The morning call., 1893-03-25
ALL IN FULL CRY.
Cleveland Has Modified the
Rule.
SECOND-TERM MEN GET IN
Wild Joy in the Ranks of the Place
Hunters and Deep Sorrow
Among Congressman.
Special to THE MoRNINs CALL.

WASHINGTON, March 24-The ex-Cffice-
holders are almost delrious with joy over
Cleveland's modification of the rule con-
cerning the reappointment TO Office. 1t
Is believed that the President will ap-
point "exes" where it suits his pleas
ure and apply the rule where candi-
dates are obnoxious. One result Of the
announcement that the 'eXes" would
stand some chance is that the Senators and
Representatives are besieged by a greater
number of candidates than ever.
hen 1t was announced that "eXes"
were not in it, they retired reluctantly
from the field, and others who bad not
held Office came to the front by the score.
Now. however, the ''eXes" are again
fighting bravely In the front ranks and be-
tween all the Congressman'5 life is made
miserable.
Stephen Nj. White is the only Democratic
Senator from the whole Pacific Coast re-
giOn, and his influence is sought not only by
Californians, but by candidates in far away
Idaho, Montana, Washington. Oregon. Utah,
Arizona and Nevada; his correspondence is
probably more yoluminOus than that Of any
Senator, with the exception of Voorhees, of
Indiana.
The scramble among the of1ice-seekers at
the White House is disgraceful. They are
admitted to Cleveland's presence in ones,
twos, threes and in groups from the ante
room, where they push the crowd or snarl
at each otherlike pack of hungry coyotes.
The leading hotels are not as full as they
were, but the tie counters are doing
great business.
Miss Laura de Force Gordon is here. She
is an applicant for Consul to Honolulu aud
falling 10 secure this she will apply for the
consulship to Mexico City.
unique petition was received by a men,
Der of the California delegation tonight.
Joseph Barnet wants to be Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the Fourth District and
his petition is handsomely bound in red
Russia leather with gilt lettering. The
motto, Public Office is a public trust" ap-
pears conspicuousIy on the binding. This
Is doubtless expected to appeal to Presi-
dent Cleveand's vanity.
1t is said that the appointment of Mr.. o.
Graves, originally of New York, but now of
Washington. as United States Treasurer,
has been practically decided upon. Mr..
Graves, who has been newspaper man.
was first employed by the Treasury Depart
ment in the days of General Spinner and
attained the position of Assistant Treas
urer. He was then made chief of the
national bank redemption division OF the
Treasury Department and was made chief
of the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
during Mr.. Cleve!and's former administra-
tiOn. When President Harrison came in
Mr.. Graves official head was removed aud
he went to Seattle Washington, and be-
came president of a national bank Of
that city.
1t has been reported that Director o. the
Mint Leech would be retained in his place.
and he said TO a CALL correspondent to-
day 81 have not, as has been reported,
asked the present administration to retain
me in my position for the next four years.
not only for the reason that my regular
term of Office does not expire until year
from next October, but because it would be
by no means fitting for me TO make such a
request"
Several Of Mr.. Leech's friends. however
have suggested to Mr.. Cleveland that it
would be unwise to make any change in
the Mint dictatorship, and there is no like
lihood that Mr.. Leech will be displaced
until his term has expired; after that he
may go to California TO live.
According to gossip this administration
has rod in pickle Tor every man now hold
Ing Government office who was handy
Win MS pen IN ueienS6 OF tne protective
system during the late campaign. There
are several prominent officials who used to
write official bulletins" that were utilized
as Republican documents who are now
marked for dismissal.
A friend of Hon. Thomas G. Shearman,
the great free-jrade mugwump oil Brooklyn,
said to-day: You know Shearman did a
great deal of literary work for the Demo-
cratic campaign committee last summer, the
bulk of it being in the nature of dissection
of the misleading trade and crop bulletins
issued by Government officials. He used to
get pretty hot when lie would run up
against mass of figures designed to give
protection the best of it, He swore that II
Cleveland was elected he would have the
scalps of the authors of those bulletins. and
you may rest assured that he will do IT,"
The California crowd is growing weary
with the hope long deferred.
Representative Geary, accompanied by
his wife and son, left this morning for Cali
fornia.
J. j. Dwyer lett this morning for New
York.