New-York tribune., 1869-01-18


pering among Massachusetts, politicians of the Cen
erals desire to for the T. s. Senate, in the event
of Mr. Summers resignation.
OF course Mr.. Motley or Mr.. Charles Francis Adams
would only be thought of for the Cabinet in the event
Of Mr. Summers not being taken. The same may be
said of Boutwell,, who has very strong backing i@
the Treasury Department in the prevailing Republ-
can sentiment that he is one of the strongest and
most transparently- men named in connection
with it, and one who, the other hand, is general
favOrite for the Senate, in case Mr.. Sumner should
resign. Mr. David A. Wells has suddenly come to be
also much talked of for the Treasury-his case pre-
senting about unexpected and sudden a rise into
consideration in connection with such office as did
that Of the Indiana banker. McCulloch. Mr.
Wellss recent report has strengthened him with
some, and very much weakened him with others.
There is prevalent feeling that his growth toward
Cabinet honors has been too sudden to be healthy,
and it would be better for him if he had not APP
peared such intimate terms last Winter with that
worst of lobbyists. your ex-tOwnsman, Mr.. Sam
Ward He is without political or executive expert
cnce, and is chiefly known as very able coater Of
facts concerning the Revenue. On the other hand
this service has secured the admiration of many
Republicans, and made him man quite likely TO be
often named within the next six weeks to the PTes
dent elect.
When we have gone over these various names
howeyer-before indeed we have mentioned the last
three or four-we have reached point where the
men who rise above State lines, and consideration Of
whom is a necessity of their position, have been ex-
hausted The cases of the two or three score more
whose claims" and chances you see set forth in
all the papers and hear in every Committee Room and
over every dinner table, all referred TO their ind-
yidua prominence in the rival groups of their respec
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ing had only two members Of the Cabinet through
Mr. Lincolns Administration, to say nothing Of two
representatives on the Supreme Bench, and
half the Generals of the Army, comes forward
with any number of gentlemen whom plenty
of Republicans would like to see in the Cabinet.
Gov. Dennison has n claim" claims go. He re-
signed from JohHson's Administration because Of its
apostacy An eminent juris said of him twelve months
ago, "Dennson is wise beyound his talents; and
with his accustomed wisdom, he has already been
casting an anchor to windwarl IN the neighborhood
Of Gen. Grant. Then Gen. J. ID. Cox, late Governor
of Ohio, has what might be reckoncd first class
chance He is fayorte Of Grants and Grant
once recommended him to Johnson for appointment
a. Secretary of War. Then Schenck who already
has a commanding position as Chairman of the most
important Committee of the House. is a necessary
element in Cabinet calculations while Ashley, who
has lately been left in the cold and Sam Galloway
who has been ont for a good while would both like
To be. John A. Bingham has great prominence as
lawyer Impeachment Manager etc, aud hs
friends think that under certain circum-
stances Grant couldn't suit the country better
than by making him Attorney General. And
these are only part of the candidates from
State. Its next neighbOr TO the Westward, had can
ddac for the Treasury, in the person Of of its
Senator'S but probably not he himself is deluded
by the belief that he is still in the field. The
State has the Chairman OF tho Chicago Plat
form Committee the Hon. X. W. Thompson
lately candidate for Senator. Then
you have candidate for Senator yourselves, who, if
defeated tonight, believed certain IN the in
ner circles here is 10 be strongly pressed for the
Treasury. His chances will be complicated by
the prominence Of another of your tovnsmen. Mr..
Marshall O. Roberts; and his by the fact that the
Empire State has too many other prominent men,
like John A. Griswold, now out of Office by
the cheating Of Tammany, Noah Davies
Edwards Pierrepont, William M Eyarts'
Lyman Tremain, Gen. Sickles, A. 1. Stewart, and
nobody here knows how many more. So the Penn
sylvania list is too long. Mr. Cameron is not an
aspirant, being better satisfied where he is but his
son, j. j. Cameron, the able and wealthy President
Of the Northern Central might possibly be found
arraying much influence. Scofeld has been men
toned and he is held on all hands clear-headed,
able and available il wanted. Then there is Gen.
j. X Moorhead, left out in tho late elections, and
capable Of bringing about plenty of pressure. VIM.
u. Kelley might be prevailed upon to accept the
Navy. though lie says he seeks nothing More
prominent than any of these is of course Gov Curtin,
whose friends name him in connection with the
Interior. Brewster for Attorney General and Fomey
for Postmaster General are also among the specula
tiOns.
i have named only few Of the States and not q
tithe Of the possibilities that each presents and
on which everybody here is calculating. But in the
earlier part Of this letter named the from
whom the coner-stones of the Cabinet structure
likely to come. Who are TO compose the 6lling-in
that shall round and complete II, Grant and PrOy-
dence alone can tell. aud doubtless one Of them is
vet lu great deal OF doubt.