, 1881-02-26
Their Purpose Said to Be to
Knife Robert Lincoln's
Chances,
lul 10 Urge tllc Appointment Of Emery
A. .;turrs to tho Attorncy-
ticnera!slIip.
qhsv Meet with Chilling Reception,
md Take tho First Train.
Home.

NENIte!I tJSSlEs -
srttfsi Dispatch to The Chicago Tribute.
yr,r,,,, o., Feb a.5.-Tho Cabinet Elates havo
,;,.eu wiped mt asn!n by tho unexpected up
1saraucc here this afternoon uf Ten. Sharpe,
se.,kcr Of tho New Yur}t ucHnrnt Assembly.
rocrtaentty hoped to escape recognition. al he
i,,tpL ,n,1cs, surprised when newspaper t1lHll
n,trIy addressed him thusly: "8cn. Stnrpc,
,.lcyr:" After catching HI, brcnth, hcnnswcr-
~. .yce. It seems to be-" Wi,rn questioned rs
tohh object il, co,nl,,g to Mentor, he sad lie Ind
ju,l dropped .!nwn to Iay his respects
10 Tho prcsslcnt-clcct. tnnsni,suh ns 'ho
xtnr,e) wolIhl not ho ablc to attend
tho inauguration, tho selection Ut Judge
ro[rer ~ Il member Of tho Cnbllet he Thought
rouli lu acceptable tn Mr. Conksing. tll0,1gh
uoftou would he preferred. Tho General secn,-
r1uteh Impressed with tho ureRt,tees ct Jut!go
yn,srr. t.,l Il Ii prnbnhle he ctno to sentur TO
urve tho Judges claims. Ills visit to ecu. Cur
,ss,f's hursu llstcd ntln1,t MI hour. On h!s rG-
,urn to tho depot, interviews wcro suught by
c.gtpaper ,nrli, but ho declined to talk, la,lgh-
Yut! nny alten,pt to mike HIN Cx1ttrss my
cplalo1. lie t,eeInre ho hAtt nal talked With GcN
Garfield about the Cnt,Inet. i1owover. 1le said
Ses York wotlltl br awnrsla.l tho Treasury Do
partturn.. He left tu-niRtt for Cleveland.
Th. morning II quartet tofnpnscd at Wll.iRm
vyau Nixon, Il. z. Fuller, j. K. Edsall, antl j. l..
run tho West. TlIuy declined to register Or
1ye their nn1nrs, and declared that tholr crranl
,alne rctcre,tce to politics. All nttcinpts to
Interview ulcn, wcrn futile, hut from their cot,-
rersatlon It was evident TINT th0y camu hero in
tho interest Of Emery Stnrrs for a Cubnet
7otltlon. Ono of ths pnrty expressed ilinn-
pIf as nut III favor OF Ituhcvt I,in-
s!n rs Il memtcr OF tho cabinet.
lis ooJy recommendation being tho fuct
;tst be IL tho son Ut his luthor. The conference
With Gen. Garfield WINS extremely brief. from
sssh ills to be Inferred that they dill not meet
1ta that warm rcccpt,on they anticipated.
7hc5 took tho t!rst trniu bnck tn Cleveland.
Other visitors wero Gen. ". r, SnNderson, Of
younstown. o., who evidently cn,1e IL speak
wanl about local Post -DIltco difficulty. r
y. Phillips, one 0f tho 'tlurk hurses" In tito
Pennsylvania Senatorial rncc, who. because
ot bis old friendship for tlcn.. Cur
fel1. Is probably hero to sec whnt can
dono for his stntc. I'rcs!luut
Ansalc. Of Hiram College, lnd tho 1tcv. J. u.
f'eascr. pasor OF tho Church Of tho Disciples Of
thsst New Yorl. City. Mr.. Clcuycr was for
re'ly Of indianapolis, nn1 prcnchcll tho funeral
ofatlon over tho rotnatils Of the late Senator
Norton.
Ecll.lnforned New York gentleman hero
oeay, talking about politics. snld ,lut1ge l'o!gcr
Honld positively not be II member nr tho Cubi-
net End shat recent developments i,Mtl settled
lhs stRattcr, ns Gen. Garfield would select no
nun who wns not, like C.csar's wlfo, above Ems
ele!on. When asked for Ills op'nIoA aLnut
Aofton's changes. tho Rcnt1plnau sai,1:
Af' Morton Is II good nun, With
p'eaty Of 1npncy. who always ilato out chceks
IarEn us necessary for campaign purposes, Is
."nkllnga frle,lh," etc. Then tho Kcntlculun
rev long breath and went nj Into oulogy
senator Allison. Ex.Gov. rontot,, llo said, ls
usot politics. and Will npver n,urn como to tho
mF'aec. No lnMn mood to lift 1lis hand ngnl,lst
soseoc ConlAing and not expect to 20 down.
as. aarfleld Is busy experimenting the pack
ase1 houHehold effects, such rs will bn tnken
o%nshlnaton.
taps. lludo!ph, slra. Garlicld's brothor, With
! ktm. - wv
A!' Wllliam Wallace, a Toledo florist, scnt tho
'the'al tanlsolne llornl design Ut Il cross aud
Eo#n,
a.' aae de''cral wns quito exhausted by tho un-
saalS lar4e nuI'll'er OF callers to.,lay, ahd ho
,es,sA ,s.' curly. llo expressed profound regret
W 'usasalng Ut tho dcath uf Senator Carpenter.