New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-20
sPEcULATIoNs ABOUT THE CABINET.

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUNK.'
wAsUINGTON Dec. l9-It is understood that the
President will make no more Cabinet nominations
he ore the holiday Tecess. Both Houses will adj
journ on Wednesday, and on that day the President
expeets to go t. New-YOrS to remain several days,
feeling that he is much in need of rest and can per-
haps get more of it outside of Washington than
here.
Post1naster-General James wishes to retire on the
lst of January, but will probably not be able to
leave here before the 4th OF Oh Alter his depar-
ture Mr. Hatton. the First Assistant Postmaster
General can act for ten days, which viii give time
for new appointment.
There is good reason to believe that the Pres-
dent has not actually decided upon any OF
the selections TO be made for the four
remaining places in the Cabinet. HIS personal in
olinatons in some instances are not known but it is
not certain that he will finally allow himself to be
governed by them. There is strong
movement among the Stalwarts against
Cbauncey l. Filley's nomination for
Postmaster-General. Senator Logan, Nh Hatton,
and others are stated to be earnestly opposed to
him. and General Grant, it is rum0reG, takes the
same ground The candidate of most of these gem
tlemen and the one who many predicts will finally
be selected is Senator Howe, of Wisconsin The
objection that his son-in-law, Enoch 1otten Is OF
the defendants in theStarRoute cases does
seem to be discussed allnOuSu III "ouIu "PpOdi
IN have at least as much force i'll the case of the
raj in that OF the AttOrney-Gen-
eral well informed Republican said to-day that
he had positive reason to believe that ex-senator
Howe would have been appointed AttOmey-General
by President Arthur but for that fact
Iibasbeen known for some time that the President
had under consideration the appointment OF VII
liam e. Chandler, of New HAMPSHIRE to place in
the Cabinet probably that of Secretary of the Navy
IT has been urged upon him by Grant men that
II would have good effect if some representative
of the other wing of the party should be invited
into the Cabinet; that the man selected should be
one whose record is positive and aggressive that
he would not lie suspected of having surTensered
his Individuality. The nomination OF JUS
tice Gray to-day to the vacant place
on the Supreme bench, over Mr.. Boutwell,,
and Chief Justice Doe of NewHampshIre, would
Concerned for Mr.. Chambers appointment as the
Eow-England member of the Cabinet. But the New
Uampshire delegation have made no request 1or IL,
as they earnestly supported Judge Doe ana the de-
cision was reached Suddenly, 1t is said, to-day
II is not believed that the President has made up
his mind upon the matter On the other mana
number of Grant men urge that the Cabinet as tlus
far made up is not, il is generally called third
trrm Cabinet but that Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Fol
Ger and Brewster have been in their various
de0rees such moderfte Grant men that the
President instead of making concessions 10 the
other side, would be Justified III nllng the remain
mo places with Grant men of "A radical type.
Tie name of ex-senator Sargent is coming up
again b the talk for Secretary OF the Interior put
well-inforned CafOruians do not know whether
the report that he has started for the East In obed-
ence to a summons is correct or not.