Evening star., 1897-04-29
SAD OFFICE SEEKERS
President Mckinley Did Not Return to the
White House Today.
Many Aspirnnts Coming From Ken
tucky-TwO GeOrgia Cases
Are Hanging Fire.

The flag which floats over the White
House and tells that the chief executive of
the nation is in the city was not flung to
the breeze today, as is always the case
when the President gets back from n
Journey of any kind. 1t was looked for by
the large number of men eager to renew
their visits, but, not finding it. they made
inquiries OF the White House officials as TO
the probable return of the President. No
notncation was received at the White
house this morning as to when the Pres
ident will get back but a private telegram
from New York says he will reach here
over the Pennsylvania road, az 6:1S O'clock
TINS afternoon He will be at the Whit.
mouse Tor business tomorrow but this NAV
not aVail the office-seeking visitors much
as large portion of the time allotted to
them Will be taken up in a cabinet meeting
fi.Iay Is CABINET day, and the probability
is mat the cabinet members Will have much
TO discuss. majority of the members of
!ne cabinet and many of the other dis
tihsuisned visitors to New York returned
to the city yesterday afternoon ON tbe
Trans which took them away Speaker
need was among the prominent men who
remained in New York. He is booked to
return tomorrow.
Coming From Kentucky.
Ihe trains out of Kentucky are said 10
DC bringing Kentucky office seekers this
WY iii SiSdl AmOnR Ken
lucky men here who will have Il hand in
the disposition Of patronage the opinion is
expressed that Senator Deboe and DIR
Hunter will be the controlling sp;ri,s in all
questions. Regarding the talk tha. Dr
hunter may be given 4 first-class position
OF some sort. it is stated today that The
pace would nave to be good one TO in
cGce Dr. Hunter to give Up the aimos; GER
tam thing that he will win in his cortcst
Tor the seat in the House from his district
over the democrat who now nolds It. 1t is
Iurther said that the difficulty in the way
O. the immediate appointment of Dr. Hum
ter TO a goco place would be the failure of
the Senate to confirm mis- nomination No
matter how much the republicans there
would like 10 confirm him for whatever he
m:Sht be nominated, ii is against the
precedent of that body to confirm a NOM
iIee who is under Indictment for an Of
ferse. DR.. Hunter will have to clear him
self of the charges against MIN before he
would be sure of going through, 1t is also
Urged that DR.. Hunter could serve his term
IN the House, and wait later for federal
appointment IL he desired one.
In the scramble for the federal Offices in
kentucky the marshalship will be the most
hotly- contested. There are numerous ;p-
piicants for the position. among the num-
Ter being Capt. j c. Bryant, q. W. Arm
strong, Capt. Thomas Furman Speaker
Rlanford of the Kentucky house, X. j.
Hampton and r. G. Gridcr.
Two Georgia Cases.
There are two Georgia cases hanging fire
before the President. One of great interest
to the people of the state, as indicating
President McKinleys disposition to the
colored politicians, is the Augusta post
office. Augusta is one Of the commercial
centers of the state and large protection
sentiment is said to exist among the cot
ton planters and manufacturers The lead
ing applicant for the post Office is National
Committeeman Lyons, who has been in the
city for long time. He is a colored man
but Is admitted to be of the better class
OF the race and personally popular De
spite this remonstrances against his ap-
pofntment are fiocking in from business
willing to see w. II. StaIIings. a Write re-
publican. receive the appointment Mr.
Lyons has the backing of all the repubi:-
cans of tne state of any prominence. Mr.
Stallings belongs to the old line republicans
OF the south and bases his claim on years
of hard service to his party
The other case is that of first secretary
OF the legation in Japan. There are many
applicants for the position but Colonel
BUCK, the minister, Is said to want Major
W. II. Smyth given the place. Major Smyth
was one of Colonel Bucks right hand men
in the campaign for delegates last year
The incumbent is an Indiana man. Ii is
said that the President does not feel dis
posed to give the appointment to a Georgia
man..
Secretary Bliss Denies IT,
Secretary of the Interior Bliss authori-
tatively denies the story that he has any
intention of resigniEg. The denial is i'm ac-
cordance with The Stars statement to that
eHect Mr.. Bliss says there lis absolutely
no foundation for the article published"
D