The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-30
MARBLE HALL ECHOES.
THE SCRAMBLE FOR PATRONAGE
KELLOGG AT MS OLD TRICKS.
Naughty stories TOid by Those on the
Anslde" Of the Way Patronage"
is secured.

is secured.
According to the programme arranged, Tom
Anderson aud Wells will arrive here together one
week from tomorrow, wben their many friends
who are anxit usy awaiting POSITIONS In the
Custom House will have an opportunity of in'er-
viewing them again. 1hess so-called friends are
legion 1t s said and are determined that Ander-
son and Wells shall
CONTROL THE ENTIRE PATRONAGE
ef the Custom. House, not even caring to permit u
share OF that patronage with Kellogg. who ha,
on file with the Collector list of twenty-nine
names Of those whom he wanted recently to
foroo into tho Federal civil service.
Humor has IL that as indorsers OF that list the
names OF Packard and Dunont appear rs large
as life, but rs yet it has not been honored by
even The fret appointment. For some reason
Kellogg, as we'll as other Republican chiefs, labor
under the impression that Special Deputy Cham
pin stands in their way in the matter of appoint
ments, and he, with the Others have oonso-
quently decided that Champlin must abdoato
and give way either to Keloggs choice, II. Con
quest Clarke, or TO Anderson and Gantt's choice,
Capt kennison, and rig At there is where another
hit h occurs.
Kellogg, it will be remembered when here,
made an fort to buldoze both tho Collector and
the special deputy; and while threatening de-
feat OF tho formers confirmation, the latter was
to be consigned to private life. About this time,
the DEmooRAT. always on the alert
FOR KELLoaes oour p'ErATs,
intmated that tte special deputy had three or
four Northern and Western states at his back,
including Michigan.
Tl,,tn H.. r..f. ~.
time, and his ardor cooled down somewhat when
he heard that the special deputy was a special
pet OF old u sch Chandler; but he could not rest
oasy until he had aimed for himself the
truth OF the statement.
He must have been ut this work recently, for
rumor has 1t that he has Topped himself into
an interviewer. and has not only ''sounded"
Chandler, but has also ''soen" Terry, Chris
tiancy and Others and now the rumor is that
he writes n letter here stating the fact e the
interviews, aud alleges that
THE Bia REPUBLICAN GUNS
that he has seen deny being at tho special depu-
tvs back. He, OF course (2), must have seen
them at Washington, and yet they are in Mchi-
gan, and have been for somo time, hence it ia a
matter OF some doubt whether he has seen any
of them Or not, and it may be that the letter he
is reported to have written is another of his
lodges TO pacfy those here to whom he pledged
positions in the Custom House.
The Collector is thus placed between two frep,
the weak fusilado coming from The great de facto
and the greater bombardmept coming from tho
Anderson Gantt-Well army, and Just how to
preserve his equilibrium and
STRICT NEUTRALITY
10 that which perpfexes him. Rumor has IL that
the last named leaders, or two Of them at |. ast
were 80 persi tent in their eifuts to retain GER
tain employees few days siHce-the day they
made the raid-that they actually got up ut sun
rise one morning and went 10 the Cole ctor's
house early. before he had breakfasted, and
laid 'htir case and their ultmatum before
him. then and there-the afternoon visit to
the Collectors Office being only to carry out the
programme agreed upon in the NOR ing, and how
well they succeeded their most intimate friends,
who still retain their positions, know better than
the outside world.
The Collector still insists, however, that The re
HAS BEEN NO SERIOUS "nuEAK"
between his St. Landry parish supporters and
himself, and NO denies the st tatem ant made bv n
CITY paper that he has ever expressed himself as
being confident that his appoiul ment would be
He says he does not doubt but there
Will be opposition rs there are various candidates
even now for the CoIlectorship, but says that he
snail make no ttf ,rts to secure confirmation |
further than to discharge his duties to tho best of
his ability and will let that be the record upon
which his Damo will 60 before the senate OF the |
United States.
j., Al! sorts OF rumors arc ahoat as to the "n-
fiuence' brought to bear to secure tho appoint |
Republican ex-Congressman, who was again a |
candidate and who was "returred" at the last
election, but whose seat is contested, secured the
appointment OF one person for valuable services
rendered TO him
IN THE WAY CT TESTIMONY,
and 1t is claimed, too that the same parfy offered
another individual $1,000 in greenbacks If he
would certify and testify to the manner in which
certain ballots came out OF balot-box when the
testimony relative to the election was being
aiken.
ouch rumors as these as well as others more
'erious in their character are common now in
he Custom House halls and corridors, and it may
20 possible that some of them have or will reach
ne ears OF the Special Agent of the Treasury
low here, in which event, SHOULD they develop
nto charges against any OF the customs officers
r employees he would OF course be compelled 10
make an investigation.
PIrkINS TRUCK.