, 1881-02-20
CABINET GOSSIP.


New YORK, Feb Washington, Mentor,
and Albany Just now are the points Of alb
sorbing political interest with politicians
here, Us elsewhere. The fact that SEM
tor Conkling and ex-senator Dorsey
have recently returned from Mentor,
where President-elect Garfcld's carriage IS
constantly utilized by visitors from the East
and that ChiefJustice Folger, OF Albany, has
gone to the American Mecca, has put
q thinking cap on the head OF
many a politician, and to q certain extent
given the future Of the Cabinet away. LII Inc
mirage of retlcence with which the returned
pilgrims veil themselves, it IS posslble
to discern sundry certainties, anu
among them the following: First, Senator
Conkling, during his very recent brlet VISIT
III this city, was IN q most cheerful mooa'
and gave his intin,ates and adherents also
the right to infer that he had had
A PARTICULARLY PLEASANT VISIT WITH
GEN. GARFIELD.
Second, during his stay he was called on ny
Chlef-Justice Folger and ex-senator Dorsey
and at the close of the call the
former started at once for Mem
tor. Third, in the interview with
Mr.. Dorsey, published q few days since, OIL
the eve Of his last visit to Mentor, ne
said: "New York will undoubtedly be
| honored by choice OF one OF her
sons rs Secretary of the Treasury" Putting
| this and that together, and, knowing the ex-
element that prevailed In political circles here
| and in Washington in respect to the dinner
recently given by prominent men to Mr.
Dorsey, TIE TRIBUNE sought all h'er'le"
with .
| TIE cAp1uRER OF INDIANA,
| ex-senator Dorsey, who, In response to
turned from Mentor" ,,o,
"Do YOU regard the Cabinet settled?"
'Nut entirely, but mainly"
t1Blaine goes in?
s'Blaine goes In"
"Who VIII be In the Treasury?"
IL can't answer"
"Gan't Can't Of J; won't?"
"You were antagonized to Senator Conk-
and YOU some one else?" ~
"0n he contrary, Wy what w,!ded Ar; fonSe5| %nlKei|
services entitled his wishes 10
great consideration, and yon yo+.on may ag
rest assured that no one, knows u Detter VI
acts upon it more emphaticailS than oen'
"Then you really worked for Mr.. Nor
II did" T.
- with what result
III am not at liberty to say" ,.r>,,.
"D1DS'T GEN. GARFIELD PREFER WEST
| EkN MAS?'
"He did, and the country will be indebted
to Senator Conkling's argument with Geli;
Gartield:s strong common SENSE that lie VIII
selsft !:;fhan. an Eafte5n + jS aacldea? Wea;"
sit Is"
"Does Mr. Morton know Of it ~
lie knows, as all directly interested have
known for some time"
ibid you know that Judge Foleer had
gone to Mcntor""
Certainly" .o,.
"He was your farorit, 1t is said 2"
ssNonsense. never saw Judge Fo1gef pu'
three times III my life. He Is very strong
| man, an able jurist, n well balanced, clear
headed administrator, and would honor any
position"
A FRIEND OF auL CONKI1NG's?''
some of the closest and truest Excuse me
from going any further into that Suffice 1t a
coming from me that l could not properly
4 II right. How about Bob Lincoln:?''
"WelI, that is under consideration. It Is
matter purely of sentiment III any event."
How about the custon-uouse !"
"Wfat Of it?"
; Are you candidate for it?''
| "No, sir; nor for anything else. There I
, | no office seek. IT | wanted any wouldn,l
, be compelled to seek it; none that Wonlt
; under any circumstances accept l AM glad tt
have an opportunity, however. OF sayln!
| this much: First that all this gossip in re
spect to an anti-Conkling deal fn Mentor i
| simply bosh Second, that the Washington
gossip about the Dorsey dinner is Stiffness.