Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-10
Phelps and Lawler See the Presi
dent-Callers Look
Glum.
The Cabinet Confirmed ATTITUDE
of New SenatOrs-Uther
Capital News.

! pfedk THIS morning. Every body was
asleep except the watchmen and they
were heavy-eyed. A cold wind was
blowing outside. The sun peeped over
tn. Maryland hills and a moment later
plerting cry split the stiffness of the
mansion. The drowsy watchmen were
! wide awake in an instant. They
! looked at one another in alarmed
surprise. Had any one with evil
! intent broken into the house
while they were DOING. They started
to investigate, when another cry, more
piercing than the first, went through
the house like blast of wind through
an empty corridor. 1t was not the cry
of one in danger. 1t betokened hun
ger. The fathers among the watchmen
! recognized it, and d smile Of reassur-
ance broke the solemnity of the fright
ened faces.
! Its Baby Ruth,' the captain of the
watch explained She wants her
| brea kfast."
She evidently got it at once, for not
another sound was heard from her.
The cry proba bly, awakened the Presi-
|
was in his office. 1t is uncerta in
whether he regarded it as an indica
ton of what he might hear for
some time to come. If he did
he probably observed to himself
that the great majority Of otficeseekers
who would cry out in hunger would not
have their pangs SO quickly appeased.
He did not finch, however. He has had
experience The officeseekers may cry
as much as they please. He is deter
mined to fill the offices with men most
fitted for them. If they are men who
want the offices all right. If not--well,
so much the worse for them.
The President had scarce finished his
breakfast when the callers began to
arrive. He had just settled down to
! tackle big mail that was piled high
on his desk. The first callers We're
Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania and
staff. Then Senator Mills dropped in
and paid his respects. The Governor
of North Carolina followed, and tlen
Senator Palmer called with Delos p.
Phelps, of the Illinois State Central
Committee, Mr.. Phelps wants to be Con-
sui general to London. The position
is worth So, 900 year He is not the
only man who wants it. 1t is the fat
test plum in the gift of administration.
| 1t is the one Editor New selected four
years ago when Harrison. recognizing
| his great obligations, took him out
driving and showing him list of the
chief executives gifts, told him to
choose. Phelps may get the plum.
Then, again, he may not. 1t all de-
ponds on Grover c. All that is known
nov is that Phelps has the strongest
political Endorsement from his State.
Then came the first offices eek, L of
the a6ministrat Phelps wants an
Office. but he did not make his wants
known. He merely called to pay his
resp cts. This first officeSeek2r had
his petition with him. 1t has been dc
scrjbed before. All Chicago has heard
lie country. He unfolded it for
! the ns1ection of a number of
persons who were toasting their
heels in the ante-room- He told
how he had got it up. He dilated
at length on what great many who
wanted to sigN but could not had said
to explain why they could not. Then
the doorkeeper came out and told
Frank-yes, it was Lawler-that the
President would see him. This an
nouncement robbed him of his self
possession. He dropped his petition,
picked it up and tried to arrange it and
put it back in its wrapper.
Come on. Frank" cried the door
keeper: the President is waiting
Franks hands trembled. I'm a
minute he said: and then he tried to
slip a couple of rubber bands around
the petition. He got one band over
and then dropped the other.
Come on. Frank" the doorkeeper
cried. impatiently. Never mind the
petition.
Never mind the petition cried
Frank
''If you are coming, Mr.. Lawier,' -
said the doorkeeper severely, you
must come now. The President is
waiting
Then Frank lost his nerve completely.
lie cOuldn take the petition IN hall
wrapped up. The doorkeeper would
not wait. He must see the President
SO he dropped his treasured petition on
desk and followed the door
keeper into the Presidents room.
4 half-minute later he came out
He had merely congratulated the
President and given him good wishes
for success. The President had asked
him if he We're going to be in town for
few days. and he had told the Presi-
dent that he was. LAWYER said he would
notify the Postmaster General when he
/ was sworn in that he was an applicant
for the Chicago postotfice.
Other otficeseekers followed Lawler.
1t was noticed. however. that none of
them came out with smiling faces.
Some showed traces Of great disappOint-
ment, Others We're angry, but none We're
smiling. There was a great crowd
around the white house anxious to get
inside. but only few were admitted.
In the afternoon the president re-
ceived more callers. 1t is estimated
that nearly 5000 people shook hands
during the day.
In Ottumwa the republicans elect the