New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
MIR. LAMAR AND THE CABINET
SOME QUESTION AS TO HIS FITNESS.
THE SENATORIAL RINGS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AND THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
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lRr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIapss.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-There was much
gossip about the Cabinet to-day. Senator Bayars
turn the happy expression his counenance the quiet
dignity with which he seemed to accept the congraular
tions of his colleagues in the senaea tended to con.
firm the impression that the rearyshp Of State had
been offered 70 Mr.. Bayard, and accepted by him. OF
course he declines to what he has but there
Democratic politician In Washington tonight who doubts
that Mr. Bayard will be Mr. Frcnghuysens successor.
In regard to other places everything guess work.
The retcence Of those who know is complete Senator
Gorman who was In his seat again to-day taken
aside by number Of his colleagues but few 1t appeared,
managed to extract words Of comfort from his lips. His
sphynX-uke and expressOness features relaxed them
selves into bland and patronizng smile only when Mr..
Garland approached him. Upon Mr.. Jonas, who has
been sitting the stool for the last few months
he bestowed nothing but plying grimacc Mr.. Jonass
chances for Cabinet place have gradually faded into
nothing He Is willing, Is understood, to put up
with the Coectorshp OF the Port In New Orleans While
others seemed anxious to pay their to Mr. German.
Mt Lamar kept his counsel appearing to be in anything
but a communicative frame OF mind. The question
which place he is to occupy in Mr. Cevelands Cabinet
still puzzles the wseacres of tho party The suspicion
has got abroad that the professions of his friends
as sincere as they would seem at first blush There is
quiet but earnest opposition 10 Mr. Lamar among South
ern men, who look ur on him dreamer aud not tho
man to be at the head OF Department OF such political
instance, as tne
The friends OF Mr. Money tOo have got the Impression
that Mr. Lamar should not have ao wed his ~ he
used in connection with Cabinet place after much
and trouble had been bestowed upon nursing Mr..
Moneys boom.
This resentment and Jealousy in the Democratic ranks
extends further than the state OF Mississippi IL has
taken possession OF the entire Democratic Ser aorisl
ring Bayard and Gorman OF course always excepted.
When Congress met here IN December the members OF
this senatorial ring imagined that they would run Mr..
Cleveland They laid wires to that end, but led Into
security by contemplating their Olympan dignity and
increased importance they forgot overlooked the facG
that in the meantime Cleveland was being captured by
smaller but 10 less determined aud certainly more un.
=crupuO- Albany. The Senatorial party received
the first rude shock which awakened them from their
imagined security when Cleveland refused To extend
formal invitations to each of the tlrty-iX Democratic
Senators. The when the Information reached
them that Dan Manning Smith NJ. Weed aud the rest
OF the clique had secured possession OF Ceyclans ear
| " What 60 they exclaimed. "A country banker who
has done nothing heretofore except preside where tho
politician holds forth at the crossroads to dictate 10 us
To lord 1t us, to hold fate In his hands and
Smith W. Weed e. The indignation that followed when
the true state Of affairs began gradually to dawn upon
the intellscts comprising the Senatorial ring can Do
better imagined than described I would be difficult To
eXasgerate II.
man Collins, Congressman Morse and Mr.. EndcOtt are
named IN connection with IL. Mr. Collins Is man OF
talent and brains and Mr. Endicott man OF respcctac
what special fitness Mr.. Morse las 10 recon-
mend him for the position IL would be dnicut 10 say,
except it be that he successful clothing merchant,
and such might devote his talents TO the mproyeeno
the In the uniforms and equipment OF the gaans
| tars.