Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-10
APPOINTMENT OF CONSULS
A Large Number of Selections Yet to Be
Made.
Impossible to Say When the Presf-
ences ut the White House.

1t is impossible to say when the President
will return to his office and get down to
business again. He will, however, have a
busy time when he is again in harness. In
addition to numerous untitled places in this
country, comparatively few Of the CONSUL
ates have been filled. The President post
roned the appointments of consuls three or
four weeks ago to give members of Con-
gress opportunity to express their wishes
and preferences. The President will recess
sarily have numerous conferences with Con-
gressmen over these places and much time
will be taken up before all the places are
provided for The President has proceeded
cautiously In all appointments. He has
given consideration to every vacancy. In
less he makes more haste than heretofore,
tie last OF January will have come before
the applicants for consulates will know
who has been provided for and vino VIII
have to so back home and continue the
pleasures of private life.
For several months the White House will
probably be filled with returning Office seek
ers. They will importune the President and
their congressman, and will go from the
White House to the Capitol and back and
forth. 1t IS believed that the President
W ould stop this if he could do without
his purpose being misunderstood through
cut the country. When the President en-
tered the White House he bravely started
cut with the intention of seeing every nody
and listening to what each person had to
say. In short time he found this impos-
sible. but the Office seekers virtually make
their nome at the White House in the hope
that some chance will present itself to
the chief executive.
President CIevelund's Order.
1t was not until the second term of Fresi-
dent Cleveland that he issued o circular re-
questins Office seekers TO keep away from
10 Whit pct do To
prejudice their cases. Members of Congress
were requested III this order not to present
candidates to the President unless asked.
The order added to the unpopularity of
President Cleveland. 1t was openly assert
ed that he would not have issued any such
order during his first adm: mist ration. but
that in his second term he grew desperate
at the beseeching multitude and threw to
the winds the policy which would have pre-
vented him doing anything unpopular in
his first term.
Every minute in the day when the Pres-
dent is in his Office the 'Old-timers' load
the doorkeepers down with their cards and
with requests for talk with the President.
The doorkeepers promise nothing and say
little. The President knows the situation.
but is unable to relieve the strain. If he
has few minutes to spare between inter
walls of receiving cabinet official or a mem
her of Congress he has ether III alters press
ed to his attention by his clerks. The
office seeker holds down a chair on the
outside and waits. Day after day It's is
repeated. resulting in big room full of
people. If. by some gentle hint. the Presi-
dent could get these peoulC to go to Their
homes and wait patiently, he would be
pleased.
District Matters.
The President has not expressed any
opinion about when he will get to take up
District matters. Up tn this time re has
rot delayed long in coming to conclusion
in the appointments that have been made.
His long service in CONGRESS- made him we'll
acquainted with District affairs and Dis
tr:ct people. This gives hin an advantage
that was not possessed by other Presidents,
and enables him to quickly dispose of a
case. In the case Of the Police Court
Cancy and marshai.hip il is not thought
that he VIII consume much time whom he
takes LII the