New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-06
THE RIGHT MAN FOR COLLECTOR
'oLoNEL ERHARDr's APPOINTMENT pLEAsEs
ALL ELEMENTS OF THE PARTY!

ALL ELEMENTS OF THE PARTY!
Colonel Erhardts nomination for Collector had BEEN
expected SO confidently that the announcement Of
It yesterday no surprise. No other feeling than
that Of satisfaction was heard regarding 1t among
business men and members Of the party.
The President could not have done better,s said
John F. Plummer. He has satisfied everybody
"Colonel ErhaTdt my choice from the start.'
said A. r, Whitney, because believed he was the
right man for the place. 1 am glad that President
Harrison has taken the view of the matter"
Ex-Alderman Van Rensselaer,, who had been spoken
Of prominently as a candidate for postmaster, ex.
pressed warm approval the nomination, declaring
that IL was one Of the best yet made. Every ele-
ment Of the party Joined In indorsng the Presidents
selection Not dissenting voice was heard Two
DAYS after the election Bernard Bigin remarked IN tho
course of a conversation on Federal appointments
here that Colonel Erhardts nomination for Collector
WAS the logic of the situation" He recalled this
remark night with pardonabe satisfaction, saying
that his views on the subject now were the saEge
as then He did not see how better nomination
could have been made. John W. Jscobus spoks
I'm a similar strain. Cornelius N Bliss. Ethu Root.
Colonel W. /. Strong, and the other wel-mown Rad
ers OF the party here who have been advocating the
appointment OF Colonel Erhard, are Of course, greatly
pleased at the result
BRINGING THE NEWS TO MR. ERHARDrI
The new Collectors office in the Equitable Building
him, but he was away in Washington and did not
return until late III the evening. he came by the
Pennsylvania Congressional tran' which left the
capital at :45 D. m. AS he stepped from tho rai1
a Tribune reporter addressed him:
mr. Collector, accept congratulations and bess
wishes for your success the administration Of your
Office Is there any doubt of your aeoeptancefS 70
IF you refer to my appointment to the Collector.
shIps answered Colonel Erhardt "I must confess
that you bring me the first Information have re-
ceived. When left Washington no appointments had
been made to my knowledge thought that the
chances were IN my favor, but there nothing
positive You arc that fhore is mistake about
tl1
"None in the least, Colonel The Tribune bulletin
has displayed your the successful all the
afternoon, and that the news is authentic there Is
not any doubt'
@If you are sure of it." The reply, you say
that there Is no doubt of my acceptance either.
spent the time between breakfast and trains
time this afternoon In making calls friends n
washington and I believe that ono who gaz
likely TO know Of my appointment rather exi
pected to be successful and gratlfed Of course
to know that tho President has settled upon my
shall do my best satisfactorily to hll the oaice.
would like exceedingly 10 mako for The Tribune
forecast Of what intend that my Administrations
shan bo but Il would be impossible now because T.
have not given the matter tho kind OF consideration
as yet which would warrant me in speaking Of III
II you Will come and see me in couple OF days
WIN be able to talk more freely, and shall not hesitate
10 say what mean TO do. cannot say when
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