The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-09
ECHOES OF INAUGURATION.
BRISK OFFICE SEEKERS BEsEIGE
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY,

Probably But Few of Them WIN lie
GratiiIed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
the Attractive PIums in the GIFT of
the New President--The Men Who
stand the Best Chnnce OF Getting
Them--Interestlng Gossip Relating
to People md Events In the Ma
ttOnaI CapitnI-PiRcc Hunters Adj
vised To Go Home ana Keep. COOI
For Few Months.
| Washington, March S.-Most of the in
auguration visitors have left Washing
ton for their homes, as the limit on ex-
cursion tickets expired to-day.
To-day workmen We're busy replacing
| the file cases in the pension hall, where
the ball was held so that the routine
work of the pension bureau may be re-
sumed tomorrow morning.
| The inaugural committee estimates the
total receipts will foot up about 5000
over and above expenses. The surplus
will probably be turned over to local
charities, as has heretofore been done,
and the guarantee fund will be returned
| to the subscribers
The hotels are still filled with politicians
and ofice-seekers, and President McKin-
ley and the new cabinet will have busy
week of il.
| Many congressman, who were reelected,
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 ex-
ira session on Monday next.
Place hunting began in real earnest at
hA Arnfl,t4 IL. Al
| seers have left town and the strangers re-
naming are after the plums that the
President has 1t in his power to distribute.
| Friday and Saturday very few eager ap-
plicants for position said anything to Mai
Mckinley about their desires. These two
days were given up to congratulation and
| compliment This morning. however. the
place seekers came to the executive man
sion prepared to talk business. They came
| in force, a constant stream of them.
| Some carried big bundles of official look
ing papers in their hands; others more
modest LOGGED suspiciously large about
the pockets. But there were a number in
the line who were there at the request of
the President or wlfO came to pay their
respects and not to request favors.
In few urgent cases only did the
| PRESIDENT discuss appointments. He Will
not be hurried, and the word has gone out
that applicants could do just as well by
/
| pressing their claims. In effect this was
the idea carried away by number of
| those, who presented their applications
In person. Those who had been invited
to the white house alone managed to be
heard, and 10 hear with patience.
Nine O'Clock found the upstairs corri-
dor in the public part of the mansion
pretty well filled with men and not a
few women.
A few minutes later, when the Presi-
dent entered his Office he found score
of visitors waiting his appearance. He
saw many people in the ensuing hour, but
| not fast enough TO make any difference
in their continually increasing numbers.
Right in the midst of the reception,
| Secretary John Sherman appeared and
carried off the President to the cabinet
| room. When the President returned to
his office the crowd there. in the reception
| corridor and in Secretary Porter's room
had increased largely. Mr.. Porter tried
to relieve the congestion by personal
talks with those seeking admission to the
| inner apartment and succeeded fairly well
in this purpose of iltering in the face of
| overwhelming odds.
Senators and representatives and those
who came with them were more fortunate
In getting the ear of the President than
| those who brought written credentials and
| endorsements
The republican members of the Indiana
| delegation i'm congress came in a
| body to present the name of w. II. Elliott,
for assistant secretary Of the navy. Ex-
| Congressman Guenther of Wisconsin was
| among a long line of other "exs." Mr.
| Guenther wants to be consul-general to
| Mexico. c. II Conger, who was a member
| OF congress from Iowa and later minister
| to Brazil, put in an application for his for
| mcr diplomatic post.
Among the appointment rumors In cir
culation is one which sends Senator Came
| ron of Pennsylvania TO succeed Mr.. Uhl
as amba assador to Germany.
The Massachusetts delegation asked the
place for Representative William f. Drap-
er, but Senators Quay and Penrose' urged
Senator Cameron's appointment, and IL is
| stated that Cen Draper will succeed Min
| lister MacVeagh at Rome.
Rear Admiral John G.. Walker, who will
reach the retiring age on March 20, Is
spoken Of as candidate for assistant secre-
tary of the navy.
Mr.. McAdoo, in the meantime, has been
requested TO continue TO act until his sue
cessor qualities and he has consented to
do so.
A candidate for the commissionership Of
pensions presented himself in the person OF
| ex-Congressman Pickler OF South Dakota,
whose term expired March A.
one Of the few cases Of appointment con-
sidered by the PresideQt was that of the
| mission to Greece, Roumania and Servia
The term Of Mr. Alexander, the present
minister at Athens, will expire April 7,
and II is the intention TO nominate his sue
cessor without delay. George A. Flood
ing Of West Virginia, who is a candidate
| for the position, called on the President
this morning at the request Of the latter
and his chances for getting what he wants
are considered excellent.
Another gentleman anxious for dplo-
matte prefermsnt, who saw the President,
was Gen. W. w. Thomas of Portland, Me-,
who came with Senator Hale. Gen.
Thomas was twice the diplomatic represen-
tative of the United States az Stockholm,
/ and Is said 10 have been assured that he
/ will be sent back to Sweden.
| Col John Hay was an early caller, but
| the President was engaged and the reputed
ambassador to England concluded not 10
| wait.
II. Clay Evans Of Tennessee, had a
| short talk with the President.
The term Of Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General Maxwell will expire to-mor-
row. He was appointed March 3, 1893. 10
succeed Il. @. Rathbone. OF Ohio. The
| fourth assistant postmaster general has
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