Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-09
BENT ON BUSINESS.
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
NOW SEEK OFFICE.
Ex-Governor Gray Thought Certainty TO
Have Been Promised the siissiont to
Mexico-Otber Probabilities
icy telegraph to the Dispatch.l


on business. Each had his axe 10 grind,
either for himself or for some constituent
and applications for Office were filed by
the score. The. President was up be-
times. aud when he entered his prl-
vato Office there were numbers OF
cards on his table, with the men
whose names they bore waiting eX-
pectantly in the Cabinet-room. Alr. CleVc,
land saw nearly all who came and devoted
a few minutes 10 each. Those who were
In hurry saw Private Secretary lhurber,
and he soon bad his hands full attending
TO their wants. Ar. Cleveland was too
busy up-stairs in the forenoon receiving
he more distinguished visitors TO see the
general public, and the East Room cCntin-
gent went away Disappointed.
MANY DISTINGUISHED CALLERS.
Other callers were the new Assistant
Secretary Of State. JOSIAH Quincy. Sena-
tors Martin, of Kansas; Roach, OF North
Dakota; White, OF California; Gordon, OK
Georgia: Mills, of Texas: PETER, or Kan
sas md Irbv. of South Carolina, with
Governor Tllman and Senator Call, OF
Florida; Speaker Crisp; Representatives,
Hatch and Dockery, of Missouri; Sayers
and Culberson, Of Texas; Chapman. ot
Michigan; Brookshlre. Martin, and BretZ,
OF Indiana; Pearson, OF Ohlo;. Hol-
man. Of Indiana; Oates, OF Alabama
brecklnrldge, DIckersOn, and Ellls, OF Men,
tucky; O'Neili, of Pennsy wanna; CUR ana
Bentley. Of New York: Weadock, OF
Michigan: Catchings of Mississippi Nc
Gam and Black, of Illinois; Nlce-Presi-
dent Stevenson; Senator Butler, ana lie
presentatlves JohnstOne and Brawlcy and
"A South Carolina delegation; eX-Chlef
Switzler, of the Bureau OF Statistics, WHO
wants his former position, ana John y.
Oberly. Of Illinois, ex-Clvil-SerYlce Ooih-
missioner.
Shortly after II o'clock the President
went down stairs and shook hands with
crowd OF people IN the East-KOOm, about
four hundred IN number.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM MGR. sAToLLL
One OF tine earliest callers this morning
was Rev. Dr. O'GOrman, professor OF &C.
clesiastical history at the Catholic nj
versitv of America, who presented TO Prl-
vate.Secretary Thurber letter from
Archbishop Satolh. Papal LeGate TO Ame-
rlca, cougratulat.ng Sir. Cloyeland on MS
accession to the presidency particularly
IN the name Of his Holiness. the Pope
The letter WAS written IN Lnglish on the
official letter head Of the Catholic UnlVer-
senator Lindsay. of Kentucky. came
with G. +. Allen, of bis State and ASKED
Mr Cleveland u appoint the latter ASSIST
ant Postmaster General Chlef-Justlce
Rennett. of kentucky. who came with
Congressman Stone, merely PAID ms re-
spects to Nr. Cleveland. Judge Bennett
claims will probably be pressed tor tho
circuit judgeshlp left vacant by the promo
ton of Judge jackson to the supreme
Bench.
Some OF the Illinois congressional dele
cation came with Congressman NIke, VINO
waits to be Comptroller OF the currency
OFFICE OF rUBIIc FRIETER.
CONGRESSMAN Amos J. Cummings nitro
drcod to Mr.. Cleveland a delegation OF
uniou-labor men. representing typograpui-
cal organizations They were Edward
Craft. of Philadelphia; W. /. Shields, OF
the Washington Union, and John J. burke,
of the Big SIX, of New York, and they
entered fl vigorous protest against the ap
nointtnent OF c. W. Edwards, OF winning
TON. Del. to the Office of Pubic Printer.
They SAID that Mr. Edwards was not a
union printer, that he was opposed to
labor organizations, aud that ne was gene
rally unfit fer the Office. not 4ght lor
tins Office has already begun. Ex-Con-
oressmen Owen Scott ls one OF the most
prominent candidates.
fat,rin the DAY Senator Palmer ana te-
rre-eptative Williams. of Illinois. called
with Judge Browning, OF Benton, l!l.'
whom thev urged for the commissioner
ship OF the Laud-Ofice. 1t Is SAID that
Jldge Browning was favoraoly c0nsidereI
Tor the same position when Mr. Cleveland
accepted Commissioner Sparks's reslsha-
ton during his first term.
THE MEXICAN MISSION.
Ex-Governor GRAY, Of Indiana, called az
. O'clock and saw the President lmmedl-
atolv. He remained with Mr.. CLEVELAND
more than half an hour. and when he lett
4. a trr.r r.vfrrfl llfIU nan
asked whether he had been given the
MEXICAN mission It's sad that Governor
GRAY acknowledged 20 intimate trends
that no would DO nominated TOR the po-
sitIOn.
fx.Pos,masterG General Wanamaker and
party left Washington this evening over
the Richmond and Danville railroad on
tour of the United States and MeNco: Inc
trip will cover II, lGl miles, end viii IRA
verse twentv-One States, three IerflloiIcs'
and one Province.
SFCEETARY CARLISLE RECEIVES.
Secretary Carlisle arrived at the Treasury
Department very early this morning, but
not before a hundred or more Democrats
who were awaiting his arrival. lie was
closetel mos: % the morning IN his room
and those who saw the Secretary AT all ran
tho pauntiet 0t his son, Logan Carlisle, ana
were IN their turn admitted 20 his presence.
Secretary Carlisle did nothing ont re-
ceive callers. Asslstant-Secretary SpuuIu-
inc signed the department mail as Aet'ng
Secretary. and MISUNDERSTANDING Lam
herts.u was designated by Secretary Car
hsle the first thing this morning 10 sign
warrants covering IN and taking out
money from the lrea iury.
BusHfLs or APPLICATIONS.
The mail this morning was so large that
= ltaa ~ N 8 n ~
q great basket. it measured seVeral
bushels, at least. and nearly all OF the let
ters were applications and endorsements
for Office.
kentucky was prominent both IN those
who called personally and those VINO sent
letters.
4 neat printed form has been prepared,
which Will be sent TO each applicant
acknowledging the receipt OF his appllca-
ton. n,
Five additional clerks have been detailed
fer work in the department TO assist IN
keeping up tho work.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Secfeiarv Carlisle has accepted the resig-
natloA II Colonel j. B. Weber. Commis-
sloner:af Immigration at New York. lie IS
the onlv prominent official who has for
mally resigned, though several IN the
Treasury Department building have placed
their resignatIons at the disposal OF Secre-
tary Carlisle.
From an early hour this morning until
lunch-time Secretary Gresham was On
gagged at the State Department receiving
visitors.
Mir. Andrews. the Secretary's son-In-law'
VINO came on from Chicago to spend day
with him, aided HIM in receiving ana DIS
posing of callers.
GRAY AND COLLINS.
The developments in the matter OF ap;;
poiutments that have been determined
on are meagre. Semi-official assurance IS
owen that ex-Governor Isaac L. Gray, OF
Indiana, Will be given the Mexican mis-
sion. and Patrick A. Collins. OF Massa-
chusetts. made Consul-General at London.
MIR. Josiah Quincy. the new First Assist
ant Secretary of State, spent some time IN
consultation with MIR. Wharton. lie WIN
not take hold. however. until next Mon
day.
Notifications were sent TO all the foreign
legations in Washington of the appoint
ment OF Judge Gresham as Secretary OF
State and inviting the Ministers to attend