The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
IN CLOSE COMMUNE.
TWO PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS WITH
The PRESIOENT-ELECT.
Ea,iv Callers Invited to EreaiEias:-A
VISIT to GrcystOne-i Regulating APP
pointmants Some Mere specu-
iatien. Wort Stay Fixed.

NEW York, Feb 9-While the Virginia
delegates were in Mr.. Cleveland's presence,
advocating the appointment of John = Bar
bour as postmaster general, the president
elect contributed bit # conversation
which shows the present condition Of bis
cabinet He said: You ganti"men, teiES
lawyers, know that sometimes at night
when you go to bed, your law eases are
perfectly stragnt IN your heads
You have laid all your plans, and
you consider all those cases as good t.s set
tied. But the next morning You 90 down to
your Office only to fluid that your eases arc
anything but settled; that circumstances
have changed, and that your plans cannot
be carried out. You have to begin at the
beginning again Well, that's just The way
with my cSbinet."
As the delegation was leaving his room
Mr.. Cleveland said to the last man out, a
congressman: How are you gentlemen ct
Washington getting on3'
"Oh, said the congressman, very well.
Il don't think So said Cleveland, quite
enlphatically Congress doesn't work ex-
peditiousiy. Its rules are simply Ghouiu-
able.
Saturday being the last day of the pres.
dents stay in this city the corridors OF ths'
Victoria hotel were crowded with callers III
| the morning, anxious TO embrace the last Cp-
portunity to greet Mr. Cleveland and to
offer their services or those of their friends
to the incoming administration. Gen. FarG5-
worth first sent up his card, and that geatiu-
man was at once admitted. Mayor Grace vas
| the next caller, end was also admitted, Mr..
| Cleveland greeted both callers cordially, and
| the four gentlemen breakfastad together.
| At 8 O'clock Mr. Cleveland, accompanied
| by Col. Lamont, visited Sarony'5,
whore the presdent-elect sat for his
photograph. On his reappoarance al
the hotel he was joined by Senators Cor
man, Lamar Wallace and ex-senator
| Davis, of West Virginia. The rooms were
| then cleared against all callers, and no cards
were received for nearly an hour, during
! which those assembled in Mr.. Clevelanis
rooms were in earneot consultation. II was
nearly Il O'Clock hefore the conference
ended.
| At its conclusion a deleg alton Of Tam
manyites were usherel into the presence of
! the president-elect They were pleasantly
! received. Gen CochTane, the chairman Of
| the delegation, presented an address on the
| part OF Tammany, oEgratulating Mr.. C.eve'
land on his election.
The president-elect replied briefly, thank
| ing them Cor kindly sentiments expressed in
| tia adirsss, after which the delegation 70
tired. A delegation from L ansas was next
usicred in AMI urged the claims of Gen
| Blair for postmaster general
| At Il o'clock Mr. Cleveland had con
sultation with Ae4srs Abrdm Hewitt, Ed
/ n nR
several other prominent leaders of the tate
This gave rise to a report that Mr., Hewitt
! had boon tendered the portfolio Of thu
treasury.
Among otAor callers were Charles Z. Col
man, OF MaS5ach usetts; Josoph ". Harper
/ OF Harper Bros.; August Belmont and Gov
| crnor Abhett, Of New Jersey.
! IL connection with tae expected meeting
! between Governor Cleysand and Mr. Til
| den. rumors are current that Governor
Cleveland may possibly pay visit to Mr..
| Tidea, at Greystone, on his way to Albany.
| This he can 60 ty leaving the train at Nou-
kers, AMI in hall an hour III. Tihens feet
horses would carry him to the great stone
| castle on the hill above Mossmere Should
the plan be adopted, Mr.. Cleveland would
be likely TO remain over Sunday at Grey
stone, where he would DO royalty enter
| taine1.
It is said that the presiieut-eiect has, in
effect, determined on plan for the reCGla-
| tioa Of appointments. by which sort Of ed-
visory or recommendatory board Of Demo
crats IS 70 be formed III each state, and that
oil applications for appointments to be
deemed regular, or to receive serious execu.
tive consideration at Washington, will have
to come through or receive the indorSenaeu
of the-e bodice. The scheme seemed to Je
50 FIR developed that the names Of eX-tioy-
ernor LYMAN Trumbull, Joshua Allen. Gen.
Black J. H. Oberly and john Forsyth were
mentioned az those of the gentlemen likely
! to constitute tho board for Illinois.