New-York tribune., 1884-11-30
ODDS AND ENDS or POLITICS.
THE CITY FULL OF POLITICIANS
TALKING ABOUT CLEvELAND's CABINET AND SEN
AToR LAPHAMs SUCCESSOR.


There was q remarkable gathering OF states
yrn and politicians in this city yesterday. Many Of
turm were Ccugressmen who dropped into Gotham for
DAYS pleasure or business before settling down to the
winter session All were interested In specuia-
sscns as to the course of the incoming Ad-
uinistration, and many OF them concerning the
Nrw- York senatorship. These were the two prominent
sspics OF conversation From Democratic sources there
was abundant confirmation of the reports that Mr. Ceve
lad has rendered Cabinet position TO Senators Bayar
aad Garland and William &. Whitney. 1t is SAID that
Cat pressure being brought on him TO give the Treas
ury portfolio 10 Samuel J. Randall II is known that Mr.
Rsnda is averse TO accepting any Office aud prefers
te remain In the House. But his acknowl-
e1zed honesty has created demand In the business
camunity for his selection for that position that can
p.s be ignored by Mr.. Cleveland whatever his nal oe
C,xon may be- There is talk that Mr. Randall may be
thrown out the House by the redistrcting which VIII
taze place Pcnnsy ylyania but on the other hand kc-
pwDcans OF the Key stone Legislature are not likely
% make martyr of Mr.. Randall A pretty
stong movement foot among the Independents TO
p2sco Senator Pendleton. of Ohio In the Cabinet Ihey
VII ask this as concession 10 Civil Service REFORM bt II
the talk of the practical politicians IN he parry .s any
crseron they viii not secure their point CONGRESSMAN
Nney, of Mississippi, who Is one OF the many Southern
Democrats mentioned for Cabinet Office was AT the
New York Hotel yesterday lie said to TRIBUNE report
shat the mention OF his name III TINS relation W.s o
c0rrsc a,terng. but that he was not candidate Tor
William {. whiincy's friends say that the Interior
Department. is the one he would most prefer but tha ne
mas take the Attorney -GeneIalship.
discussion about the NcwNOrk ScnatOrslp continues
20 ran in contrary channels Senator Miller sald Ecster
dst that he could not that any positive drit hdd
bc.p entered upOn Congressman HiscOck sd he had no
arres on the subject except such as he found III tbe
ps,ers The general sum OF The talk among the pODu
cisss is that Levi T. Morton has at present Leading po
si;,pn But the mention of his always srs mp dis
cu~ion as TO whether his candidacy Is genuine one
s,cuaton that he Is being pressed to the rOni IN MS
aitsnce by President Arthurs friends who at the last
nment will drop him and put the President in the Held
(a,auucey NJ. Dcpew and William NJ. Evarts
are mentioned been the prcaen,ca fsss rank .6s
isr, dav or two that of sherman s. Rogers In the field
are 10 be heard the of Attorney General Russell
6txwart L. Woodford, Frank Hseock, ana silas Il.
Oe;eher ,,,
ID the public men in the city yesterday the following
ls uaiy partial list OF them departed during the
das. Senators Blair. of New Hampshire; Hale, OF
Msrle; AIdrich, of Rhode Island sabin, OF minnesota
Niser of New York and Mcl'heIsOn, OF New-Jersey;
rxressmen Hscock and Payne. of New-l ork Reed OF
Name; Whiting and Stone, of Massachusetts; eX;
6xaker Kefer and Page of Ohio Money OF Missls srm,
GcAdoo OF New-Jersey Townshend Of Illinois Collins,
Of Boston: Sumner, of California and Phll 1honp,
son. jr.. of Kentucky ex-Governor Ioyt, ot
PENS yvania ex-senator Giyin, OF tailiOrha; ex-
Gwernor j. c. Underwood, Of Kentucky; ex-
6crator Chaffee, OF Colorado; cx-Goyernor Eos,
ter OF Ohio; cx-COngressman Amos townsend oi
Olis Thomas NJ NchO, who was private secretary OF
President Garfield; ex-senator Wallace, oi fcni
eylsana Emery A. sOrrs. OF Chicago. who went home
Yesterday evening: Henry Oliver, jr. OF l1ttsOnrS !;
tsnnel. o. H. Payne and W. y Thompson OF Ohio ; and
Cuelel ). H. Popham, OF Virginia. .,,
Tsere was a riimOr that Daniel Lamont was hidden
Away at the Hoffman House IL arose from gulet Nist
which he paid this city Oh Friday to confer Win Hubert
o. Thompson