Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-23
CABINET GOSSIP.

Gen. ROsecrans, Mr., Money and Mr..
Merrick Among Those Discussed for
Cabinet Places.
chati about the capitol corridors to-day
were some old rumOrs revamped. Gen.
ROsecTans, whose candidacy by his friends
and himself for Secretary Of War pro-
vOkes respectful smiles, had a little boom
ing. based upon paragraph in a morn
ins paper. In this paragraph the General
is quoted as saying that he wants the
place; that "our people" want 1t for him.
and that he is hit for it. 1t also went on
10 say: 1t Is notable that the argument
which is being most strongly urged in be-
half Of Gen. KOsecrans is his religious
faith. He is an ardent Roman Catholic.
ms brother was "a Catholic Bishop, his
son priest, and his two daughters nuns. -
one Of the men Of whom the Southern
Democrats hesitate to speak, vet for
whom they entertain the highest regard
as a mt candidate for the Cabinet, is Gen.
Gordon, OF Georgia. The Southern
members Of Congress who know him are
more sensitive about pressing him for a
place than Northern men, and generally
the Southern men are disposed to be
modest about asserting their claims for
recognition. An Eastern Republican
who referred to this fact said to-day that
he wondered that man so estimable, so
competent, and SO consistently progress
i've from the day he surrendered as a
soldier of the COnfederacy was not
brought prominently forward by leading
Southern men who could command the
attention of Mr.. Cleveland.
The Southern man for whom the great
est noise Is being made here is fernando
DeSOtO Money. \ Mississippi member IS
quoted as saying that Mr.. Money has
done much for himself' TO get the Post
master Generals place; that Tilden has
written a letter to Mr.. Cleveland in
Moneys behalf, and that Mr.. Roswell p
Flower and Mr.. DOrsheimer are for him
and Will visit Mr.. Cleveland in his inter-
est.
\ local paper says that vigorous fight
Is being made to secure the appointment
Of the Hon. Richard T. Merrick as AttOr-
ney General. Mr.. Manning. of Missis-
sippi, is OutspOken for him, and several
other Southern men have been almost as
positive In their expressions of approval
OF his candidacy. Mr.. MerriCk said to-
day, in reference to the reports that a
vigorous fight was being made in his be-
half for the position of Attorney General
in CleVeland's Cabinet, that if any such
fight was going on he knew nothing of il /;
that he had no political aspirations of any
kind whatever, and was disturbed by no
personal desires in that direction; that be
felt most profound interest in the incOm-
ing administration, and believed that it
would prove to be a great success,
though the earlier months and possibly
the earlier years of its history would be
full of trouble. Being asked if he did not
think that Mr.. Cleveland would be able
In manage all such troubles and pass
through them unscathed, he replied that
in his opinion Mr.. Cleveland was better
suited for difficult executive duties than
any man in the country, and would soon
satisfy the people that he was a very
much stronger and greater man than
even his closest friends had ever given
him the credit of being. The success of
his administration depends to a large eX-
tent upon the personal character and pO-
litical readiness of the men he calls
a. OuAd him, and in this matter he should
lie left free from all pressure, and no man
who appreciated the immense labOrs and
heavy responsibility involved in a Cabi-
net position under HIM would be willing
to seek it. and if he did seek il under
such circumstances he was not fit to
have if