The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-09
AT THE
PIE COUNTER.
Many Patriots Willing TO Serve
Their Government.
THE PRESIDENT HAS "A LARGE
ASSORTMENT .oF HUNGRY Ap-
PLlCANTS FROM WHICH TO
MAKE Ills SELECTIONS-NOT
ENOUGH PLACES TO GO AROUND
ALL SORTS OF SEEKERS FOR
ALL SORTS OF PLACES.

tickets expired to-day. Tot dag workmen
were busy replacing the lc cases in the
pension hall, where the bali was held, SO
that the routine work of the pension bu-
reau may be resumed to morrow morn.
ing.
The final estimate is that the total re-
ce'pts will foot up about 81, 900 over and
above expenses. The surplus will proh-
ably be turned over to local charities, as
has heretofore been done, and the guar.
antcc furd will re returned to the sub
scriberS.
The hotels are still filled with politi
clans and Office seekers and President
Mckinley and the new Cabinet will have
busy week of it,
Many Congressman who were re elected
remain in the city and the new members
will undoubtedly be here in full force
early in the week, preparatory for the
meeting of the Fifty. Fifth Congress in
extra session on Monday next.
Pace-hunting began in real earnest at
the White House tohay. Most of the
sight.sce"s have left town and the stran.
gers remaining are after the plums that
the President has it in his power to dis
tribute. Friday and Saturday very few
enger applicants for positions said any
thing to Major Mckinley about their de-
SireS. These two days were given up to
congratuation and compliment. This
morning, however, the place seekers came
tn the executive mansion prepared to
talk business They came in force, Il con-
slant stream nf them. Some carried big
bundles of cihcial'looking papers in their
hands others, more modest, looked sus-
piciousiy large about their pockets But
there were II number in line who were
there mt the request of THE President or
vino tn fhpir
to request fitvors.
| In Il few urgent cases only did the Pres
ident discuss appointments. lie will rot
he hurried and the word has gone ont that
applicants could do Just lis well by going
home for II couple of months before press.
ing their claims In effect this was the
idea carried away by II number of those
who presented their applications in per.
son. Those who had been invited to the
White House alone managed to he heard
Nine o'clock found the upstairs CORR.
dor in the public part of the mansion
pretty well filed with men and not IL few
women. y few minutes later, when the
President entered his..ollice, he found a
score of visitors waiting his appearance
He saw many peoplc in the ensuing
hour, but not fast enough to make any
difference in their continually increasing
numbers.
Right in the midst OF the reception Sec
retary Sherman appeared and carried off
the President to the Cabinet room When
the president returned To his Office the
crowd there i'll the reception corridor and
in Secretary Porter's room had increased
largely.
Those who came with the Senators and
Representatives, were more fortunate i'm
getting the ear of the President and those
who brought written credentials and en-.
dOrSementS.
The Republican members of the In.
diana delegation in Congress came in
body to present the name of w. II.
Elliott for assistant secretary Of the navy.
En- Congressman Gunther wants to he
Consul General to Mexico.
G. III. Conger, who was IL member of
Congress from Iowa and later minister to
Brazil, put in an application for his for
mer diplomatic position.
Among the appointment rumorS in cir
culation is one which sends Senator Cam
eron, of Pennsylvania, to succeed Mr.. Uhl
us ambassador TO Germany.
The Massachusetts delegation asked the
place for William f. Draper, but Senators
Quay and Penrose urged Senator Came
ron's appointment, and it is stated that
Gen. Draper will succeed Minister Nc
Neagh at Rome.
Rear Admiral John c. Walker. who
will reach the retiring age on the TWEEN
teth of March. is spoken OF rs IL candi.
date for Il position of assistant secretary
of the navy. Mr. McAdoo in the mean
time will continue to act until his success.
sor qualities.
"A candidate for the commissonership
of tensions pctitioncd himself in the per-
son of eN. Congressman Picker, OF South
Dakota, whose term expired March l.
One o: the few cases of appointment
considered hy the President was that of
the mission TO Greece, Roumania and
Servia The term of Mr.. Alexander, the
present minister at Athens, will expire
April I, and it is the intention to n0mi-
nate his successor without delay George
y. Flooding, OF West Virginia, who lis
candidate for the position. called ON the
President this morning at the request of
the latter and his chances for getting
what lie wants are considered excellent
Another gentleman anxious for dipio-
matte preferment who saw the President
was Gen. w. w. Thomas, OF Portland,
Me He came with Senator Hale. Gen.
Thomas was twice the diplomatic repre-
sentative at Stockholm, and is said to
nave been assured that he will ne sent
back.
Col. John Hay was an early caller, but
the President was engaged and the re,
puted ambassador to England concluded
not to wait.
II. Clay Evans, ,of Tennessee, had
short talk with the President.
The term of Fourth Assistant Postmaa-
ter General MAXWELL will 'eNDirc 10 NOR