The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
THE NEW COLLECTOR.
HOW aIs APPOINTMENT WAS REs
CEIvED AT THE CUsTOM-HoUsE.

The Associated Press dispatch In the even
Custom House employees or the Custom
House bummers had of the appointment OF
Postmaster A. s. Badger TO the Coilectorship
OF the Port. The announcement was sudden
and unexpected, and was received with vary.
ing emotions by persons differently inter-
ested.
THE OUTS
were iubilant, not SO much because of the an.
pointment OF Badger to the place as beeauae
a change which they had been 40 long and so
anxiously looking for and calculating on had
been made. Any other man would have suited
them as well, and with the appointment OF
either OF several others who were pronni-
nently spoken OF In connection with the POSI-
tion they would have probably been better
pleased Stlll they were not disposed to
grumble. They wanted change, with what
they consider an absolutely necessary
sequence, reorganization OF the force in the
building which would give them an oppor~
tunity Of once more presenting for oonsidera-
tion their particular and peculiar claims for
government employ.
oTHE ms,
that is, the present employees, it was a severe
blow, and was received with many manifesto
tons OF anxiety From this time out. until
the reorganization is completed there will be,
very few OF them who will feel secure In their
positions.
Among
THE REPUBLICAN, POLITICIANS.
and particularly among the colored leaders,
there was much rejoicing, as they felt conf
dent that their past services to the party for
gotten or ignored by the deposed Collector.
would be remembered and rewarded by the
newly appointed one. One very prominent
colored man, expressing his satisfaction over
the appointment. said Badger Is the only
man of all those appointed by the President
to positions in this State who has carried out
his (the President's) wishes In regard to ap-
pointments to places. Badger has made a
fair distribution of places between white and
colored men, and has not been continually
seeking for Democratic Endorsement, as has
the retiring official whose place he takes. L
think this has had considerable influence with
the President, for he told me when I was last
in Washington that it was his desire that
intelligent and representative colored men
should be furnished with employment.
He was not alone in his feeling of satisfac-
tion, 1t was generally manifested by. all the
leaders, and there can be no doubt of the fact
that the appointment Is universally approved
by the Republicans.
There are In addition to the one given by
the cOlored Republican, as above set forth,
several other reasons assigned for
THE CHOICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
but among them there Is but one which is
EsAaty WOIbIly OI CONSIDERATION as prODaDlG
aetuating cause, and this is the fact that when
the Teller committee was In this city a can
vass was made by some Of the members act
ing, 1t is said under the instructions of the
President as to who would be the most ae-
eeptable man to the party, and Badger was
almost II not unanimously indorsed.
VIM. l.. McMillen, the present Pension
Agent takes Badgers place as Postmaster.
and 1t Is probable that the vacancy occa-
stoned by his retirement from his present
Office will be filed by the appointment of A.
j. Dumont the chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, who has been In
commission as Minister to Mexico, but who
will be satisfied with the pension agency.