The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-23
THE CABINET.
KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT
BUT GARFIELD.
RpecnIaIIORs and Predictions BY the Cor
respondents, who, Like weather.
cocks, Point u inherent Way with
Every Fresh BrCezs = New
YOrkS Share blaine.

WASHINGTON, February 22,-Elsborate
speculation in regrrd to the construction
OF the next Cabinet continues to be the
order Of the day, and variOus statements
are put forth purportIng to give full and
accurate particulars OF the visits Of Conk.
ling aud others to Mentor, and the results
which are to follow. Some Of the state
ments which have been made have grain
or two OF fact in them, but they are Tor
the most part purely imaginative.
From the same good sources which have
heretofore been relied upon, your cores
poRdent is enabled to present, in brief,
one or two actual poins OF the situation.
General GARFIELD has been, from the time
OI the October election, more than anx'
iOus to do everything that he could for
Senator Conkllng which would not ba to
the positive injury OF Senator Blaine. He
considers that Blaine nominated him and
UOnkling elected him. Since Senator
Conkling's return from Mentor, he has ap.
peared In the best OF Rpirits, and Senators
on both sideB Of the Chamber have been
thoroughly Ratislied that he was pleased
with the results Oi his visit. II Is believed
that while he was firm and positive in
impressing upon General Garfield what
he regarded as due to New York and to
himself, he was careful not to demand 10
much As would put tho new President
IN an embarrassing attitude 10 comply
with, 1t Is undGralood that the prevailing
idea that MIR, COnkling was BOliCitOus thai
Mr.. Levi 7. Morton should be made Sec
retary Of the Treasury IL partially mis-.
take; that in holding that the Treasury
Department should be given TO Nav York,
he bad in his mind not New York City
man, but man from the country.
1t was said by prominent Republican
Senators, on the floor to-day, that 1t was
now settled that neither Senator Allison,
Senator Window, who has also beon
spoken Of, nor any other Western man
would get the Treasury Department, but
it would certainly 10 TO New York, and
Judge Folger would most Likely be the
man. Mr.. Morton, II was said would bs
appointed Minister to England, a place
which would suit him and his family
much better than anything else, and the
only position which he or his friends had |
ever seriously thought Of. This Is one
view OF the case.
Other Senators, with equal opportuni.
ties for Information, say that while Oonk.
ling made no demand on Garfield, he init. |
mated very strongly that lie would like to |
have Morton appointed. Putting all at.
tAinable facts together few things only |
seem settled, and that Is that either Fol. |
ger or Morton will be Secretary OF the |
Treasury.
But which It will be there Is no man in |
Washington who knows, although there
are many who guess. The weight Of
opinion drifts toward Morton, although
that gentleman himself tonight said that
he was without information.
II is q little singular that Conkling,
Morton aud Arthur all deny having any |
Information more than Is In the newspa.
pers, aud great deal that is In the news.
papers they don't believe,
LATER.-Senator Allisons intimate
friends to night give up the matter, and say
that neither Allison nor any other Western |
man will have the Treasury. They say 1t |
will be Folger or Morton, with chances
in lavor OF Folgsr. An intimate assOci.
ate .ot Senator Conkling says tonight
that the Senator will Compromise on
Foger, but does not really want him. II
is alleged that he wants Morton above all
others, but made no demand on General
Garfield.
Secretary Sherman's friends Say that the
Secretary don't believe that FOlger is The |
right man for the place, having never had
experience In this particular line. 1t Ia |
said that Sherman would like 10 see ALI. |
son selected, but the Allison boom Ii. re-,
garded as burst,
The President said 10 friend, yester-
day, that two Members OF the new Cabinet
had been selected, and these we're Blaine
and Robert Lincoln. The selection Of
Lincoln is denied by others, who say that
be Ia not the man for q big department,
having had no experience. His name is
not alone sufficient.
Senator ConkiDg was asked tonight
what he knew about the Cabinet, and
replied that he was destitute Of informa.
ton. .rt
From oil that was gathered from Senator
conversation, he seems to have
Cotne away irotn Mentor without Informs.
ton other than that New York should
have the Treasuryshlp.
Another PROMINENT New Yorker said TO.
night that until Garfield made up bis own
mind other people would not be apt 10
know.
A number OF dispatches from Cleveland
and other points have announced that
Judge scohsld had beeu In Mentor and
had long consultation with Garfield.
Judge sCoheld has not been ont oi Wash.
lngton for several weeks, ..and has had no
with Mentor.
II ID understood now that Mr.. blaine
will not resign his place In the Senate nm.
Ill after the dth OF March. lie has de.
cided 10 take this course, his friends say,
not because he has any doubts about his
being formerly rendered The position OF
Secretary Of Slate, but from 4 sense Of pro.
ptiety ;hodlng that Il would not look
well lOr him 10 tex the step before he has
been formally rendered and accept.
ed The place. In addition to
the reason why he does not wish to 10 out
now, II is said Mat there Is question as
TO whether the Legislature can elect al
once, as has been held, and there Is
GfeenbaCk Governor, and the experience
In Maine with HresnbaCkefs does not in1
spife confidence. It may be definitely
announced, however, that II is believed
that Mr.. Frye will have TO wait TIL the
next Senate has been organized before lie
can cofie In.