New-York tribune., 1885-07-14
AFTER COLLECTOR sMARTs PLACE.

THEY ALL WANT IT-soMEBoDY WILL GET IT AND
SOMEBODY WILL BE MAD.
Troy. July 13.-An interesting fight Is in
progress hero among the hungry and thirsty over
the appointment OF successor TO Internal Revenue
Collector James :. Smart Tho term 0t office OF Mr..
smart who Ia an ex-Congressnan and Editor Of The
Washington County Post expired on July !, and the
name Of the Collector is daily expected to be an
nouncod from Washington. There are numerous caidi-
dates and each claims 20 hold special iniiueuce Tho
district extends left bank of the Hudson from
Pattsbnrg to the westccster County line. Samuel J.
Tden IT, has candidate whom he Ia carefully groom
ing while exMayor Murphy, OF this city. state
Committeeman and Democratic bo-s. 10 fever
ishy anxious TO maine the winner Among
those said to have his approval j. Russell Parsons
and aged "Gid" Reynolds Of Oosick Parsons Is con
nected with the Moving Machine Works. and few
yoars ago broke away fron his party and was made
chairman Of the Board OF Supervisors. Reynolds has
either held Office been looking for one the last half
century. He IL an oxsherf and oI-Asscmbyman. and
was Collector during President Johnsons Administra-
ton MANY years ago when Democratic convention
met in the classic haunts OF Hells Kitchen, Reynolds
said that n given the Assembly nomination he would
never aspire to another ofcc The rralsis are recall
Ing this ayowal, and using 1t to "Gid's" dsad-
vantage Hamilton n, w.shngton countv. chairman Of
the Democratic County Committee, would be pleased to
accept the coectorshiP lie Is backed ~ exCongr,sms m
first attention here by valorousy
and Humorlst wilkins OF Whitehall Is another aspIrant
for Mr. Smart. place His chief clam upon The consld
never had anything. Up TO the present time Smith NJ
Weed has kept his mouth shut. but runor comes up
the that John Bricn. contractor and Assembly,
man has been quietly pressing Duchess county man
upor the favor President. The talk that John j.
Cas-in OF Grecnbush. superintendent OF the county
poor. would step in asa compromise candidate has no
foundation fact Mr.. Cassin says he IL not candl-
date lie would have been delighted with the Marshal
ship which Walter A. Bum captured.
There is u gro ing Impression here that the Admins
tration IA not unfrendly 10 the ambition OF NJ f. Collins
Editor of The Troy Obserrer Mr.. Collins hostsd the
name OF Cleveland early In the spring OF 1854 ana ne
kent there until the returns were ali IN notwlth-
standiuQ the fact that Boss Murphy from
rho outsct opposed Clcveland and. with Bob Iiamli-
ton went out Chicago and worked and voted to the
last against him Collins, ex-Asssmbyman tieary ana
few Others were the only regulars here who fa'ored
the candidacy Of Cleveland. and they were the only
prominent men the party who took oil their coats dur
ING the campaign. These are facts well known 70 the
aud supporters or Collins say that the Adj
ministraton will permit Murphy to name the Col
lector. - -, ,,-- ,,.... -. ,,. nm,
pointmen the party here VIII kick with yigor which
will leave its imprint In the fall cainpaigD III Murphy
ia the workers for the Administration VIII
be disgusted and Collins Is appointed Murphy and his
followers will retire. humated by the certainty thnt
their Flower boom the mistake OF their political
lives The Republicans amused at the struggle. and
delighted well, for they know that Whatever thc
issue the next State ticket will benefit thereby.