The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-08
CUSTOM-HOUSE NOTES.
MCMILLAN As PENSION AGENT SUR
PRIsEs THE OTHER CANDIDATES.

The Race for the CoIIcctorsIhip p ChaInpIin
Enters 1t.
The announcement in yesterdays
press kilograms that Mcmillan would
succeed Isabelle as pension agent
created considerable Of hntter among
some seven or eight candidates for that
position, the announcement being more
OF a surprise to them, from the fact that
1t was generally supposed that he was
laying the ropes for the position OF
COLLECTOR OF THE PORT,
and but few therefore thought him
In the pension office seeking race.
In Custom House circles it was gen.
orally conceded that his appointment,
II made, would show that the Warmoth
House and Department OF the Interior.
and some called to mind, too, the fact
that Mcmillan made q strong Hayes
policy speech In
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
at the State House here about the time
the McVeigh commission was about to
wind up it's labors, and advised the
members to gather themselves together
at Odd Fellows Hall. This had some
effect at the time, and considerable
prominence was given IL not only here
but through the Associated Press and
special kilograms. and 1t Is thought that
the President
HAS REWARDED MCMILLAN
with the Pension Agency.
The fact that he Is a native of Ohio
and for d long time was a resident and
practicing physician OF Columbus, Ohio.
has, 1t Is thought, had some weight in
the selection, If made. and it is known
to the writer that he could have, as
supporting his claims, such men as ex-
prominent Of the State named, who
may have aided him in his efforts.
A majority of the candidates here had
based their expectations upon local Re-
publican influence, while some had
Northern friends to aid them, and all
but few OF them based their expecta-
lions upon their political and war
records.
Some however did not, and one or two
prominent .colored Republicans who
were candidates--one especially--had,
asl his friends thought, higher claims
upon the Administration than a local
political record. He had, it seems, filed
an application for the position but that
seems to have been ignored entirely by
both the President and Secretary Sher-
man.
The fight for the Collectorship WAKES
warmer as the day for the assembling
OF Congress draws nearer and brace |
OF new candidates for that position are
something about circulating petitions. |
Rnmor has 1t that one Of these candi-
dates was member Of
THE CUSTOM HOUSE COMMISSION |
and that he bases his claimsgupon his
knowledge of the customs business first
and his liberal Conservative and Re-
publican support next.
Still another candidate appears In the
person OF the late Mr.. Champlin, ex-
Special Deputy Collector, whose cause,
1t 10 said, will be championed by half a
dozen Northern Senators and dozen
or two members of the House. His
friends here have obtained for him the
signatures to a petition of nearly all Of |
the leading importing houses in the
city, and he, by this time, has that Pc
tition ready to present shoald Judge
King not be confirmed. Petitions are
also being circulated for signatures
with view to the confirmation of the
warded soon.
The impression prevails among some
Republicans, however, that the Judge
will not be confirmed, as they think he
has given too much scope to the Return
ing Board influence, in the way of
patronage, to meet the approval Of the
Conservative or Democratic Senators.
Then, too, the fact that Returning Board
influence prevented, at Washington, the
confirmation Of the reappointment of
one OF the friends of Congressman
from this State will be used against the
of the Returning Board in
huence. In the event of any change,
even though Packard should be appoint
ed, there would In all probability be
ANOTHER GRAND SWEEP
among employees, and for that reason
the Tins" are doing their level best to
have the present Collector confirmed.
One OF those Sins" has "friend at the
throne" as it were, and is satisfied that
Judge King will not be disturbed, and
that Information, coming as 1t Is said it
does, from no less person than Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury McCor-
mick, some reliance must. of course, be
placed upon it. Rumor has it that one
or two letters were written by the Off
Cial named TO secure for the Sin" re-
ferred to the position he occupies, and
as the present Collector has thereby
placed the Assistant Secretary under
obligations, he in all probability will not
forget 1t.