New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-02
WASHINGTON.
GEN. sHARPE'S SUCCESSOR.

THE APPLICANTS FOR THE PLACE AND THE ANU
MENTs USED To INFLUENCE The APPOINTMENT
by TELEGRAPH TO rHK TRIBUNE
WAsu1NGTox Aug Now that the investigation
into fine management of the New-YorlI Custom House
has been subs antially completed, and the recon-
meudations of the Jay Commission have been acted
upon the President and Secretary of the treasury
have made up their minds to proceed at once 20 'he
appointment of Surveyor Sharpes successor "en'
Sharpe's commission expired several months ago
and it was intended soon after the CHARACTERIZATION
of President Hayes, to appoint new successor ~
once Subsequently It was thought wiser 10 allo"
Gen Sharpe to retain his position unt the close OF
the investigation. as any changes that might De
found necessary in the Office could be more lhteul
gently ARRANGED BY him than by an officer less mt
,,iv ,couainted with the personnel of the Survey
Or's Department
Cen Sbarne IS himself candidate for reappoint-
mont and has filed with the Secretary of the Treas
urv pasers and recommendations asking for his re-
tenton but the President has decided to select some
other gentleman The following have either made
personal application for the position or nave been
recommended for appointment nv their friends:
Elwood Z. Thorne, Drake DeKay james w. Hustled,
A. J. DittenhOeter, T. G. Piatt. j. A. Briggs Thomas
f. Stewart J. W. Jones. James Tanner, VIM. Hol-
bridge, f. A. Carman, \. n. Cole and A. Disbecker.
Besides these Gen. f. \. Merritt of ST. Laurence
County las been strongly recommended, and at one
time il believed to be the intention OF the PreSi-
dent TO tender the position to him.
The candidates above named may he divided into
three classes those residing in the City Of New
York. those representing the German-American ele-
ment and those representing the Liberal Repnbl-
can element in the politics of the State. strong
arguments have been advanced IN favor OF selecting
the Surveyor from each of these three classes FOR
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a large business at the Custom House have urged
upon the President and Secretary OF the treasury
the Importance of selecting the Surveyor from the
residents of that city and point to the fact that the
present Surveyor and Naval Officer were selected
from the country.
And this class of Republicans has attempted To i'm
press the President and the Secretary of the Treas
ury with the Importance Of giving the Germal-Aner-
leans of the Empire State of the great New-1ork
Offices They say that while this large class OF voi-
er in the State is generally gratihed at the course
that has been pursued by the President at the same
time they feel that they ought to have political
recognition, and that some representative OF their
nationality ought TO be given one of the important
positions in the Custom House.
The arguments that have been presented for ana
against the appointment Of representative Liberal
are very numerous Some members of each wing Of
appointment of Surveyor of the Port from the
other wing Some Of those who have been known
as Conklmg Imen say that the selection of a Lib
eral representative would be very distasteiul to
the senior Senator from NewYork, and would
tend TO keep the two elements of the party
asunder rather than TO heal the differences
that have so long existed. On the other hand lead
ing Liberal Republicans point to the honorable rec
ord Of that branch Of the party the last Presiden-
tial canvass. They assert that no class OF Republic
cans in the State Of New-York more Jealous for
the success both Of the National and the State ticket
and point TO the fact that in the counties in which
Liberal Repubcanism was strongest IN 1872 the
largest and almost the only gains in the State
were secured.
All these questions will be carefully considered by
the President and his Cabinet when the matters form
ally brought before them, 1t probably will be on
Friday next. An abstract of all the papers relating
to this appointment thus ifar filed in the Treasury
Department was made to-day for the information Of
the President.