The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-23
CLEVELAND AND HIS CALLERS,
TIE LATTER STAND AROUND
WITH PERSISTENf BORN
OF DETER
The Prominent Visitors and Their Re.
specttve Mtss1O Ons-Other ~ htIe
House Gossip.

The Prominent Visitors and Their Re-
specttve Mtsslo ns-Osher ~ hiIe
House Gossip.
WASHINGTON, March % Secretary
Carlisle refuses to discuss the rum )r that
j. Pierpont Morgan goes to Europe au-
thoriz' d by the government to negotiate
the sale of $50, 900. 900 of Uoited State
bonds for gold. No other treasury offi-
cial is willing to be quosed on the fnan.
ciai policy of the administration. Secre-
tary Carlisle having given verbal orders
that no subject :ffac'ing the treasury
policy he reserves to himself the right Of
expressing opinion. A similar story was
started in regard to the previous visit by
Mr.. Morgan to Washington during the
closing days Of the Harrison administra-
| ton
While number of faces at the White
House this morning were those of old
corners, the majority of the callers were
uew to the scene, and th,y waited about
with perslstency born of determined
resolution to see Mr.. Cleveland if pos
sihle. The crowd was very great.
Tennessee was represented in force.
Repres ntative Washington had with him
six constituents whom he presented TO
Mr. Cleveland Col John Overton, of
Nashville, spoke in favor of the appoint
mept of Col Thomas Claiborne for the
marshalship of the middle district of
Tennessee. B. NJ Hoard Ex COmmis
sioner of agriculture, came in the interest
Of his own candidacy for Assistant Com
missioner of Agriculture, and Mr. A.
Spur, of Nashville, also spoke for him.
self in connection with the consulsbip al
Bradford, England. The others pre-
sented by Mr.. Washington were Walter
Cain, editor of the Nashville American
and Thomas Spoffard, of Pulaski They
came in behalf of Ernest Pillow, rel a.
tive of the noted Confederate General
who desires the position of Assistant At
torney General for lie Interior Depart
ment. McMillin and Richard son two othe
Tenneaseeans, saw MIR. Cleveland
With Mr.. Mcmillan were Colonel Jor-
dan, of Carthage, a candidate for TIT
office of pension agent at Knoxville, anC
J M. Mckenzie and j. P. Murray
whose names have been mentioned 81
. having been at the White House in the
y r'herance of their applications 70
d mars halship and district attorneyship il
E their state, respectively. The statemen
. ,elegraphed hence last night, to th
: effect that the Tennessee congressions
+ delegati had agreed 10 recon mend t
the President several gentlemen name,
: for appointment to office in Tennessee
. was entirely wrong The story wss pub
lished apparently upon the authority c
. a member of the Tennessee delegatlor
!, Representative Patterson today says
e THUS far the delegation have reache
2 no agreement IS to the recommendation
+ but that another meeting will be hel
: tomorrow night to consider the subject
Judge Tony, of Louisville, KY. won
be t at the White House this morning
|. shaking hands with the Presiden
Nearly year ago. at dinner given
the Iroquois club of Chicago, Jude
Lad made wager with friend that
would shake hands with Mr. Clevelar
twelve mon'hs. judge Tony told Il
President of the wager today and thankt
:. h IN for the chaDpaigne supper of twei'
covers, in which he would p4rticjpst
h, Judge Tony was introduced by Congres
mau Oates. OF Alabama, his brother /
law The first candidate for the Liberi
mission to appear at the White House
in person, came this morning He is H
es Smith, a col0red lawyer, of Birmingham
ID Ala, who is highly endorsed for t
he position throughout Alabama and Tt
nessee. He WIS endorsed 10 Clevelal
by Congressman Turpin, OF Aiaoam
be and Ben Carter, OF Birmingham
~ committee of non union employing pr
ters of this city. headed by T. Edwa
Clark, called on Mr. Cleveland and pl
eented petition sigued by non uni
printers of Washington, asking him
- recognize non-uuion men in his selecti
of the public printer, and protest.
against the effort made by the dele esAri
of union printers. headed by Cong re
man Amos J. Cummings, to induce
Cleveland not to appoint G. W. Edwar
we of Delaware, to the Office on the grou
that he is not union man.