The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-25
GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON
Newsy Budget From Our Reg
/! ular Correspondent.
A WHOLE FAMILY AFTER ONE JOB.

A WHOLE FAMILY AFTER ONE JOB.
It 10 Fashionable to Walk Homo Owing TO
the style Set by Observation-Disclosures
Has Cause to 10 Proud of Her Harbor.
Duke of veragua May Visit the South.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-While the num-
Der of officeholders has decreased consider
ably during the past few days, those re-
naming and coming in are not lacking in
persistence and energy in pressing their
claims, and the appointing powers are kept
with n set smile and promises from open
ing to closing of the departments OF
tho many good stories going the rounds
about ofiiceseekeys, here is one for which
North Carolinean youchcs. This Office
hunter did not come alone. When first
seen he was standing on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. surrounded by six children ranging in
ages from to 10 years, while his wife held
the seventh i'll her arms. They hailed from
the neighborhood Of High Point The
head of the family said that he had come
to Washington to get an Office and he was
bound to have it. He confessed that he
was penniless, having expended his last
are hundreds of offices to give out" he
said, "and as I've been voting the Demo
cratic ticket for 80 years l guess I'll get to
work about tomorrow"
Fashionable to Walk Home.
Eyes, it is fashionable to walk home,
thanks to tho Louisianians," remarked
disappointed Marylander land that's
about all can afford. l have been bask-
Ing i'll the smiles and promises of the
powers that be until I am bankrupt in
pocket and as far from the realization of
my hopes today as I was six weeks ago.
Fortunately the roads are good and have
not far to go. This, however, ends my Of
ficesecking. / will continue to vote the
Democratic ticket, but other men can
scramble for the spoils."
Washingtonians returning from the
naval review in Hampton Roads say of all
things Virginia has cause to be proud of,
none can surpuss the grand harbor at
Norfolk and vicinity. There is much
complaint, however, about the exorbitant
prices charged for everything, but the
complainants are fair enough to say that it
was only mild lesson of what may be
expected at Chicago.
Congressman Claude A. Swanson of the
Fifth Virginia district is in the city look
ing after the interests of his officcseeking
constituency.
Tho Duke of Veragua and the South.
The Duke of Vcragua and f,lmily, who
arrived on Saturday, will return to New
York Wednesday. If the southern cities
wish TO entertain the distinguished Span
lard, it is now in order for them to extend
an invitation. 1t is understood that the
duke is anxious to visit the south, but rs
yet has made no plans for such Il trip.
The senators and members of the house
from Maryland having decided to meet
W01nncf1nx- ncr,i,. no, TO.
ment positions are beginning to arrive
The meeting is expected to DE lively and
Interesting. AS is usually the case, there
is no lack of candidates
~ report to the effect that q young lady
clerk from Maryland in one of the depart
ments Is soon to he married has brought
in fifteen applicants for her position, and
all have not been heard from
cry of joy went up from many office.
seekers when Secretary Hoke Smith re-
turned from Georgia.
Durham, n. c., is reported to take the
prize i'll the number of office seekers. 1t
is said to be the only place which now has
as many as twenty-five ofiiceseekers here
Many Men for Few Places.
ut is not that President Cleveland is
offended Oh account of the opposition in
Virginia to his candidacy that he is going
Virginan, but for the reason that he
had SO much good material to select from.
is 1T not more difficult TO select the best
men from an army than from regiments"
Mrs. N. ;. Green, Of Culpeper, Va, vice
president of the ladies' board of managers
of the Worlds Fair Mt Vernon fund, is
III the city. Mrs. Green's energy and enter
prise is evidenced by the fact that she is
editor and publisher of newspaper and
makes a success of it too.
West Virginia Democrats secured the
first removal and appointment in the
wet" division of the bureau of printing
and engraving. A Wheeling Republican
went out and IL Democrat from that city
went in
Hon. Thomas S. Martin, of Scottsville.
va, prominent Democratic politician of
the Old Dominion, is at the Metropolitan.
Mr. Martin is candidate for the United
States senate to succeed Senator Hunton,
who was appointed by Governor Mckinney
TO fill the unexpired term of the late Scna-
tor Barbour. His chances are regarded as
much better than those of the average Of
ficeseeker now here.
Minor Washington News.
Congressman Marshall, of the Ninth
congressional district Of Virginia (the
southwest, Is here endeavoring to secure
some appointments for the many appli-
cants from that populous section of Vir-
ginia. He states that he has not met with
much success so far, but hopes for better
things
Virginia seems to lead in the number of
applications for foreign appointments. 1t
Is said that on one day lately three Virgin
lans, who desired to represent their coun-
Try abroad, were introduced to President
Cleveland, who remarked that he was sur
prised that so many wished to leave the
state