Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-29
TO CHANGE TUESDAY
COL. BRADY WILL THEN stCCEEu
MIR. RYAN As COLLECTOR.
THE LATTER MADE A FINE OFFICER.
Recent Inspection Rated the Oclcs
as No. 1-work Done During His
Administration-what PATRONAGE
she New Aprofntee VIII Have.

Tho Office OF the Collector Of Internal
Revenue will be transferred by Mr.. wil~
liam Ryan TO Colonel ]. b. Brady after
the close OF business next Tuesday afters
noon.
The incoming Collector is not about te
enter upon new and unfamiliar duties,
having held the Office for thirteen years
previously. He is a thorough business
man, we'll versed in all the details OF the
work OF his department.
Mr.. William Ryan has been the Deputy
since the latter part OF September, 1895,
and during his tenure has collected
S,76S S1o.l9. On his retirement. he pros
poses to spend two or three weeks with
friends In the country, first visiting Mr..
John A. Lester, District Deputy OF Chess
terfieId county. He will then go into
business here about October ist. This Is
the only Office that Mr. Ryan has ever
held, though he was formerly active in
the Democratic party. being chairman
Of the City Committee In 1898. and
member of the state Committee for seve-
raj years. The idea OF applying for am
Office under the Cleveland adminlstra-
ton did not occur TO him until IL was
suggested by Postmaster Culllngworth.
on the day Of Cleyelands election. Three
days after Mr. Ryan made a personal
request for the office OF Mr.. Cleveland
at the latter genteman's New York resi-
dence. Mr.. Cleveland who has for many
years been a friend OF Mr.. Ryan's, will
,ngly granted the request. though he off
~fered another position OF larger emolus
ment, which Mr.. Ryan refused. in cons
sidcration OF the fact that IL would have
necessitated his removal from Richmond.
The appointment was made on purely
personal grounds.
HE MADE A CLEAN SWEEP.
On the day that Mr.. Ryan took charge
OF the office he transferred Il 10 Rich
mond. In order to do this he had not
20 consult the commits ssioner. as is the
case now. lie made clean sweep oc
all employees, and made no less than
forty appointments.
Under tho new rule, Colonel Brady
will only be able to change at first tha
Chief Deputy, Mr.. w. Ii. tyler; the Stamp
Deputy. Mr. Allan Talbot, and DR. Plea
SAINTS, of the Petersburg office. The Of
fee has been particularly well managed
under Mr.. Ryan's regime, and Is one OF
the few out OF the sixty-three In tho
United States to be rated No. ! after in-
spection, IL and being considered quite
high.
COLONEL BRADY'S QUALIFICATIONS
Colonel Brady, who takes the office over
next Tuesday. made a good officer. and
Is regarded as an expert I'm Washington.
Mr Tyler, the present Chief Deputy, is
not only an expert revenue officer. having
served for four years under Mr.. Elicit,
but Is a man of the most engaging and
agreeable personality. lie has been very
popular with the tobacco and liquor deal.
ers. During his incumbency he has only
asked for ten days leava OF absence. al
though entitled TO two weeks each year,
end has been absent from his office My
two days on account Of sickness.
Mr.. Talbot is recognized as most eff
ncient cashier and stamp deputy. and it
Is generally regarded as misfortune.
both at Washington and among local
men, who have transactions with tho
reyende office here. that tho civil service
laws Will not admit OF his being con.
tinued IN Office.
Mr. Ryan went into Office under pecu-
iiarly easy circumstances. As the ap-
poinfment WAS a purely personal one, no
political pressure was brought 10 bear in
the matter Of his gelection OF his as
sociates, and his bondsmen left him
entirely free and unfetterod His bonds
men were Messrs. j. B. Pace, James ID.
Patton, A. u. Donnan. Charles Talbot,
Allen Talbot. Charles Denoon, and Jacob
Relnhardt.