Evening star., 1896-11-03
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Interest Manifested by the President in the
Result of Today's Contest.
Arrangements to Receive the Returns
TOnieht-GOvernme Omcials
Who Did Not Vote. =:sp

1Hc ITtSiueflt dHu Cn6 Slay-dt-nOn1e
members of his cabinet are taking the
deepest personal interest In the result of
today's battle of the ballots notwithstand-
ing the fact that none of them Is can
didate for political preferment AT the
congressional election two years ago the
President. Secretary Carlisle and other
members of the cabinet were apparently
so indifferent to the result that they went
down the river on election day on a duck
hunting expedition beyond the reach OF tel
egraphic communication. and did not hear
OF the sweeping republican victories in all
parts of the country until many hours
after 1t was Ole news to the rest of the
world.
Several days ago it was suggested to the
Prestdep. that the present was good time
to visit the haunts of the festive ducks in
the waters OF North Carolina, and the
temptation was increased by enthusiastic
reports of the abundance of water fowl
awaiting his coming. The bait was rot
SUFFICIENT, however. 20 overcome the Presi
dents interest in the political contest, and
he concluded to remain in the city in order
to learn the result with as little delay as
possible.
Arrangements for Tonight.
With that idea in view he has made ar
ransements for the receipt of election re-
turns at the Executive Mansion this even
ing, and has invited a few of his intimate
friends TO join him in considering the re-
turns and comparing the vote in the diff
ferent states with the votes cast in pre-
vious elections. The arrangements for the
receipt of news at the White House are
mere perfect and thorough than ever be
fore. The President anI his guests will
get the benefit of all the bulletins of the
two press associations the two telegraph
companies and friendly iln,,IS at
the political headquarters IN New. York, in
Chicago and in this city.
Today was cabinet dav well as cleo
ton day, but the attendance at the White
House meeting tuo small to warrant
the belief of The consideration of any pub
lie business of great Importance. The
only members to meet the President were
Secretaries Oney, Carlisle and Morton, and
It is a safe assumption that tn. election
eiigrossed the greatest share of attention
fhe gentlemen named AM Secretary La
mont. who voted in Naw York this morn
ing. and Postmaster General Wilson, who
did likewise in Charleston. W. Va are
expected to be the Presidents guests this
evening.
Private Secretary rhurber will have
charge of the arrangements anH will COM
nunicate the contents OF each Of the bal
iet1nS as fast as received.
Many Did Not Vote.
An unusual proportion of government Off
/
Washington and did not vote. The list in
cluded President Cleveland and Private Sec
ratary Thurber. who were at the White
House most of the day: Secretaries Olnav
carlisle (who lost his vote by a technicalty
of the law and Morton Solicitor General
Holmes Conrad of Virginia. Assistant At
torEey General Thomas. Assistant Seer
;aries Rockhill. Dabney. Dee and Sims and
number of bureau chiefs, some of whom
however, have lost their votes by reason
Of long residence in Washington. Among
those who did vote We're Secretaries Fran
IS, Herbert and Lamont, Postmaster Gen
"ial Wilson, Attorney General Harmon
assistant Attorney General Whitney OF
New York. Assistant Secretary w w
baldwin of the State Department. Assist
ant Secretaries Hdmlin. Curtis and W-ike
II the Treasury Department. Controller
Eckcls, Controller Bowler. Assistant Sec
retary Reynolds and Assistant Attorney
General Lonberger and Land Commissioner
Lartoreaux of the Interior department and
Assistant Postmasters General Jones Neil
son. Craig and Maxwell, Commissioner
Miller. Treasurer Morgan. Assistant Sec
Fetary McAdoo OF the Navy Department
went to New Jersey but may find his right
10 vote mas been lost.
President Proctor of the civil service
ommissiCl paired with Bryan man ard
lid Tot 20 to Kentucky. Commissioner
Rec voted at Albany, y. ". and Commits
sioner Harlow. who has been in Missouri
some tine. cast his ballot for Me ckinley
at st. Louis.
Interest of the Clerks.
That the government employees are thor
oughly interested in the issue of the l,res-
cnt election is evidenced by the large num-
Ter of them who have gone home to vote
today Although it is said at the Treasury
department that the number Of political
al sentees today in that department is not
unusually large, II is reported in all the
other executive departments that the num-
Ter or employees of all grades who have
gone home to vote is much larger than on
any previous occasion. This is especially
me case in the War Department. and is
due, probably, 20 the excess of war yetar-
ans In that department
Probably no class of people in this city
are more interested in the issue of the bal
ting today than the employe, of the gov
eminent, inasmuch as the ,Dermanar,t.- of
heir official tenure depends. in a great
measure, upon the success of the ticket
tEat Is pledged to good government and
c:Vil service reform. In this view of tho
case. there is general impression that the
large majority of the department vote will
be cast for the republican electors
BUSINESS Practically Suspended.
Public business was practically suspended
IN all the government offices TODAY. and
NEST of the employees remaining on duty
'hd their work in perfurclory sort Of a
way, as though their thoughts were CEN
tered on an entirely different matter The
telegraph offices in the various buildings.
where brief election dispatches were re-
celVed from various sources, were the CEN
lers OF interest today, and the scraps o.
news received were quickly disseminate ed
IN every direct The dairy lunch rooms
"here the government employees mostly
cohgregate during the noon hour, were
the scenes today of lively exchanges Of
Pol'lcal gossip. and what little news had
Geen received of the progress of the voting
up 10 that hour and the STATE of the wealth
er We're eagerly discussed by the scattered
groups of excited dispu, ants.