New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
Walks AND TALKS IN TIE CITY.

The little cotcrie OF Buffalo men yho were Dehinn "i
Cleveland for years. pushing him ,on In his career are
not olicc-s seekers. Most OF them are well 10 do All
are engrossed in professional or business dutes But
they became tlrcdof impu,aon that was put upon
Buffalo, while Mr.. Cleveland Was Governor. that u hah
no one h TO the State except the Governor nm
self When he became President, they decided To ASK
him for position f,r one Of their number. tho oae to
whom an Office woaid be most grateful They sposo 10
Mr. Cleveland about II. and he replied: Certainly;
anything you may wish But you must pick out some
thing uicx for him. because snail be giving these
things ont and can't hold any Office long:" They went
home satisfied and presently wrote that they wo" LAG
the Consul -tenerasnp London for their friend MT
Cleveland hid repeatedly given our thtonsh 'atiyu'
fna1ss Innsse the ss assonisknsn Of h Buffalo friends
wing reply. to learn that he was seriously eons n
rs-ed i'm another direction by their request But no
asked their candidate 60 on to WASHINGTON al one
The Buffalo man .tarteS IN sns rr ne xh s
and would die. He took the train Tor home ns,oA o
Conneciicut received the appointment Wilson shan.
BisseI OF Buffalo mas not bssn 70 "asnhspn IN ~ -
called there.
Chatting with Roiney w. Daniels. Of Buffalo tho
other day found that waIlo he Is ont Of politics
and Immersed In business no has -onc positive notions
about Republican success may be attained In New
York this fall Nr Danies Collector OF his port 'or
seven years. Wis appointment came from General
Grant His head fell basket With that OF sisveF
French on the las, nht Of General Grants second term
as Presideut Mr. Daniels said TO me: i am for Mr.
Evnris Governor unless ho has some weak point.
that have not yet discovered believe u Is good
raa. Instead Of taxing up who must be r.sa
up the Office 10 take one from the other emu OF tna
would MI any biIl mp to President Why the whole
country would recognize II a. The best nomination .as
couyeno against him. though there are twenty now IN
the neid for the Goyernorshp as lars M s ars,hs hss
direction But SIR. Eyartss machine Is tho p.ople ana
II they AK hn TO run for Governor he VIII mAAe 'ne
race"
tho true of 4
lsht be aed Oh. and have elemrnt~ Of strength the
following names: Governor William NJ Evarts;
Lieutenant Gov ernor-Irz Davenport; Secretary or
sta,e-Joseph II. Carr; Controilsr-Isnos '" "Ans-
worth.
Tn discussing the Democrat, situation. Mr.. Daniels
sala. 60 The conviction IL fastened thai Daniel
Manning r. to be- tho coming man. I feel II In my
boues 7 am toll that hs has rented HIS Washington
honss; for year only. He has been chairman OF tns
state COMMITTEES for several years a. the Denocras
have run things. that u nasty fosiiion Hut Man
Mug has been mlo Secretary OF tho Treasury aud AL
shat Is tehind him. lie has besn puriri bs the In
dorsomept OF saints. But he sJli holds tho maehns
lie used It to nominats and elect Cleveland He must
that Cleveland can never gel New iTs axn es xv,
In the National Conventicn or st an eiecflon What
other an l. there whom be would quickly use this
oesss as r.aSss4y Sr TO crian % But sss. a. nearly
300 years there was an eccentric nnrnny Ieilow
that n no vay can the Administration get ~ fair test
Of s strength In NevYor as by hi running Tor Cover
man and becaine President through his merit AMI
brains Hs is blind the feeling about bt Adminisirs
ton and Manning Will be- able to mould him by nattcy
m. ambition IL to succeed Cleveland In 1885,"
William T. Smith. chairman Of the Democratic state
F,eeutiye Committed. with whom I was talking on
,hi. Labor question. said: "Thsio Il oay one
thing that will stop the inrreae In labor troubles
cholera Good times m sht do It, buf cholera IA coming
faster than good times
r. Marion Crawford thinks his novel; zoroaster." his
heat work When Icd Genera Lew Wallace. the other
d,y that the rrviewer not OF that opinion he said
weuld no a great disappointment TO Crawford The
CenYra met his feIsv author ahrof. While rotHn.hs
from Turkey.
g. H. Erkins looks philosophcaiy well n practie-
ally nj politics. In talking about Presidential appoint-
nen.s In New-York City. the other aay. hs said After
ALL what "a the real difference whether these are good
men or not tho real govern OF this Nation
Il concerned r. IA impossible tina. any elevated TO
the Prcshicucy should mako all bad appointments IL
vouId be remarkable II President should tall to make
any bad appointments even shond be able to avoid
making at Il ast bad appointment In ten Suppose
one In five of Mr. Cte<efands appointments ~ bad
Even thsn the Goycrnment will go IL Is not who
makes IN the official list that IL or inch Importance
"a who shapes great policies In this drrctic w-
have as vet had small opportunity To gsngc Mr. Ceyc.
land So far the Admnistr ,ion has only declared ITSELF
On one ton-silyer what In policy II In bring 10
this country In that respeot remains To b. As to
tbs Cvl Service. tbs reeor tnis ar 50 ihru a !" ~
laighabe. N IL were not serious