The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-05
TELEGRAPHIC
Cabinet Chatter.


| ton, reviewing the new cabinet probabil-
| tiles, thinks Sargent will have the in
terror department, Lincoln will leave the
war department and accept q foreign
mission; Raum, representing Illinois,
would then be candidate for the war
port folio.
The SAN hastaree-qusrters Of Q column
on Washington gossip this morning,
from which your correspondent can gain
THE following: AS to Sargent there is
only one opinion, and that is the Presi-
dent has determined to take him into the
cabinet. A letter has been shown to-
night to good many members, which
strengthens this belief. It wss written
| by q shrewd New York etalwart, WHO
ought to know If anybody does.
In it he says that after discussion with
his friends the President has determined
to nominate Sargent, but that he is still
undecided whether to tender him the
navy o. interior department. There
was no difference of opinion among the
| friends Of the President, about the sp-
pointment. II was fully recognized that
| it would be very severely criticised, but
the President, they say, knew perfectly
we'll that q faction in the party was pre-
| pairing 10 attack him, whatever bis course
ard whether he nominated Sargent or
not would make no difference.
The most interesting bit of news con-
Germs Secretary of war Lincoln. This
gentleman, if he has been correctly
quoted, has had an assurance from the
President thst he desired him to remain
permanently in the cabinet. No gossip
has for many weeks been heard
respecting that portfolio excepting
that which KEEP! it in Lincoln's
hands. Now, however, it is said that
while Lincoln may not at present re-
tire the President has been made to see,
since be left WAshinaton two weeks ago,
that it may be we'll. by and by to tender
Lincoln another appointment It is
said to be fact that somebody has in-
simulated the suggestion into the Presi.
dents ears that when he was construct
ing q cabinet which should contain no
presidential timber, it would be we'll for
to reconsider his reported determination
not to make q clean sweep of Garfeld's
cabinet. Such suggestions, of course,
could refer only to Lincoln. Whether
true or not, it was said there weresgreat
in certain events, of the |
or Lincoln for President. |
He would be in 1884 only few years
younger than Garfield was when |
nominated, and about the same age SIS
Blaine and Conkling were when they |
were candidates in 1876. He would have |
in addition the prestige of his fathers |
name, and it is probable that no one man
in the republican party would pole q
stronger vote in the southern states. In |
addition to this, Lincoln might perhaps |
ho ho nYlr in ho frxr
whom the two factions could unite. He
became thoroughly identified with Gar |
in some shape or other are reported to |
persons here who believe that Lincoln |
vantage which he might have for secur-
ing the nomination, aud while he is re-
garded as q man of good common sense
and not likely to have his best judgment
overcome by ambition, vet it has been |
position if circumstances two years hence |
seemed to favor the making Of it.
a very decided impression exists in
some quarters that General Logan is pre-.
pairing the way for his own nomin alton
in 1884, and that he has been awakened |
to the possibility of very dangerous riv-
with the nomination Of Lincoln by Gar
field, and has always maintained the |
warmest friendship for the secretary of |
war. Logan is hard fighter, but a
square fighter, therefore it is impossible
to credit him with jealousy Of Lincoln,
which we now hear ascribed TO him |
sometimes. It is thought not unlikely |
that Logan fully realizes the advsnt- |
age, great or small, which Mr.. Lin
coin might have in certain conlin- |
gencies, and he would not be |
slow to counteract them. He would |
hardly, however, suggest 9 method |
which would be likely to bring Lincoln's /
name into special prominence. Not
the least interesting part OF the gossip
credits Arthur and his stslwart friends |
with the intention of making Lincoln, in |
certain contingencies, q candidate of the |
The third term idea ia dead,
sud there seems to be little doubt that,
with the exception Of Logan, the inten-
ton is to secure for Arthur re.nomina-
ton. Tho condition of the party and
development at the convention itself |
might make that denomination impos-
sible, or, if possible pressge certain de- |
feat. In that event it is thought by some
Of the wise men that these stalwart lead
ers have in view the bringing forward of |
Lincoln.
Chicago, A special from Washing
ton: A Pacific Coast senator said to-day |
that he thought neither OF the candi- |
dates for the cabinet from Colorado |
would receive an appointment, and he |
believed that the chances were now in |
favor of Sargent. Logan, however, is
understood to be pushing the claims Of |
ex Senator Chsffee for the interior de- |
partment. 1t is understood the two gen.
temen established very close relations |
with each other in New York during
the summer. General Besle told friend |
that he had never been spoken |
to in regard to the navy portfolio, and |