The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-02-14
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Going to Confer with Mr.. Cleveland-Who
will be his Advisers-The Cabinet
The Inauguration, Etc.


WASHINGTON, D. c., February 10th, 1885.
Editors Union There was general exodus of
Democratic Congressman and Senators from this
city last week in response to Mr.. Cleveand's pub
lie invitation for prominent Democrats of the
country to meet and confer with him in New York
city. Yet, notwithstanding this thinning out of
the Democratic members of both Houses of Con-
gress there was still quorum left each day, and
the sessions were held as usual. Many of these
visitors have been interviewed since their return
and concur in the statement of the favorable i'm
preston the President elect made upon them dur
ing their brief intercourse with him. Theirjndi-
vidual interviews with him were necessarily brief
on account of the very large number of persons
from all parts of the country that came to CONFER
with Manufacturing some cranks, one or two of
whom actually secured admission to the soon-to-be
President.
There seemed to be but two or three things &C
tually settled by the conferences held with Mr..
Cleveland, one of which was his positive opposi-
tol to further silver coinage and another the sub
ject on which he expressed himself in his late
Civil Service Reform letter. AS if by determine
ton before going to New York, several of Mr..
Cevelands visitors attempted to probe him as to
his intentions with regard to this latter subject,
and he answered them most emphatically. To
Judge Lowery, of the Indiana delegation that
waited upon him. who asked the question whether
the President elect would not shortly "hnd 1T con-
venient to clean the augean stables" Mr.. Cleve-
land replied that he had already recently express
ed himself on the subject, and further that it was
desirable to retain the supporters they had gained
among the Independents and Republicans in the
late compaign, and possibly increase their num-
Der in the future in the North and West, which
could be done only by strict observance OF the
spirit of the Civil Service law and rules. He in
timated also by his manner and words that the
subject was sacred one, as we'll as very import
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party would be allowed to interfere. To Congress
man Moulton, of Illinois, according to report in
| the EUening Star of this city, Mr. Cleveland was
still more explicit-that the latter's Civil Service
letter meant Just what it said, and that no com
petent Republican officials would be turned out,
not even those belonging to the District of Colum
ba nor any who had been appointed by the Pres
ident and confirmed by the Senate, before the
piration of their terms. All the Congressional
visitors from this city impressed by the evil
dences of Mr. Clevelan lis strength of will, and be-
lieve he will do just he has determined and
said. After the conferences were over Mr.. Cleve-
land, accompanied by Mr.. Manning, of New York,
repaired to the residence of Mr.. Tilden, at Grey
stone
There is no doubt but that there will be few
persons who will be Mr.. Cleveland's principal and
trusted advisers, and will constitute the "power
behind the throne in his administration. These
will probably be Mr.. Tilden, Mr.. German, who
will have carte blanche to Mr.. Cleveland at all
times, Mr. Bayard, Mr.. Randall, the leader of the
protection wing of the party in the House OF Rep
resentatives, Mr.. Carlisle, the leader of the oppo
site wing, Mr.. Field, and Mr.. Lamar, of Missis
sippi. Nothing appears to have been settled with
regard to the Cabinet at the conferences, although
no doubt several of the above named intmates
could enter it if they chose, especially Mr. Bayard
and possibly Mr.. Lamar. Mr.. Jonas, of Louisi-
ana, whose term in the Senate expires on the 4th
&c xuho pnt wit q
election from his State, was strongly pressed by
many influential Democrats of the House and
Senate, and also recommended by Mr.. German
and the National Committee, for the position Of
Postmaster General in Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet,
and there is strong probability he will be APP
pointed to it. Mr.. Lamar has been recommended
for the same position. Yet it is entirely unsettled
who will constitute the Cabinet. If many of the
leading Democrats went to New York with axes
to grind for themselves or friends, it is not ap-
parent that any of them received any positive as
surances of the realization of their wishes. But
it would seem that the majority RETAINED from
asking anything in that line at the conferences,
possibly deeming it policy to reserve the petition
ing of their desires till more convenient season.
At the coming celebration of the dedication of
Washington's Monument, Gen. R. 3. Ayres, of
the regular army, will command one division of
the procession, and Gen. Dudley, of the volunteer
service, another.
Gen. Mcclellan has declined to be the chief
marshal of the procession on the 4th of March,
and Gen. Slocum, of New York, member of Con-
gress, has been appointed in his stead. Energetic
preparations are still going on for the inaugura
ton. The committee on public comfort will make
all the provisions for lodging and entertaining
strangers possible. 1t is announced that sixty
thousand dollars worth of tickets have already
been sold for the grand ball.
Congress will not do much else during the re-
mainder Of the session except pass the appropria-
ton bills for the next fiscal year. There has been
considerable talk the last week or two about the
holding of an extra session of Congress after the
4th of March, but it is not likely it will be done.
It is true that small minority in either House
could easily necessitate the holding of one by de-
laying the passage of the appropriation bills but
it is hardly probable they will and except this
should occur allagree the necessary appropriation
bills can be passed, with time to spare, before the
legal adjournment There are some very import
ant measures that should be acted upon this ses-
sion of Congress- but it does not appear they will
be. A bankruptcy act should be passed, also the
inter state commerce BILL which is being discussed
in both Houses, and other important measures
The act for placing Gen. Grant the retired list
of the army, which passed the Senate couple OF
weeks ago, could probably be passed by the House,
if called up but this last to be the obstacle
in the way of its passage, it not seeming possible
to get it called up.
The trial of Navy Department conspirators has
been going on in the Criminal Court of this city
for week or so past, and already there have been
several convictions and the convicted parties SEN
aenced to Imprisonment and fine; but the jury in
the of druggist Drew disagreed and there will
probably have to be another trial of his case.-
The trial of stationer Dempsey is now in progress
1t is said that druggist Drew has some very in
fuential connections in Maryland of family and
by marriage, through whose influence another
trial of him might be prevented. ANON.