, 1881-10-12
THE CoLIECrORsIIIP,

Tho commission OF Mr. Willln,n ffcnry Smith.
tho Collector of Customs for 'the Port OF Chi
caga expires DEG. II, and, rs that datc Is n.y.
proachlnR. tho canvass amouR tho nsprants for
this uilicB Of trist mud profit Ia wnxlng cxeted-
tngiy warm, aud tho heat will increase ns tho
III TnE i'HinuSx u yesterdny relative to tho
candidacy OF Mr. William Penn Nixon IN which
ws sb aas tc s Nxan s9 s Wi II sas
backed by Collector Smith hiniself una by Cuts-
grcssnnn Farwei!. among others: TO asccr-
TnluuSE reporter yesterday saw Mr. Farwoli
and nske,1 for his opinoMs nn the iuatter.
sys H. Sys %n,a enrs ~ s III tss ps:so"s
incumbent. ! du uu. know thas ny auvlco will
by askcti N tho mattsr, hut + i Is. should Ger;
think Ills eon.lust Of tho o!lico HIS @ Geon such
so s e. as s e s y eson seaa d s rs
Smith wns not canddato four r. years nso,
nos os nS seck e., oso az tsen mora and Ito ass s
not nov. |, shuk, however ;tltas
rsnarSa,st ani il It shouli Happen that ain
eonatttsl shall u,ue Nr. Smiths claims. While
a n tsyS M <, or ~ ~ smi, l s n0s !e SUD
MR. HsIlTns POSITION
on the question Of Mr. Nlxon's candldaoy will
5Sssrye asE 9ns I'LL ct in a Tansl ns ns
G. d. FArwel anl mysolf arc put down na bacK-
ips william Pom Nlx"a fer coloetoE q Gus,
auu presume etIlially 60 as 10 Sir. FnrUell:
ssyetai dstnsusnSd agp1'ssnMts nafe eails
= foicO ia tho matter It will be to tnsEst thAs q
bnNlness man be apPonted a,ld that tho oliico is
''0' ~S' ''' 0~''N Wiil.ixM Ii:s,sY sairil.
TIE GROWTH OF THE cn1cAuo CUSTOM HOUSE
haA tundod to 1uako tho present contcet nn-
amount to ncnrIy $lV} go, and tho olico Is now
nps IS Gn ss wn !t%oso 4 th9 e.,
!!ayal oiscor @ aud aud Surveyor. Offices worta
S4.60 por annt1M: m This y n,,other feature i,
lortor i III tllore thAn prnhabto TINT thoso Oil.
cots viii hayo tD be ai!owed to this mort. They
lid yI.stIy to the co,nmarciai and poiitioai i'm.
po!taneu Vt tho Col!cotorsh!p
Mr. 5m!st'a position Ia about rs stated by MIR.
US he was not seeking it before. liz has, now.
ever, much the hest chauce, Ills conduct OF the
aotivo and determined snpport of tho nportors u M
nn1 merci,at,ts generally, WIN arc wull satisfied
with h's h.isinoasllka ad'nlntatrauo. y u assart
cd by those who ought to know tint President
Arthur. who thor.'lERhty understands thu no.
cess!tloa Of tha o'!lee. will daltr fnUu'l 10 tho
Atttyt aud hGnvy Importers wh0sG lutGrpats arc
30 1hrKely at stake.
OTHER CANDIDATES.
John i. heyerldgo IL supposed to DO actively
ln tho told. lln wuk ut onu ttuc taken up by
tho staiwsst wing Of tho party, hut raecnt oc-
port. fractional forces hnyu to II groat extoilt
buon brukon up. 1t ID Hlso assertotl by some Ut
those who wore pushing I'esortdXd that Ills
words, It il sald that DO has become antiquatcd,
and that the younger men OF tho party cannot
DO sufficiently enthused on hls behalf. thu iioR
boinx that his future servicea cannot equal the
past. hnd henco that Sonlc moro acilye aud
younger iaaa should Bupplant him.
Mr. ". r. MAson ~ on the track az tho repre-
sentative OF irgtssnttve Influence. lfo IL popu-
workers IN tho party. and he viii hayo II strong
petition from the LcRts]ature, tho meulbgFs uf
which are rnther Etycn 10 signing for each other
ln all possible contingencies and for all sorts Of
bir. j. Russell Jones, the President OF tho Wost
Olrsslun it4i!rond Company. Is said 10 be willing
tu taku tho utficB. 1t IL alleged TINT he elil
1.ugan or Congressman FMrwcli.
Ex-s Sheriff John Hoffman bas been mon.
ti9nsd quite GENERALLY: tlo wiz rely % tho
ny av b a1ssd bx ha 4oa ss m
that something uase 1n!xht full to hts lot after
tho tnrKcst cr1mb had beon swopt up.
Gntet movement hRs boon going on among
NJ. Smith withdraws W bettur oivi!.servIcs
selection gould bc nAdo than Mr, John Hit, tho
present Uoputy Collector. who bus boen 70.
!at,,nd through m 5 aii Admustrauons FOR fourteen
md bus always beeu tho actiy0 hoad In
she collection OF the illcrcAslu4 customs
dues Tho mnveiBcnt ID without his knowledge,
!litia1e aaaInst Mr. Smith. Sona tow people,
hDxcvpr, feel thAt he would bp compromised
aEafust whon, no obfection could ~ mauo. and
hfs naulu will be held In reserve for that pslr-
thAt he will be rctufuHl Al Deputy whoever may
! get tho principal office.