The morning times., 1897-03-11
Another Grand Charge Made
Upon The White House.
THE PRESIDENT OVERWORKED
A RecordsB Day-Secretary
Porter Getting Acquainted With
Public Men-~Joe" Blackburn Only
Wants to Pay His Respects Some
of the Distinguished Visitors.

teruay which have become an everyday
affair with him since last Friday. Yes
| terday was the record breaking day for
an outpourinS Of rnen who came to the
Presidents house to insist upon quick and
| favorable action in their cases.
The demanding stage has not as vet been
reached, but unless the President shows
a disposition to make appointments with
| more rapdity than has been shown in the.
| past three days, it is apparent that 4,
| change in the temper of those wishing the
| places in person, and those who are here
| lndorsing them, will soon make itself
manifest.
| / lie bright sunshine of yesterday, while
IL was pleasant for the President to look
upon, as he gazed out OF the broad win
dows upon the grounds below, served as
an incentive for the marshaiing of the
| pie-hunting army at the outer doors OF
| the halls leading to the Presidents private
| room. in greater numbers than have gone
| there since Saturday last.
Those who know the President best
are Of the impression that he viii be
forced TO prescribe certain hours for the
/ reception OF officeseekers, or soon find
! himself in bed from overexertion Since
! last Monday there has hardly been an
hour from 9 in the morning until 3 in
| the evening when the latch-string was
not hanging on the outer door, and, fig
! uratively speaking, the sign OF welcome -
was well displayed
! Mr.. j. Addison Porter. the Presidents 5
| private secretary, has, to a certain eX-
! tent, made considerable progress in the
! art Of receiving and diScharping the hun
! dreds OF callers. When Col Porter came
I to Washington he had the personal ac-
! quaintance of but few public men AMI
I they were mostly from New England He
! has progressed, and now can fit names
| to faces with fair rapidity and success
| 1t will take him many years. however to
approach the mack So admirably dem
! oistrated in this particular branch OF the
! private secretary industry at the first week
OF the administration OF Col. Daniel s.
| Lamont, who came here with Mr.. Cleye-
| land, in 1885 While the crowd yester-
! day was large and some What demonstra-
| tive in its desire to get what Il came
| for, it was handled with little more
| system than on the days previous
| When the doors opened leading to the
| private secretary'S room, at 8 O'Clock,
| there were at that early hour some twenty
or more persons in the hall, waiting for
| an audience. OF these were Senators
| Lo.lge and Nelson. They were ushered
| into the President private office at once
Senator Lodge came to talk of the Draper
| loom for the German ambaSSadorship.
| Senator Nelson was less ambitious He
| thought it would be good politics for Min
nesOta to have eX-Congressman Mark II.
| DunneI made one on the auditors of the
| Treasury Department.
When the furry was the greatest and
! office ambition at its fun flood, vino should
! appear upon the scene but the staIwart
| form OF ex-senator Joseph c. S. Black
| burn of Kentucky, who announced in the
| hallway that he wanted nothing at the
! hands OF the new Administration. The
| ex-senator took occasion TO say, however,
| that he was pleased beyond his power to
| state that there was at 10 st a President
| in the White House with whom he was
| upon speaking terms. The KentuckiiiiI
was quick TO pass beyond the doors, and
was lost to sight behind the numerous doors
leading in the direction of the President
| With him Were Senator Waltharl Of Miss
issippi, and ex-Representative McCI cary OF
Kentucky.
In the opinion of many it required a fun
| supply of assurance on the part of Senator
Blackburn to call, especially so when TAX
| ing into consideration the fact that the
| President has sought to take part in the
| Senatorial controversy which has for some
months been going on in that state, which
would have for its purpose the defeating
| of Senator Blackburn for reelection.
Nnftt ttnr -
| favors to ask, nor did the hississippian
| They had merely called to pay their
| respects"
Among the other notable visitors was
| that gentleman who from 1851 to 1865
made the hills and valleys ring with the
| echo of his musketry, when a military out
| law IN pursuit OF the enemy, of which the
present President was an inconspicuous
member. The visitor was the famous Col
| John s. Mosby, who made more military
| history than any man OF his age who wore
! the gray During the period of blood
| shed, when the two men were facing each
| others bullets, Col. Mosby was at the
zenith of his form, while Mr. Mckinley was
a private, and often detailed to do the
cooking for his mess. Great changes have
| taken place The young private Of those
days is now the executive head Of great
nation.
The two men had never met during the
| war nor since until yesterday. Col. Mosby
was not unkno wn TO the President He had
| heard of the dashing commander who in
| those days of ''long ago. he was pleased
to call a guerrilla" because Of his outlaw
method Of warfare. The once dauntless
| Confederate was ushered into the Pred-
| dents room unaccompanied by anyone
The meeting of the two men was most
| cordial. The President said he had heard
Of his visitor many times, and there was
time when he had given him no little con-
Germ, and that was in the Shenandoah
Valley. when Col. Mosby was making
things very lively for the enemy.
Col. Mosby said he had not forgotten those
days. but that he had been more interested
| In the political triumph Of the President
| than he had tried to exterminate the
Union Army Col. Mosby said he wanted
nothing. but had come to the White House
dent.
Minnesota played a strong hand yes
terday. The claims of eX-Gov. l.. F Hub
bard, who wants to go TO Rome as am
bassador. were presented, as were also
those of Tams Bixby for Commissioner OF
the General Land Office Capt. Reed of
the same State, believes the country will
be well served il he will but be permitted
to occupy the Deputy Commissonership of
Pensions
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, who Is
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