The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-29
KILBRETH FOR COLLECTOR.
TIE Ex-POLICE JUSTICE TO SUCCEED
COLLECTOR HENDRICKS.

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| Private Secretary Thurber Last Evening,
| aud Were n Complete Surprise TO secre.
| ta,y Carlisle aud Other Treasury Omcial,
both Appointees Are Anti-snappers.
| WASHINGTON. July 2s.-This afternoon. at
about u o'clock. Private Secretary Thurber
sent bulletin to the Washington Agency OF
the United Press announcing the appoint
ments OF James T. Kilbreth OF New York city
to be Collector Of the Port OF New York. vice
Hendricks. resigned. and Walter H. Bum OF
vice Cooper. resigned. Secretary Thurber was
seen tonight by the correspondent Of THE
| Sun In relation to these appointments.
| This morning." said Mr.. Thurber. II re-
ceived deter from President Cleveland
authorizing the appointment Of Judge Kilbreth
and Mr.. Bum Later In the day received
| their commissions"
Both iof the gentlemen appointed are close
| personal friends OF the President. Judge Kill
breth is o native of Cincinnati. and graduate
| OF Harvard. He Ia q warm friend Of ex-Secre-
tary Fairchild. who is also Harvard man.
Mr.. Kilbreth came to New York as young
lawyer. and was appointed Police Justice by
| Mayor Havemeyer. He was reappointed by
| Mayor Cooper. He ceased to be u police JUS
tice in November last. when his term expired.
He has never affiliated with Tammany Hall.
| While associated with the opposition. he has
| never been q leader against the organization.
In fact, when his term as, Police Justice ran
| out last fall there was considerable discussion
among the Tammany men as to whether
he should not be allowed to retain his Office.
He was retired. however. and his place was
given to q Tammany man. He Is about so
years OF age, aud Ia conceded to have been one
| OF the most competent Police Justices New
| York city has ever had.
Walter II. Bum OF Cooperstown. who was
appointed as Appraiser OF Merchandise for the
| same district. served as United States Marshal
for his udicial district during President Cleve-
lands first term. He was clerk Of the Assem-
bly,. and succeeded Daniel s. Lamont as clerk
to the Democratic National Committee when
the latter resigned to become Mr.. Coveland's
private secretary. He was q prominent advo-
| cate OF the nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland last
fall and is regarded as leader OF the Democ-
racy of his district. although he has not been
very active since the election.
call at the residence OF Secretary Carlisle
this evening was frutless. for the Secretary
was out driving. 1t Ia quite evident that the
President made these two appointments with
| out consulting the Secretary OF the Treasury,
for the latter apparently had no idea that the
appointments were to be made to-day. At
| about half past 4 o'clock the correspondent OF
!
to interview Secretary Carlisle about Chinese
| Inspector Scharfs charges against certain
officials OF tho New York Custom House.
| The Secretary In his conversation gave no
| intimation that Collector Hendrcks's success
sor had been selected and would be announced
| within less than two hours. He simply said
that he was not pleased with the action OF the
| Custom House officials In trying their case In
| tho newspapers. The conversation included
l A. -.
House and the necessity for thorough reor-
| RaniZation of tho force. but not one word did
he say that Indicated that he was prepared for
the surprise the President was about to spring
upon his New York friends.
! Assistant Secretary Curtis went to New York
this afternoon to stay over Sunday. but before
he left the Department he had no idea that the
appointments were about to be announced.
The impression prevails here that the muddle
| In the New York Custom House caused the
President to alter his plans and accept Col
lector Hendricks resignation without further
| delay. That the action Of the President was
surprise, to all is shown by the fact that secre,
be prepared in answer t2a communication re-
eeiyed at the Treasury Department Yesterday
the Chinese muddle The letter says, that the
Secretary declines to rescind the order which
certificates OF the Chinese Consul at New York.
~ There are no New York Congressman In
m o he Ssx Z K e.a
sbs r9ush to o1sr In
pointed Collector remember him as Police
Justice during the administration OF Mayor
az friend aps q % WIFI sa %6tnes
Col; Lamont, He was opposed to Mayor Grant.
with a leaning towaid the Anti-Snappers. ''''
H Th9 sbo ha ndSs
| OF June last AcrOmDHnied by W, l.. Bun0y OF
BBinghamton. They saI!Gd At The Pot once ;S,
and SAY ast ees Wr
Bum was not even mentioned as u possibility
Tor the ARnrn ds tb rscas
remark made by Secretary Lamont the last
tune The Bun correspondent discussed tho
occasion seerstary Lamont said that he would
not be surprised to hear Of the appointment OF
same t t@e he s @ ,hst he had no positive
information on the subject. He then ventured
the oow eTsn Prsa ths President Is liable to
sslestiqnn without consulting any one on the
II appears that the papers in the New York
cases were sent down to bulgaria. Bay, and
Gray Gables he has put In n few hours consid-
| ering the various available men Tor the Col
| lectorship
| JUDGE KILBRETH HEARS THE NEWS.
SOUTHAMPTON. L. L. July % A SUN reporter
took the despatch, .anhouncing Judge XII
| place. Falrlawn, and found the Judge himself
there. Judge Kilbreth Expressed surprise that
appointment. and ne took the despatch Into
his library to read it. He would say, little
| some talk about his appointment to be Collec-
| tor. though nothing 81 n certain character
had reached his ears. To the question; Have
there been any assurances whntsyer that the
| Office would come your way?' Mr. kilbreth
| answered:
well have seen my name mentioned in
! the newspapers as one upon whom the honor
might DO conferred but nothing more definite
| than that has reached me-"
| The reporter left Judge Kilbreth reclining
| In u great armchair upon the verandR Of his
| pretty cottage on the picturesque incline over
| looking .Agawam Lake. with the moonlit
| Atlantic I'm Ile a istanca