Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
CALLERS IMPEDE BUSINESS
Public Makes a Great Demand on the Time
of the New Executive.
PRESIDENT DOES A LITTLE WORK EARLY
Most of the Calls Are Formal, but
Some OF the Visitors want
Omces-Crowd Overruns
the Ground.


the Ground.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The executive
mansion today was a center Of attraction fol
great crowds Of visitors and for many promi
nent public men. President Mckinley was al
his desk at 9 o'clock. clearing away the more
pressing matters before the public made de.
mands upon his time. First to receive at.
tention was the subject of the cabinet. The
nominations having been confirmed by the
senate, 1t remained only to make out the
commissions, administer the oaths and install
the members of the cabinet in their several
departments. The commissions were signed
by the president early in the day and effort:
were made to have all Of the new cabinet as.
sembled in the presidents office at 1890, tC
be sworn in by the chief justice OF the United
States.
In the meantime many senators, repre-
sentatives and officials called. Mr.. Wilson
the new secretary of agriculture, was among
the early callers. There came a steady line OF
| prominent public men, including Senator
Proctor of Vermont, Senator. Quay of Penn
sylvania, Senator Mills of Texas. Senators
Davis and Nelson of Minnesota, Senator
spUDltl dlu ~ " sawyer VI w lSNOAsll,
ex-senator Brown of Utah, Representatives
Hopkins, Reeves and Murphy of Illinois
Representative Lacey of Iowa, Representa-
tiyes G. w. Stone and Reyburn of Pennsyl-
vania, Representative Walker of Massachu-
sets, Representative Dolliver of Iowa, Repre-
sentative Grosvenor of Ohio, Senators Allison
and Gear OF Iowa.
The senators and members of the house
were ushered into Secretary Porter's office
and thence to the president as far as cir
cumstances would permit. The calls were
mainly those of courtesy, although several
of the congressional party were accompanied
by applicants for office.
General Alger, Cornelius n. Bliss and Mr..
Gary, TENDERS of the new cabinet, arrived at
1915, and went directly to the presidents
apartments. While this was proceeding
within the private office the general crowd
In front of the mansion was overrunning the
marble portico and adjacent walks, making
the building difficult of ingress or egress.
The Fifteenth Ward Republican club of
Philadelphia, in silk hats and drab coats, ar
rived about 10 o'clock and were received by
the president in the east room.
MORE CALLERS.
Public men continued to assemble upstairs
awaiting the president. They included Mr..
Cannon of Illinois, Mr.. Henderson of Iowa,
Senators Mcmillan and Burrows of Michigan.
National Committeeman NJ. 8. Scott of West
Virginia, whose name has been mentioned in
connection with the commissionership of in
ternal revenue; Representative Mines OF
Michigan and Representative Ray of New
York and Mr.. Powell Clayton of Arkansas,
who is thought a probable appointee to the
Mexican mission.
Secretary Porter used his utmost tact to
advance the callers as fast as possible and
yet to give those already with the president
the clubs and crowds kept besieging the
over entrances to the mansion. At l.
o'clock the president went to the east room
Ind met the st. Louis delegation, headed by
R. c. Kerens; the Tippecanoe club of Cleve-
land and a Minnesota delegation. The presi-
dent was affable and in his usual buoyant
mood, so that when one of the throng was
introduced as Mr.. Bryan, the president smil-
ingly remarked: II think 1 have heard that
name before"
Governor Bushnell of Ohio. accompanied
by his staff, the latter in uniform, were given
a special reception in the blue room at
noon. The governor was accompanied by
Mrs. Bushnell and a number of other Ohio
women were present. 1t was something of
an Ohio gathering, the president sharing in
the sentiment for his home state.
BY 1880 there was a lull of comparative
quiet, which allowed the president to spend
an hour at his desk before going to lunch.
The president speedily found that the deluge
or Official work required ample aid from
stenographers Accordingly he called into
service G. o. l.. Cooper, who was his per-
sonal stenographer at Canton through the
campaign and since the election. Mr.. Boyle,
VINO mas charge OF the correspondence, found
That the clerical staff was seven less than
1t had been when Mr.. Harrison retired and
wondered how the work could have proceeded
with the meager staff.
me crowds showed no abatement I'D to
l:30 and at that hour an official accustomed
TO estimating numbers visiting the white
mouse said that over 5000 persons had en-
tered the mansion since 8 a. m. Many Of
The callers saw only the east room, a steady
line being kept in motion. The president ap-
peareu only at intervals. He received Gov
ernor Plngree and staff of Michigan. Among
the callers on the stairs was the master OF
tho national grange, Mr.. Brigham of Delta.
o., whose name is said to be under consider |
atlon for assistant secretary of agriculture. |
He was accompanied by Wells w Miller |
or agriculture of Ohio, who is
spoken of for deputy commissioner of mem
sions. P"
Among those who called at the white
but did not see the president. was |
Iuiius rainier, ex-Queen Liliuokalani's pri- |
vate secretary, who bore an autograph note |
addressed to the president, expressing the
ueslre OF the ex-queen for an audience with
the president at the earliest possible moment
On account of the crowd the letter was de-
ilyered TO a policeman on guard at the en- |
trance for delivery.
M'KINLEY TAKES A WALK.
president Mckinley took a long walk
lhrough the streets of Washington Just be- |
Iore dusk tonight and was cheered several |
ines along the way. 1t was an uncommon
sight to see the president swinging along
m this democratic fashion, for Mr.. Cleye.
and seldom, If ever. walked through the
streets. and not since Grants time had
Washlngtonians seen a president joining in
ne general throngs along the thoroughfares
It had been a fatiguing day at the executive
so at 5 o'clock the president asked
Porter to join him for a stroll
inc president wore his beaver coat and
,llk nat, with a silk muller at his throat.
emerged from the white house grounds
by the ~easterly walk and turned into Penn
iylvania avenue, going west. When he was
irst recognized by the passing crowds some
lozen or more people began to follow. but
he president cut across the street at the
var state and navy buildings and retraced
lis steps to Seventeenth street, going out
o Connecticut avenue. Before he left the
venue a cheer went up from a party OF
men who recognized him. He touched his
lat in recognition. Further on a party OF
aides and gentlemen saluted him. 1t was