The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-26
The President-eIect.
The Inquirer has the following news frol
Washington yesterday

Inc IHqunT mas Lne IOllOWlnB news from
Washington yesterday
COLONEL MCLrRE VISITS GENERAL GRANT.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure to-day called upon
General Grant and presented letters from
Judges Williams aud Agnew, of Pennsylvania,
stating that in consideration of the coming
campaign of the Republican party in that State,
they considered 1t OF the utmost Importance
that the Cabinet member from Pennsylvania
should be Governor Curtin, as he had the entire
confidence of the Republican party of Pennsyl-
vania. He explained to General Grant that
Judge Williams was to be the Republican can
ddate for Supreme Judge this fall, and he had
been informed that letter from Governor
GeaIy, who was to be the Republican candidate
for Governor, was en- rOute to him making the
same recommendation. He added that he
simply desired TO present to him this expression
OF the men whose opinions should have weight,
as they asked nothing for themselves, but all for
the good OF the party that was to be next fall in
Pepnsy IYania his administration patty. Mr.
Mcclure says:-
GENERAL GRANT REPLIED.
"0f course am desirous that the admins
tration candidates should be elected next tall,
but | cannot see why they are to make my
Cabinet appointments for the next four years"
Colonel Mcclure says he made another remark
that though not directly aimed at Governor
Curtin, and which shall not repeat, "entirely
satisfied me that Governor Curtin would not
be appointed" Colonel Mcclure then remarked
to General Grant,
II accept your determination not to appoint
Governor Curtin. have merely done my duty
in presenting his name to your consideration as
the tayorite of Pennsylvania; but now, General,
after what you have said | feel at liberty
without fear OF any imputation OF personal bias,
to urge policy upon your administration, and
| appeal to you to appoint any fair representa-
tive OF the Republican party to place in your
Cabinet I do not suggest to you Mr.. Curtin or
any other man, but venture to appeal to you
men understood to be included in the
list which, il is stated, you will make your
selection tlom. | mean men OF the type of
George H. Stuart, Adolph Borie, Mr.. Welsh,
and Aubrey H. Smith. beg you not to make
your appointments from that class of men.
They are eminent and worthy gentlemen, but
they have no sympathy whatever with the
active Republicans OF the State. They have no
6nowledge Of our people, and the appointment
of any one of them, and the disposal of the
patronage of the State by them, would cause the
utter ruin of the party In the coming canvass"
This, he says, General Grant took up rather
warmly, and rephed:-
al cannot see how any man could object to
| the appointment of such man as George Il.
Stuart; man who did so much TO sustain the
| loyal cause during the war;
Colonel Mcclure replied:-'I have been a
good many years in active politics, aud say to
| you frankly that j do not know him at all in
| political life, aud am sure that there are not
| i've thousand of the sixty thousand Republ ans
OF Philadelphia who know him, aud they only
know him as man OF blameless character, who
| is poWerless as man TO vitalze party.
nominate no one, but ask you not to give uI
one who will help to keep the State on the loya
| sde;" to which Colonel Mcclure quotes General
| Grant as replyiDg:-
II am not the representative of a political
| party myself, although party voted for me.n
FIVE CABINETS EASIER THAN oNF.
Among his other callers were some gentlemen
| from New York city, who want to press Edward;
| Pierpont for Attorney General. General Grant
| repliCd:--''You cannot say anything, gentlemen
| in which will not concur about Mr.. PIerpont
| and | find could make five Cabinets easier thar
one" This is supposed by some OF those who
were present to indicate that he will not cal
upon Mr.. Perpont, and tonight Cabinet makers
| are more puzzled than ever 10 know who aIt
uDpn "lhe slate.n