Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Batches of Politicians Filled the
Ante-Rooms.
TEE FRENCH AMBASSADOR CALLS
Senator Platt Sees About New
York Offices.
PROBABLE SELECTIONS

House today was repetition of the days
soon after the inauguration. Batches of
| politicians filled the ante-rooms around the
! Presidents Office and patiently awaited an
opportunity to see the President. Half Of
| them waited in vain. They will repeat the
| performance tomorrow and just so long as
the President remains here. The President
| has not decided when he will go away
| again or where he will GO. He may change
his mind. but his idea when he returned
Monday was to remain here for about
| week. 1t is possible that the rush will
make him so tired he VIII want to get
away sooner than that.
The visitors began early and there We're
several important conferences. One OF
these was long talk with the Frc.:ch ali-
bassador, Monsieur PatenotTe, and the
ether was a call from Senator Platt, Sec
retary Bliss, Representative Odell, and
other New York leaders.
Ambassador Patenotre was with the
President fer over an hour. He naturally
declined to talk about the conference. Con-
lecture on the subject is rife. The possi-
blity OF European movement for bimet-
ai,iSm is put forward as a good subject fer
conference between the two men. France
is expected in some quarters to follow the
| lead of the Bank of England in recognition
of silver in some shape.
T. Soon after the departure of Mr. Pateao-
tire, Senator Thurston of Nebraska was
| ushered IN. He said he did not talk with
the President on the subject of the sale of
the Union Pacific road. Senator Thurston
confirmed the published story that he will
not again be candidate for the Senate
when his term expires. Senator Thurston
says he cannot be induced to stay in the
Senate.
Conference With Senator PIntt.
The important conference of the day was
with the New Workers. Senator Platt was
ushered in by Doorkeeper Loeffier without
moment OF waiting. Inside, waiting for
the senator, were Secretary Bliss, Repre-
sentative Odell General Bradley and Capt
j. NJ. Dickey, candidate for shipping COM
missioner. The conference lasted a long
time and when 1t ended Senator Platt eaId
mat 1t was in relation to New York Offices
The senator declared that nothing had
been said about the mayoralty situation
In Greater New York. Despite this it is
SAID that the complications in the big city
are giving everybody trouble. The Presi-
dent Is understood to have given the regu-
lars to understand that he is not going
to administer any slap to the followers Of
Seth Low. He will give Senator Platt The
posltionS agreed upon several months ago,
put IN all he does in the future there will
oe ncthing to aggrieve the independents
young leader OF the Independents at the
White House today asserted positively that
Senator Platt will swallow Mr.. Low, and
that the latter will become the regular
republican nominee.
g. Senator Platt chuckled in characteristic
style today when the story of Secretary
Bliss becoming the mayoralty nominee was
mentioned to him. In his easy voice he
pronounced the story false
AT todays conference it was settled that
Slias Z. CroftS Is to be appointed surveyor
or the port 1t is also believed that Cap
tain Dickey will be appointed shinniny
commissioner. One of his opponents. Cen.
George b. Loud, Was at the White House
today when Captain Dickey was inside.
General Loud, however, does not have the
backing of Senator Platt, and that settles
mis- chances.
AS to the district attorneyship of the
southern district, Senator Piatt has in
dorsed Gen. Henry l.. Burnett, who will re-
celve the appointment. The term of the
democratic incumbent does not expire for
a good while, and it is the policy of the
PRESIDENT not to make appointments until
terms expire. General Burnett is sure of
the place when the time comes
Representative Wilson OF Brooflyo as
heretofore stated in The Star, s to be
postmaster at Brooklyn. The term of
iostmaster sullivan has expired, and the
appointment of Mr.. Wilson will soon ne
made. Mr.. Wilson has heretofore taken
an independent course as to New York
matters, and has had more influence with
the President than Senator Platt. He now
stands with Senator Platt in the mayoraIty
hght and his appointment will strengthen
the regulars.
Assistant ssecretary Day and Commits
sioner Of Patents Butterwcrth had talks
with the President.
"Bryan Branch" One Too Mapy
With the return of the President is the
appearance of cranks. Late Yesterday
afternoon white man, giving Pennsyl-
vania as his home, visited the White House
and insisted on seeing the President He
was poorly dressed, and had a peculiar
flash to the eye that made him SUSPICIOUS
He carried large bundle made up of
combination of branches of young trees
and of weeds, something on the order of a
"hoodco' preparation. In the center of
this was a Billie. The man spoke loudly of
coming horrors, which would result in a
king for this country. He said this dire
calamity was certain unless he could see
the President and arrange the whole mat
ter. He said that there are too many
branches to the government, and that
William j. Bryan was one Of the branches
which needed hewing off. He proposed to
do this. he said. The White House police
took charge of him so soon they saw
the bent Of his mind, and he was taken to
the third precinct.
Several other cranks have turned up and
have been similarly disposed of.
Many Southern Politicians.
Southern politicians filled the lobbies and
were more in evidence than those from all
other sections combined. Florida was rep
resented by National Committeeman Long
District Attorney Stripping, who has just
arrived in the city, State Chairman J. E:
Stiliman and Dennis Eagan, the former
boss of affairs. South Carolina was repre-
sented by ex-Representatives Murray and
Smalls. T. B.. Johnston. e. H. Deas and
others. Il. w. johnson, the Georgia re-
publican director. was on hand, as was the
Virginia leaders-Col. George E. Bowlen
Col. ]. Hampton Hoge, Edmund Waddill.
jr., and Park Agnew.
OF course all of these leaders had "some-
thing important. to say to the President.
In Florida the Jacksonville post office is a
plum at which lot Of poles are knocking.
There is also the position of surveyor CEN
eral. For the Jacksonville office the annli
cants are M. G. Wamboldt, p. E. McMur,.
ray. ]. J. Holland and w. III. Lucas. Saml
Petty. colored. Is influentfally indorsed for
surveyor general.
The Georgia leader and dispenser of ma
tronage Is here to look after the Auca,sfa
post Office. which has SO long been hanring
fire. He win insist on National Commit.
teeman Lyons coiored. receiving the APP
pointment He will ask that the afuainis- |
tration settle the matter one way or other.
There Is no truth In the story that Lyons |
Is TO be offered the registership OF the
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