The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-03
DIARY OF AN oFF1cE-sEEKER

washington Post: March 2-Just ar
rived Washington a nice town WONDER
! if = wouldne pc as we'll TO stay here as
/ to go abroad?
ated. We folks who nominated him will
] be all right now. Think had better take
an assistant secretaryshiD; The admins
! tration wants good men who know some
/ thing about politics. Besides, l am get
/ ting to like Washington.
| March S-Big crowd at the White
time to settle himself. Have sold my ex-
/ cursion ticket and will stay awhile. Too
many people make hotel uncomfertaole
Have found good boarding house
March 1l-Shook hands with the presi-
dent in the East room and told him ]
would call on = matter of business in a
few days. He seemed pleased
found Senator X. He was sour. Said the
whole state was here chasing him. Asked
me what I wanted and said Better go
torskip would be the thing.
March 23-rook my papers to the White
House today. Thought I'd wait and have
private talk with the president, but Sec
with the rest What an ill-manner set
they We're Elbowed me right along just
because they saw the president wanted to
talk with me. VIII have to go back and
finish our conversation,
March 27-Got some more money from
home.
March Zy-Went to the WnlIe House,
but chap at Porters door wouldn't let me
in. Said it was after hours. He ought to
be fired.
April Saw Mark Hanna after waiting
.ive hours. Asked him why my letter had
not been answered. He said he was get
ting 400 a day and his secretaries would
catch up some time next year. l always
thought Hanna was overestimated. Now
April Sled an interview with the
president. Was last in line so they could
not push me along. When l told him of
my services to the party he replied, "Oh,
yes" and for me to file my papers in
the state department. Said he had many
good friends IN Indiana and hoped they
that I am not from Indiana? Probably
the tariff is worrying him. Shameful the
way the senate is acting.
April Borrowed a little more money.
Washington is an expensive town to live
April Ex-senator X says all the audi
torsh9is were mortgaged before the cleo
ton, but he will endorse me for a special
agency or a chief clerkship if | can find
one that isn't under the civil service law.
April 'l2-D~n the civil service law.
many good positions abroad Ought to
have gone fo- one of them in the first
place. That state department list is q
great thing; Think III start with. Amt
me. Wonder where l can negotiate a
small lean2
April Scot in to see the president and
told him | could best serve the admins
tration and the party abroad. He said,
oh, yes" and to file my papers in the
postottice department, and he hoped his
friends T. Massachusetts, would be pa
tient. What made him think was from
l suppose he gets mixed
A1ril Ex-senator X. says there is one
chance in a million Of getting consulate,
but If | will concentrate on Flown. he
and the delegation will do what they can
Salary, $1,000, fees, $S7.
April 21-Have concentrated on Ztown
Got IN the line today Just for a moment
to tell the president it would suit me. He
the treasury department. and he hoped
his friends in Minnesota would be patient
till he could get around to them. Queer