The morning times., 1897-03-07
THE GREAT DASH FOR sPO|Ls
0hiceseekers Take Possession of
the White House.
OHIO WELL TO THE FRONT
Crowds Who Besiese the President
Say They Come to Pay Their
ons-Distinguished Visitors.
President Mckinley Goes Walking.

President Mckinley was up yesterday
morning almost at daybreak. He had
spent one day as President Of the United
States He had experienced but little
OF the respon sibiiities OF the office He
breakfasted eaIly. He was at his desk
by O'Clock. Information had been given
him the night before that while the mum
Der OF people Who would call upon him
yesterday would he larger than on the day
after his Inauguration, there would be
more separate bodies.
a great stream OF visitors began arriving
as early as s. 80, and at $50 the Eouse
was thlonged from top to bottom, many
OF the visitors being shown through the
private apartments
The first delegation to be received in
the East Room numbered over 100. 1t
was the Fifteenth Ward Club OF PhiladeI-
phia. They Were peTs onally introduced,
and passed the President iii rapid time.
They wore oveIcoats when were al alike,
and the inference was that they might
have been purchased at Wanamaker's,
though this is hardly possible, as all of
them were shouters for Matthew Stanley
Quay and Boies Penrose.
President Mckinley gets quick action
on his visitors. He 10 sooner enters the
room than he begins shaking hands with
them. If they seem slow about APP
preaching him, he walks toward them, thus
expediting matters. He grasps the hand
ILL
with equal haste. To persons with whom
he is acquainted he speaks IN a friendly
manner, usually with How are you?
l am glad to see YOU" calling the visi-
tor by name, The Presidents faculty
for remembering names and faces is in
deed remarkable. This was demonstrated
in the East Parlor, when he turned to
number of newspaper writers few, if
any, he had seen since he retired from Con-
gresS n S91. He knew them alland called
each by name, oftentimes recalling pleasant
| incidents that had happened during his
acquaintance with them.
Those of his visitors to arrive first were
| largely made up of Senators and Members
| of the House of Representatives.. A great
| many Democrats We're of the number.
Senator German, who has not been in
| the White House in four years, and but
| very few times within the last ten years,
| was one Of the early callers. Senator
| German had little to do with Mr.. Cleve-
| land during his first term, and nothing
| whatever during his second one, there
fore he has practically been barred from
the White House at least six years of
| the Democratic administration. 1t was
very rarely that he called ON President
| Harrison, although the two men were
personal friends
Senator NJ. s. Quay was also among the
visitors yesterday. The Pennsylvania Sen
! ator has not been inside the Executive
| Mansion more than two or three times
within the last eight years, and these few
times were since Mr.. Harrison S retirement
1t so happened that Senator Quay entered
the Presidents S room while Senator Cor
| man was talking with him. After meet
ing the President, the two Senators Shoot
hands cordially and complimented them
selves that time had come at last wher
both were welcome visitors. Senator Qua,
said he hoped this condition of affairs would
continue, but whether or not it will re
mains to be seen.
| Senator Hale was the st of the coteri
of Senators to visit the President, and h,
came as early S 0:30. 1t was understoo
| that his real mission to the White Hous
was to discuss with the President matter
relating to affairs in Cuba, but the Presi
dent declined to take the question up q
that time.
The officeseekers were present yesterda
in full force. Many of them attempted t
present their claims in person and take al
tantage of the opportunity TO strengtfe
the possibility of securing the covete
| places. The President, however, decline
to give any of them an audience on I'll
subject of appointments.
The Ohio contingent of officeseeker
was very large, in fact, nearly every prom
nent Republican in the State could be see
about the White House the major porto
of the day. 1t had every appearance c
q Republican State convention of Obi,
lacking the presence only of j. Ware
Keifer.
Letters and telegrams of congratulate
poured in from all parts of the countr!
Telegrams began arriving within ten Mi
utes after II O'Clock last Thursday an
arc still coming in. One man is constant
employed receipting for them. Ever
telegram and letter of congratUlation
| far received, mas Deen rcau hytEe 4 'TeSltiet
S himself. No attempt has yet been mac
to reply to them, but that viii be doI
: later The first cablegram from any 70
eign country was the following sent b
the president of Brazil, Jose de Moro
Barros:
81 congratulate Your Excellency on ha
, ing assumed charge of the high office
President of the United States Republi
wherein | am confident you will do g
that lies in your power to maintain al
{ draw still closer the relations of ami
:, which happily exist between the tw
countries.
| A cabiagrain was also received fro
I the preSi lent of the Gillian republi
r Bourke Cochran, who supported Mr.. N
/ Kiuey during the campaign and who
+ now travelling in Europe, sent the K
lowing, dated Rome: Il hope and /