St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-17
The Next President.

The Next President.
Especial Telegram to the Globel
ALBANY, Nov. 16.-The fact that Cleve-
land had been elected has been so thor
oughly established in mems minds here for
the last three days that when the final an
nouncement came it caused little excite
ment. At the state house Gov. Cleveland
has been atten ding to his business as usual,
to all appearances the least interested of all
around him in the result. Col. Lamont, his
secretary, has been constantly in receipt of
kilograms announcing the progress of the
canvass. The results he would
from time to time announce TO
Gov. Cleveland, who would simply
nod his head in silence and go on with his
routine work. While all around him were
anxious and excited, he showed no sign Of
interest in anything save his duties as gov
ernor Of New York.
THE EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
in the new capitol at Albany is a most COM
modious and extremely hanC Csome room. II
is richly furnished, decorated with life size
pictures of historic citizens of New York,
and is one of the sights of Albany were it not
that it is daily occupied by the president-elect
of the United States, the first executive elected
by the Democrats in twenty-four years,
it is doubly an object of interest.
At a large desk at the northern
end of the room sits Gov. Cleveland. His
office hours are from 10 a. m. to p. m,
and so far during all the excitement of the
campaign he has hardly missed a minute
from his desk. He is man about five feet,
eleven inches in height, weighing $50
pounds, compact and muscular in build and,
TO all appearances, both mentally and phys
ically strong. The pictures of him shown
during the campaign are in the main cor
rect likenesses, but they fail to show the ex-
preston Of his eyes, which are clear bright
and fearless. He is always dressed
in a black Prince Albert coat and
black pantaloons, and his sole neckgear is a
black silk ribbon. In manner he is ex-
tremely easy and cordial, in no way arrogant
or conceited, has not the slightest trace of
what is known as the ''big head,'' and his
every appearance is that Of successful busi-
ness man at the head of large establish
ment, who has much to do but is yet
CALM AND SELF-RELIANT,
under the consciousness of being thoroughly
competent to perform his work quickly and
well. He has none of the pretenses of a
vain man, none of the hesitancy of weak
or blundering one. He is entirely free from
self-assump mptions of any kind and his manners
are those ouce described as being 1.-The best
because you noticed no manners at ALL"
In 6ov nfif fc lad T,t,o
door swings wide open and all who please
can enter. There is no guard at the en-
trance, no hunkeys around. The governor
is always Democratic and as easy of access as
hungry lawyer anxiously waiting for fee.
In and out the crowds go. Some of the vis-
itors are his friends come to see him, most
of them strangers anxious to look upon the
next president. To all of his aceuaintances
he has a greeting and handshake and
pleasant words for any stranger who wishes
to speak to him.
NO INTRODUCTION
is thought necessary. and the different
stations in life of his visitors seem to make
no difference in the kind of greeting given
them by the governor. A large part of the
visitors are women, and they wander around
the room, look at the pictures, admire the
furniture and fittings and constantly glance
curiously at the quiet man working so indus
triouslY at his desk. Now that the excite
ment of the presidential election is in a
manner alloyed by knowledge of the result
the minds of the politicians are turning to
other things and the main question asked
here is: Who will succeed Lapham in
THE UNITED STATES SENATE
There seems to be great unanimity of
opinion on one point and that is that lap
ham will not, but outside of that all is speeu-
lation. To properly understand the situa-
ton here it must be known that the fight be-
tween the stalwarts and the half breeds that
has been smoldering for years has now
broken out stronger than ever, and it will
be an impossibility to elect any Republican
without the aid of Democratic votes who
Is prominently identified with either faction
The complexion of the legisla-
ture is not yet fully decided,
owing to numerous contests, but the
senate will probably be tie, and the Repub-
licans have small majority in the house,
giving them the legislature on joint ballot.
The Stalwarts have fair proportion, almost
If not half. Whitelaw Reid was understood
at one time to be a candidate, but the stall
warts will have none of him, and now that
Blaine is defeated, as the Half Breeds de-
clare, by Stalwart votes they are defiant and
inclined to be dictatorial. Reports come
from Washington that President Arthur de-
sires to continue in public life, and could be
led to accept the senatorship, but the Half
Breeds say be gave Blaine no support, and
they will now punish him for it. If
ROSCOE coNKLING
viii accept the position he can have it, as the
,talwarts will vote for him and so will the
Democrats. thing they will not do for any
pther Republican. 1t may, of course, happen
that in the course of time the present bitter
ness between the two factions of the Repub-
icans may partially heal up, but it seems
hardly likely in view of the fact that there is
no Blaine in the White house to apply the
soft oil of federal offices to their hurting
sores. The half breeds say openly that the
stalwarts beat Blaine and in view of
the fact that Oneida county,
Cenkling's home, gave Cleveland
= majority where it gave Garfield $500, that
none of the Grant family and none of the
Freliugnuysen family voted for Blaine and
that prominent Stalwarts all over the state,