The sun., 1891-08-10
enSTOM HOUSE GOSSIP.
-. Iyp FTSH MEN IN TIE SERVICE
es'' suIkE IN THEIR SHOES

.>vs and EISH MEN IN 1hH DEhV1CH
e"'' sYAKE IN THEIR SHOE6
r..xu, he Let Aiese for the Sake
y.,.ony and the Senatorship-Mr.
Ga,.,s Pu,i-Great Days tor Davies.
.,.., h., been heard OF the prospective
nus. n., Collector Fassett. The young Ssna-
pen., p.s, Chsmung himself has not opened his
a"S m. matter His friends say that It
he y. advisable for him to announce hur.
Wss ws shat he was going to do. There has
n'u" .ome talk about the retirement Of Mr..
-. s'A.. ths Collectors right hand man. Some
VssS ~. nave nut themselves forward for the
ps0v I'd others have nominated Deputy COL
p, s., nurr and John r. Lydecker. They have
M tor A moment. 1t appears. considered
I'm, ressett may decide that Mr.. Couch is
m .s .nouch for him. Mr. Couch Is IN old Re-
VIVIAN he hns vast customs lore at his
.nds. Others have nominated Charles
NIL a clerk in the Senate at Albany. for
c.n..tor Fassett's private secretary. MIR. Bal
.Vs.,,,i.,l peirhbor OF Mr.. Fassett. He has
s.,.A "a Mr. Fasse,ts secretary in Albany for
s.s.I rsara But possibly Mr. Ball has other
'..,,s,,ons. II may astonish some people to
80 that Frank Sperry. Collector Erhardts
r..,n escre,ary may be considered q Rood
..,u.h Rspublican to suit Mr.. Fassatt
on0Uku
,h,. bssn said that ex-senator Thomas O.
Mat, vil, bs powerful in influencing tho I'D
illustrative policy OF tho Custom House. 1t Is
..,tain that II Mr. Platt takes haud In ad-
,i.ine tho young Senator from Chemupg. his
.ressstions will not be of hopeyed character.
soms,biny WAS saii in this column last week
about sneaks These mon thought that no
h.uer man lived than Collector Erhardt when
h.vm in power When the young Senator
from Chemung was named as Col. Erhardts
.uecsssor they quickly forgot the Iindnesses
.hovn 10 them by Collector Erhardt. Mr.. Plat
tnsv Of this depiorable exhibition. He doesn't
Nike ,hs. kind Of Republicans There are cases
AZ sfincratitude TO Collector Erhnrdt on the rart
Of mon around him which Mr.. PIatt knows and
dsplores II Nj. platt has any influence with
Ssnator Fs,sstt the fellows who have rushed
n curry favor with the new Collector ,will ro-
osivs very li.tle ecOusiderstlon from Mr. fassete
Although there has been a change in the
coiieciorship and great things nrs expected
Ara many sEeptic. In the Custom House build
ing. A deputy collector. who ID known for his
practical Ideas, says very positively that the
yery materially unless Theodore Koosevolt.
United States chinese CommissonerM M ia 'asen ,
% his high horse orr by the rTssden The t Chief
tected By the chinese statutes. Every one OF
these chief clerks is competent man. but the
sss Tse
oaly man who can take the chief clerks out OF
their rprotscted places Is President Harrison.
%"t; s his SsRs it's s sos wsoa M
Vigorous protest on his part. but the practical
Republicans will keep negging away on tho
question until the President announces posi-
;Ively bis conclusions.
As an instance Of Special Treasury Agent
Tisslss luck IL rs,sinipE hs place under
3 told Ly one conversant With the incis. Angus
ss.s ss Trs nay ef M Sges B.s rreey
was in secreta y Manning's time. With tho
advent OF Pres dent Harrison, the New York
dom ard attcrward on Secretary Foster for all
the loose places that they command That is;
the kepubl,cans wanted all the places no, lied
Treasury Age It is considered valuable one.
Two mouths az" Secretary Foster wrote per
:On. Litter M Bfss f9Ine Bs
N. Tinele stepped In and bad pull enough &c
.ays the Young mans head. This was d"re by
isDemncrstic President IS elected next yea,
Mr. IinRle can tell how KIND he was to the
democrats. Under the la,eland Administra.
Ton his influence kspt 10 Republicans
jsme. R. Davies Of the Twenty.firs district.
nd Of Room 70 The AstSr HG h%pse % o5n nna e A.
Ssrsn' S sSa =. makes no eiort to conceal The Great
regard that Secretary Foster has 10. him. 1t
10 no n secret With the Custom House neorle.
bisesr man than usual lir DAVIS says that
he dimes With Aec-etary F ster four nights in
the Meek ut Iohn Chamheil"n's. There is no
doubt that he has hu.i . great rise since ha
was turn mbled out OF :he customs service bv
President Arthur because OF his dongs Is a
ten inspector.
rCh3si Wibur,o: the Treasury agents in New
York, io.k THINKS r.. no eth has been hammered ,n long
Wilbur has TO obey orders from Washington:
we'll known that he and his friends would
nave +" hay lump int AIGrais,G;r
nat Or was LIctated by the Treasury agents at
%...Ng,on. wno dec ared ,, that ths' W9ni!
f % o1p oS er ht Sss ris nss ~.
fort was made 10 make him the Appraiser g
right hand man, In place Of Assistan, Ap.
bean knocked out Of thR,. But Mr. Wilbur's
friends insist that no has put himself forward
on these occasion- oUly at the a. solute COM
Mr. Wilbur seems to be very we'll satisfied with
his present place.
Tho friends. Of the sx.wlcked Gibbs in the
sll be applied to them, When Senator
sr in bsn1 and iousht for 'tS the %or d,s Fair
iominant faction OF the Republican party. Mr..
Gibbs and his friends In tho Assembly niued
and backed BY, Hamilton Fish. Jr. tlwar;ed
j sTou"d % erY we'll WIFE snuWn uWSomUu!aIe ,has Mr
Giops and Mr.. Fish arc somewhat nervous a.,
2 the late Of !hrir followers in tho Custom
House. Mr. Gibbs has the biggest slice OF
EstrnneRe Of any district leader In tho county.
II. sh has nlso q good number Of his friends
tho service. Possibly Mr.. Gibbs and Mr.
Albany, II they are It will be because u
United States Senator In to be elected next
year; ami with tho .haky condition OF tho Re
publican parry in the State eyery vote Will be
required