The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-02
BIDWELL MADE COLLECTOR
STORY OF THE ANTI-PLATT -FOUR
AND THE ooLLEOT0RsHIP.

THAI ro,ra,tt nOnn- nAtn.t,.- e. nsa-.ut.
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N' "" Ah'' ~h~ nor"
heoosnitien-The President Thought 1t Was
the Turn Of Mr.. Piatt ana the Regulars.
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The story Of the discontinue Of the anti.plntt
Republicans who went to Washington last
Tuesday to protest to President Mckinley
against the appointment Of George r.. Bidvell
az Collector of the Port Of New York was par
TALLY told yesterday in the nomination to the
Senate of Mr.. BidwolI for the place. There are
other details OF tho story which voro not made
public until Yesterday.
Tho protestant aRninat Mr.. Rid yell's appo,nt.
ment who waited on tho president were Citv
Chamberlain Arson a. Mccoot. william 1root.
ala 70, g Wv pan.soIsor 60. 81 H.
G. Robinson. They urged President MoKinle,
to appoint COMMISSIONS Of Correction Robert
J. Wright in place of Mr.. Bidwell.
These mon, on their return to tho city. had
they feared that Bldwoll would So appointed
%e.pi ho .mr p ', ws.n 1 .hoV o ~. 'n thi. may a"cou un,r :,
Tor, lore % u surprised h wnen ,n' ,h sec I'M, ms account pcos,a.O o.
Mchinley'
ho .s should pls', Sppoin s't wrls sht" They Tns t rspli sn1t tsnt
thew thought thew ought to be recognized in tho
making Of Federal appointments, and that the
Way Of recoanition' Tne T ala not have to tall
s Bro tneitls and ' Wright st'G had = BEEN en'o original MsIG %c.
Kinley delegates to tho st. Louis Convention.
The Presidents reply to this plea for recogni.
ton ton, was that in the :, matter Of dip 0% ma and
oen rpOoani1sd tho 10 '1 a"n,ior. ant a nV na tha a..
,hs s, the . sssolsr ,I Republican II ,,,, crE mo,. ioD. Of
n use n.A. at tba hands of tho Adminis.ration.
nv .ais th.t Sonator dat. h.a haan nost 49,.
teous In his dealings with the Administration;
had been most reasonable in his requests, which
bad be- e ossSr Seep as Of a ds snsTastec or that say sSIla
like . demand, and had acauiesced, in
Mpeppe In no sonse orFanization anpoiiDtm %Mlttn
| TSe President said he WAS dtsposed TO
hearken to the request Of the Senator that Mr..
BAY ana p Pr ns@inat oa,f 1877 Of c az . ooSDt Senator co%.
mitteo had called on him and presented
dorsements * the most comprehensive. rep.
FSs ss.1s . and sa.dis ss XoS shHFaos sni r. r.
friends il they had anything to offer against
i Mr. RidEelpa htness for the most They reniied
that there in nothing deroRatory to Mr.. hid
wells character. 60 far as they know. and that
their only plea was for recognition Of their fac
favoreble to he President before His pominay.
tIon,
Major Mckinley questioned them on the sub
feet OF MT. BidWelrs ability and business quail.
hcations. They had only the same answer,
/ that a better known man miRht be solicited. and
In his geloction the President might recogniye
the anti-Pintt men.
Tho President told than that II that was tho
oSissfsume mon they had tondyance it would not
less for Senator Piatt In the matter OF appoint
ments than no had been able to do for any other
Republican Senator. Tho place OF Co!lec-
tor Of the Port 10 considered the most
Important within the State. The regular
organization asked for 1t. They had
agreed on a candidate who seemed 10 DO
fitted for 1t, and no good reason had been urged
which weighed sufficiently to change the mind
Of the Executive on the question, which was
already favorable to Mr.. Bidwell's appointment.
At any rate, he said that no man who did not
have Senator Platt's Endorsement would be
named,"
With this tntimation from President McKin-
ley that the organization which does the effeo-
1.-Two work in campaiRns must be- upheld the
boomers OF Commissioned Wright left the Ex-
nomination. which was made Yesterday.
Wilbur r. Wakeman was nominated at the
same time for Appraiser Of Merchandise at this
mort to succeod Walter H. Bum. Mr., Wake.
man. althouRh a member of the regular or.
qanization IN the Twenty.dfth Assembly dis.
trict. has been an Anti-Platt Republican. He il
Secretary of the American Protective Tariff