The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-19
SampS POpe'S Diary.

SampS Pope'S Diary.
[Revised from the Washington Post.l
March 2-Just arrived. Washing
ton nice town. Wonder if it
wouldn't be as well to stay here as
to so abroad?
March Saw Major Mckinley
inaugurated. We folks who nomi-
mated him will be all right now.
Think | had better take an assistant
secretaryship. The administration
wants good men who know some
thing about politics. Besides l am
getting to like Washington.
March S-Big crowd at the White
House. They ought to give the
President time to settle himself.
Have sold my excursion ticket and
will stay awhile. Too many people
make a hotel uncomfortable. Have
found a good boarding house.
March 11-Shook hands with the
President in the East Room and told
him l would call on a matter Of busi-
ness in few days. He seemed
pleased.
March 15-Went to the Capitol
and found G.. w. Murry. He was
sour. Said the whole State was here
chasing him. Asked me what
wanted and said Better go for some
thing in reach.n Maybe an auditor
ship would be the thing.
March 23-Took my papers to the
White House to-day. Thought I'd
wait and have a private talk with
the President, but Secretary Porter
said I'd have to go along with the
rest. What an ill-mannered set they
were. Elbowed me right along just
because they saw the President
wanted to talk with me. Will have
to go backand finish our converse
ton.
March 2T-Got some more money
from Newberry.
March 29-Went to the White
House, but the chap at Porter's door
wouldn't let me in. Said it was after
hours. He ought to be fired.
April Saw Mark Hanna after
waiting five hours. Asked him why
my letter had not been answered. He
said he was getting 400 a day and
his secretary would catch up some
time next year. / always thought
Hanna was overestimated. Now I
know it.
April 5-Had an interview with the
President. Was last in line so they
couldn't push me along. When l
told him of my services to the party
he replied, 'Oh, yes" and for me to
file my papers in the State Depart
ment. Said he had many good
friends in Indiana and hoped they
would be patient. Can he have for
gotten that l am not from Indiana?
Probably the tariff is worrying him.
Shameful the way the Senate is act
ing.
April Borrowed little more
money. Washington is an expensive
town to live in.
April 11-Murry says all the audi
torships were mortgaged before the
election, but he will endorse me for
a special agency or chief clerkship
if can find one that isn't under the
civil service law, or deputy mar
shallship.
April 1a-D-n the civil service
law.
April 17-Didn't know there were
so many good positions abroad.
Ought to have gone for one of them
in the first place. The State Depart
ment list is a great thing. Think
III start with Antwerp and check off
a few which will suit me. Wonder
where l can negotiate small loan?
April 19-Got to see the President
and told him l could best serve the
administration and the party abroad,
He said, "Oh, yes and to file my
papers in the Post-office Department,
and he hoped his friends in Massa-
chusetts would be patient. What
made him think l was from MaSsa-
chusetts? suppose he gets mixed
sometimes.
April 20-Murry says there is one
chance in million of getting a con-
sulate, but if l will concentrate on
Liberia he and the delegation will do
what they can. Salary, $500. Fees,
$S7.
April 21-Have concentrated on Ii
IBERIA. Got in the line to-day just
for a moment to tell the President it
would suit me. He said, "Oh, yes"
and to file my paper in the Treasury
Department, and he hoped his
friends in Minnesota would be
patient till he could get around to
them. Queer he should think was
from Minnesota.
April 27-The ingratitude of that
man Mckinley. He has nominated
Jones, a niger, for consul to Liberia
when be knew I had concentrated on
it. After my services to the party,
too Who is Jones, anyhow?
April I'll am going home Murry
has got me a pass. Will send for my
trunk later | tremble for the future
of this administration.