PaILAprlPuIA, August 5, 1915.
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Movements inside the Custom House.


Some curious developments have come TO light here
within the last two three days 1t is reduced 10 a Ger
tanty that the new Collector is engaged in intrigue
with whies TO secure his confirmation at the next ses
sion. But Of this will give you the particulars here
after.


gentleman, from the interior Of this State, who has
spent some three four months at Washington to OBJ
tain an office in OF the departments there, few
days since called on Mr. Horn Collector, with


letter from Mr.. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury,
asking his appointment IN the Philadelphia Custom House.
The gentleman stated to the Collector that lie dld not
wish displace any democrat. Mr. Horn requested him
10 call day He did SO, when Mr.. II. informed him
that he had none but democrats in office.


This a curious circumstance from the fact that the
Of several OF them holding office have been
Washington for removal by MIR Horn, and others
nominated to their places and that the Secretary of the
Treasury has refused to confirm the action OF Air Horn
referred The ground OF such refusal
some of the cases, has been that there was good
reason to good democrat TO make room for
another and yet the very persons whom it thus
attempted to remove, have been represented by MIR.
Horn, to Mr.. Horn, not politically orthodox.


There inside and outside OF the custom house.
at least dozen to twenty persons holding prominent oi
fees, who wings in isl0. The deputy collector,
himself (rreicheD who has held office in the Gus.
form wnig, and voted for Clay at the last cleo
ton, and he has been secretly, too, since that
election, misrepresentng, as 1ye men, some of the
stalnchest democrats In the custom house He has had
the adrones within the last few months TO obtain the
appointment OF two oil his brother prom
Offices in the customs by the sheeres imposition
imaginable, and now profes TO have been demo-



will give you in few days, the personal and polt
cal history OF ali those remaining in Office who APP
pointed previous to MIR. Horns induction, and in SUBJ
him. with the influence brought to bear in their several
cases.