Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-27


Monday is the day upon which the President
goes into executive session with himself and
considers ''matters requiring his uninterrupted
attention, as the new White House rules saw
Upon this occasion he secludes himself
within the innermost recesses Of his Office and
denies his presence to all comers save those
with whom he has previously made appoint
ments.
These favored ones are usually few in num-
per and their attendance at the Presidents ex-
ecutiye session connected with the matters un-
der consideration.
COL OATES HAS AN AUDIENCE
Today Representative Oates of Alabama was
closeted with the President for nearly an hour
and during that hour had acquired by absorp-
tion so much of Mr. Cleveland's own reserva-
tion of manner TO render him sealed book
to inquirers when be emerged from the audience
room. 1t can safely be assumed that Col Oates
put in good word for his friend Hanris Tay-
lor of Alabama, who wants a foreign mission.
As Col. Oates came out Representative
McCreary of Kentucky entered. He also had
an appointment with the President aud re-
manned with him about half an hour. When
he emerged Mr.. McCreary displayed a remark
able unanimity with Col. Oates in his resolu-
ton TO maintain a sphinX-like silence, but rs
Mr.. McCreary has been a distinguished member
OF the American delegates 20 the international
mo etary conference and as another conference
is soon to be held one might hazard the guess
that financial matters were discussed.
MR.. ALLAN W. THURMAN.
The next one to see the President was Mr..
Allan W. Thurman of Ohio. He is a veritable
chip off of the .'OId Roman" block and is said
to have developed natural aptitude for poll
tics worthy of the of his father. Mr.. Thur
man came all the way from Columbus to talk TO
the President about something which is said to
be deep. dark secret for the present.
Incidentally it may be stated that Mr.. Thur
man is taking considerable interest in the COM
ing gubernatorial struggle in Ohio, and has
discovered a new star in the democratic sky
which he is trying to raise to the first magni-
tude. This is Judge Alwyn n. Owens, eX-chief
Justice of the Ohio supreme court.
The candidates SO far are Larry Neal, the
form; Gen. sam Hurd of Cincinnati. Repre-
sentative Tom johnson and Walter Is. Ritchie,
a protege of Senator Brice.
IL is said that some of those mentioned would
be handicapped by their entanglements in the
factional tight among the Ohio democrats,
while Judge Owens would be entirely free from
this taint.
FERMENTATION of FOREIGN MINISTER
The Presidents interview with Mr. Thurman
was interrupted for few minutes by an Off
cial function which the executive was called
upon to perform In the blue room. This was
the presentation to the President of Senior
Manuel Maria de Peralts by Secretary Gresham.
Senior Feralta is the envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary from Costa Rica to
Spain, who stopped in Washington to
present to Mr.. Cleveland the congratu-
lations of the president of Costa
Rica. The congratulations were more
cordial perhaps from the fact that during Mr.
Cleveland's former term he had arbit.ated for
Costa Rica boundary dispute between that
country and its neighbor Nicaragua.
MINISTER EUsTIs.
Mr.. Eustis, the new United States minister to
France, called upon Private Secretary Thurber,
but did not see the President Mr. Eustis in