The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-05
R0O&V[LTS
BUSTING DAYS.
How the Governor Subdivides
His Time.
Letters, Newspaper Men, Pollti-
GINS and General Public All
Take Their Turn.
saint He q Cuss for Workin'." the
Verdict of the Old Colored POr-
ter in the state House.

When Gov. Roosevelt of New York en-
tered the capitol in his official capacity ne
made certain changes. VITA the assist
ance Of W. ]. Yoangs, his indefatisabie
private secretary, he set 10 work TO pHt
the executive chamber on business basis
a regular schedule was drawn un. Each
eTnploye OF the executive department. WAS
assigned TO a certain work and tod that
he must confine himself to that work The
governor did not make himself an excep-
ton 10 this rule. 4 regular time table was
prepared by which he governs hiinse T.
Thus from 10 II a. nj. he remains IN hls
private office and dev0tes his time u an
swerlpg his correspondence BY the time
the letters are our of the way the exec'i-
tive chamber and ante-room are half filled
with visitors who have come TO see the
governor on business ranging from re-
quests for his autograph ~ important al
fairs Of state.
Il Is a curious crowd. says the New York
Press, Sitting in the easiest chairs, chat
tin, with one another and apparently very
much at home are the politicians and 9TH
ers 10 whom Visit 10 such an important
functionary as a governor is no novelty.
The others do net look 80 comfortable.
They wander around the room looking at
The portraits OF former governors and leg
isators with which the walls are covered.
or ese stand idly about, wondering, per
requests.
A Day With the Governor.
At quarter before II Col. Treadwel the
military secretary. wearing the undress
uniform Of a colonel OF infantry. comes
into the chamber from the governors pTl-
vate office He g'oes "a each visitor IN
turn, asks. bis name and the nature OF MS
business. writes IL in the visitors book,
which he carries with him. and gives the
as~l .a,a Ex4tr
and minute AT which he can have audience
with the governor. Then he passes on to
the next caller Every one Is taken IN turn
and 10 distinction Is made between the
head OF a department and the humblest
employee IN the building The .dea Of hav-
Ing these cards or passports originated With
Mr. YoungS. AZ first they were source
af much amusement 10 the ol1 politicians
Louis f. Payn. superintendent Of !usur-
aH-e for Instance wus given an appciut-
ment card when he FIRST called 20 see the
governor lie locked pUzz,ed bat read L
through carefully. Then. with an amused
s-lilA. 10 pat the card IN HIS poke; and
went back "a his off!ee. Promptly a the
hour appointed he appeared again In the
executive chamber. Il Was filled with the
usual croRd. anxious TO see the governor.
An orderly a kel him FOR HE appointment
-2r5 Nr Pawn produced Il, Then he
looked at the waiting ones and Smiled. o,rt
ifErN N4t ~ DkitGA amusement 1T t,4e
Su4e this time.
This t&cket SNaeue IS not such 4 bad
ldaa afIvr all" Re said
A. r o'cso-,k every morning the gov
sguor secs tAe newspaper correspondents
Promptly ~ u.at hong TIE door leading %
sho private offsce savings op@r ar. ou, 1e
comes. lie j Is rot wait for tire visitors
To cor3le e. him lie goes % theEn
Interviews With Reporters.
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military secretary. and that uavar-s that
every enc eiss mast lsava the room far
Gov, Roosevelt sometimes sells che news
paper men things tbat are iEteode1 ~
.hev private ears alone and not fer plt g.
cauotl TaeTe are twenty-five 0r thirty
correspondents here. sDa t.a-y UeaT.y aN
iu~n I'D at these Interviews They Ike
taeSe st1}s Informal talks ~tth The gov
.rnor ~ Il %c5ock ia The morning 4a1
o'clock ia tie afternoon. Tae faruetr trey
cal ''the $eauost and tbe latter ''.he 93Hk
Tea" ITO governor Invariably grvets ;Ese
q. e-s.GEs-T men Nh ssT3.ls and nearly
awRyS WI toker xesaraiy az rs a2-a
espsr-sa. Standing = front - ssTss--trria
u correspondents. ell W.T. pencils and pa
per rea ly sSsr bls4re@s th@ governor :e1&s
tN@Ym thtnws-hls future rrC vffnenta. wh4t
re Intends 10 Do II certain carremt cases,
ard saAt Do .A-aks x sta-a ard ssoL a
tang Then Ae tsts thsul Meat ~ hss
,lore cfrriaNy. Some ore ASKS = question.
Eh@ gsVsTF;aF s4TAs ks - ami -A 80 4arefIl .G
MS exgssaY1at 81 that s4s hearers tsTIIsyss,a..sl
exactly SAat hls rFsansfsc a+ This 3
R,assve.t the staessusan The1. = He AS
-.,ae. Re talks ass4at vVrtag1s thIa.ss nct ssf-
NcsaE T1e~s AK sre Ss.arsst. eA agsE s~r
teokes FarNsr8 to TX thc corresa ,9FseEa.sS
E1sv ssoa tt@ wonderful gusu,al act.t -
af sra u3An. III never hss 20 p&>.se 10y 70
as@~~T FI4v usesacrx. exceus as rssAs.Ls
p zYgeS ~ *xces2set. an& Pee Ess . marvel ~1ls