Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-08-27


For me some bear ana saddle rock stew,
70, mother, dear, shut up).
The stars in the azure vault are set,
(Sing softly, eondoier,) -
The squash vine hobs to the mignonetts,
Ros Conklings on his earl.
VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
Some Of the Current Gossip About One who
Occupies a Distinguished Position at tho
Present Tine. ...
HIS MEETING WITH THE CABINET.
WASHINGTON, Aug l6.-An army officer Of
prominence, who was in the cabinet room
when Vice President Arthur called at the
White House for the first time during his last
visit to Washington, gives q very interesting
description Of the scene. That evening the
cabinet fully expected that the president was
going to die. Vice President Arthur was re-
garded by them all, as he entered, almost as if
he were an interloper. None of them rose to
meet him. military gentleman present who
knew Mr. Arthur, was the first to break the
awkward spell He stepped up quickly to him
calculated the word s'Gerneral," and could say
no more His voice broke, and his eyes were
filled with tears This expression of feeling
on the part of Mr.. Arthur, who was with great
difficulty controlling himself, appeared to
t break o, the ice; tn The cabinet officers
d
hearty pressure of the hand A moment af-
terward Mr. Arthur passed out into one of the
inner rooms to see Mrs. Garfield. From that
time until his departure the cabinet maintained
with him the most cordial relations. There
was hardly time when Mr.. Arthur came into
the cabinet room that Mr.. Blaine would not
take him by the arm as if he were brother.
The two would walk to a window-seat and re-
main there in confidential conversation The
relations established between Mr. Arthur and
mr.. Gartield's cabinet were so pleasant, and
the expressions of MIR. Arthur upon various
occasions were SO manly and so appropriate to
the occasion, that in large measure the
prejudice that had been engendered against
him by his political course in New York was,
for time at least, overcome This offcer.and
friend Of Mr.. Arthur says that it is among the
possibilities that Chester A. Arthur may, in
case Of Gen. Garfield's death,
REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT,
except for period long enough to provide for
the choice of Republican successor. OF
course he would not yield the Office to any
people in the country understand Gen. Ar
thurs feelings on this subject He has said
repeatedly during his visits here that nothing
had ever been farther from his thoughts at
any time during the canvass and IN the past,
that he ever could, by any possibility, become I
president He has never had the desire. Ills
position to which he was not elected, and,
coming as it does, the honor would be an ex-
tremely unfortunate one. Throughout the
country, Gen. Arthur's friend says there il,
among certain class of people, a feeling that
Gen. Arthur is in some way responsible for
the act of Guiteau. Senator Harrison of In
diana said, during a recent visit here,
in conversation with this gentleman,
that to this day he met old
and do still believe, that his grandfather was
poisoned by the Tyler faction. However alb
surd and outrageous would be the connection
Of Arthur with this miserable assassin, yet
there is enough feeling in the country to make
MI. Arthur dread very much to succeed Gen.
Garfield. Coming into Office uuder such cir
cumstances with strong prejudice through
out the country, and popular feeling running
high. Mr.. Arthur sincerely believes that al
most every act of his would have to encounter
such cloud of prejudice that his life would
be one of mental torture and discomfort The
vice presidents friend said that he was very
certain that Mr. Arthur. if he became presi-
dent, would be conservative, and that he would
not make single change in the cabinet until
such things might be brought about naturally.
For ins lance. it might he pnssible for him to
GO ON WITH THE PRESENT CABINET,
or year or more, and retain the most Ct h
Turing the remainder of his administration.
Mr. Blaine might, perhaps, retire after while
IN account of his ill-health; but this gentle
nan did not believe there would be any other
Blaines associates might themselves desire to
retire to private life However kind this spec
sulatlon might $50 far as it relates to Mr..
Arthur, it has no other basis than the judg-
ment of the gentleman in question. At no
time or place has Mr. Arthur or any members
of the cabinet ventured upon q discussion of
the future beyond Gen. Garfeld's life Once
Or twice the question has come up among Gen.
Garfiel1s advisers whether or no it would be
best to have special call of the senate pre-
rod on6 oil hx,( Can Govt o1l b.
possible emergency that might arise in case Of
sudden change for the worse taking place in his
case. rough draught Of this proclamation
has even been made, but no one has ever gone
so far as to hint word Of it to the president
Now it is thought best not to bring up the sub
ject again, for the reason that it would be al
most impossible to indicate the necessary date
upon which the senate should be called, and,
second, it is farther thought best TO leave the
whole matter to Gen. Garfeld's successor iEs
case the president should die. It is naturaJto
suppose that almost one Of tho first actI of
Mr. Arthur, after taking the oath Of Office,
would be to issue the call The fact that h )
has been so thoroughly and completely guild IS
in his acts by the present cabinet indica Il
that this call would be directly issued by hi Il
for the present cabinet would present the su, 81
ject to him as almost the first one for his con-
sideration. 3
A New York special to the Chicago Tribur \
18th, says: A personal friend of the " L
president and Mr.. Conkling stated this ev. s4
ing as an assured fact that the vice presidt IN
had determined, when here before, not to { (
turn to Washington until the presidents v 4
out Of Ill danger, or the constitutional eme, j
gency had been reached which would make hi 4
presence imperative In that event he would
como on at once and be sworn in. An interime
of few hours would in that event occur Int I
attention has been called to precedent il the |
case of Tyler, who, on the death of Gen. bar /
rison, was at his home in Virginia, and could /
not and did not reach the capital for twenty 1
four hours after the death of Che president
ARTHUR AND BIS FRIENDS. +
New York special to the Cincinnati Commas. i