Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-13
cream OfSnrrent Comment af
the .AsiiOnnl capitol.

Compiler FOR tho IlrnVtD.
i WAsTINGTON, Feb. 10, 1885.
last week was cmincntly p week
of Cabinet spcculations. Senators
ana Representatives. went to New
York on every train, and from day
to day the slate was changed. New
York was very duh, and Mr.. Clevc
lands visit was n god.send to Go.
tham's business, especially to the
business of the Victoria Hotel,
where the President elect stopped.
The Victoria was rcallya singular
house FOR Cleveland to 90 to. 1t is
situated at the corner Of Twen ty-
seventh and Broadway and Is the
well-known headquarters ofthe old
Stalwart Republican crowd. No
hotel in New York has been more
dislinctively a Republican head
quarters than the V!erosil. any
evening from dozen 20 twenty Of
the local as web a4 national Stll-
wart Republicans can be found at
this resort, talking politics betwce II
drinks. The fact that Mr.. Clcyc-
land made the Victoria his tempo
rary homo changed it, political
character AZ least for a few days.
This question as 20 where the Pres
idcnt-elect should stay during his
visit 10 New York was made very
important ny The leaders Of the dif-
fercnt factions of the local De.
mocracy. Each faction had some
fayorite hotel whore i,had a swing
and here it wanted 70 take the
President. Some ofthc conservative
leaders thouglr, best, so it is said,
to take a new place not in the con
troversy and named the Victoria.
It Is believed that in very many
respects Mr.. .Oleyelanl's visit to
New York has had an important
bearmg apon his future action. Be
fore his election he knew 50 very
few Of the leaAers Ofthe Democratic
party, either local or national, that
there has been q constant and earn.
estpressure upon him ever since he
was chosen to put himself within
their easy re .cl. At first it was
proposed and urged that he 90 70
Washington and spend = month
just before his Inauguration. This
was what the politicians at the ma
tiOnal capital wanted hlm to do.
But his close friends, those who eX-
pect to have influence with him, adj
vised against thus inviting a
months contest with the statesmen
who wished 10 advise him a. to the
policy OF his administration. lie
took their view Of the situation and
decided to remain in Albany and to
invite there such eminent leaders
Of the party as his party and he
thought best to confer with.
Very soon aud in several quarters
there wcro mntterings Of dissatis.
Fiction at this decision. Quite a
number of gentlemen in Congress
desired to talk with the President.
elect, and as this arrangement in,
cludcd only those who were invited
they felt that an unjust discrimina-
ton was being made and gave n
very lUud growl, which reached the
new Presidents ear about the time
Senator Garland was summoned
for a second conference. This Sub.
iect vas fully discussed, and an
agrcerIcnt reached that the Presi-
dent should spend a few days in
New York, where he would be easier
of access than at Albany, and that
the lines should be broadened so
that almost any prominent man
who desired to see him could then
have an opportunity. It seems that
the National Democratic committee
were put in command Of the ar
rangemcnts for this visit and did
whatever was necessary In assisting
the. President to meet tho men
whom it was most desirable for him
to see.