Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-31
CLEVELAND'S COUNSELS.
DRIFT OF THE CONFERENCE
WITH MIR. RANDALL.

I
| The Pennsylvania Alleged to Have Ex-
pressed His Intention Not to : ccept
Cabinet Position if Offered One
| The Presidency His Aim-Mr. Car
isles First Night at Albany.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-An Albany
| special gives this account of Mr.. Ran
dall's visit to Mr.. Cleveland: ''Mr. Ran
dali was asked to come because of his
| comprehensive knowledge OF national
affairs, and particularly his knowledge
with regard to the raising of the revenue
and its prospective amount for the coming
| year. Mr.. Randall took it upon himself
to say very early in the conversation that
he was aware, as Mr.. Cleveland must
have been, Of the fact that gossip had
coupled his name with one Cabinet posi-
tion or another. 4 desire to say Mr..
Randall said, that 1 am not a candidate.
aud would not accept such post were il
| offered to me- He added that he was thor
Oughly content with his place in the House
OF Representatives and that be desired the
tact made public. Democratic politicians
here say that in making this announce
ment he took the first step toward putting
| himself in the race for the Presidency in
1883. They say that, whether or not. he
tears that a place in Mr.. Cleveland's
! Cabinet is peculiarly unacceptable be-
cause OF the trying position which the
new President is certain to occupy. Mr..
randall is ShreWd enough as politician
to know that those who hold Cabinet
portfolios are regarded by the superstiti-
GUS as certain to have their Presidential
aspirations rudely crushed His place as
leader OF the protection Democrats is
vastly better as a stepping stone, and
be knows it. A rumOr has found publ-
cation here, which is to the effect that Mr.
Randall was sent for, and Mr.. Carlisle is
to follow him in order to hear from
Mr.. Cleyeland's lips his disapprobation Cf
the unbusinesslike course OF the Demo-
Gratis in Congress, as well as of the pos
slbIlIty of the calling Of an extra session.
This Is not the cOse. Upon very little
better authority is the assertion that Mr..
Carlisle is to be urged to oppose the call
ing OF an extra session Of Congress be-
cause Mr.. Cleveland wishes to have his
hands as free as possible at the outset.
ms appears to be mere rumor, and the
only thing positively known and
vouched for is that Mr.. Randall was
sent for and Mr.. Carlisle is to come
manly to confer with Mr.. Cleveland upon
the topics the new President intends to
enlarge upon in his inaugural. He wants
their store of knowledge and experience,
to express their opinion fully, and present
their own individual wishes and beliefs.
This was what Mr.. Randall did, and Mr..
Cleveland piled him with questions and
made pencil notes"
CARLISLE'S ARRIVAL.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 30.-Speaker Car
Isle and wife arrived here this evening,
and Immediately went to rooms prepared
for them. Mr.. Carlisle later was driven
to President-elect Cleveland's residence.
The letter in answer to which Mr.. Carlisle
came to Albany is understood to have
stated that the President-elect would be
glad to see him, and avail himself of any
suggestions Mr.. Carlisle might have to
otler III regard to measures and men for
the Cabinet. 1t is believed that Mr.. Car
Isle, while he will not accept a Cabinet
position, is very anxious that Mr.. Cleve-
land shall appoint tariff reformer as
Secretary of the Treasury. He does not
urge the selection of pronounced free
trader, but will be satisfied with a man
OF moderate reform views. Mr.. Carlisle
passed the evening with Gov. Hill.