The Evening critic., 1881-08-20
HAVE WEAPRESIDENT
THE DISABILITY QUESTION DIS
CUSSED.
The Late Alleged Meeting I'm New
York-(acn. Artliur's Views, as Out
lined by n Friend -P0stniRsfer-tse

The Late Alleged Meeting i'm New
York-Sicn. Arthur's Views. as Out
lined by Friend-P0strsiasfer Gem
crnI James Statement.
Sensational mongcrs have seen fit to make
capital out Of q meeting reported to have
been held yesterday at the residence of Vice.
President Arthur, in New York, and placed
upon il the greatest Importance. Certain
journalists maintain that the meeting
of the Stalwart leaders was for the purpose
of sending the Vice-Prcsident to Washing
ton to assume the functions of the Presi-
dental Office until President Garfield had
either recovered or died. This they claimed
was absolutely necessary, as
The wheels of Government
service were cloggcd, and, in the present
state of affairs, it was necessary for some
one to assume control. While 1t is true
that arrangements Of this character should
be made to meet any emergency, IL is
fact that no stops of the kind have
been taken. The matter is delicate
one, and the course of the Vice-Prcsident
since the shooting of President Garfield has
been of n character to warrant that he would
take no part in the contemplation Of such
plan unless first Endorsed by the members of
the present Cabinet.
The Cabinet,
| 1t is also known, has made no recommended
lions of such n nature, statements to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and all state
ments on the subject heretofore published
are pure f,brications. Now, to show up the
inside facts of this matter, and the meaning
of the meeting of the Stalwart leaders in
New York yesterday A gentleman who is
| Vice. President Arthur's most intimate
friend. and who visited the latter Yesterday
morning. arrived in this city to-day. He
said that the publications as to
The Objects of the Meeting
,,o,.o cr,ol ord unfoundod There was mite
W, W, ossan,i,l"nc ~ Sonato, Conklimg t;en
G,aMt and nfhors were there hrt thc object
~ their con,;no tooether was simnlv 70 mr..
range for making Mr.. Conkling the chair
t;on to nom;nato State officers |" Won can
depend UPON it," said the gentleman to the
ronorter ~ Tup Cptrrc Uthe presidential
.nestson was not considered ~
"Are the New Work. neonle apitatcd over
th;s ,nattor o., ostad TiIr CpYrIc - ~ ~
1To n cert,;m cxtent yes Not knowinp
tbe trne condition of affairs In this city,
thev would like TO see some one pcrforming
the Presidential duties, but are contented
as long us the bulletins from the Presidents
bedside continue to be favorable
..What DO They Say About Arthur Pc
" They consider that his modest unas,,m-
inn ,nanuer bas bcen communicable and
Ino,y fron, he course that hc' will MT he
d;ctated IN Inv nojiticol leaders Indeed. to
sum IL nm tbc situation il inst tbis. If
Artbur cops;ders fiat b;s nrcscnce In Wash.
;ncton 10 necessary he will come. II will
rc9,ire neither request nor advice TO make
him comc here. He fully realizes the gravity
~ the situation and IL nrenared to meet Il
in n manner accountable RI the GENERAL nub.
i;co
"you stated inst now that there were
somc who looked unon Government affairs
In washington as being In a disorganizcd
state because of tho inability of the Pres
ident TO direct matters. Whatdo Won mean
Inv tbat9v
"Simnlv this. They believe that certain
Cabinet officers are assuming too much,
particularly Secretary Blaine. and that
Departmental officers are generally away.
But there seems to be no good reason for
such apprehcnsions," added the gentleman,
"as statements to that effect seems to have
been sent out from Washington without
proper foundation"
The Disability Question.
The centlemau's views are well-timed
and fully borne out in the following edito.
rial comment of the New York Tribune TO-
: day ON its Washington dispatches:
The Disability; question is dealt with
summarily in our Washington DISPATCHES
All thc department business of the Admin.
istration is transacted as usual The mem.
: beers of the Cabinet are working together
I in perfect harmony. Mr.. Blaine i
s,o...l..,. 90 c.ata a,,l ,,nt l.,