Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-02-11
IN CLOSE COMMUNE.
TWO PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS WITH
THE PREsipENT-ELEcT.
Early Callers Invited to Breakfast-A
Visit to Regulating APP
pointments-Some More Specu-
iation. Won't Stay Fixed.

New YoaK, Feb. o--While the Virginia
delegates were in Mr.. Clsveland's presence,
advocating the appointment Of John 8 Bar
bour as postmaster general the president
sleet contributed bit Of conversation
which shows the present condition OF bis
cabinet He said: "You gentlemen, being
lawyers, know that sometimes at night,
when you 60 to bed, your law cases are
perfectly straight in your heads.
You have laid all your plans, and
yon consider ali those cases as good rs ST.
lied But the next morning you so down to
your office only TO find that your cases are
anything but settled; that circumstances
have changed, and that your plans cannot
g carried out You have to begin at the
sginning again. Well, that's just the way
with my cabnetS
As the delegation was leaving his room
Mr. Cleveland said TO the last man out,
congressman: "How are you gentlemen at
Washington getting onf'
"Oh, said tho congressman, Every WELL
u don't think so,' said Cleveland, quite
emphatically Congress doesn't work e1-
peditiously. Its rules are simply abomin-
able
Saturday being the last day Of the presi-
dents stay in this city the corridors Of the
Victoria hotel were crowded with callers in
the morning, anxious to embrace the last op-
portunity to greet Mr.. Cleveland and to
offer their services or those Of their friends
to the incoming administration. Gen Farms
worth first sent up his card, and that geutle-
man was at once admitted. Mayor Grace was
the next caller, and was also admitted Mr..
Cleveland greeted both callers cordially, and
the four gentlemen breakfasted together.
At 8 O'Clock Mr.. Cleveland, accompanied
by Col Lamont visited Sarony's,
where the president-elect sat for his
photograph. On his reappearance at
the hotel he was joined by Senator'S 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.. Cleveland's
rooms were in earnest consultation. 1t was
nearly II o'clock before the conference
ended
At Its conclusion deleg alton Of Tam
nanyites were ushered into the presence Of
the president-elect They were pleasantly
received. Gen. Cochrane, the chairman Of
tho delegation, presented an address on the
part Of Tammany, eongratulating Mr. Cleve.
land on his election.
The president elect replied briefly, thank
ing them for kindly sentiments expressed in
the address, after which the delegation re-
tired A delegation from Kansas was next
ushered in, and urged the claims Of Gen.
Blair for postmaster general
At 12 o'clock Mr.. Cleveland had con-
sultation with Messrs. Abram Hewitt, Ed
ward Cooper, Hubert o. Thompson, and
several other prominent leaders of the state.
This gave rise to report that Mr. Hewitt
had been rendered the portfolio of the
treasury.
Among other callers were Charles R. Cod
man, of Massach usetts; Joseph W. Harper.
of Harper Bros. August Belmont and Gov
ernor Albeit, of New Jersey.
In connection with the expected meeting
between Governor Cleveland and Mr. Til
den, runors are current that Governor
Cleveland may possibly pay a visit to Mr.
Tilden, at Greystone, ON his way to Albany.
This he can do by leaving the train at Yon-
kers and in half an hour Mr.. Tilden's 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 be royalty enter
tained
II is said that the president-elect has, in
effect, determined on plan for the regula,
tion Of appointments. by which q sort Of adj
visory or recommendatory board of Demo-
Gratis is to be formed in each state, and that
all applications for appointments to be
deemed regular, or to receive serious execu-
tive consideration at Washington, will have
TO come through or receive the Endorsement
Of these bodies. The scheme seemed TO be
SO far developed that the names of ex-Gov-
ernor Lyman Trumbull, Joshua Allen. Gen.
Black, J. II. Oberly and John Forsyth were
mentioned as those Of the gentlemen likely
10 constitute the board for Illinois