The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-08

M'KINLEY'S PLAGUE
swarms of Hungry Place
Hunters Descend Upon
the White House.
PLENTY OF COLD SHOULDER
Detroit's Pension Agent the First
Local Prize Winner-Brief
Senate Session.
PLENTY OF COLD SHOULDER

ss7eiS nave telI Town ana the strangers re-
n1aining are after THE plun,s that the
& President has it in his power to distribute
FfFday and Saturday very few eager APP
plcants fer positions said anything te
Major Mckinley about their desires Those
two days were given up to congratulatiou
and compliment This morming, how
ever, the place seekers came to the Exec
utive Mansion prepared to talk business
They came in force, a constant steann oil
thcm. Some carried big bundles of official
looking papers in their hands; others,
more modest, looked suspiciouEly large
about the pockets. But there were a
number in the line who were there at the
request of the President, or who came to
pay their respects and not to request
favare.
President discuss appointments He will
not be hurried, and the word has gone
put that applications could do just as well
by going home, for a couple of months
before pressing their claims. In effect
this was the idea carried away by a num-
her of those who presented their applica-
sstions IN person. Those who had been in
vited to the White House alone managed
to be heard and to hear with patience.
Nine O'Clock found the upstairs corridor
In the public part of the mansion pretty
well filed with men and not a few wom-
en-. A few minutes later when the Presi-
dent entered his office he found score
Of visitors waiting his appearance. He
saw many people in the ensuing hour but
not fast enough to make any difference
In their continually increasing numbers.
Right in the midst of the reception Sec
retary John Sherman appeared and car
ried the President off to the Cabinet
room When the President returned to
his office the crowd there, in the recep-
ton corridor and in Secretary Porter's
room, had increased largely. Mr.. Porter
tried to relieve the congestion by per-
sonal talks with those seeking admission
to the inner apartments and succeeded
fairly we'll in this process of filtering in
the. face of overwhelming odds.
Senators and Representatives and those
who came with them were more fortunate
in getting the ear of the President than
those who brought written credentials
Vermont. Allison of Iowa, Wolcott of Col
orado, Spooner of Wisconsin, Platt of
Connecticut, Chandler of New Hampshire
Mason of Illinois, Cullom Of Illinois were
among the early ones, and Hit of Il
inois, Grosvenor of Ohio, Bromwell of
Ohio. Joy of Missouri, Hull of Iowa, Dol
liver of Iowa and Taylor Of Ohio, the
representative Is|sf Of Major McKinley's dis
The Republican members Of the Penn
rylvania delegation in Congress came in
Elliott for Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. Ex-CongresSrnan Guenther of Wis
ccnsin was among a long line of other
sexs." Mr.. Guenther wants to be Consul
CnnOpr w b.
Was member of Congress from Iowa
md later Minister to Brill, put in an ap-
piication for his formal diplomatic post
A candidate for the Commissionership
pf Pensions presented himself In the per-
son OF ex-Congressman Pickler of South
Dakotas whose term expired March A.
nan Baker of Rochester. a. Y, and
Carroll D. Wright, the Commissioner of
LABOR, were among the many who came.
One OF the few gases of appointment
considered by the President was that of
the mission to Greece, Roumania and
servia.. The term Of Mr. Alexander, the
present minister at Athens, viii expire
Ris successor without delay. George A.
Flooding, Of West Virginia, who is a
sandidate for the position. called on the
The latter and his chances for getting
Rhats ne wants are considered excellent.
Another gentleman, anxious for diplo-
Has | slsfWen Gen VIZ Thona sam the 3,
Ne. He came with Senator Hale Gen.
Eal Thomas was twice the diplomatic
5tockholm. and IL said to have been as
Iured he viii be sent back to Sweden.
COZ John Hay was an early caller but
suted Amhassador to England concluded
Sen ssRa toTg 6 burrows Bur- V Of Michigan Kyle Of
Mcmillan Of Michigan and Davis of Min
aesota. sWeued the ranks Of the toga
kearers in attendance Of the Chief Ex-
# Clay Evans of Tennessee had a short
Hlk with the President.
hs ia1efof hnai foImalty 'f s,,a n connection with
.ra McKenna was observed in the Su-
,rsme ,nS g Court today. After. the decisions
sos,neaS son oraers .9f the court had been an
E4os was seated in his usual place at the
smple IN front of the beach, arose (as did
slSO sossrt MT r. INC M|cKennal and addressed the
IS nave the honor to present nv slcces
or, or, T the Hon. Joseph McKenna, of Cali
piufa; have here his commission, ex-
scuteq sn due form Of law, and ask that It
pe spFsad Of record e''''s =
.a. ssnrsl Justice Fuller bowed in gracious
md II new ng vns s,, retiring
IneE Court extends its weico4pe to tbe
rev n auoIney-General, and at the same
saaf slne sspr se1pPreses 1t It's high regard for and
hcKdnny} Let the commissfon he sa,,tessaa aSe !
N the records of the court. =
hd nuaef ceremony was Witnessed nv a
Tgefcrowd OF spectators, and at H., close
Mr. Harmon, accompanied by Affnrr,av
aeassrnl McKenna, retired = ~ -
Rosfnastef General Gary was at tbe
department. early today, but during the
trst hour did not transact any business
an ofncisI character. He was kept
,nsyf receivfng the congratulations Of
Fie4ds prominent among whom were
enatOrs Lodge, Penrose Bate and Chands
er fnd General d. B. Henderson Nj
rom Iowa, Congressman SpraKue ~
Massachusetts and Governor Cheney. FIX
Postmaster General Wilson will today 20
% Lexington, Va, and have conferences
Efth the trustees of the Washington-L Lee
University over which institution he viii
Secretary of the Interior Bliss was en-
faged all morning with friends and a
4leady stream of Senators and Represent
f4tives - = S'7>7'-s
Secretary Long started In at the Navy
Department. today with am appointment
Fnich mees general approval from am
Rno, ike Secretary Long himself, believe
q civil service eform. Upon receipt of
ne resigna!tiou of Benjanfn Mica1 Chief
Jerk of the Navy DEPARTMENT, who is
tpouE 10 en!ter tnto LAW partnership
Fith his falfher-irI- law, ex-Secretary Her
slert, SecretHry Long promoted Benjamin.
franklin Peters, OF Harrisburg, Pa. to
a1e vacancy. Mr.. Peters was appointed
clerk OF ome of the lower grades In the
Department sixteen years ago by Score
aay Hu4lt upon the recommendation Of
ten&tpr :. D. Cameron. He NOW occur
~ the position OF appotntmant