The Portland daily press., 1885-02-07
CLEVELAND's CABINET.
A Little Boom for ex-senator SOnas /,
Louisiana for Postmaster General.

Louisiana for Postmaster General.
NEW YORK. Feb. GA gentleman who was
prominently connected with the Democratic
National Committee during the recent cam
paign, said to a reporter this morning: "I have
good reason to believe that Mr.. Cleveland has
made up his mind about at least one member
OF his Cabinet and in that choice he will give
general satisfaction to the Democrats of the
country. Senator German and Colonel
Smalley have said to Mr.. Cleveland in plain
words: we have no favors to ask of you for
ourselves, but il it is your wish to testify in
any particular manner your appreciation of
the efforts of the National Committee In the
last canvass, the appointment Of Mr.. jonas
in your Cabinet would be accepted by us as
settlement in full. We ask that and that
only Colonel Smalley dined with Mr.. Cleve-
land week before last and repeated this declar-
ton to him, and the other members OF the Ma
tional Committee have advised this by letter
to the President-elect,- almost all OF them |
hear. In addition, Mr.. Jonas is getting warm
support from Daniel Manning, Smith Weed
and prominent New York men, from the lead
ing members of the New York Business Mems
Association and from wide circle of promi-
nent Democrats all over thescountry. Mr..
Jonas is also earnestly pressed by all the Lou
islana representatives except one and by
great majority of the Democratic Congressman
from other States, Petitions and memorials
in Mr. Jonas behalf are also coming up from
every part Of Louisiana and a monster petition
MIR. Cleveland has made no definite sign of
what he intends to dc. 1t is intimated however,
that he wanted men of Mr.. Jonas exact meas
ure and kind but he has not said thou art the
man. Still have reason to believe that the
President-elect has made up his mind to call
ex-senator Jonas of Louisiana into his Cabinet
as Postmaster General"
After President-elect Cleveland had break
tasted this morning, his private secretary be-
gan to admit the cards of callers who waited in
OfflGQ xuh n
called this forenoon were Senator Mcpherson
OF New Jersey, Governor Carroll of Maryland,
Frederick r. Coudert of this city, Mayor
Grace, State Civil Service Examiner Silas W.
Burt, Senator German and many others.
Senator Colquitt OF Georgia had brief con-
ference with Mr.. Cleveland today. Gen. Siegel,
Gustavas Levy, s. d. Seward and Major
Fleck, representing the German organization,
paid their respects, as did delegation Of five
from Georgia. This committee, reinforced by
Senator Colquitt, urged the claim of A. r.
Lawton OF Savannah for Postmaster General.
The name of William M. Springer was urged
today for Secretary OF the Interior by all the
Democratic members of the Legislature from
Illinois, all the Democratic Congressman
from that State and individually by the Con-
gressmen from Iowa, New Jersey and Ohio.
Major Neeley of Leavenworth, Kan, and Ed
itor Mumford of the Kansas City Times pre-
sented the name OF Gen. Charles s. Blair of
Kansas for any Cabinet position that Mr..
Cleveland might be pleased to select for him.
Congressman Norwood of Georgia also called
1 o'clock. A woman called and sent card up
to Mr.. Cleveland bearing the name of "Mme.
Minnie Schubert" Of this city. On being in
terviewed, while waiting, she said she was an
authoress and writer Of plays and poems. She
had been followed to Europe by bad men who
had stolen her plays and printed them as
Shakespeare's, and she came to see If Mr..
Cleveland would put a man in the Cabinet
who would protect her interests and redress
her wrongs. Word was brought to her that
Mr.. Cleveland was engaged and she then went
away. Senator Voorhees, of Indiana arrived
this morning Tomorrow afternoon Mr..
Cleveland will return to Albany and will ap-
ply himself to the preparation of his inaugural
address.
Among Mr.. CleyelaRd's callers today was E.
K. O'Brien of Thomaston, Me.