Evening star., 1897-03-15
THE WHITE HOUSE
Large Crowds of Senators and Rep
resentatives This Morning
PRESSING APPLICATIONS FOR PLACES
Mr.. Slater Proposed for District
Commissioner.
WHAT JUDGE WOOD WANTS

| The rush of congressional callers at the
| White House this morning was something
| wonderful. The reception room leading to
| the secretarys room was crowded before
| 10 o'clock. the hour fer the President to
| begin his days work of seeing and hearing
| opportunities in behalf of horde of office
| seekers. This tedious and tresome job was
| occasionally relieved by callers without
| axes to grind men who simply wanted to
| pay their respects to the President There
| was a number OF silver men in this last
list, men who fought President Mckinley
| hard in the campaign of last year, but
| who have the greatest respect for him as
| man. Judge .Culberson of Texas was
one of these. President Mckinley received
him with the greatest cordiality. Ex-Sena-
tor Dubois, Represen ative Hartman and ex-
| Representative Towne also called. but
wished it distinctly understood that their
mission was purely personal.
Senator Mason of Illinois was among the
| earliest callers. and was admitted to the
| secretarys room with a number of other
senators and representatives, who Were
| likewise early BIRDS Senator Mason is
still pushing Capt. Thomas of Chicago for
| assistant secretary OF the navy
Senator Burrows saw the President again
| III DeHdI OF Generai SpalInS 1Of assist
| ant secretary of the treasury. General
| Spalding was with the senator, who feels
| perfectly confident that his friend will get
the appointment 1t is understood that
| appointment. but thinks that General
Spalding will be on duty by the 1st of
| April.
The Swedish Mission.
DIR. w. w. Thomas of Maine, who has
pou erful tacking for the mission to Swe-
den. saw Secretary Porter in regard to
| his papers, which are delayed in arriving.
| DR.. Thomas claims to be backed by not only
the majority of the Swedes of the United
| States, bat of President Mckineys state.
| Ex-State Senator Ericsson of Iowa is a
candidate for this mission, and Representa-
| tive Henderson was on hand to press his
| claims. Dr. Thomas was a schoolmate of
| Speaker Reed 1t Is believed that he will
| be the successful candidate.
| Ex-senator Higgins of Delaware and a
! large delegation of republicans of that
| state called on the President to ask the ap-
| pointment of w. c. Spruance of Whining
| ton as United States circuit judge to sue
| ceed the late Judge Walls. Mr.. Spruance
| is of ex-senator Spruance. 1t will
| be remen bered that President Cleveland
| wanted Senator Gray to take this place
| and make appointment Of democrat
who was not confirmed. The republicans
will now get the judgeship, which they
/, have been anxious for for years.
! SeIldloT eHlOSe Oh ttIiSS Naild was
| again visitor today. This time he was
| acc cmpanied by Gen. Bingham The latter
| is asking for the appointment of Penrose
| McClain as collector of internal revenue of
| Philadelphia, ard Senator Penrose is back
| ing Gen. Bingham The two Pennsylva-
| mans also directed the Presidents atten-
| ton to the fact that Pennsylvania wants
! Charlemagne Tower of Philadelphia given
| one of the four ambassadorships. They
! not only had lively talk with the Presi
dent on this subject but they believe they
| Will secure for Mr. Tower the place he
| seeks. After talking over these two cases
| Messrs. Penrose and Bingham said a good
| word for VIM. S. ShalIenburger, ex-member
! of Congress. He wants to be first or sec
ord assistant postmaster general Repre-
| sentative c. A. Stone of Pennsylvania
| called to urge w. W. Brown of his state
| for good place.
For District Commissioner.
| Early in the morning Representative
| Berry of Kentucky called on the President
with John G. Slater and O. G. Staples
| Messrs. Berry and Staples urged upon the
| chief executive the appointment Of Mr.
| Slater to succeed Commissioner Ross. The
President. it is understood. did not intimat te
| when he would make the appoin tmcn.s of
| Commissioners.
| Ex-Representative Bellamy Storer about
| whose ambitions and aspirations there is
| somewhat of g mystery, did not go in TO
| see the President. but whispered a few
|
riedly departed. TO newspaper men who
| tried to talk with him, Mr.. Storer protest
| ed. in frightened manner. that he was not
| a candidate for anything, and was not being
| pushed for anything by his friends.
bureau of Engraving and Printing.
| Representative, Hemingway of Indiana
presented James H. McNeeley of Evans
| Vile to the President. Mr.. McNeeley is the
editor of the Evansville Courier, and is a
|
| and printing. Mr.. McNeeley says he has
| learned from Secretary Cages private sec
retary that this position is not under civil
| service, as has been stated. He therefore
believes he will have good show for it.
| VIM. NJ. Meredith of Chicago, who wants
to be chief of the bureau of engraving and
| printing, presented his claims.
| Home Rule for Alaska.
| Ex-SeEatol Blair presented G. E. Swine
! hart, w. A. Kelley and ]. G. Brady of
| Alaska. They called to ask consideration
of Alaskan citizens for the appointive Of
| fees for that territory. Recognition of the
| home-rule plank, adopted by the con-
NentlonS last spring, was asked. The most
| important legislation now needed to ad-
| vance the interests of the territory is that
| allowing a delegate in Congress- the dele
| CATION said. Their laws are inadequate
and they. feel that the only way to secure
proper legislation is to have delegate in
Congress to press their claims. Mir. Swine
! hart is the proprietor of the Alaska Mining
Record. the leading publication N the terri
| tory. and is thoroughly acquainted with the
needs of the territory. Mr. Kelley is at
present superintendent of schools and has
| resided in Alaska twelve years. He is a
candidate for the marshalship with pros
poets IF success. Mr. Brady is prominent
business man residing at Sitka. the capital
and is one of the pioneers of the territory,
having liVe& there nineteen years He is
prominently mentioned for the governorship
of the territory. The President listened
with close attention and appeared greatly
Interested by the represent ations and ex-
pressed himself impressed with the i'm
portance of giving more attention to the
interests of Alaska. 1t will be remembered
| that both the republican and democratic
parties inserted clauses in their respective
platforms favoring representation for
Alaska in Congress. The prospects of this
territory are improving rapidly, and the at
tention of both home and foreign capitalists
Is now being objected there as never be-
fore There is every reason to believe that
the territory of Alaska has more native re-
sources, said Mr.. Swinehart, "and that
within the next fifty years she will develop
more wealth than now exists i'm any state
IN the Union Nothing is necessary to Sc