New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-01
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Washington: Feb. 2s,-Tfe first rush Of cAlle<1
at the Arlington Hotel seemed 10 hayo sptnt tfek q
little to-day, and the Prcsidenteleet got IN toss
sequence his first real opportunity to test LAsters
sentiment on many disputed questions about hls
Cabinet Though he received perhaps hun
drsd nisot Nansous political visitors and took the
chance Offered BY the clearing skies for two long
walks oys toward tho Rock Cheek end Of the city.
the greaf4sspert Of both nrcrning and afternoon
was given up to conferences with detegntiers
which cAme presumably 70 talk over Cabinet ap-'
pointmeuts. The most important Of these erours
OF visitors the Illinois, Wisconsin and Call.
fornis Representatives IN Congress spd o parry
Of ten members Of the Union League Club Of New
York. The New-Y Workers had In fact tsvo long
taDB with General Harrison, and their discussions
with him, ID Is understood, ran over tho whole
ground Of the complications IN the Empire State
which have led TO the great uncertainty, even AZ
this moment about Scw-Yor.'s having place "a
the Cabinet. What conclusion WIS reached win
not be known for day or tlso. But the gossip
is that Geurral Harrison is willing 20 put New
Yorker either at the head of tho Navy or In thH
Attorney Generality, II the leaders on both ssdss
there will suggest name They, on the othex
hsndI 1t said, are reluctant TO make the choice,
and want to shift the responsibility the Presi-
dent-eloct Illinois, Wisconsin and California al
have so-called csnddatesn for the Cabinet, and
the delegations from these States probably called
to put in final word for their respective favor
ties
The ten members Of the Union League Club who
IA fhai, bn0d rfar fnJ 40 Aha
lington. and who, either in q body or by little
knots, had talIy with General Harrison. were
Cornelius N Bliss. John T. Plummer. Ehha Root
A. r. Whitney. LeCirand B. Cannon Colonel
s. " r. Crsger, General Daniel Butterheld,
Charles Watrons ". L. Strong and Darwin r
James. John F. Plumner. A. z Whitney, and
perhaps ono or two others OF the party arrived
here yesterday. as nd also cx-vudge Granville T.
Halves. But Mr.. Hawcs did not appear abous
the hotel to-day, and was not actively engaged.
| perhaps in the conferences The first meeting OF
tho General and the New YorlScrs took place abOus
l. o'clock this morning. For half an hour or moro
no callers were shown upstairs, aud care was
| taken that nobody should get by the donrkeepcr
N interyupt the business sfoot in tn" second-horr
parlors Then General Bsrrison came dnwn ent
| started ont blone for n welk through the sBghs
drizzle of rain. Again about hsItpast oclocc
tIlere another exchange Of viewA John Z!
P.ummsr and Cornelius n. Bliss were chc hast ID
como swBy. They appeared finally at tho foos
| Of the stairs and went of TO thek rooms. where
/ shey. were soun Joined by Vice -presidentelect
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| tho pfcddentSlcot and MS aw partner. W. H. II.
| Miller, came down and started out for aEother
| wink. few minntes later M Blaine, who had
| also been making O call General Harrison.
| aupeared in tie hctel lobby. He had q little chat
with LeGrand B. Cannon. and then went on to
call on Mr.. Morton.
| Tho New-York men were naturally unwilling
| TO say anything about the result OF the two con-
| ferences Most Of them have heen known as
warm friends OF Warner Miller, and 1t is safe to
suppose that compromise was suggesteh wnlcn
ignored the interests in the party in Few-fork
represented by the ex-senator. The talk abous
the Arlington tonight is that the visitors from tho
Union League practically told General Harrison
that the only way out OF the difficulty In New
York was the selection Of @ compromise man for
one of the portfolios not yet disposed Of Suil, az
the rlmor goes, they would not make o definite sug4
gestion putting il to the President-elect frankly
tlat he should make the choice In the course
OF the talk, it is further said, these names came
up among others: Cornelius N. Bliss. Ehhu Roos
and Judge Charles Daniels But no preference was
indicated by the visitors, it is thought and after
a full and candid review OF the situation fhe ass
conference is supposed to have closed with the
task Of selecting New-York's representative In the
Cabinet still In Genera llarrison's hands de-
cision is looked for. however, tomorrow or Satur-
day.
The Union Ltague Club members were not The
| only New-Yorkers to be seen about the loobies
Of the Arlington 1t was the Empire States day
and plenty Of representatives OF Mr.. Platt's inter-
ests were on the spot TO take advantage OF what
ever happened ]. Sloat Fassett, Of the Executive
committee Of the Republican National Committee,
had rooms on the first floor Of the main hall OF
the hotel and received many quiet callers
John A. Sleicher, the Editor OF The Albany
Evening Journal and W. J. Arkeil, tho owner
Of Judge arrived shortly after noon, and put
their aames on the Arlington register Both Oh
them lad made q journey TO Indianapolis IA
January, presumably in Mr.. Piatts pehau.
DWIGHT Lawrence, Of New-York, sat In broad
chair In the lobby, and talked about the chances
of the State for place in the Cabinet. tranknn
Woodruff, Of Brooklyn, was to be seen every
few minutes in the halls or the lounging-room.
Congressman ]. J. Belden, of Syracuse, came in
after the sesson of the House was over and chated
with his many acquaintance A htte pehino
came Senator Hiscock, his fellow-Syracusan.
Presently Mr.. Hiscock went OF to have taak
with Mr.. Morton. Altogether, General Harrison
would not have had TO go far to get eompre-
hensive consensus Of opinion on the New-forn
situation.
Indications are not wanting that some Oh tnc
New-Yosk men are disappointed and oiscon'en'e4
OVER the outlook. In the conference ass nEas
around Representative Beldens dinner-taoie tos
situation was discussed with good deal OF iree-
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