The times., 1897-07-29
MIR. pORTER'S PULL FAILED.
Appointment He Wanted for u
Friend Goes to Another.

Friend Goes to Another.
The President yesterday appointed Mr.
Frank j. Naramore collector of customs
at Fairfield. Conn This place and this
appointments ON their face have very little
TO attract attention, more than the Or
binary outside appointment There Is,
however, an interesting story connected
with Mr Naramore's appointment, involv-
Ing not only the little Connecticut customs
lob, but. ft is said, even so large an
affair as a clash between two United
States Senators and the Secretary TO the
President
Mr. Earamore was the choice OF Congress
naan Hill, of Connecticut, for this position,
Secretary to the President Porter was op-
posed TO Mr. Naramore. All The reasons
FOR Mr.. Porter's opposition may not be
known, but one very strong one was lnat
Mr.. Porter had gentlemen in his own
mind for the position. he was particularly
and peculiarly anxious that his man should
secure the place, and, it is said, be-
lieyed very thoroughly that his pull with
the President would accomplish his pur-
pose.
Mr. Hill came forward with Mr. Nara
more however aud when he discovered
that Mr. Porter had a man also, went
even further than 70 turn In his own per-
sonal Endorsement, an d secured that or the
two Connecticut Senators, Hawley and
PlatJ.
There were conferences between Secre-
tary Porter and Senators Hawley and
platt over the appoint ment, IN which MI
Porter was at first aggressive and not dis
posed to yield in the slightest degree.
Later he seemed willing TO yield little
bit.
MIR Porter's final stand was announced
| little over a week ago. He told senators
Hawiey and Platt that he would consent
to the nomination OF Mr., Saramore If the
cimce OF the deputy collector We're given
to him. A newspaper friend OF Senator
HawIey is authority for the statement
that the Connecticut Senators laughed
at Mr. Porter.
MI NaraIGore gets the appointment, and
there are no strings attached TO 1T as to
who shall be his choice for deputy.
The President made several other ap-
polntinents yesterday before he took his
leave OF Washing for the summer. They
are:
Daniel Swiney, OF Ohio, consul at Cork,
Ireland; Thomas Fitchie, of New York,
commissioner OF immigration at New
York: Warner Sherwood and George w.
Wanamaker, of New York, assistant ap-
collector OF customs, Rrazos de San
w
collector OF customs, Los Angeles, Cal;
Charles E. Sapp, collector of internal reve-
nue., Fifth district, Kentucky; Samuel j.
Roberts, collector of internal revenue.
Seventh district. Kentucky: Alvah Fl East
| man, of Minnesota, receiver of pub
| lie moneys. Saint Cloud, Mimi,
| vice Colin F. Macdonald, removed:
Charles S. McNichols, OF Illinois, agent
| for the Indians, Colorado River agency
| in Arizona, vice Charles E. Davis, re-
signed; Edward W. Fox, OF New Mexico.
| register Of the land office, Clayton, Mex,
vice John C. Slack, removed; Jay Lynch,
| OF Washington, agent for the Indians, va
kima agency, Washington, vice Lewis r
| Erwin, resigned: Stephe en- j. Loughran, OF
| Iowa receiver OF public moneys, Des
| Moines, Iowa, vice William H. Turbett,
ren,oy ed; Gilbert B. Pray, of Iowa, sur
| veyor general OF Alaska; j. W. Dudley, OF
| Washington, d. c., ,registerof the landoffice,
| Sitka, Alaska Roswell Shelly, of Oregon,
| receiver OF public moneys, Sitka, Alaska.
| Andrew J. Duncan, Of Ohio, In dian inspec-
! tor: Charles s Johnson, of Alaska United
| States district judge OF Alaska; Glen Miller,
| of Utah, marshal OF Utah; Horace n Wes-
cott, notary public Of the District of Co
| lupbia. Arthur S Williams, to be a gunner
| In the navy.
| Mr.. John W. Dudley, of the District of
| Columbia. appointed to be register of the
land office at Sitka, Alaska. is son
| of Gen. W. W. Dudley, formerly Com
missioner Of Pensions. The appointee was
born in Richmond, Ind. and did some
| good political work during the Harrison
Campaign at which time he was connected
with the Republican State Committee Of
| Indiana After the election of Harrison
| Mr Dudley came to Washington, and for
| three and half years was in the en-
| gineer department of the District He
| then went to Pennsylvania, where he had
! charge of the construction of a railfoad
| Mr.. Dudley has recently been devoting his
| attention to mechanical engineering.
The office came to him somewhat as a
! surprise. He is comparatively a young
man. His wife and two children will ac-
company him, and Mr. Dudley expects
| to arrange his affairs here SO he can start
| for his new post within the next thirty
days