New-York tribune., 1886-08-11
MIR. HEDDEN'S SUCCESSOR.
DANIEL MAGoNE COLLECTOR OF TIE PORT
1T BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE SOLID cLEvELANo
DELEGATION IN THIS STATE.

DELEGATION IN THIS STATE
tBY TELEGRAPH THE TRrBUSE]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-The President to-
day appointed Daniel Magone OF Ogdensburg to DO COL
lector OF tho port OF NewYorK vice Holden, resgned'
It understood that the letter Of resignation bears the
date OF August and that 1t received By tho Presi
dent on yesterday. Tho appointment Of Magone TOOK
nearly everybody in Washington by surprise, although
1t was rrety generally believed that the President h"a
determined to appoint who was not resideh'
OF New York or Brooklyn and who had not bsen per-
sonally engaged in the factional qusrrels there.
what sort Of man Is MagoneF was the inquiry Oh
Democratic politicians In Washington. Acting secretary
Farchilds reply was He is man OF aggressivey goou
IDEAS and an excellent lawyer" Mr.. Fairchhd anu
Controller Maynard 10th spoke with much entnusi-
In praise OF the appointment which they asserteu
wholly the Presidents s-that people were LED
to wonder that Of such pre- eminent ability anu
qualifications had not sooner been called to assist tne
Administration in carrying the Government. ono
prominent Democrat after cleaning all tho infornaoh
he could obtain respecting Mr. Magone and his potcai
career said:
1T is as expected The President at last has decided
to up business FOR himself. He Intends to nave
soil Cleveland delegation from NewYork In the no1t
National Democratic Convention and he will give
Magonc fair chance to show what kind OF stun ne Is
II adc OF"
Congressman Lefcvre OF Ohio. on being assured that
the collector Is JacksOnian Democrat cJaculateu'
" fAfl,c GOd lOr thst III hcglnS 10 Iooh "S e"'"o"
Cleveland means business at last. His reappontneht
OF the msn who rejected by tho Senate shows
good spirit"
The selection OF Magone Il attributed largely to the
influence OF Mr. Eaircnld. who Is his nm ate personal
friend. One bona OF sympathy between the two men 10
the recollection that they successvcy rejected Dy
the state Senate when nominated FOR the olee or super
intcndent OF Public Works by Governor Robinson IN
1873 Ia some editorial comments GA Mf Magohe5
nomination at that tmc lie mtS said that tho kcpup-
lie Senators would no untrue to themselves and their
constituents II they dd rcct him, and continued:
/" lie has absolutely no qualifications for the important
position for which he has ucrn named. lie l. good
going kinl o man. who WAS never heard Ontsldo
OF his little cOuntry town. until Governor lideil
IN his search for who would be his tOo.s look
him up aud made him member OF the so-caed C"nai
patronage controlled by the supcriucbdent ~ Pubic
Works would under Daniel Magonc be used IN the inter-
est of the political tri ters oi whom MI lllicn II uc
mead ihete can ne no hourt "a, 10 ~ ,no i ,
lon -: sup rutcudcut OF Public Works acccptably an
must ut lc.-f have lurse cIIcrirucc. Ana he
must he above suspicion OF political corruptiCn' MI
Daniel MlgOne ~ not sucI u man.
Democrat whose attention was called 10 these com
men'- to-day aid: rhat s-'les II 10 my nina tnnt
Naeone i sound Democrat and thAt hIs appointment
il worthy oi hearty praise
In" Ir si~nt has appOirtcd James Bro ITO TO 20 Ap-
pr4i-er Of Right %, Nay OF tho southern kanst -
Railway through the Indian Territory, vice Le, l.
Ihomp son resigned. lie has also rcappoinei the fo
lowing persons whose nominations We're not actou Oh
surveyor General of Ncw.Me xlco-Cieorec w. Julian.
Indian 4 sruts-W l. Powell. ~ Ncah Bay. Wt'hiHs-
ton Tcrriorv; j. T. McClane at Grand" Kou de, oregon
Jaon Wheele A. warn springs Oregon 5arth n!new
sho.hIne Wyoming, ami Israel Grocnc. at sis,eton,
Dakota . o.
Registers ~ Land Offices cs-.Jamrs ". Adams, at Spo-
kane F... Wellington rrrrltorv; Samuel +. Blrtch'
at Valentine NeD.. aud Henry ElneLart. at l.! Granse,
Oregon ,
Platte Neb AMI samuel g.. Glover, al Valentine, Ncb