The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30
TAMMANY HALL Is CONTENT.
MIR. CROKER THINKS KILBRETH WILL
BE AN EXCELLENT COLLECTOR.

| wouid Got the observation-disclosures AN
| dersou Finds No Seed OF mn Auth Fam
| many Organization In the Appointment.
There Is one man in Tammany Hall who is
| not surprised ut the appointment OF James T.
| Kilbreth to BIO Collector OF the Port. He is
| Richard Croker. Mr.. Croker sat in Tammany
| Hall yesterday morning attending to the mail
| matter which had accumulated during his alb
sence at his summer home In Richfeld
| Springn.
THE appointment did not come as sur
prise to me-" said he. II had heard that Mr..
| kilbreth was to be named for the Collector
| ship. aud 1 was only waiting the announce
ment from the President"
| MIR. Cookers manner indicated that he was
quito satisfied with the action Of the President.
and that tho hope Of the Republicans that the
| appointment would raise a row and cause dis
sensiOn In the local Democracy would not be
| realized.
1T Is very good appointment" said he.
| "A Democratic President has named for the
place man who has always been Democrat
Mr.. kilbreth has never been aggressive in the
| fractional differences OF the local Democracy.
| He Is perfectly fair. and believe that he will
| make n most excellent Collector. In his ad-
| ministrItlon l do not believe he will do any
thing which would tend to promote factional
| differences an satisfied that tho appoint
ment 10 good one"
Mr.. Croker snid. too. that the appointment Of
Walter II. Bum to be Appraiser is not an OBJ
jectionable ono to tho regular Democracy Of
the city.
1t wa made known yesterday that Senator
Arthur p. German OF Maryland is a personal
| friend OF the new Collector. and used his nilu-
| ence to secure his retention on the Police
| Court bench when his term expired last year.
| There was at one time an inclination on the
part Of lammany Hall to acccde to the request
| and reai point him.
Evidence that Tammnny Hall is satisfied
with the appointments was given by other
members OF the wigwam.
The new Collector is an able man. good
| Democrat. and not allied with any political
! faction said Commissioner OF Public Works
DAILY, =, -,,.,--,,,-,.
err Sulz =. and think the selection very good
the Democracy Of New York city than herman,
rouehes Fairchd or the other uI-country
| candidates who have been mentioned Tor the
place
! lection in the appointment OF MIR; kilbreth. in
my opiuson.' said James NJ. Boyle. the Tam
many al leader in the Ninth district i Mr..
| swayed oy any faction. Although he has never
been cGonneeted with Tammany Hall he has
man chosen Tor the place. but NJ: kilLreth /. a
| IL
My acq ,,aintnnce with him dates back many
years, aud have always touni him man q q
be seseed and any Who
! tho Collector Is satisfied will make good
official. be he eithrra Tammany Hall man or
( an anti snapper. wi stand good show for q
place under him. provided he Is an applicant"
Deputy Commissioner holahan said; II
iector and know that Waiter iunn will in AXE
an excellent Appraiser During Mr.. Cieve-
shall for the Northern. j istr ct and was Spe-
( cial Treasury Agent. had business relations
then hsid in an admirable manner; lie is
big Job he 10 TO undertake."
x-Con missioner Of Publ Works p. Lowber
Smith. II understand that he is lawyer for
Broker 7. c. Benedict, on whose steam yacht
the President is wont to cruise"
nay not get mnsn said
! much moro obi nctionanle man than Mr.. Kill
broth might have been made Collector -
orous workers in tho anti, snapper movement
last year, should know II the APPOINTMENTS 81
| to the gular Dem ocracy in the State and city,
! said that he ia not give this Interpretation to
-" II Il tk,nk." he sud, That Mr. Klbreth will
adhere 70 civil service regulations; and IN max.
. Democ ats. and good Democrats but in con-
si,,e.n: their qualifications do not think he
VIII be, ruled by considerations OF past political
,"If new machine, local or State. 1; to be
1t % Be seSas sr ts
sure. though. that Xr., Kilbreth was not ,ap7
pointed to do such work and that Iresident
! make max a. u good Col ect5r and will satisfy the
Assem- Oily man Otto Kempner: an other anti-
Sharper, and the fiery leader OF the New York
! the situation aud sees in the appointment the
utter AZ nihllation OF Tnmmany Hall and the
sTha IS mean s that the them malhine
! Democrats must takea back seat, and that in
this cit the Tammany rascals are to be turned
the e4n ,idates' ntness Ie that as it may, the
sequen - Of the Pre-, iientlal election must as
/ sert itsct The machine elements OF the larty.
! MhH e'aked their politieaLI fortunes on
@ Sy he psop E9G ana ssS down
and ou, In this city it Is written in the book
f s hat ns WHithG The New
/ feed without consideration OF Federal patron
age. Will be infinitely strengthened by sac
Custom House; It immuterial whether we
Mall is .snored The ZEN movcment against TAM
many will thrive on it's own merits. for II is
against a corrupt and unscrupulous oligarchy.
| The Ia mmauy rascals must be turned ou!."
ghsr a 5ss "% ths ns
! at the encouragement OF the appointments:
! 4 relative OF Mr. ,Kilbreth down town said
| that the new Collector was an applicant
! Tor TIL misunderstanding, and when Mr.:
Dayton was appointed. Mr.; ktlbrreth thought
! breth was therefore greatly SURPRISED
when the President made him Collector: a
| fostma tership and Of much more impor-
lance rs a political factor in the way Of pat
Collector Hendricks will return to town on
| TUESDAY.
The Appraisers office since the retirement
| OF Mr.. Cooper has been conducted by Assist
| ant Appraiser Cyrus A. stevens. The chair
awaits tho new Appraiser. Walter II. Bum,
| and 1t WAS said yesterday that he would take
! 1t early his week.
Judge Kill reth said at his Southampton
! home ye sterday that no had not yet received
/ his com mission or any official utilization OF
! his appointment to be Collector OF the Port OF
II am indebted to my friends. tho news
| papers. for all the Inflammation have In the