St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-28
NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS.
Tammany Hovyls While Other DEM
Ocrats Applaud.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK, June 27.-The appointment
Of Edward L. Hedden for collector Of the
port of New York causes an unusual stir in
political circles. He is pr0tege of Hubert
o. Thompson. by whose suggestion and in
fluence Hedden was decided upon. 1t was
conceded all the time that Thompson, who
is chief of the County Democracy, would
either get the collectorship himself
or say who should. The Tammany
men are wild over the appointment of
Hedden. One of the sachems says that
Hedden is only Thompson's dummy and
Thompson's discovery. Thompson became
convinced some time ago that his own ap-
plication for the position as collector was
not likely to meet with the approval of the
president. A number of his friends there
upon began to get some ''business-men's
backing" for Hedden. The latter's COM
parative obscurity was help rather than a
hindrance in the matter. The fact that he
had been business man counted for much
in his favor. even among persons who had
occasion very recently to regret the Selec-
ton of that other disbursements candidate,
Franklin Edison. A number of very re-
spectacle names were obtained to the petit
ton in favor of Hedden. Thompson, con-
trary to his usual caution, went personally
into the work of booming his candidate.
OTHER SELECTIONS.
WASHINGTON, June 81 The president
to-day made the following appointments:
Edward L. Hedden, to be collector of Gus
toms for the district of New York, n. Y;
Hans II. Beatty, to be surveyor of customs
in the district of New York; Silas W. Burt,
b Lo ofYi Of Cfo of
of New York.
SKETCHES.
Edward l.. Hedden was born in New
York city in 1928. From 1859 until last
year he was partner in the shipping
house of Wetmore, Cyder & Co., and for
thirty-five years conducted the customs
house business of the firm. He
is vice president of the Ncrth
River bank and director in
several insurance companies. He has al
ways been Democratic in politics. His
father studied law with Alexander Hamil-
ton, and was the representative of New
York city On the opening of the Erie canal.
He was indorsed to the president for the
appointment by Edward Cooper, Gen. John
B. Woodward, John E. Devlin, Daniel
Drake Smith, J. Perrepont Morgan, Charles
LIZ holliCll, Il. L. Lulu, VI 1Ohu3 w CllOA x
Co., John L. Crane Bates, Reed & Cooley,
j. S. Low and a large number Of other New
York merchants and politicians.
81. S. Beatty is a lawyer and was an asso-
ciate in the corporation counseTS office. He
has been an active man in the County De
mocracy organization and is at present dep
uty county clerk Of New York and has al
ways been Democrat.
Col. Silas w. Burt was formerly naval
officer and was removed by President Ar
thur. He is at present chief examiner of
the New York civil service commission. He
supported Cleveland for governor in 1882,
and was an active supporter of the Demo
cratic candidates last fall. The term of
Graham would not expire until 1887, but he
is suspended in mid term because the presi-
dent believes sound public policy requires a
reorganization of the whole custom house
service at the port of New York and
deemed a complete new organization eS-
sential to proposed change of methods.
A KICK FROMTAAIMANY.
NEW YORK, June 27.-Tammany hall is
very much disappointed over the custom
house appointments that President Cleve-
land made to-day. To the members of that
organization it appears that two County
Democracy men and one Republican have
been appointed to the highest Offices in the
custom house. They generally admit or
claim that Mr.. Hedden was named by
Hubert o. Thompson and are opposed to
him on that account. Mr.. Beatty, the ap-
pointed surveyor Of the port, has been an
executive officer of the County De-