St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13
THE PRESIDENTS FAvoRITEs.
Personal Relations of the Nation.
Chief With His Cabinet.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The president
has several favorites in his cabinet. Per-
hapS Mr.. Whitney, on account of old rela-
tions has a nearer hold upon him than
any of his brethren. Mr.. Lamar is an
especial favorite with Mr.. Cleveland. He
has always liked him ever since they first
met last winter, but the president never be-
lieved that Mr.. Lamar was much of busi-
ness man. Now that Mr.. Lamar has
shown himself to be as good an executive
and as good man of affairs as was ever
at the head of the interior department, the
presidents admiration has redOubled. Mr.
Whitney and Mr.. Lamar are also especial
friends and drive together very often. Mr..
Endicott and Mr.. Garland appesr to be
making the least impression of the cabinet
officers. The president has never had an
open break with Mr.. Garland, but their re-
latiOns have never been the same since the
Paw electric affair. The president has
dropped into the habit of making appoint
ments in the department of justice without
ever consulting with the attorney general
A Western senator says that he was anxious
to know who was to be appointed marshal
in his state. The senator is Republican.
He did not expect to
CONTROL THE APPOINTMENT.
but he was anxious to know as early as pos
sible to whom the appointment was to be
given. He called upon Mr.. Garland. whom he
had known in the senate, and asked him to
give him early information upon the SUBJ
iect. Mr.. Garland cheerfully promised to
comply with this request. Early in the
fall the senator was in Washington. The
appointment. contrary to his expectation,
had been made without one word of notice
to him. He called at the department o
justice to demonstrate with the attorney
general for forgetting his promise. MI.
Garland turned very red in the face the min
| ute the subject was mentioned. and then
said: Il had absolutely no knowledge of
the matter, as the appointment was made
without even consulting with me. 1t was
as unexpected to me as it could have been
to you" The senate. said the attorney
general was so cut up and embarrassed that
he changed the subject as quickly as pos
sibe. 1t will also be remembered that the
attorney general was not present at the
special cabinet meeting convened upon the
death of Mr. Hendricks, and that Mr.. Gar
land did not hear of the death until mid
night of the day of the special cabinet
meeting. 1t is probable that regular no.
tice of this meeting was sent to his house.
but it is evident that no special means had
been employed to reach him, as he was
merely out spending the evening at the
house of friend near by. The
prominence given to Mr.. Bayards
summary of foreign affairs in
the presidents message shows very clearly
hat Mr.. Bayard still retains his strong hold
upon the president. No member of the
cabinet, it is said, by those who know, is
more
INDEPENDENT AND SELF-AssERTIvE
than Mr.. Bayard, and that there is no one
member to whose opinions upon subjects
under his direction AIr. Cleveland pays
more Difference than to Mr.. Bayard's S.
| Charles Marshal of New York, who came
here last spring strongly backed by Mr..
Tilden, found Mr.. Bayards self-assertion
too strong for him. Mr.. Marshal is man
of wealth and accomplishments. He
was candidate for the Italian
mission. He went directly to the presi-
dent about it. The president received
him very kindly, and, after several
interviews, told Mr.. Marshall that it would
be impossible for him to give him the Italian
mission. it has already gone to some one
else, but" said he. ''if you are willing to
take the second place, that of secretary OF
legation. you can have that" Mr.. Mar
shall said he would consider the matter and
let him or ALr. Bayard know whether he
| would accept or not. Several weeks after
Mr.. Marshall was a guest at Mr.. Bayard's
| house. The occasion was an evening recep-
ton. Mr.. Marshall fingered until nearly
all the quests were gone, and
then said to Mr.. Bayard, after
brief explanation of the presidents
offer, that he would accept. Mr.. Bayard
cut off Mr.. Marshall very abruptly and re-
buked him severely for presuming to speak
to him upon such matter at such time.
He denied all knowledge of the matter and
could not recgniZe anything in the nature
of private understanding with the presi-
dent unless it were in writing. Mr.. Marsh
all Indignantly left the house and soon after
departed from Washington. giving up COM
pletely his ambition to shine in the diplom-
attic service of his beloved country.