Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ARTHUR AND MORTON EACH
FALLING TO THE REAR.

The Republican Press of the State Solid
for the Great Lawyer-President-
elect Cleveland's Host of OGfce-
Seekers-The Governors Close Atten-
tiOn to Official Business.
ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 20.-There is little
| doubt about Levi P. NJ 1rton's position in the
canvass being far in advance of the others.
Arthur's friends are practically abandoning
their efforts for him. Evarts seems to be
looming up the most formidable candidate
against Morton, and the Republican press
throughout the State is practically q unit for
him, without manifesting any hostility to
Morton. The effective men influencing the
vote Of the Legislature, as well as the stron g
est Speakership combination, favor Morton.
1t would be refreshing for some one 60 seri-
ously advocate Lapham's reelection at this
particular time. No man would dare suggest
such thing when the fight commences in
earnest.
CLEVELAND's BIG TASK.
Col. Lamont. who will accompany GOV.
Cleveland to Washington as the Presidents
private secretary, has much of his time now
engaged IN filing the applications for appoint
ments. A stamp to brief these papers has
been made which gives the following impress
sion: "No. -. Application for -" This
work now occupies 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 inspec-
ton of the President elect, and whoever fails
to receive an appointment can rest assured
that 1t was not because their merits were not
properly considered. This personal insDec-
tion on the part of Gov. Cleveland of i'm pOr-
tant clerical work has characterized his
whole administration.
THE PARDONING POWER.
When Cornell was Governor the President
elect came To Albany to intercede for a cli-
ents pardon, who was sentenced to be hang.
His whole soul was stirred by the peculiari-
ties of the case, which led him to believe that
the clemency of the Governor should save this
man. He was unable to obtain an interview
with Gov. Cornell, and the importance OF the
pardon clerk Edward Miguel. who gave
Cleveland to understand that Cover no}s has
little or nothing to do with pardons. except to
sigu the papers when the clerk favOraby re-
ported on them, led him to dismiss Miguel
from the executive service as soon as he be
came Governor. Miguel is the son OF the
editor of the Free BlleteT, thu German paper
in this city, and had commenced his clerical
Gntes O. In the executive chamber under John
T. Hoffman.
BY A LADY'S LEAVE.
At the solicitation Of Mrs. Hoffman he was
retained by Gov. Dix, and being a Democrat
he was retained under Tilden and Robinson
and under Cornell under the plea of his ripe
experience IN the matter of pardons. But
Gov. Cleveland did not believe that the Gov
ernor of State was too important to give
such matters the most thorough investigation
personally. This petstiOn for a client NAV
have had much to do with his in
eXorable rule of knowing all there is of every
case for pardon himself But his personal
application to the details Of the executive.
work is remarkable, and VIII probably never
be repeated by his successors.