New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-14
HOW THE RESULT Is RECEIVED HERE.

HOW THE RESULT Is RECEIVED HERE.
MR.. ROOSEVELT Is NOT SORRY PERSONALLY. But
THINKS GOOD REPUBLICANIsM WILL SUFFER-
GENERAL ARTHURs VIEWS or THE SITUATION
FEELING AMONG CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICIALS.
The remarkable secret session of the Senate,
which considered the nominations Of Theodore Roose-
welt and L. Bradford Prince to be Collector Of the Port
OF Now-York and Naval officer, and rejected them, Of
fered lively theme Of conversation yesterday among
friends OF the Administration and its political Oppo
nens Theodore Roosevelt said he did not like to say
much about the matter. 1t was fight between the ma
chine politicians and President Hayes. He was
not involved in it except by name. He had
not sought the Collectorship, which was pressed
upon him, and which he would have accepted
II the nomination had been confirmed, from sense Of
duty rather than from inclination. on personal grounds
he sorry 10 be free to manage his own private
affairs. Mr. Roosevelt was amazed that Senator Conk
ling should have told the Senate that he the Senator's
bitter personal enemy aud had lost opportunity OF
denOuncng him. On the contrary he had no occasion to
haIbor any personal feeling against Senator COnkng
whom he had never met and did not know by sight
He was willing 70 say, however that he considered
senator Conkng the representative Of machine Republic
canism, which was runing the party, and TO which he
decidedly hostile He believed that President Hayes
had the support Of the people in the Republican party
and out Off, and that the machine politicians in break
ing down the party would themselves be the ruins. Mr.
Prince was not to be found at his office yesterday
There was no installing the happy feeling which pre-
vailed among all the officers at the Custom House
Wednesday evening the chief officials received tele-
graphic dispatch from Senator Conkng informing them
Of the result. Yesterday morning there much re-
ioicing among the employees Colonel Burt, Assistant
Naval Officer said the clerks would have felt more ndif
fcrent perhaps il they could have relied on lit
eral following Of the Civil Service rules,
the proposition had been to advance
the experienced assistants 10 the chief Offices But when
new man came in the clerks naturally felt insecure
and feared that many Of them would be displaced to
make room for the friends of the collector. Since
tho nominations OF McssIs Roosevelt ana Prince were
not rejected the ground that they not capable
men, and since the Senate had taken the ground that the
present mcumbents ought not 10 be removed. Colonel
Burt SAID the feeling among Custom House officers and
clerks that further change would be made The
scnates action in the nature Of reconilrmaton OF
General Arthur and MIR. Cornell
COLLECTOR ARTHUR OF THE FIGHT.
Collector Arthur looked wen pleased over the turn
Custom House affairs had taken. lie said he did not
think his personal merits dement's entered very
largely into the contest The fight lay between the
President and the party which elected him. The leaders
Of that party thought that he had dsposiu to
be more friendly to Democrats than to Republicans Tie
President had recognized the old custom OF granting 10
Senators the naming Of new for appointments so far
the Democrats concerned Republican Senators
had not Win fua lIthlutHt iid1ts
had great willingness TO change nominations at
the instance Of Democrats the plea made - him that
the first men named not strong enough Democrats
satisfy the opponents of the Republican party. Under
the Once Act the President empowered 70
make removals with the advice and consent Of the sem
ate. OF course the Senate would consider first II re-
movas ought to be made bcf passing the qualica
lions Of new named for the Offices
General Arthur said he believed the action Of the Sen
ate would strengthen the party and would be favOraby
received by most Republicans The feeling prevailed
among old Republicans in the city that the President
not so much DESTROYS OF breaking down the machine"
so called as of giving the machine direction. Gen
eral Arthur did not seem TO attach much importance
TO the reports ~ the Jay Commission, saying that any
body conversant with the Custom House could that
the reports were largely gteIfng gencralities and,
i'm many instances, founded on misstatements.
Naval officer Cornell said he did not THINK II would nc
becoming IN him TO offer any comment
Deputy Benedict said there was good feeling
i'm his departments They knew General Merritt TO be "A
GOOD man. and he brought to the office OF surveyor con
siderable practical experience. He thought the new
surveyor would he ready Ia enter Office before next
Saturday OWING to the formalities in giving bonds.