The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-05-13
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Msrca -Ju St arrived. Was0ing |
ton uice town WCnier if it would
not be- as Well to stay here as TO go
abroad7
March Saw Msjor Mckinley
insugura' We folks who nomi.
mated him will be I'll right now.
To-, k La better tai e an Asst istant
Secr-tar, The administration
wsn good n"n who know some
thing about po i les. Besides, l am
getting to like Washington.
March S.-Big crowd atthe White
House. They ought to give the
President time to settle himself
Have sold my excursion ticket and
will stay awhile. Too many people
make hotel uncomfortable Have
found good boarding house.
March 11.-Shook hands with the
President in the East Room and
told him I would call on a matter of
bushes in few days. He seemed
pleased.
March 15.-Went to the Capitol
and found Senator X. He was sour.
Said the whole State was here chas.
ing him. Asked me what 1 wanted,
and said, Better GO for something
in reach Maybe an authorship
would be the thing.
March 23.-Took my papers to
the White HOUSE to-day. Thought
I'd wait and have private talk with
the President, but Secretary Porter
said I'd have to 60 along with the
rest. What an i'll hammered set they
we're. Elbowed me right along just
because they saw the President
wanted TO talk with me. Will have
TO 90 back and finish our conversa
ton.
March 27.-Got some mere money
from home.
March 29.-Went to the White
House, but the chap at Portsr's doo1
A wouldn't let me in. Said it was afte
9 hours. He ought to be fred.
: April Saw Mark Hanna, afte
4 waiting five hours. Asked him VII.
my letter had not been answered
He said he was getting 400 day
1t and his secretaries would catch u,
n some time next year. 1 alway
ol thought Hanna was overestimateo
Now I know it.
April 5.-Had an interview wit
~ the president. Was last in line.
1t they couldn't push me along Whs
.. told him OF my services to tt
re rarty he replied: "Oh. yes, and II
es me to file my papers in the Sta
a Department. Said he had many GOO
Ill frieLds in Indiana and hoped th'
would be patient. Can he have fo
gotten that I am not from Indian
Probably the tariff is worrying hil
Shameful the way the senate is a
y ing.
lei April 7.-Borro we'd little me
Oh money. Washington is an expense
=, place.
Wy April ll.-senator X. says all
H. II auditorships were nortgaged befo
'ne the election, but he will indorse l
n" for q special agency or chief Gle
ship if I can find one.
April I'D the civil serv
law.
lth April 17.-Didn't know there "
ties so many good positions abro
i'd Ought to have gone for one OF tn
Die. in the first place. That State
ain parsment list is q great thing. lh
ont o I'll start with Antwerp and check
few which will suit me. Won
where I can negotiate small 10
asg's April 19-Got in to see the pr
en- dent and told him could best Sc
ing the administration and the pa
ary abroad. He said ''Oh, yes, an
lold file my rapers in the Post Office
nor, pal tnent, and he hoped his frie
un- in Massachusetts would be patti
The What made him think | was +
the Massachusetts, I suppose he |
haSt mixed sometimes
most April 2O.-Senator Y says Il
So,s .eJ is one chance in million OF get
one Consulate. but II l will ccncent
ottIe on Ztoan, he and the delegation