Daily Republican., 1882-05-31
PRKsVDENr ARrHUR.
Tho Purpose of the chief Ma gis.
trate's Visit to New York.

trate's Visit to New York.
The New York Herald" of yesterd az
morning says:
President Arthur remained at his
home on Lexington avenue all day yes
terday. He received but few callers
and those who were admitted remained
but few moments. The President
will to-day review the Decoration Day
parade, and will, II not too fatigued, at
tend the memorial exercises in the
Academy of Music in the evening.
The many sensational stories that
have been published regarding the visit
of the President to this city at this time
have been the cause of some amusement
az well as of considerable annoyance to
the Chief Magistrate and his more inti-
mate friends. All sorts of attempts,
more or less ingenious and plausible,
have been made to make it appear that
the President came to New York for
the purpose of comforting with the local
political magnates on the subject of the
gubernatoral contest and kindred mat.
ters connected Herewith. Friends of
President Arthur-those who enjoy his
confidence now az they did before his
elevation to the Presidency-are desi-
rous OF havingi it distinctly and definite.
ly understood that there has not been
nor will there be any sort Of a caucus,
conference or unusual gathering of the
"clans" with which the President has
been or will be connected in any way,
shape or manner. Since the President
came to this city he has remained in
the quietude of his home on Lexington
avenue. He has not been at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel for the purpose of receiv-
ing visitors, nor has he in any way had
anything to do with making known his
wishes to gatherings of local Republi.
cans with regard to city, State or Ma
tiOnal affairs. An intimate friend of
his remarked last evening:
"The Presidents visit here was for
the purpose of taking part in the
Decoration Day services. He will do
this, but nothing more. No political
business will trouble him one way or
the other. Whatever his wishes are in
this city and State you may be sure
that he has not waited until the present
time to make them known. He has not
been without visitors from New York
W lille in Washington, and he will hard
ly care to come to this city to engage In
conferences, informal or other wise, be-
cause he knows that however much he
may be watched in Washington, his
here would be more vigi-
lantly looked after by newspaper men
and others. NO,you may be absolutely
certain on one point. There has been
Df n ntf fInr hn no NJ Of hn
President or his friends to engage in
any caucus or conference on any matter
whatever"
With no less emphasis do the friends
of the president and all others who have
any knowledge of political affairs de-
nounce the story that the Chief Magis-
trate has come to New York to organize
the opposition to Governor Cornell's
candidacy for denomination. This story
is denounced on every side as one set
atloat by the Governors friends for the
purpose of making himselfappear more
to the friends Of Mr.. Folger,
MIR. Starin and Mr.. Wadsworth, all
three of whom have been prominently
as likely successors of the
present Executive Of the State. While
no shrewd politician would claim that
the relations between the President and
the Governor are friendly, yet it is rea.-
lied that the idea of the former coming
to New York 10 defeat the latter's re.
is absurd. 1t has been made
to appear that the President has at.
tempted or is aboat TO interfere with
the appointment of harbor masters and
other officials whose places are or soon
will be at the disposal of the Governor.
This story is laughed at, except by
some of the "small fry" politicians, who
delight in unbounded gossip about mat
ters of which because of their lesser
they can know little or