The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-02
The Port Of New York.

dent to-day appointed Edward u. He'd
den to be collector of customs at the port
of New York, Hans S. Beattie, surveyor
of customs at New York, and Silas W.
Burt, naval officer of customs at New
York. The new collector of customs
was born in New York city in 1928.
From 1859 until last year he was part
ner in the shipping house of Wetmore,
Cryder & Co., and for lhirty-6ve years
conducted the customhouse business OF
the firm. He is vice.president Of the
North River Bank and director in sey.
eral insurance companies. He has always
been Democrat in politics. His father
studied law with Alexander Hamilton,
and was representative of New York
city on the occasion of the opening OF
the Erie Canal.
81. S. Beattie, surveyor of customs, is
lawyer and was an associate in the
corporation counsel's Office during Secre-
tary Whitney's term. He has been an
active man in the County Democracy
organization, and is at present deputy
County clerk of New York and has al
ways been Democrat.
The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Times, writing under date of
June 25, gives the following account of
Mr.. Hedden, the new collector:
The Cooper Thompson candidate is
Mr.. Edward L. Hedden, of Wetmore,
Cryder & Co., South street merchants.
He had not been heard of before he was
mentioned among few persons here last
night, but he is praised very highly by
Mr.. Thompson as a merchant of high
character and ability. To these praises
Mr.. Cooper mods cordial assent. Early
this morning MIR. Cooper and Mr..
Thompson called upon Secretary Man.
ming to submit their candidates record
and claims. They are aaid TO have ex-
tolled his virtues aud his public spirit
highly, and MIR. Manning listened atten-
lively. So new a candidate was Mr..
Hedden that his name had never been
heard at the White House until brought
forward by Mr.. Cooper and Mr. Thomp-
son, when they visited the President.
He is pressed as q business man particu.
larly, with view to gratifying the bust
ness element with which he would be
brought in contact if made collector.
Mr.. Thompson is credited with having
made the discovery that he would be,
above all others, the best man in New
York if the President is determined that
q politician shall not have the place.
MIR. Thompson, it is said, made his &C.
quaintance through Mr.. Hedden's SON
in.law, Mr.. Worthington, who supplies
tho public works department with pumps
and water meters.
New YORK, June 27.-The feeling
here among the Tammany men on the
Presidents customhouse appointments is
decidedly bitter. Coroner Martin, one
of the leaders of the organization, said
when asked how he liked them: ut is
CRYING shame. The President has made
q gross blunder. This man Hedden has
never done anything for the Democracy,
and in appointing him the President has
insulted all true Democrats. They all
feel about that way, though some pretend
indifference and say they never heard OF
Hedden and don't know anything about
him. The Irving Hall people are less
disturbed, but several of them use faint
praise to express their feelings. The
County Democracy men are jubila11t.
Even Hubert O. Thompson seems to be
very happy, although he ia reputed to be
disappointed aspirant for the collector
ship.
Col. silas w. Burt, the newly appoint,
ed naval officer, was formerly naval
officer and was removed by President
Arthur He is at present the chief
examiner of the New York civil service
commission. He supported Cleveland
for Governor in 1882, and was an active
supporter of the Democratic candidates
last fall. The term of Graham would
not have expired until 1887, but he is
suspended because the President believes
that sound public policy requires q reor-
gaIizatiou of the whole customs service
at the port of New York, and deems
complete new organization essential 10
the proposed change of the methods OF
tho off1re