The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-16
THE NEW COLLECTOR.
The Contest for His Capture
Renewed.
CONNECTION OVER THE NEW HEAD CENTRE
Richard y. Connolly Master OF 'ne
Situation.
How He Managed His Cards and Manlpu-
lated Mr.. Smythes Appointment.
RAYMOND Still Insisting that Weed Is the
Power Behind the Throne.
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Interesting Incident at the Gus
tom House.
Richard y. Connolly Master OF the
Situation.
How He Managed His Cards and Manlpu,
lated Mr.. Smythes Appointment.
p,vmond StiIl Insisting that Weed Is the
Power Behind the Throne.
Interesting Incident at the Gus
tom House.


the Custom House show very conclusvely that the
Fenians are not to have complete monopoly OF the
Head Centre excitement The politicians are 10 nave
something to say on that point and are In huppuo
about Head Centre for the Custom House Tie conir-
nation of Mr. Smythe as Collector OF this PORT mas
renewed the commotion among the poh'lcai cHcieS
which bids fair to eclipse the remains ana al o'a'
performances for the next ten days The activity among
the Fenian circles the arrival Of Head Centre sephons
in this city nothing compared TO that "hlch ho"
exists among the CIRCLES of the politicians In THIS Guy
md State in regard the Head Centre OF the custom
-suse They are all the qai vsce to see wha' tnc
waicp Head Centre will do, and arc ahS'ousis
80 what hs r-st ord RS in hopes by that to deter
here the fight will com.s "a ,xoll os to ascertain
Santa Anna will be compelled TO g,Sonisro and even
extent to our local excitement the Custom Ieran
1t was generally supposed that the question who had
captured the new Collector not fully settled at tho
time OF his appointment, although Weed aud his friends
gave out conldentially that 1t was all RICH. Weed
Raymond and Company still insist that they did accom-
plsh that feat, and circulating statements which
they assert were part of the stipulation Of treaty
the time OF the captlre These apply be disposal of
the patronage of the Custom House. or that they pre-
tend to be resting with great confidence to the future
On the other hand the now Collector seems to DO in
olned as far as the political patronage is concerned to
ton, and to pay but little heed to the wants or wishes
OF any of the cques and factions OF the several parties
In addition to this they have discovered that there Is
new Head Centre IN the field, and q person whom
they little supposed the chief organizer
OF the forces. Thus things altogether have
created quite lutter among tho political
cliqles There Is unmistakabe look Of disappoint.
ment pictured upon the of those who relied
upon good pckings under the belief that Weed was to
be the Head Centre. They try to keep up a cheerful
look and tell everybody that IL is all right but their
action has something Of the appearance Of the boy IN
the country whstling while he passes the graveyard
keep up his courage. These facts make their presey-
action quite suggestive and lead TO tho Inference ~
smytho, even II he did have any unders.-,s
and RAYMOND no onoor feel ..Hseif rader any oDga-
,ons t. Raymond has swallowed the
ra.~. tic Reconstruction Con,udtee from beginning
TO end The new Collector, recognizing PRESIDENT john
son only so far rs political obligations are con erncd aud
raymond having gone over eihad stevens may posi-
bly, be out in the cod far Is political iavors
cerned. At any rate there Is an unusual lucr among
the clques, and nil out tiptoe Of excitement,
ious TO know what is TO surn up.
THE Deal HEAD CENTRE
The announcement in yesterdays HERALD designating
who is the real Head Centre OF lie Custom House Gro
ated little surprise aud commoton among the poil-
clans on all sides The politicians all recognized that
this was the most probable solution OF Mr. Snythes APP
pointment, and wondered that they had seen II be-
fore, II has been great query TO the politicians Low
Mr. smyihc could be appointed with all the political nnu
there Elias W. LeavenworilI pressed by seward
The Secretary OF State urged his appointment per-
sona favor to himself and took the occasion TO press II
just as he about leaving Washington deliver his
speech at the mass meeting In this city on the
22d Of February Til m there was Mr. Itcjohn, urged
byNeed, after he that seward could not win with his
avoe candidate There Jddl Davies Of the Court
OF Appeals strongly pressed by Senator Harris and
ernor Fenton and Speaker Trsmain as their second
choice also by Jim Lane, Of Kansas with the border
fans at his back uader the special understanding that II
1t could be brought about IL wa 10 mako Jim Lane
lhA .F Halle.
was Census Depew urged by the rural members OF the
state Legislature at Albany and the State officers
bcrs of Congress from this state There was Mr. Bay
an internal revenue oilcer, backed by Opdykc,
Senator Fessendcn VIM Allen Butler ard Secretary
Mccullough Mr. Hlycr, endorsed by General Grant;
Abram Nakoman presented By Weed rs The dcrnr resort
Henry > Stcbbn and number Of others of or less
importance amounting thirty ia alnll of whom
brought NOR or less political influence to bear How Mr.
Smythe oba ned his apo AGAINST and over all of
this pressure and carried "a tho prize WAS mystery over
which the politicians puzzled their rs and scratched
their heads until they were nearly bald 20 lind out
with all their anxiety It that 1t renamed mys
terry until after the senate acted upon the conf maton
IL Is, however, longer secret but has been fully ex
planned by The events o. tho last few days
ncw TrE ArrcISTuENr WIS MANI uLsTED
As announced in the Herald of yesterday Richard
Connolly was the organizer aud head centre IN all
his work, He is the man who has 30 completely out
reneraed Weed and all The other politicians Unlike
The Fenlan Head Centres hc n,ads and buster
about what he Intended TO do proclaim his move
mcns 10 the public, but qnicty went about his work
Ind so completely covered his tracks that person mis-
trusted what he was about Connolly once power
In the Tammany Hall organization The present man.
ayers OF that faction found Him In their way, and act
work to get I'd OF him. They managed af,cr a while 10
urn him out OF the General Committee and, as they
TO encctuaily use hin mp politically Bui the
events show that he only billing his time Having
10 all appearances ct least, abandoned politics and en-
yaged IN banking holding VI the most important
positions IN Mr. Smythes hs old political opponents
we're not looking for any political movement fro that
ource The Colleclorzlnp contest suddenly doomed up
nd became the graf topic. Weed and all the other
politicians, big and Ltiie were bohcrlng their heads
bout IT, and quarreiirg with each other over the ap-
,ontment President il nsol was annoyed by the con.
ant boring and inpo.unrg the political factions and
he differ nj wings OF thc republican Iafty aud hardly
snew how to cxtricaie himself from the dnculty. Mr.
Connolly al once saw that there a golden oppor.
unity Tor Inn to play telling game, regain his Posi-.
ION ana make himself Greater power than before
IN inc atter part OF November about six months ago
he quietly slipped 10 WaaHinr,pn with hs rockets full
n endorsements OF Nr smythe aud vas presented to
ne f,esaen. 5y Secretary NcCulloch Mr. johnson
ateo hs dneuiy and annoyance In regard 20 this Office
BY the qartes Of the political cqacs and wanted some
mode to get est Of ,hs dicuy THIS opened the way,
,oiician, not idoai.i6sd With any h Of the
'ques or factions who would be- s,tisf,e,,r.
the mercantile interests OF the city, ana against whom
he politicians could not urge any objection Tho nrTt
movement IN TINS direction was received with such favor
,cmber that Mr.. smythe would be the next Collector
No person placed faith enough in the prediction TO pay
attention TO u At the time The politicians kent on
making Their combinations and bringing all the inru.
.nco they could 10 bear upon the claims OF thor different
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possible the claims Of AL the othcr political aspirants
or the position. The moment that man turned On
'irong all the others would unite and Kill him OF In
his way regular nghi kept UP for months An
his time Connolly was quietly pulling the wres, aud
through s. I. ~ Barlow and other parties was con-
family sending mercantile endorsements NJ Mr.
;mytbe Until he doomed up the most Formidable tan
'dste in the whole list aud on the heels OF the rahro
v the Civil Rights BIZ when The rreslaoat hai b,coms
fsrussd with The promises aud Professions VI toe po.
lcisns on all sdos he arpointad Ar Snythc who had
nus been 60 largely endorsed ~ the nefchans N hs
~, and thns settled the vexcd question. and disraod
y nc ciique and factions who had givcn him 90 great
uuoyance
lais did Dick Connolly ouigeneri Weed and al Che
nor loltca wirepnlers and carried on The prixa a.
Pc .9lisnmont pi al, and, what 4 more he payedhif
as e. fhrewdy that neither eed nor any Of The oihors
new WHO haa ~ Them until ons aiter the decd was
enc insy IRA ked sunset Cox aud 8 L. ~ barlow
oing 10 washington on this ssion but surpos M ms a.
On lIrsonal grounds only prompted hy desire "
.e democracy 10 secure person not Identified with any
tee tosions or The republican party hoping ihus 10
move - Custom House from posicS They little ME