Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Too Busy to Receive
the Waiting Crowds.
saw. some SENATORIAL CALLERS
Century Plant Expected to Bloom
Soon.
NEW YORK FEDERAL OFFICES

Everybody at the White House yesterday
number OF today's visitors. The supposi-
tion was based on the fact that yesterdays s
batch of consular nominations was an
nounced as the last for some time The
presumption was that this announcement
would stop the flow of officeseekers at
least those pursuing consular posts. Pre-
suinptlons presumed too far, and the pat
riots this morning marched to the Execu-
i've Mansion in undiminshed numbers
Ihey stood around and waited. That was
all the satisfaction they obtained as the
PRESIDENT was too busy to see any of them
The Contemplated Chicago Trip.
Ihe Pre- esident may be prevented from
gong to Chicago to the exercises of the
uhVe'ilng OF the Logan nc 1ument. When
ne ihdicatcd purpose to go to the windy
clty the President thought the tariff bill
would be out of the way by July 20. The
prospects now are against that, and the
PRESIDENT does not want to leave here until
tne tne tarin bill Is out of the way. Some CT
ms friends are trying to induce him to
ieave town for few days between now
ana next week. but he does not think he
ought to go.
The New York Federal Offices.
Senator Platt had an early interview with
the President. The New York appoint
ments so far made are understood to be
satisfactory to the New York senator. and
he has hopes that in the four appointments
vet to be made everything will be equally
as satisfactory. The President has shown
diplomacy in the conduct of the New York
cases. and has brought peace out of what
might have been turned INTO the bitterest
or factional wars. Representative Wilson
Is also said to have been Instrumental in
preventing growth of the prospects of
war AT the same time he has gotten what
he wanted In the deal.
of the four places left open the Brooklyn
post office has been offered to Walter g.
Atterbury, an anti-machine man, and Ii is
understood that he has accepted. Repre-
sentative Wilson was backing Atterbury
MI Wilson was at the White House this
morning. probably to communicate Mr. At
terburys intentions to the President. This
acceptance has cleared up the New York
situation as much as anything else IL
leaves the surveyorship of the port of New
York to the Platt men. This place will go
10 SlIas &. Croft The remaining two places
-inarShalship and district attorneyshir,-
VIII go 10 John Henckel and Gen. H. l..
Burnett respectively. both Platt men.
From the first Senator Platt has had all
eye on the custom appointments, because
Tor political reasons they were more valu-
able than any of the other offices. He has
secured what he wants and that is why he
is satisfied.
Othcr senatorial Callers.
Senator Allen, the populist leader, paid
his respects to the President. The Ne
braska statesman Is looking pale and
bloodless. He is suffering from malaria,
and is anxious for Congress to adjourn
that he may get to his home.
Senator Cullom and Senator Deboe were
callers. Senator Cullom has been a lucky
man in securing places for Illinois men,
and he has much to be thankful for. He
goes at the job of getting places in a quiet
manner. and little is known of what pro-
eress he is making until he lands his man.
Senator Deboe is another congressman
who has had no occasion to feel sour with
the President. As new senator he has
shown up well, and is on splendid terms
with the chief executive. who respects and
admires the Kentuckian. Senator Deboe
today talked with the President about
Kentucky affairs in general. Nothing was
said by him today as to the case of W. A.
Gaines the Kentucky colored leader who
is pushing for register of the treasury.
Gaines case has been fully presented to
the President for some time by Senator
Deboe.
The President has dropped no idea whom
he favors for register of the treasury.
The President today signed the joint
resolution granting permission for the
erection of a temporary studio on public
ground for use in the construction and
completion of the statue of General Sher-
man.
Century Plant to Bloom Soon.
The beautiful century plant Of the White
House conservatory. which has been try
Ing hard to bloom for several weeks, is
beginning to show buds. and the White
House florists look for the blooms to de-
velop before many weeks. 1t will be the
first century plant to bloom at the White
House. This. however, does not mean that
the common: idea that q century plant
Blooms only every century Is true. These
plants bloom from seventeen to twenty
five years. Many of the century plants at
the White House came from Mexico, bu;
II Is not one Of the Mexican plants which
Is now about to bloom.