Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-01
Impossible for the President to See
One-Fourth His Callers.
APPOINTMENTS TO Be PREPARED
In Conference With Assistant Sec
retary Day.
DISAPPOINTED ASPIRANTS

10 see one-lOufl1 OF tne persons VINO nave
been thronging the White House each day
for the. last week. Today was a good sa nj
pie of the crowds which are investing the
White House. At Il o'clock word was sent
out that the President would not be able
to see any more visitors Then the crowd
trooped away, disappointment showing on
their faces.
The President leaves for Canton tomor-
row evening. If he has time today or to-
night he will get large number of APP
pontments ready to send to the Senate to-
morrow. These will include a number of
consulShps.
Judge Day consulted the President good
while this morning about consular offices
and will confer further with him tomorrow
morning if a large batch of appointments
is to be made.
The Immigration COmmissiOnershiu
w. G. Edens, the Illinois man who has
been brought to the front as a new and
strong candidate for commissioner of i'm
migration, was at the White House today
with Senator Mason, who has given his
hearty Endorsement to Mr.. Edens 1t Is
said that in case Mr. Edens receives this
appointment the position of assistant com
missioner may 20 to NJ NJ Garland Of
Pittsburg, president of the Amalgamated
one OF the strongest officials in this couH-
try with labor organiZa tons.
Mr.. Edens has secured the backing of
both senators and majority of the repre-
scntatives of his state since ne saw an
opportunity to get the commissionership.
The New Yorl. Appointments.
Senator Platt saw the President about
the two New York appointments which
went to the Senate today. Representative
ni,tcy Of
committee of New York, had conference
late yesterday afternoon with the PIcsi-
dent in regard to the mayo-alty situation
in greater New York. Mr.. tluigs vent
over the situation and found the President
an interested listener.
Secretary Algcr and Secretary Long were
visitors. Gen. Wilson, chief of Engineers,
was with Secretary Alger and Gen. Howard
was with Secretary Long. Secretary AL
ger and Gen. Wilson talked to tie Pres
de mt on the subject of deep waterways.
The President will soon have to appoint a
Ceep waterway commission.
Lou Payn, the wel-known New York
leader, went to the White House with
Senator Platt. Mr.. Payn is said to have
entered a protest against Emory p Close
for district attorney of the northern dis
trct of New York, understood to have
been decided on by the President. Mr..
Payn wants the place to &C to an organiza-
tion man.
Senator Kyle and Mr. McCord whose
nomination governor of Arizona is hang
ing fire in the Senate. talked with the
President in behalf of George Crist for sur
Ieyor general of Arizona
Senator Stewart, the silver champion OF
Nevada was given an interview. He want
ed TO talk about Nevada affairs but says
he didn't ask for office.
Representative Mudd of Maryland was
a caller.
Representative Barham of California
talked with the President about CONSUL
ship for State Senator Ragsdala of Cali
fornia. 1t is said that Nh Barham Will get
what he wants.
Assistant Secretary Brigham of the De
partment of Agriculture introduced T. Il.
Moore to the President. Mr. Moore is a
consulor agent of this country in Germany.
and his friends striving to secure d
promotion for him.
One of the large bay horses sent to the
President several weeks ago from New
York by Abner Mckinley. died last night.
The latter secured pair of big bays for
the Presidents carriage. There are two
pairs of carriage horses left in the White
House stables. DENMARK" the saddle
horse sent from Kentucky, has been sent
TO pasture. He has not become accilmated.
Some COIOred Applicants.
President Mckinley has not given any
encouragement to Cyrus F. Adams, the
minister to Bolivia The President has not
said that he will not give this place to Il
colored man, but precedent is against it,
and he supposes that Adams knows this
This same mission was the one which
President Cleveland attempted to give a
colored man. He nominated c. II. j. Tay-
lor, afterward made recorder of deeds of
the District, to the Bolivian mission but
the Senate refused to confirm the nomina-
tion. and that is why Taylor became re-
corder of deeds.
A new and strong applicant for a con-
sular appointment is Prof John W. s.iI-
liams. the messenger at the headquarters
of the republican national committee He
is a New Yorker, and was wit. the ma
tional committee during the last cam
paiSn. When the headquarters were re-
moved here he came with the committee
He speaks English, French. Spanish Por.
tuguese and Italian. He wants to be con-
sui at Guadaloupe. He is said to have the
hearty Endorsement of a large number of
influential men, including Senator'S Hanna
and Platt.
The Grccinn Mission,
President Mckinley is sais to have under
consideration the naming of minister TO
Greece. Representative Livingston of
Georgia has had a talk with the President
In behalf of Rev. Dr. I. S. Hopkins of At
lanta for this position. Some time ago it
was reported that the President had de-
cided to give this much -sougnt-for place
to DIR. Hopkins, but this was founI to be
erroneous. although it was ascerraifed that
DR.. Hopkins was well thought of by the
President. There are many influential ap-
plicants for the Grecian mission, and DR..
Hopkins stands well. What is sad to be
working against him is that he is from n
state which has received its share of
patronage. Republicans from other por-
tions of the country are demonstrating
against too many appointments going to
the southern states. which made no show
ing in the last election. especially Georgia.
DR.. Hopkins, however. is a personal friend
of the President, who has not, SO far,
divided the foreign missions by states.
DR.. Hopkins is prominent Methodist
divine. and. although he had always been
democrat, worked for Mckinley last
year.
The President is beginning to make some
of the appointments which the Kentuck-
ians have been after. When the state
offices are gone the Kentucky republicans
will make a pull for consular and dip!e-
matte places. Senator Deboe and DIR.
Hunter recently introduced w. H. OVERLY
and ]. A. Armstrong as candidates for con-
sular places. Kentucky will get her share
of the places abroad, as her reward for