Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-20

Special Dispatch to TIE EVENING STAR
Albany. December 2o.-The senatorial problem
has been made unusually interesting by tie New
YORK newspapers In their efforts to distance each
other In the variety OF opinion given as to the
preferences OF the members Of the legislature on
this question
There is little doubt about Levi r Morton's posi-
ton In the canvass being far in advance OF { he
Others. Arthur's friends are practically abandon
Ing their Efforts for him State Senator Askell ha
been holding number OF senatorial tea parties,
ana IL mas just begun TO appear on the surface
that the senator's unusual activity in this matter
smackS OF dark-horSe aspiration on his part he
Is harmless enough, as the stalwarts would never
allow him TO get vote in edgewise, unless he
lonesomely votes for himself
Evarts seems to be looming up as the most tornt-
daDle candidate against Norton and the republican
press throug houI the state is practically unit for
him, without manifes.ing any hostility 10 Norton
The effective men IN influencing the vote OF the
legislature, as we'll rs the strongest speakership
combination. favors Ar. Morton. 1t would Toe re-
lresnlhS Tor some one TO seriously advocate Lap
hams reelection at this particular time. No man
would dare sugg' st such a thing when tie fight
commences In earnest.
APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICE
Col Lamont, who will accompany Gov. Cleveland
to Washington as the Presidents private secretary,
has much OF his time now engaged in ding the APP
pIications for appointments. stamp to brief
these papers has been made, which gives The FOL.
| lowing impression:
Application gEm
j MS WORK now occupies the time OF one clerk
and when the President-elect goes through the
number already received he Will find that the word
| ''work' has no other meaning.
All OF these applications will have the personal
inspection OF the Prestdenteect, and whoever fails
to receive an appointment rest assured that 1t
was not because their merits properly con-
sdered. This personal Inspection on the part Of
Gov. Cleveland Of important clerical work has
characterized his whole administration. When Cor
nell was governor the President-elect to AL
bany to 1ntercede for a clients pardon
who was sentenced TO be hung. His whole
soul was stirred by the peculiartles OF
the case, which led him 10 believe that the
clemency OF the governor should save this ma a.
He was unable to obtain an interview with GOV
Cornell. and the Importance OF the pardon clerk
Edward Miguel, wh0.gave Gov. Cleveland to under
stand that governors had little nothing TO do
with pardons, except to sign the papers when the
clerk favorably reported on them, led him to
dismiss Miguel from executive service as
soon as he became governor Miguel is the son OF
the editor OF the Free Biaeter, the German paper
10 this city and had commenced his clerical duties
AT the solicitation Of Mrs. Hoffman he retained
by Gov Dix, and being democrat he was retained
under Tildeu and Robinson, and under Cor
nell, under the plea OF his ripe experience
in the matter OF pardons. But MIR. Clevc-
land did not believe that the governor
OF state was too important TO give such matters
| the most thorough Investigation personally. This
petition for client may have had much to do with
bis nexOrable rule OF knowing all there is OF every
case for pardon himself but his personal appIica-
ton to the details Of the executive work Is remark
able, and will probably never be repeated by his
successors