The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-13
CUsTOM-HOUsE GOSSIP.
ANOTHER PETITION FOR THE COII-
LECTOR-THE CONTEST FOR
HIS OFFICE.

The story OF ChampIIn's Being q Nom
Resident Plainly Denied.
Collector King was engaged yesterday evening
in preparing letter to the Hon. e. John Ellis,
which was to accompany the original petitions
circulated among and signed by
MERCHANTS AND IMPORTERS
in the city, asking that Judge King be retained
as Collector. The letter lie somewhat exhaustive
in its character. and goes into details as to the
Collectors past snd speaks OF his future course.
Copies OF this petition will, or have been, printed
and will be forwarded by mail to each member OF
the Senate for his information.
or course the Collector is doing all he can to
| secure his own confirmation, and prefers to work
through his friends here rather than go to Wash
ingtOn and
LOBBY 1T THROUGH.
Some Of Mr.. Cbampns friends say that his
petition, bearing as it does some 600 names,
contains many OF the same firms and iudivjua Il
who signed the Collectors petition, and if that
be the case the Senators will have chance to
get in broad and audible grin at the bungling
manner in which some people sign petitions.
One OF Mr. Ohamplin's friends il very much
papers yesterday morning, which seemed to have
originated in the COLLECTORS office, where, ac.
cordug TO the report, "Mr. Chsmplin's record
was searched and the conclusion reached and the
zen OF this state" etc.
MIR. Champlin's friends assert and csn prove
that he Is US much OF a citizen OF the State as
nearly all of the Federal officials, judges Of the
United States Courts, the Postmaster, Internal
Revenue Collector, or any OF the rest of them who
MIGRATE 70 THE NORTH
during the summer. More than hat, IL IL fact
that Mr.. Ohsmpin ia engaged In bueness her o
in the city. He married here two years ago,
taking as bis wife the daughter OF one OF the
cashiers OF banking institution, and q native,
by the way, and made this his home
TEN YEARS Ago.
when he first came here; and, more than that,
ne has no ntert SITS elsewhere, aud all the voting
he has done in that time has been done in this
city. Ii he is not Identified with the city and
State, two-thrds Of the federal appointees are
not, consequently no huge point can be made
az inst him ON that ground.
From appearances it would seem that some OF
the Collectors friends are OF the opiDibn that
Chsmplin is endeavoring to Dust Judge King, but
the Collector himself stated yesterday that he
did not believe that to be the fact and further
stated that MIR. Chanipln bad written his special
deputy that ne should not attempt to defeat
Judge Kings nomination or confirmation, but
were he not nominated he would try and secure
the position.
The Oollectorship has now grown to be huge
BONE OF CONTENTION
and the Collector means to keep it il he can
While the other candidates are equally anxious to
8 cure IL snd, OF course, eaeh OF them are using
what points they can against Judge King by
peggiDg away at the aRetnrniBg Board infiu
ence" end "RefurDipg Board patronage" which
he must work uuder aud cater to.
Some OF ths friends of these candidates claim
that the Collector Is seeking all he Democratic
influence he can get, and in order TO
MAKE HIMSELF SOLID,
As IL were, with couple Of Democratic Com
gressmen he has made a couple Of appointments
for one.
Whatever may be the expression the Collector
does not deny that he was appointed at the sug-
gestion Of Gen. Anderson, and of course he is en-
titled to the patronage.
Surveyor Wells does not believe the Returning
Board will be arraigned soon, and is therefore
contemplating trip to Washington, to leave here
IN Tuesday next.
Gen. Batney, special agent, returned yesterday
from Mobile, where he has been on business.