The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-22
MKINLEY'S HARDEST DAY.
POLITICIANS AND OFFICE SEEKERS
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

,.,,v GREEN'S son Heads n Texas Delegation Of
Tn,rty, All Candidates Tor OMEGA Full
Iiooded Indian Applies FOR - Place in tho
yedicnl Corps OF the Army or Navy.
ARLINGTON. April 21.-It was n day for
,,,,ticians and office seekers ut the White
tIo,.s. They were on hand with the opening
~ the gates and II was long after 3 o'clock
rhen the last OF them left the grounds. Old
vbite House employees agreed that this was
tho hardest day the President had spent eince
n, en- me into Office on March 4.
" liam Il. mason. 1.-The inevitable Billy"
a, he Is called. anne enrIy with a delegation
NJ office seekers and spent n few moments
with the President.
Eddy Green. son OF Hetty Green. the multi
millionaire. came with a delegation of Texas
friends, who were presented 20 the President
IN the East Room. They came to call atten-
,,on to the anniversary Of the battle Of San
.Jaeinto. which was fought in 1895. Nearly
avery man Of the thirty In the party is q can.
didate for office.
representative Wilson Of New York camo
IN I, thank the President for the appointment
~ Frank Moore to the Brooklyn Internal Rcv.
anne Collectorship. Ex- Representadve John
NJ. Fsrquhar of BuFalo saw the President in
regard 10 his application for the Commission
srsbip OF: immigration. He 10 strongly in.
dor,ed for the place. Representative Payne
NJ New York and x-Representative Poole
came in together.
Representative Barrett sad Senate Lodge
of Massachusetts recommended Arthur ID.
Breed IF Lynn as Consul TO some good cana.
dian port. Montreal preferred.
representative McEwan Of New Jersy asked
the appointment Of Col. w. E. Rogers to an
authorship in the Treasury Department. Rep
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the enthusiastically at Warren. Pa; Represen-
tative Faris Of Indiana would like to have JEFF
Daniels appointed to a Canadian Consulship.
Z .Representative Crowther of Missouri came
10 talk over he st. Joseph Post ONCE. Rep.
resentative Babcock asked the appointment
of Fred Schrader. a local Newspaper IN All. as
Consul to Hamburg.
Boss Buck of Georgia, the recently ap-
pointed Minister to Japan, and his friends who
want office, were at the White House again
this morning. Col. Buck makes it n point to
visit the White House once each day. and
sometimes twice. He is faring pretty we'll In
the matter of appointments
CharlmaGne Tower OF PHILADELPHIA. appoint
cd Minister to Austria, was with the President
several minutes. He will leave for his post Of
Representative shattuck, through whose in
huence the negro lad, Bunny. wa appointed
q cadet at Yves. Point. saw the President early
National Committeeman Hill of Mis- sissippi,
against whom charges II peddlinC patronage
have been filed, came in to explain matters to
the President.
from Senator Nelson, which he presented to
tie President The Doctor Is an applicant for
some good position in the medical corps of the
senators White and Perkins Of California
asked the President to appoint ex-Gov. Ramon
Pachsco TO the Brazilian mission. .
Representative Marsh OF illinois introduced
s. $. Price. who wants TO be Secretary of Okla.
hoina Territory, and II. Schroeder, who would
like to handle the mails at Quincy. Ill.
senators Burrows and Mcmillan Of Michi-
gan drove up in . carriage late IN the afternoon.
ard after pushiI q their way through the crowd
finally Jaw the President In behalf of q Michi-
:an applicant for a Consulship.
The public reception this afternoon was an
other record breaker. A large party Of New
England excursionists helped to swell the
crowd. The Presidenrreceived every one with
the same cordial handshake and pleasant, smile.
He WAS . little late in arrivinslin the.East Room.
bu. after he once began the work OF shaking
hands. 1t WAS only . few moments until the
big crowd was on its way from the White
House grouuds.
A committee from Phlladelphia, consisting
Of Mayor Warwick. ex:Mavor Stuart. Presi-
dent Patterson of the Union League, Col. A.
Louden ard Mr.. Stockbr'dge. called
ON the President and invited him. on behalf of
the city OF PHILADELPHIA, TO attend the unveil-
ing OF the monument to Washington In Fair
mount Park on May Is. The President will
formally notify the committee later whether
called on Vice. President Hobart at the Capitol
and extended 10 him q like invitation. Mr..
Hobart promised to attend the ceremonies II
public business would permit.