New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17
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CANDIDATES FOR COLLECTOR
woULD-BE SUCCESSORS TO ROBERTSON.
THE PRESIDENTS DILEMMA-wHAT is SAID n
WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON, May 49, viii the President
appoint NewYork man to be Collector OF the Port I'm
the place Of Judge Robertson will he 90 outside tho
eate to find suitable man :" is the question which IL
giving many potcianss headache. II he selects New
York man and an active politician he is sure to oendhe
factions opposed to the wing of the party represented by
the new Collector. II he appoints Mugwump there will
be heard chorus OF discomfort all the country. n
business man not hitherto identified with politicshe
will satisfy Of the Democratic factions in tho city
and the risk OF arragning against him every OF
them. II man outside OF New-York, he Is sure to
receive equal censure What, then, Is he to do Tho
belief here that Manning thinks it best not only
ignore Tamnany entirely but to slap in the face Dy
the appointment Of prominent County Democrat He
believes that giving Tammany the cold shoulder would
win the approval OF the Mugwumps and Of that floating
vote neither Democratic nor Republican, which must
play important part in the elections next fall The
President is understood to hesitate in accepting this
view OF the matter. He dares not ALLEVIATE TammaEy
Hall at this junctUre; or prominent politician
pressed it to-day, monkey with buzz-saw." Tho
result will be probably the selection Of New York bust
man for the place, way out Of difficulty the samo
politician said, which ninetynine out Of hundred
people would choose because 1t is the and which
only few would discard because it is not the right
The friends Of j. Edward simmons now pushing
him for the Coectorshp and for the that he ,
In their opinion OF the requirements for the place.
He is the President OF the NewYOrk Stock Exchange,
and he is Democrat. For twelve years he was
member OF the Tammany organization but is
opposed to that society and its methods He has
elements of strength that most potent He Is Oil
andnmate friend Of TlIdeD, and is related to him by
marriage, Mr. smmons's brother ana Mr.. Tildens
brother having married sisters He Is also friend OF
Mayor Grace and the Drotherinlaw OF Charles r. Flint.
Mayor Grace's business partner
Mr.. SimmOnss strongest rivals believed 10 be j.
O'D0nohue and ID. Willis James The latter, it IL
reported does not want the place. The former is too
much OF Tammany man TO suit the President Er-
Mayor Banks OF Albany who is now here is also talked
OF likely to be the future Collector He Ia on init mate
terms with the President, and il outside Of New
York City is to be appointed he, probably stands
good chance any else TO get the place. There
are a number OF precedents which would justify tho
Presideht In going beyond the city for his Collector
Collector Merritt 70 mention one Instance, came from
St. Lawrence, the opposite end OF the State. Judge
ROl erson is resident of Westchester aud not OF
New-York City. There are even precedents for the
appointment OF man outside OF the State. Ex-Vice-
President Hamn, although citizen OF Maine. was
made Collector OF the Port of Boston, ard II Mr. Ceye
land to choose from NewJersey TO succeed
Collector Robertson there would be probably more
prise and disappointment among New-York business
men than among the politicians.