The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-16
GALVESTON GLEANINGs,
The right For Coiioeiorship GROW.
warm---rhe reform Axe
works but slowly

spcClhl 10 Nne hhhnluet6
Galveston, July l5.-Thc contest
for collector of customs for the Gal
weston District il becoming animated
between Mr.. &. q. Sweeney and Cap
tain William II. Nichols. Both arr
strongly endorsed for the Office
Sweeney has been an active democrat;
has given freely OF his time and
money for the success of tho party;
has represented the party as u dele
gate the Democrat National and State
conventions, and was for number OF
years chairman of this senatorial dis
trlct. lie Is n successful business man
thoroughly familiar with the mari
time business of the port, and alive to
the commercial wants of the city, and
is strongly endorsed for the office.
In this latter respect; Mr.. Sweeney
has decided advantage over his OPP
ponont, Captain Nichols, whose prin-
Cipal recommendation Is his masonic
record; he having been elected worthy
Grand Master.
A rumor has been current that Sec
rotary Manning had placed his en-
dorsement upon Sweeney's applica-
ton and sent ii TO the president.
Expectation was on tiploe for several
days that his appointment would
promptly follow. But the president
hcsitates, and the longer he hesitatos,
the higher rise the hopes of Captain
Nichols.
In the meantime new Richmond
has entered the field, $. y. llawley,
prominent commission mcr-
chant, and All enthusiastic
democrat of liberal tendencies aud
progressive ideas. Mr.. liawley's ap-
plication is supported by n majority
of the commercial men of this city;
besides he has II strong aud active in-
iluenCU at work for him outside Of
Galveston in Texas, Missouri and
Washington.
The republican Oiiicc-holders are
watching the contest with interest,
aud are daily expecting the axe will
fall that will deprive them of Office
and give their heritage to some patri-
otto democrat. They have their offices
in order and are prepared to vacate
ut any moment that democratic light
ming may paralyzc them. The only
federal oilicc-holder thus far removed
in the Galveston district is Col. VIM.
II. Sinclair, who was succeeded as
collector of internal revenue of the
First district by Ex-senator Cooper of
Wood, The Galveston democrats
thought that Sinclair's head would Oc
among the last to drop into the
bucket; II was however the first, and
when il was announced IL caused u
feeling of satisfaction among republic
cans. lie had given but little atten-
ton to the duties aud details of the
Office tor the past four years beyond
drawing the salary, which he did with
great regularity; 10. Quincy, brother
of n. W. Quincy, being virtually the
collector of internal revenue, aud dis
charging the duties of the Office in ali
able and satisfactory manner.
Sinclair is now giving his attention
to his large street railway interest and
booming the Beach hotel In speaking
of the latter, some cynics say: liz
bill of fare consists of too much brass
band. thin soup and not enough of the
subsiantials.
BY recent order of the secretary
OF the treasury the office OF sub-col
lector of customs at Houston has beef
abolished. This will be depressing
news To Cyrus w. ODerly, tue corrt
, spondent OF the News at that poin
who for several weeks has had a pet
ton in circulation here and in llou,
ton recommending him for that Ollie,
Cyrus expected this plum to dro
into his possession through the loci
influence he could bring TO bea
coupled with that of his brother JOIN
!; who received the appointment of il
! dian agent, and Is reported to ha,
some influence with the presidei
I AS sub-collector of the port OF liou
u ton, Cyrus would have withdraw
from Journalism and exercised h
y versatile intellect in drawing So!
> per day for doing virtually nothin
- But rctrcnchment aud reform beii
: the watch-word of the present admi
l. istration, the genial Cyrus will la
10 continue TO grind out his dai
e grist Of "lIouston happenings for t
- News