The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-12
PATRIOTIC PILGRIMS
CALLING ON MN. CLEVELAND
distinguished Democrats From Al See
tions Meet tho President ELECT 10
Prepares Party FoIicy-Jonas
Regarded rs Chosen,
A 0ood Ou,looL for AIR, Jonas.

A Good Outlook for Mr.. Jonas.
New York, Feb, "a gentleman
prominently connected with tho Demo-
cratic national committee during the
recent campaign, said to reporter this
morning;
al have good reason to believe that
Mr.. Cleveland has made mp his mind
about At least ono member of his cabi-
net. The choice will give general salts
faction To tho Democrats OF the country.
Senator German and Col. Smallev have
said to Mr.. Cleveland, in plain words:
we have no iavors 10 ask OF you for
ourselves, nut II IL is your wish 10 tes-
tify In any particular manner your APP
probation OF the efforts of the national
committee In toe last canvass, the APP
pointment of Mr., Jonas, OF Louisiana,
IN your cabinet, would be re-
in inn. We ask that and that only,
Col. smalley dined with Mr.. Cleveland
weak before last and repeated this
declaration TO him. Other members of
the national committee have advised
this by n letter to tho presidont'elect.
In addition 10 this, Mr. Jonas Is getting
n warm, substantial support from Dan
Manning, Smith, Weed and other Inn
porlant New York men, and from prom
inent Democrats all over the United
States, and will have practically the
backing OF all the Democratic senator
as soon IA the personal ambition OF GER
tain aspirants from their own states has
boen disposed of. So far, Mr.. Cleveland
has made no definite sign M to what he
intends To do. He intimated that he
wanted men Of Jonas exact measure
and kind. hut he has not said: 'Thou art
the man. Still, have reason to believe
that tho president elect has made up his
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Louisiana, into his cabinet as postmas-
ter-general."
CLEvELAND's CALLERRs.
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, had a
brief conference with Mr.. Cleveland.
Gen. Seigel, Gus Levy, $. ID. Seward
and Maj. Flock, representing the Ger
man organization, paid their respects,
as did delegation OF live from Georgia.
Their names were III. q. Turner, j. q
Nichols, G. r. Rues, Thos. Hardiman
and j. @. Clements. This committee,
reinforced by Senator Colquitt, urged
tho claim of A. II. Lawton, OF Savannah,
for postmaster-general.
The namo OF William NJ. Springer was
urged to-day tor secretary OF the inte-
rior, by all the Democratic members OF
the Legislature from Illinois. all the
Democratic congressman from that
state, and individually by congress
men from Iowa, New Jersey and Ohio.
Mai. Neely, of Leavenworth, Kansas,
and Editor Mumford, of the Kansas
City Times, presented the name of
Gen. Charles W. Blair, of Fort Scott,
Kansas, for any cabinet position Cleve-
land might he pleased to select for him.
Ex Gov. Waller, OF Connecticut, and
Congressman Norwood, OF Georgia, were
also among the callers.
Congress sman P. G. Montague, D
Reese, of Gu mberland county, John
Graham and II. ID. Evans, all of Penn
sylvania, called and were received by
Mr.. Cleveland. After lunch the presi-
dent elect went into thoroughly pri-
vate conference with j. Crosby Brown,
Francis l.. Stetson, William G. Whitney,
ex-Mayor Cooper, Allan Campbell and
Roswell Z. Flower. Local politics were
not being considered, but the views of
these and other gentlemen are sought
as to a party policy that shall contribute
to the most popular administration.
Senator Voorhees, arrived this morn
| ing.
Tomorrow afternoon Mr.. Cleveland
will return to Albany and apply himself
to tho preparation of his inaugural adj
dress.
THE RECEPTION RENEWED.
After Mr.. Cleveland lunched he re-
his callers were Senators Cam
Virginia; Butler, of South Carolina;
Pugh, of Alabama; Morris Jessup,
w. T.. Dodge, .jr., Thomas
Mast, of New York; John, b.
Larkins, of Pennsylvania, Gen. limbo
den, Of Virginia, Albert Bier
stadt, the artist, William Craig,
of California, w. II. Snowden,
of Pennsylvania, John Jay, Commodore
Chandler and Capt. Brainenson. The
president-elect attended the theater this
evening.