill had finished with the
President he lost no time In leaving the
White House and walked rapidly away
with Col. John McEwan. of Buffalo. who
had been q member of Mr.. Cleveland's
staff while the latter was Governor of New
York. The newspaper men on the scene
immediately went into executive session
among themselves and discussed the incl
dent The result of their discussion was
an agreement TO offer the following:
Five Hundred Dollars Reward-This sum win
be paid for q stenographic report of the conver-
sation between Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Hill
Also. 500 reward for an instantaneous photo
Also 500 reward for thermometric reading
Fahrenhelt) of the temperature OF the chambes
at the time.
The crush at the White House was as
March. The principal incident of course,
was the call OF Senator Hill, as related
above. His arrival caused q buzz of ex-
citement and comment among those In the
lobby. Bv 10 o'clock the CLANS began TO
gather In force. and the Cabines Room,
which is used as q reception room for Sem
ators and members of the House, was soon
thronged. Lawrence L. Neal. of Chilli
oothe, o., who moved the adoption of the
substitute tariff plank in the Democratic
platform of 1892, paid his respects to the
President He is credited with wanting
to obtain the Democratic nomin alton foR
Governor of Ohio, and it Is said that his
visit to Washington Is to discuss Buckeye
politics with the President.
Are pansles ripe," asked the President,
when ex-Congressman Butler. of Iowa,
shook hands with him. Mr.. Butler 10 the
gentleman who endeavored to have the
pansy made q part of the national ensign.
There Is a well-grounded suspicion that
Mr.. Butler would like to be made chief Of
the railway mail service.
A burst of hearty laughter from tho
Presidents room was explained by the ap-
pearance. soon after. of Congressman John
Allen, of Mississippi, who had taken O
party of Mississippians TO see the President.
Representative Springer. OF Illinois, who
was also one of the Presidents callers to-
ing men who had held office under him four
years ago was to prevail as reported. Tho
President replied in the Affirmative, and
when asked if the rule was intiexible. Mr.
Cleveland responded that It would be SO
substantially. There might be exceptional
and extraordinary circumstances which
might cause some departures from it, but
he could not call to mind any possibilities
to Justify change from the policy decided
upon. Mr. Springer asked If the rule was
also TO apply to fourth-olass postmasters.
Mr.. Cleveland's response was that he had
not thought about that, but he gave the
decided impression that 1t would prevail to
as great an extent as possible with tho
small postmasterships.
Ex-Congressman Owen Scott. of Illinois
whose name has been mentioned in conneo-
tion with a number of positions, is concen.
trating his energies on the Office of Public
Printer.
of two Californians who are applicants for
th0 Japaneee mission. They ara j. j.