The sun., 1893-03-31
THE SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE.
No Dipinution OF the Crowds at the whit
House.

No Dipsinution OF the Crowds at the white
House.
WARRINGTON. March 3O.-It IA evident. from
the large attendance at tho White House to.
day. that the office seekers do not wish to 60
homo Just yet. They think It is all very we'll
for the President to say why don't these peo.
pie 20 home" but feel TINT he does not appre-
ciate how mortifying 1t would be for them to
70 back to their neighbors with their ambi-
tions unrealized. Many havc not the means
TO defray tho expenses OF homeward trip.
and they will linger around Washington. hop
inG for something to turn UP. Notwithstand-
ing the suggestions thrown out by the Pres-
dent yesterday that he could not accomplish
much while his office is continually filed with
callers, big batch OF nominations was sent to
tho Senate to-day giving the unrecoGnized
but still expectant patriots renewed hope.
Long before the doorkeepers shot back tho
bolt on tho front door and announced that the
White House was open for the business part
Of the day. there was q crowd outside care
fully reading the printed rules governing tho
admission OF callers. The rush did not begin
as promptly oday as yesterday. but there was
. steady stream OF visitors from 10 o'clock un-
I'll 115. They were received in the big room.
and the Cabinet room was again used as q
waiting apartment. Representative Holman
Of Indiana headed the largest delegation OF
the dny. There were over dozen men in his
party. all OF whom wore typical Westsrners.
They wore soft hats. store clothes. and chin
whiskers. with their upper lips shaved clean.
Nearly all OF tho Western and Southwestern
men who como to Washington wear boards OF
this cut.
As the morning passed on many familiar
faces were observed among those who sought
an audience with the President. Repres on tativo
Patterson OF Tennessee. who has just finished
his first term in Congress-. Is one Of the "regu-
lars" He was on hand this morning. accom-
panied by several constituents. including
Judge Snead OF Tennessee. who would like to
become Consul at Edinburgh 1t was doubt
less his intention TO impress every one around
the Executive Man sion with his courtly man
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s0f Epssopa mnsss ter wssrs ssye
His long hair was tossed carelessly back
door, down Stairs he Sawed low to sts the usher: .ne
Up stairs he bowed still lower to o group OF
ssnsPE The sa ns
ssss insf as 1t
promiscd e oonsided the Judge's application
. SSd Il Ss ss
and came back to take another look at the
ssrriase With Baby Ruth and start for morn. %nt
M1s" As ss . hssh a snd
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Visitor Vas ,n %ssTyPy 2, Ny
iresidens not i having = seem ss M him S since % he
ssSasped his n hand along With . thousand
The
procession had passed by. The crowd In wait
s as.t M %s1y %Wyns tns P s.v
yondered, what 1t was all about The New
Yorker did not enliChten them. but he, went
iriendiness q the Presidents sreetIng 4 70 put put
Collectorship Of tn. Second New York district.
a place which he might have had eight years
sGo d had "a no.; nGS his friend. I'D sullivan. got In
one q the most eonspicuous visitors o,day
annncier. now resident Of New York. III.
Sssa sl Don Il ans s% o.hsp, vsc I
made several visits Isl to congrssss last winter
s
was, IN striking contrast with the dipEy
wool hats Of SO many sn1v Of those WHO
ed corridor this morning. He looked like
Filth aysnus Il, q swell dressed & in his Easter
slistensd. lis tan:coIored cloves % We're fresh irSsS
Suu uoNs ouu uiS oNoiCvdt thioWu SIhco-
free to give his iron-GrHy mo9stachs an
House. He first applied to Private Secretary
Thurbre TO arrange an interview for him with
the, President. Mr. Thurber informed Mr..
Calhoun that he would have to take his
chances with the rest OF the crowd then watt
ing In the Cabinet room. He finally reached
the President. chatted WHILE and concluded
his call By recommending a personal friend
forA appointment in one OF the departments
After the Congressional hours were over the
President devoted nm hour or more to other
AZ the Treasury Department to-day the fol-
lowing New York applications were recorded:
j. z. Moore OF New York. TO be Superintendent
q Repairs at tho New York Custom House:
George N. Kelley Of Brooklyn. to be Superin.
tsndent OF Immigration or Commissioner Of
Immigration. both Of which officee have been
filled; James J. Gallagher Of New York. to be
Chief Of the Repairs Division Of the Supervising
Architects office: James Fl. Cox OF New York.
to be the Third Auditor Of the Treasury. Mark
j. Bunnell OF Dansyille desires to be retained
as . chief OF the military division.in the office
Of tho Third Auditor OF the Treasury. Major
Bunnell is a badly wounded soldier. to whom
= gold medal and u m membership. on the roll OF
honor has been awarded for gallantry on the
field Of battle.
No Typhus ON the Lake Superior.
Tho steamship Lake Superior. which left at
IJ,Iifar m har wa hithAr frov, TyvArpoot two