The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-22
1T IS GIVEN AWAY.
zee SEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
Some of the Secrets About Hsddsh's Ap
pOtRtmsat Given Away Hubert o.
Thompson. share in the DIViIion.
Trouble between Hsddsn and Eaton.

NEw YoRx, Sept. 2l.-The dismissal
OF Captain Bacon from the position ol
chief weigher Of the Brooklyn department
Of the Custom.house threatens now to be.
come one Of the most entangling problems
OF political nature that President Cieve-
land has had to solve. 1t is REGARDED as
tie worst blrnder that Colonel Hedden
could possibly havemade. for two reasons:
First, because the character OF the man
who hss succeeded Captain Bacon Is 80
bad, that even decent Democrats repudiate
him; and second, because it has given the
civil service adyocstes the opportunity
they hsve been longing for, to make 9
strong indictment OF the present conduct
AZ the Custom.house. Civil Service Cons
missioner Dorman B. Eaton, who came on
here on Friday, to inquire into the mat
ter, is in Washington to lay the whole
matter before President Cleveland.
How FAR he will ask the President tc go
in the matter is not known. Itis thought
that he will be satisfied with the rein
statement OF Captain Bacon, but there are
many who claim that nothing short OF the
dismissal OF Collector Hedden will satisfy
the Mugwumps and the reformers. Com
missioner Eaton will insist that the Col
lector has twice violated the Civil Sertiee
lawn distnissing CaptSin Bacon without
cause and appointing Sterling to the
place without an examination. It Is ap-
parent 10 every one now that Steriing's
appointment ives the outcome OF deal TO
capture the Brooklyn delegation TO the
Democratic State Convention for ex.
Mayor Cooper, the county Democracy can
didats. As result, the Mclaughlin slate
was chosen at the Second ward primaries
lest Friday night. The Sterling workers
did not put in an appearance at all. In
stead OF that the "RApg" spent the night
at "Ths Old Mans" as sterling's liquor
saloon is called, and drank Themselves
hilarious at the expense o! the house.
HOW TIE DEAL WAS MADE.
Every newspaper in this city, with the
exception OF the Sun, denounces the
whole affair as one of the dirtiest pieces
of political chicanery that the Thompson
crowd have ever attempted. 1t has led to
the investigation OF the manner in which
Collector Heddsn secured his appoint
ment, and the facts Of the deal between
him and Hubert o. Thompson have be-
come public. Mr.. Hedden was originally
an applicant for 81 500 clerkship. He
got Thompson interested in his behalf,
and the latter promised TO get him the
plXcs. This was in March when Mr..
Thompson had his eyes on the Collector
shiJ. When he IVES told that he could
not have the place for himself, bat could
name the man, he decided to make He'd
den his representative. Thompson Is a
thorough business man, and had the terms
OF the bargain with Hedden thoroughly
understood. The Collectors salary is
SI2 600, but there are fees and perquisi!es
attached TO the office which make It worth
twice as much.
The Thompson proposition was that
Hsdden should take s. 800 year, and the
rest should be turned over to him. Be-
sides that, the County Democracy was to
control all appointments. The deal was
made, Mr.. hedden was appointed, and in
order 10 look after his own interests. Mr.,
Thompson has recently opened an Office
at the corner Of Beaver and New streets,
within short distaIce of the Custom
House. He spends q number OF hours
there every day, and the Collector is one
OF his most frequent visitors As the bar
gain was probably made with President
Cleve!and's knowledge and consent, there.
can be little hope Of its annulment, even
though it has gained publicity.