The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

"BUSINESS" DAY

With the New President, and Office Seeking Begins in Earnest.

THE POPE'S CONGRATULATIONS

Formally Presented by Dr. O'Gorman.

Numerous Gentlemen Who Are Willing to Accept Minor Positions Introduced—Congressman Kilgore Wants the Mexican Mission, Which Has Already Been Promised to Isaac Pusey Gray—A Delegation from the Printers' Union Has a Word to Say.

Washington, D. C., March 8.—The period of perfunctory visiting has passed and the greater number of politicians who called on President Cleveland to-day were bent on business. Mr. Cleveland saw nearly all who came and devoted a few minutes to each. Those who were in a hurry saw Private Secretary Thurber, and he soon had his hands full attending to their wants.

One of the earliest callers was Rev. Dr. O'Gorman, assistant rector of the Catholic University of America, who presented to Private Secretary Thurber a letter from Archbishop Satolli, papal delegate to America, congratulating Mr. Cleveland on his accession to the presidency, particularly in the name of his holiness, the pope. The letter was written in English on the official letter-head of the Catholic University.

A Virginia delegation, consisting of Senator Hunton and Representatives Wise and Meredith, presented to the President the name of Judge John Goode, of Virginia, for the solicitor generalship.

Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, came with O. T. Allen, of his state, and asked Mr. Cleveland to appoint the latter an assistant postmaster general. Other Kentuckians, whose papers have been filed and whose claims for office will be presented later are C. K. Wheeler, of Paducah, J. E. McKenzie and W. C. Watts. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. McKenzie want foreign missions, and Mr. Watts would like to be a consul at one of the British ports. Their claims are being pressed by Congressman William J. Stone, who called on the President this morning.

Ex-Governor Buckner was another Kentuckian who saw Mr. Cleveland, but he came merely to pay a complimentary visit and to present Mrs. Buckner. Chief Justice Bennett, of Kentucky, who came with Congressman Stone, merely paid his respects to Mr. Cleveland. Judge Bennett's claims will probably be pressed for the circuit judgeship left vacant by the promotion of Judge Jackson to the supreme bench.

Senator Palmer and Representatives Newberry and Burrow were ushered into the President's presence with several Illinois applicants for prominent offices behind them. They were ex-Congressman Scott Wike, Mr. Delos Phelps and Gen. R. J. Smith. Mr. Wike is after the position of comptroller of the currency, and Mr. Phelps wants to be a consul to some prominent place. General Smith is after the important position of postmaster at Chicago.

Congressman Kilgore, of Texas, had a little talk with the President about the Mexican mission, the position for which he has the endorsement of the Texas legislature. Congressman Amos J. Cummings introduced to Mr. Cleveland a delegation representing typographical organizations. They entered a protest against the appointment of O. W. Edwards, of Wilmington, Del., to the office of public printer. A hot fight for the office has already begun. Ex-Congressman Owen Scott is one of the most prominent candidates.