Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-06
LAWT0N IN THE CABINET.
PARTOFG FGEORGIA's DELEGATES
GO TO PRESS HIS CASE.

\ Flood of Callers on the President
Elect at His metropolitan HOtel-Gen.
Walthall, of Mississippi, Said to be in
r'avOr with Mr.. Cleveland.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-President Cleve-
land was up by 9 O'Clock this morning.
He breakfasted about half an hour later.
Meanwhile politicians aud cranks were
waiting in the lower corridor of the Vic
tOria Hotel to see the incoming Chief
Magistrate. They began to arrive soon
after 8 O'Clock, and there was a continual
| stream of would-be visitors throughout
| the morning. 1t was amusing TO see the
cranks come in and ask if Mr.. Cleveland
was up and lean l see him. One Of
| these fellows waited at the hotel desk half
an hour for an answer to his card, and
was finally told by the clerk that the
President-elect was very busy, and that
| he'd better come around later
CLEvELAND's CHEERFULNEss.
The President-elect looked bright and
cheerful when he got ready to receive
callers, and Col. Lamont wore his best
smile. Among the first TO be admitted to
Mr.. CleVeland's inner room were Senator
DOolIttle, Of Illinois, Gen. Ewing, of
Ohlo, Congressman Van Eaton and Sena-
tor George, of Mississippi. Their inter-
views lasted half au hour or more, and
when they came down stairs they looked
pleased, as though their visit was satis-
factory. Then Mayor Grace, Gen. Thaler,
Ot the Board of Health, and Theodore
Meyers went up to shake hands and have
an informal chat with Mr.. Cleveland.
heir visit was short and sweet. Senator
Markham and Sidney Webster then got a
few minutes audience.
AN ALL-DAY's RUSH.
When the rush began it lasted all day.
Col. Lamont said that the visitors simply
had an informal chat with the President,
and that there was still nothing definite
as to the composition of the Cabinet. The
belief was expressed by some of Mr..
Cleveland's callers that he does not vet
know himself who he will select and that
The question will not be settled before his
return to Albany.
NATURE OF CLEVELAND's INVITATION.
Despite the statements to the contrary,
It is we'll understood that most of the
Democratic Senators and a number of the
Democratic Representatives have re-
celyed, If not direct Invitations, at least
direct intimatiOn from Mr.. Cleveland,
which will induce them to visit him in
New York. Then, of course, there is the
general invitation besides to all who de-
sire to come. They all understand that
they are to give such information as they
possess respecting the public men whom
Mr.. Cleveland thinks of putting in his
Cabinet. They also understand that they
may be asked for their views about ques-
lions of public policy. Other Democratic
statesmen went over to New York tonight.
In this connection it may be said that
there are certain men who have been in
Mr.. Cleveland's mind for sometime as
those from whom he would like to select
his Cabinet.
SOME OF THE PROMINENT MEN,
Most of these names are well known
and have been thoroughly can
vassed. Messrs. Bayard, Garland,
Whitney, Mcdonald, Villas, Frank Jones,
Mcclellan and A. r. LawtOn, of Georgia,
are among them. There is one other
name which has not been canvassed at
all, although it has been constantly be-
fore Mr.. Cleyeland's mind. 1t is that of
Gen. Walthall, of Mississippi. While the
newspapers have been talking about Mr..
Lamar, and little knot of poll
ticlans have been talking about
MIR. Money, of Mississippi,
MIR. Cleveland has been thinking of
Gen. Walthall. 1t can be stated too that
he has the fullest and most favorable in
formation about Walthall. Finally, it can
he asserted positively that Mr.. Lamar has
assured Mr.. Cleveland that he would not
accept a Cabinet position if it were offer
ed him.
Among the callers on Mr.. Cleveland, in
addition to those mentioned above, were
VIM. Ii. Barnum, Hubert o. Thompson,
Senators Vance of North Carolina, Jonas
Of Louisiana, and German of Maryland,
Gen. Hancock, Gen. Franklin of COnnec-
uicut, Gen. Frye, Col. GoOde of Virginia,
Gen. Stephenson of Illinois, Judge MOul-
ton of Illinois, Roswell Z. Flower, and
VIM. G. Whitney.
The statement made this morning that
the National Democratic Committee as
such would wait on Mr.. Cleveland is said
To be without foundation. Mr.. Cleveland
will return to Albany on Saturday after
noon.
GEN. LAwTON'S BACKING.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The members of
the Georgia delegation who have gone to
New York to present to Cleveland the
name of Gen. A. r. Lawton for a Cabinet
pOsi tiOn are Messrs. Hardeman, Turner,
Crisp, Reese and Nichols.