St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-22
TBE DEPUTY COLLECTOEssHTP.
Capt wood Tells the History of the
Struggle for EBae place.

Capt Wood Tells the History of the
Struggle for GBse place.
The quid nuncs who have been speculat-
ing on the probable successor to e. Rich
ards, deputy collector of customs at this
place. may now rest for a time. the an
n0uncement being all but officially made that
Col. John harrington OF St. Paul will be
the man. Capt. ). ID. Wood, the efficient
secretary of the state central committee. as
is well known. had made a vigorous fight
for the place. and had the strongest kind of
backing, but his hopes and those of his
friends seem to have been disappointed, for
a time, at least. although he regards himself
still as a candidate. IN speaking Of the
matter yesterday NIr. p. II. Kelly said that
he had told Capt. Wood some time ago
that he could not have the place, and that
at any rate he did not like to interfere much
with the arrangement Of Dr.. Guernon' 5
personal staff. Capt Wood was asked yes
ferday to give a history OF the struggle for
the place and replied IS follows:
TIE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
''So0n after it was known that Mr.
Cleveland was elected, Mr.. DoTan. chair
man of the state committee, asked me
what position l wanted. We looked over
the things that would come TO the faithful
in the state. 7 said to him that consider
ing / was d st. Paul man and had an in
valid wife, one Of the smallest offices in the
gift Of the government in this section would
suit me and mentioned the deputy collector
ship Of customs. He agreed with me and
thought | ought to have il and so did Mr..
Kelly.
''At the time of the meeting of the state
central committee, at which Mr.. Kelly and
Nr. Doran were empowered to voice the
FN,,t,, -g4
was understood that was to have that Of
flee. 1t so stood, and no candidate appeared
against me until after Ar. X ely's visit to
Washington the latter part Of May
last. On his return from that
visit called on him and inquired as to the
probable time when there would be q
change in the deputy collectOrship here,
telling him at the same time that Mr. Rich
ards. the incumbent. had time and again
informed me that he was ready to step down
and out when his successor was named.
Then, for the first time, Nj. Kelly in
formed me that he could not support me
for that position, that circumstances COM
PEELED him to support John harrington for
the position. At the same time he told me
that if there was any other Office coming to
Minnesota that 1 desired he would do his
utmost to secure it for me. l told him then
IllaJ lie lilC VI lStlli-
ilv affairs when | made the selection of
this Office. and that 1 desired no
other Office, nor would accept
any other that would take me from st.
Paul
''Thus matters stood for about three
weeks, when meeting Mr.. Kelly in front of
the Bank of Minnesota, he stopped me and
said, Here, Wood, we are going TO lose the
Office of special pOstoffice agent for this
district. now held by Sim Childs, unless
we present good man for the place. Now
you make out your application and / viii
go with you to Washington and see that
you get the appointment, or if you can't
go, L viii take The papers myself and get
it for YOU / answered as before that any
Office outside Of st. Paul
WOULDN'T SUIT
me. When Dr.. Guernon was appointed.