The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-07
AFTER ARMY COMMISSIONS.
Politicians Resiege the President to
Appoint Their Constituents.

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Since the Army Reorganization bill be-
| came a law the President has been be-
! sieged with applications for appointment
! to the service. There has been no lack
of young men who have expressed them
selves as willing to serve their country
| for the usual salary and allowances which
the Government agrees TO pay. indica-
tons are that many of them stood ready
and anxious only for an opportunity to
offer themselves. and, now that the army
has been increased to 100, coo, they are
extremely DESTROYS of connecting them
selves with the organization. High water
mark in the rush for appointments was
reached yesterday when nineteen Sena-
tors and thirty Members of the House of
Representatives called at the White House
TO urge that commissions be given to some
of their respective constituents The
scene at the Executive Mansion yesterday
morning was much similar TO that wit
messed Immediately after the inauguration
of a new President and. so large a num-
Der of Congressman has not called upon
the President in a single day since Mr..
Mckinley became President.
They began to arrive early yesterday
morning before the President entered his
office. and continued to come until noon
The ante-rooms where distinguished visit
ors usually wait were crowded as were
also the Railways. There were not talf
chairs enough for the callers and the most
of ITEM had 10 stand or pace through the
roo while waiting to see the President
and urge the consideration of their can
dido IS. Had the President devoted FIVE
minutes to each caller, nearly five hours
of his time would have been devoted yes
terday to receiving them. AS conse-
quence not all the visitors were able to
gain an audience with the President and
many recommendations were thus de-
ferred.
The majority of the applications made
were for lieutenancies, although there
were various requests for commissions in
other grades, several of them being for
chaplaincies. In some cases the prospec-
tive army officers came with their respec-
tive Senato and Representatives, and. in
some instances there were other person.
al friends, including several la.iies. who
were anxious to aid in securing the COW
eted appointment. The great majority of
those who saw the President about army
appointments were Republicans, although
there were several Democrats among the
visitors Among the early arrivals were
Senator Chandler. Senator Proctor, and
Senator Bard. After them came Sena-
tors Clay, Butler, Scott and Nelson.
Others who sought the Presidents car
We're Senators Beverage. Foster, Spooner,
Burrows. Mcmillan, Rawlins. Clapp, Dill
lingham. Hawley Deboe, and Penrose.
Among the Representatives were Powers.
Curtis, Bailey, and Ball of Texas, Gushing,
Cannon, Gillett, Long. Corliss. Stevens.
Sherman, Rixey. Pearre, Mudd Denny.
Sperry, Kahn, Boreing Wachter, Taylor,
and fully a dozen others
Senator Deboe and Representative Bore
ing also asked the President TO appoint
Representative Pugh to the position OF
district Judge in Kentucky. Mr.. Pugh was
elected member of the present House by
a majority of ten votes. but a Democrat
defeated him for Representative in the
next House.