New-York tribune., 1885-01-31
MR.. CLEvELAND'S VISIT.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET HIM IN THE CITY.
CONFERENCES TO BE HELD WITH ALL FACTIONS
OF THE PARTY.

CONFERENCES TO BE HELD WITH ALL FACTIONS
OF THE PARTY.
[FROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRDUNE1
ALBANY, Jan. 3O.-It has already been an
nounced that Mr.. Cleveland will leave albany Nom
day next for NewYork, where he will remain until the
Saturday following The precise object Of his visit to the
metropolis at the present time is not clearly apparent 10
the friends of the Presidenreect here. Tim Campbell,
who boasts Of being the original Cleveland among
his Democratic colleagues Of the Senate, and who 70
therefore supposed to be entitled to his especial conf
dence says that the President wants to spend week
among the "boys" before he goes to Washington.
Others who less intimate, and perhaps not so ven
informed conjecture stately, II not more states
manliln reason for the visit. They think that he 10
going to New-York In order to consult the leading
Democrats of the city with regard to the makeup Of bis
Cabinet and also to be moro accessible to his Con-
gressional advisers the subject It is NOT
unlikely, they admit that be may confer to extent
with the lesser politicians and listen to what the boys"
have to say the subject to the Democratic
heart--the distribution of the oaves and fshes Tho
Coectorshp of the PORT the Naval Office the Surveyor
ship the Distrct-Atorneyshp the Marshalship and the
New-York and Brooklyn Post Offices, with all the
patronage that follows in their train will undoubtedly
be brought the notice Of the Presdentect and made
the subject Of anxious consultation
nearly be ascerained at the present writing
the programme Of the visit will include receptions and
conferences with mulfarious depuatons of Democrats
I'm something like tho following order: Tuesday Will he
devoted sk-stockng OF the Manhattan
Club who will do the heavy work Of Cabinet-makng and
designate the most eligible candidates for the big plums
patronage to be distributed around the
metropolis Wednesday will be spent at the Gramercy
Park mansion in whispered conference with the Sage,
who will be likely undo all that was agreed upon the
previous day. Thursday will be given to the Demo-
cratic officeholders aud ex-oiiceholders OF the city
government, and the workers" and ward politicians
call tha pro sidenf In "a headed
by Hubert o. Thompson On Friday deputatton OF
Tammany Democrats not to exceed ten in number, viii
admitted by side door, aid be allowed to shake hands
with the President elect and briefly and modesty ex'
press their views and wishes. 1t will not be stricdy
enoined but it will conduce the personal comfort"
of Mr. Cleveland il John Kelly does not form one Of the
party Saturday will be assigned to the Brooklyn Demo-
crats headed by Mclaughlin, who will assist the
President elect in properly distributing the few loayes
and fishes that side of the river. besides enforcing
side on Saturday afternoon, before returning to
Albany, Mr. Cleveland has decided to devote half an
pected head the delegation.
After the week spent in NewYork II Is given out that
the Presde telect will return here and shut himself up
in his Wilet-st. tode and refuse to see any more
politicians till he starts for Washington II Is thoughs
advice III Newlork to enable HIM to construct Caolnes
without going any further Indeed he VIII nna en1agn %
Among those who are urged for Cabinet osltion Irom
tnat city, eeors to ae rePS S66se are Asa% M,s HeH
Andrew H. Green, Aaron j. Vanderpoci William Dor
sheirner ex Governor Walker and Samuel ID. Babcock
The prevailing opinion in Albany appears to se that II
any Cabinet officer is taken from this state II VIII %
William c. whitney. Beyond his name everybody Is In
the lark here about the Cabinet and the only reason
assigned for choice OF Whitney is that Mr. CLEVELAND
has expressed high opinion Of his ability and p9litlcal
and foresight Some anxiety is expressed by Demo
here TO what hotel or the pres-
dent-elect will stop at in New York The coD,peton
between the Hoffman and Fifth Avenue, ana tho
comments OF the nsvspspers on the subject have given :,
rise to the suggestion that the President VIII do vel
give them both the slip and take lodgings with bis fellow
bachelor the Sage OF GFanercy."