Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CABINET BOONS BOOSTED BY
BANDS OF BACKRRS.

who went over to New York to see Cleye-
land are returning. They all express
satisfaction with their reception. Mr..
Cleveland's manners pleased them. They
speak Of his strength and calmness, of his
good common sense, of his kindly atten-
ton to all that was said to him, and par
ticulsrly of the tact which enabled him
to converse freely and yet keep his own
counsel. The conversations were not at
all restricted, and in no sense formal. Sir.
Cleveland made every visitor at home,
and everyone felt free to say just what he
wanted to say. Some of the visitors had
rather expected apparently that Mr..
Cleveland would PROFOUND to them
series of carefully prepared inter-
rOgatOries on few subjects, and
that their communications would be
confined within narrow limits, for they
all dwelt upon the fact that the President
elect encouraged them to speak their
minds freely. The President-elect asked
questions about many public men and
about many public topics. The returned
visitors have reached three conclusions:
First. That Mr.. Cleveland has as yet
selected no member of his Cabinet, al
though he has prepared a short list of men
he would like to have.
Second. That Mr.. Cleveland is anxious
to get the views of all the Democrats in
Congress as to questions of public policy.
Third. That having obtained all POSI-
bic information about men and measures
he will at once prepare his Cabinet and
his inaugural address.
BARBOUR ENTHUSIASTS.
The most interesting recollecIons are
those of the Virginia delegation who went
over t. advocate the appointment of John
They came back quite confident that Mr..
Cleveland would appoint Mr.. Barbour to
the desired place, although he did not
give them any more information about
his Cabinet plans than he did any one
else. One of them contributes this bit Of
Mr.. Cleveland's conversation, which
shows the present condition Of his Cab
met;
"You gentlemen" he said, "being law
yers, know that sometimes at night when
you go to bed your law cases are per-
iectly straight in your heads, you have
laid all your plans and you consider all
those cases as good as settled. But the
next morning you go down to your office
only to find that your cases are anything
but settled; that circumstances have
changed, and that your plans cannot be
carried out. You have to begin at the
beginning again. Well, that's just the
way with the Cabinet" AS the delegation
was leaving his room, Mr.. Cleveland SAID
to the last man out, a Congressman
How are you gentlemen at Washington
getting On?'
"Oh,7 said the Congressman, ''Pretty
WE'LL"
Il don't think sou said Mr.. Cleveland
quite emphatically, Congress doesn't
work eXpeditiOusly, its rules are simply
abominable."
INDIANA'S FAVORITE.
A New York special, speaking of Mr.
Cleveland's visitors, SAYS: IAN Indiana
| delegation, composed of Representatives
| Lamb and Watson and Judge LOwery
urged the claims of Ex-senator Melon.
aid. They said that the business men Of
Indiana were for Mr.. Mcdonald, and il
he was not appointed the disappointment
of the Indiana Democracy would not fal
short of blank dismay. GOV. CleYela q
| replied that every one spoke well of Mr.
| Mcdonald, and said further: "My MIND
! is, so far as my Cabinet is concerned, in &
condition OF uncertainty. l have Otter
| found that the last suggestions are not
| unfrequently the best, and in this matter
especially l shall not act hastily" III
! passing from the Cabinet to other topics
| Judge LOwery said - Il hope that yoU
Will soon find it convenient to clean out
| the Augean stable" Looking earnestly
at his visitors and speaking slowly anC
| distinctly Mr.. Cleveland SAID: ''My
views upon that subject have
recently been fully expressed. 1t is I
/ subject which must be treated with care
/ and deliberatiOn and from more than one
| standpoint. | think 1t wise to endeayO
| to retain the friends that came to Ou
| support in the last campaign by inaugu
rating a liberal, a conservative and
| progressive policy. In this, as in Othe
| respects, we may be able to hold not Onll
| those to whom l have alluded, but to Sc
| cure further accessiOns of the SAM
character in the North and the West.
APLEAsANT INTERVIEW.
Senator Williams, of KentRcky, hat
one of the most pleasant interviews o
| the day. He said that he came only t
! express his qualification at the prospec
| of a Democratic administration. Tha
so far as he knew, the Kentucky Demo
| Gratis bad no one to present for a place il
| the Cabinet, nor. at this time, for an
! other position. They had the strOnges
faith in the wisdom and judgment of thei
! chosen ruler and in his intention to cal
| around him the best and truest in tn
party. Mr.. Cleveland replied, that b
| hoped that this good fortune would com
to him and that his only hope was to sc
cure as his advisers men OF worth an
experience. upon whom the country an
he could safely rely. Senator Lamar ha
the longest interview of any, lasting al
| most an hour, and which was of priYat
character entirely. To an inquiry as t
what had occurred. He laughingly re
piled: well, can say this, Mr.. Cleve
land did not offer me Cabinet place"
Mr.. Lamar said that the interview
which he had, was of a most interestin
nature to him, and that he had been yer
/ oh fu1rn nH wit fr (1nUnI9nds
be did not know exactly how it happened
but somehow or other he did most Of tn
talking. while Mr.. Cleveland put most {
the questions, which ne had not antic
pated at all. He continued with niue
emphasis: she is a man OF affairs" /
his various conversations, to-day, GOV
Cleveland several times took OccasiO
to make inquiries i'm regard to the cOnd
ton of politics in the Southern States, an
showed that his attention had been PAL
ticularly directed to that subject
Mr.. Randall left the city tonight. 1t
supposed that he has gone 10 New Yorl
MONEY, JARVIS AND Villas.
Senator George and Representative Va
Eaton. Of Mississippi, who went to Ne'
York to ask Mr.. Cleveland to appOir
Mr.. Money, of Mississippi, Postmaste
General, have returned. They have
| reDOrt only that MIR. Cleveland listene
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marked that he had received numerOu
recommendation of Mr.. Money and wOul
| consider them. Senator Vance, who weT
| over with the resolution of the Mort
Carolina Legislature asking the appoin
ment of Gov. Jarvis to the Cabinet, is ais
back. He was well received, but he g
no definite response to the request he pr
ferred.
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are back. They could not bring M
Springer any assurances. Many of th
Democrats in the Northwestern deleg
| tiOns, profting by the experience OF othe
delegations, will make no suggestions
Mr.. Cleveland. They think that Mr.. Ills
| will be appointed to the Cabinet, Whethe
he is suggested or not. They will CO..
tent themselves with asking Mr.. Clev
land when he gets here to appoint GOO
Democrats to the executive once
| throughout the Northwest. They sa
that those States now Republican will,
the present Republican ringsters al
turned out of the offices, become DEM
cratic. 1t is understood that MIR. Lama
in his long conversation with Mr.. Clev
land yesterday, presented the claims
his friend, Gen. Walthall, Of MISSISSIPPI
for a Cabinet position.
MR.. JONAS CHANCES.
NEW YORK. Feb. GA gentleman WI
was prominently connected with Il
Democratic National Committee durir
the recent campaign told reporter to-ds
that he had good reason to believe TIL
Mr.. Cleveland had made up his mind
invite Senator Jonas, Of Louisiana, to
seat in his Cabinet, probably as Pos
master General, and he proceeded to gi'
his reasons.
He claimed to know that the Democrat
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