Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-21

VIII probably be among the Illinois men
who win get in on the consular list.
Senator Teller went to the White House
today with ex-Representatiye Hosea Town
applicant for a position. but the call Of
Senator Teller with him was purely a per-
sonal one. This is the second time Senator
Teller has been at the White House. HN
first visit was to see a-fricnd. He did not
then see the President. but saw him to-
day, and they had pleasant meeting.
Senator Teller has not signed his name
to the paper of an applicant for office and
will not do SO. He has made no request
of any part of the administration.
Ex-Governor Fletcher of Missouri, now
living in this city. was at tie White House.
He is being strongly pushed for register
of the treasury to succeed J. Fount Till
man. His friends think he stands well
in the fight. The colorel applicants are
almost sure that the place will so to one
of them. There Is a tradition. coming
from early in the administration. that the
President said this place would be given
colored man.
Colored applicants for West India con-
sulships are making things warm. Every
day number of them go to the White
House to see what the prospects are.
frequent caller re GENTLY has been c. III. X.
Sturgeon. colored, of Boston. He was once
ousted from a convention of Reed men in
Massachusetts for hurrahing for Mckinley.
Years ago he predicted that Mckinley
would one day be President He was born
Spanish.
Representative Pitney Of New jersey.
prominently mentioned as the next repub-
hcan candidate for governor of his state.
and Representative Howell also of New
Jersey. saw the President. Mr.. Pltney is
urging the appointment of Samuel s. Lyon
of Boonton to the consulate at Osaka,
Japan.
ed to present John w. Langley to the
President and to urge his appointment to
deputy authorship. Representative Darr
OF West Virginia accompanied the party.
The President is understood to have spoken
pleasantly of Mr.. Langley and to have in
timated that he would either give him the
deputy authorship or something which
would be just satisfactory. Mr.. Lang
ley was the republican candidate for Con
gress in the tenth Kentucky district last
fall. He made a good showing for him
self and his party.
For Chief Of the Engraving Bureau.
Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island is in
teresting himself in Col. L. B. Pease OF
his state. Senator Wetmore would like to
have Col. Pease made chief Of the bureau
of engraving and printing, but does not
know when there will be a vacancy. 1t is
said that Claude NJ. Johnson, the present
chief will be retained for an indefinite
time. Col. PeaSe was candidate for public
printer, and next to Mr.. Palmer was the
strongest man.
Senator Cullom visited the White House
regarding coming appointments for the
southern part of Illinois. The slate which
has been mentioned in The Star for that
section will go through. There will be no
change unless it is in the marshalship, for
which c. p. Hitch is slated.
Uniforms at the White House.
The new idea Of White House employees
wearing uniforms has been criticised as
leading to the livery and court formally
of Europe. Secretary Porter has noticed
these criticisms and says that he is will
ing to accept the responsibility for sug-
costing to employees the advisabiity of
uniforms. He says that there has been
general demand for uniforms at the White
House. This is due to several reasons.
but the principal one is that visitors to the
White House are frequently embarrassed
by not knowing to whom to apply for in
formation.
President Mckinley knows nothing of the
uniform idea, and has not seen any of the
criticisms that have appeared. So far
only one employe, Arthur Simmons, the
doorkeeper to Mr.. Porter's room, has APP
peared in uniform. 1t is light blue serge
suit bound with a small white cord. Other
employees will don uniforms by degrees.