The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-11
M'KINLEY'S CALLERS
Notable Thinning Out of
the Office Grabbing
Horde Today.
TOOK THE PRESIDENTS HINT
Many Senators and congressman on
Hand, However-Clerical
Visitors.

WASHINGTON. March II, 1S97-There
was a noticeable diminution this morn
ing in the Office seeking forces THAT have
marched ON the White House since the new
President entered it. Bright sunshine
and baluny air made it a day to be spent
outdoors rather than in. and this may
have had some effect ON the people who
want to serve their country. Many gem
tleInen were willing, however. to sit for
hours in the closely filled corridor that
leads TO the Presidents room, In the hope
of getting his ear. But the real reasons
for the slump in attendance are undoubt-
edly the new rules for the reception of
visitors. and the hints the President has
given that he will not give much consid-
eration to the smaller offices until the tar
if bill is I'm fair way toward final dis
position Then again he has had little
time to write the message to be presented
to Congress next Monday. and that is a
matter that cannot wait, while office seek
ers cam
Several men of prominence who had
nothing to ask and nothing to expect
from the administration dropped in to
pay their respects this morning. Among
them were Senator Stewart of Nevada
and Representative Catehings of Missis-
sippi. one of the Democratic leaders in
the House. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage came
with his daughter and was followed by
Archbishop Chapel of Santa Fe escorted
by Delegate Catron of New Mexico. The
venerable Senator Morrill, of Vermont
was among the early visitors. Others
who came were Senators Cullom and
MASON of cfy
and Platt Of Connecticut The two Michi-
gan Senators. Messrs. McMillfn and Bur-
rows. came to ask the President to re-
appoint General Spaulding of Michigan
to the position of Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, formerly held by him.
Senator Mason presented the names of
four Of his constituents for Federal po-
sitions. Huntington Wilson of Chicago
wants to be Secretary of Legation at
Paris; the well known Thomas B. Nee
dies Is after the Indian Commissioner
ship; Prof. Lowry, father of the man
aging editor of the Chicago Times Her
AID, would like to go abroad in a dip
iomatio or consular capacity, and Mr.. Ell
hott of Chicago is an applicant for the
position of Assistant Attorney General.
Representative Lacey Of Iowa and Hop
kins OF Illinois swelled the rather thin
contingent from the Lower House. while
of Senator's there was host, INCLUDING
Ter and Foraker. Senator White of Cali
fornia Chairman of the Democratic Ma
tionM ConventionD dropped in to pay his
respects. Ex-senator Sawyer Of Wiscon-
sin, accompanied Mr.. Guenther, a former
representative of that State, who has
been at the White House several times in
loan Consul Generalship. Others who
called were Senator Hawley, ex-Congress-
man Mondell Of Wyoming, Delegate
Flynn of Oklahoma, who desires to be
f<,d 1.
ex-Representative Crewther Of Missouri.
Civil Service Commissioner John B.
Harlow. the Republican member Of the
there was story to e the effect iR chat me he
vas to bp Assistant Postmaster General
He said that he had mot heard of # and
for any other place. He s SAID the he's story ery
probably originated from the fact that
ne had had about uhfrity years experience
way in the st. Louis post Office from a
Mr. Harlow declined the position Of
Der Mr.: Wanamaker, preferrdng to be
gould like to resume his old position in
stood that Mr. Harlow would like to
Serve ser "a again ans as Postmaster at St; Louis,
present incumbent, does not expire for
rive appilcaIions Tor the position of AS
sistant 81 Secretary of the Treasury were
hled with Secretary Gage today. The ap-
plicants were William Odlin of Massa-
chusetts, =. H Keatley of Minnesota, W.
B. Howell of New Jersey, w. T. Rock
wood Of New York and J. r. Mclean
of New York. -.
M M. Garland of Pennsylvania made
appllcaaon for the position of Superfn-
N r; W. W. Bates of Illinois for Com
missioner of Navigation. and J. A. Ock-
erson of Missouri for Superintendent of
the Coast and Geodetic Survey.