Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-29
The Pilgrims TO Albany.

THEIR FAILURE TO DRAW GOV. CLEVELAND OUT
THEY FIND HIM DUMB, But NOT DEAF-wHo ARE
PRETTY SURE TO GO INTO HIS CABINET.
During the present holiday recess not few DEM
ocrattc congressman have visited Gov. Cleveland,
and good many more OF them contemplate doing
SO before the recess terminates. None OF them
have sought publicity in visiting the President
elect, and those who are yet to go will. as rule
probably go and come quietly aspossIble. Numer-
ousappointments between members OF Congressh
been made for meetings in New York city this week.
with the intention of proceeding further on TO Al
bany. Many visit the PreSident-elect to merely
make his acquaintance, while some think IL is high
time that they had some understanding with The
incoming President IN regard TO patronage. Those
who have attempted TO talk business with Mr..
Cleveland confess their entire inability to extract
any Information from him as TO his intentions in
relation to the distribution OF Offices They are as
much in the dark as their colleagues who have not
yet seen the next President One prominent demo-
crat who has enjoyed the privilege of a long talk
with Gov Cleveland said to a STAR reporter: ale
has made no promises, either direct or implied. He
tions, but has not committed himselfn This gen.
tleman said the Pres:dent-elect does not Indicate
indifference upon the subject OF the wishes
disposal Of onices on the contrary.
he listens attentively and has the written details
OF the cases preserved for future reference and
guidance; but he makes no promises The srAR's
informant added positively that Gov Cleveland
had not yet made an offer OF a cabinet position to
anybody. He says MT. Cleveland is proceeding
very deliberately ana cautiously. even in the men
tai process OF preliminary cabinet building that he
regards cabinet as piece OF Mosaic work which
must be constructed with careful regard to the
htneSS OF each separate part TO make perfect
whole; that he realizes that his entire cabinet
might have TO be Tecast and rearraIged several
times, perhaps, before being finally determined
upon, and therefore he is slow to make promises
until upon sure ground Besides, Gov Cleveland
feels that there will be ample time for positive
tion after he shall have retired from the guberna-
tOrial Office. THE STARS informant expressed the
firm belief that Senator's Bayard and Garland VIII
be invited into the cabinet. He does not believe
that any changes which may possibly occur in
Cleveland'S plans after he actively takes up the
work OF cabinet making will omit these two gentle
men from the list OF the Presidents advisers.
Some OF the leading democrats now In Washing
ton are rather severe In their criticisms OF Mr.. A.
K. Mcclure, OF the Philadelphia Times, for so posi-
lively urging Gov. Cleveland not to appoint Sena-
tor Garland or 'any southern man" TO the Attorney
Generalship. One democrat said: "McClure sets
his judgment up against that OF almost the entire
democratic party. north and south. / never saw
such unanimfty OF party sentiment in my life upon
the eminent fitness OF man for high position as
has been manifested I'm favor OF Garland for AttOr
ney General. Those who know him best are the
ones who bear the strongest testimony to his emf
nent qualifications. And yet here Is man who
has no acquaintance with him-I doubt IL Mcclure
knows Garland by Sight-cOndemning him as unit
because he is a southern man. Gov. Cleveland is a
man OF too much sound sense to listen TO such ad-
vice az Mcclure, who is not democrat, is SO free
to Offer"
Other democrats are even more severe in their
structures.