The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
THEY ARE AFTER HIM.
AN ARMY OF OFFICE SEEKERS ne
SETS THE PRESIDENT.
He Held Short Conference with
Secretary sherman ON Foreign
Appointments-Rece

| Washington. March S.-The rush toward
the White House was urabated today. 1t
was not the clamorous crowd of last week.
for most of the Inauguration crowd had
| left the city, but in its place came those
| intent on placing questions of offices and
other matters before the president The
people at the outer doors were told that
the president would hold public reception
at o'clock. and this caused a general
break in the crowds until later in the day.
| The president was at his desk at
| o'clock. He had seen his venerable moth
| cr off for a trip to Mount Vernon aud then
had turned TO prominent public men who
We're in waiting. One of the carly callers
was John Hay who is expected to be nom
mated ambassador to the court OF st.
| James. He had a brief talk with the presi-
| dent, then gave way to Senator Wolcott OF
| Colorado who saw the president for the
first time since his return from Europe.
| Then came Senators Chandler of New
| Hampshire. Plat of Connecticut, Nelson
| and Davis of Minnesota. Wilson of Wash
| ington, Cullom and Mason of Illinois. Ali
| son and Gear of Iowa, Fairbanks OF In
diana and Perkins of California Repre-
sentatives bolivar of Iowa, Babcock of
| " iANuuslil, IIill VI lliiICls, bTNSNtuOE Oh
Ohio, Hopkins and Foss OF Illinois.
| Mingled with these congressman were
public men whose names have been promi-
| ncntly mentioned In connection with re-
| sponsible offices, including Bellamy Storer.
whose appointment as assistant secretary
| Of state Is said to be assured: Perry Heath
| OF Indiana, probably assstane secretary Of
the treasury; General Scruggs. one of the
Venezuelan counsel. who had brief talk
H..pt IN 10 ti,,,,.. 4
Clay Evans OF Tennessee and General W.
H. Dudley.
Some delegations stated freely the OBJ
ject of their visit The Indiana delegates
suggested the appointment OF w. II. vi
lott of Indiana as assistant secretary OF
the navy. Senator's Davis and Nelson
| urged the appointment OF +. H. Keefer OF
Minnesota as commissioner OF immigra-
tion. An Iowa party asked the appointment
| OF eX- Representative II. n. Conger of Iowa
as minister to Brazil. his former post.
Representatives Babcock and Sherman
urged J. l.. Kennedy of New Jersey TO be
named for public printer one point In ia
Nor OF the applicant being that he was the
| statistcian Of the "Grosvenor Tablet
prior to the St. Louis convention predict
ing McKinley's nomination.
| Secretary of state Sherman called at
| I0:45, passing into the cabinet room. A,
| this time number of senators and mem
bers were in the presidents private office
| While many more We're awaiting an aud
| ience. The president at once excused him
| self and joined MIR. Sherman in the cabinet
| room. They were alone some time, the
| crowd outside swelling meantime TO large
| numbers. 1t Is understood that the call
related to the more important foreign APP
| pointments about to be gent to the senate.
| AT the same time new arrivals were be-
| irg ushered into the presidents private Of
| flee to see him as soon he returned from
the conference with Mr.. Sherman
Senator Foraker made short call and
| afterwards Senator Proctor of Vermont,
| Bishop Hurst, Senator Frye of Maine, ex =
| Minister Thomas to Sweden who is mcu :
| tened for reappointment and has consii-
cradle Maine backing. Senators Burrows
and Mcmillan OF Michigan, Representative
| Pickler Of South Dakota, who is mentioned
| as commissioner of pensions. and Joseph
Marley of Maine With these came others
| on curiosity. To clear the corridors some
what the president threw open his office
and invited the callers to pass through
| They paid their respects and passed on,
only the congressional and moro prominent
callers being accorded private interviews
Many Of the callers had applications. which
passed into the hands of Secretaries Porter
| and Boyle
The conference between the president and
| secretary OF state lasted full hour 1t
started much conjecture, but those best in
/ formed said II related mainly to the initial
work of the state department. its stan, etc
Several times during the day the presi
dents desire to receive public men as fast
as possible led to the gathering OF crowds
| in the private office equal in numbers to
| those outside.
| The appointments take wide range. one
Of them being for the position of steward
Of the executive mansion. the applicant
being William Edwards OF Beividere Ohio.
The secretary OF former Queen Lil!ouk-
| alani came to the White House at ! O'Clock
| bearing a note addressed to Secretary Por-
| ter The later was at lunch at the tine.
| the ex queens secretary did not wait for an
| answer.
Secretary AIger arrived Just before the
pres,dent went down to lunch and had
sho-t talk on war department affairs.
The presidents mail is piling up despite
the best efforts Of four officials headed by
Private Secretary Boyle. The bulk OF the
| letters concern private appointments to Of
flee or congratulations
The president held public reception at
3 O'Clock in the east room, shaking hanns
with fully 1000 people in about twenty min
ME, In the long line was a little, girl
dressed as the Goddess OF Liberty.
ON returning to his office the president
| saw Senators Baker OF Kansas, Allen OF Ne
hraska. Proctor OF Vermont and ex-com-
| missioner of Pensions Greenbaum. the
| r,a,,hers OF the interstate commerce COM
ra,ssion called In a body. The chief justice
md Mrs Fuller made a social call later In
he day the presiden, leaving his office to
| ,o,, Mrs. Mckinley In receiving the callers
The chief justices OF the court OF claims
wor. sI.n received In the private par'ors.