Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11
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van Cott Appointed 10 Succeed mr..
Pearson -CViOred Republicans are

Van COtt Appointed 10 Sncceen VIZ
Pearson CviOred Republicans are
Angry.
WASHINGTON, April 5--The President
has appointed Joel B. Erhardt to be col
lector Of customs hL New York. IL is
said at the treasury department that Mr..
Erhardt was the choice of the Republic
can party of the state OF New York, with
out regard to wings sides or factions and
that, everything considered, his was
most harmonious appointment. de was
Endorsed by Vice. president Morton, see.
Rotary Tracy, Senators Hiscock and
Eyarts, nearly ell tho Republican repre-
sontAtives Of the state, the Union League
Club, the leading representatives OF the
two factions OF the party and many OF tina
principal merchants and business men OF
the port.
MIR. Erhardt is we'll known throughout
the country rs the Republican candidate
In the mayoralty contest In New YORK
CITY last autumn, which resulted in the
election Of Mayor Grant, the Tammany
candidate. Mr.. EfhuTdt has an excellent
military record for services in the late
war.
The President also appointed Cornelius
Van Cutt to be postmaster Of New York,
to succeed n, G Pearson, whose term ex-
pred on Tuesday.
MIR. VLn Colt was born In New York in
1887, and WAS educated in one OF the
public schools. lie was subsequently
engaged in tho insurance business. In
1869 he was appointed deputy collector
of internal revenue and WINS made Are
commissioner in 1873. lie served for
two years and In 1879 was again sp-
pointed, when he served until 1885. In
1857 he was elected 10 the state senate
from the Eighth district, New York city,
aud is now serving the second and last
year OF his term in that body.
II is spid that Postmaster general
Wanamakcr was not satisfied with Mr..
Van Colt, b1t he WAS not prepared to in
sist on the appointment OF Mr.. Pearson.
He had no other candidate to offer, so he
reluctantly accepted MIR. Van Colt. His
objection 10 this gentleman was that he
was only politician and he wanted q
business man, but the business man did
not appear and the Postmaster. general
yielded
WAsHlEaroS, b. O., April 5.-Presi
dent harrison gets protests every day
now from southern oolofed Republicans
against the plan he has adopted of giving
oil the important offices in the south TO
white men, especially where there Is like
lihood that the officers will be brought
into contact with the people. This plan,
il rigldly carried out, would restrict
colored men to the clurkships and mes
sengerships IN pablo offices, mud would
shut ont many OF them who are aspirants
for administrative places. A formal me.
mortal agains. this plan, TO be signed and
presented by oil leading southern colored
Republicans, ia talked of.
1t is asserted that the President has
plainly gwen the colored office.seekers
from The south WHO are here TO under.
stand that they have very little to expect
from him. He proposes to recognize the
prottctionists OF the south, and to try
in this way TO make the dividing line OF
the parties not upon color, but upon the
economic policy. The south is said to be
full of protsctionists who have been
working with the Democrats btcRuse OF
the race situation in that section. Ii is
said that many of these have siguifisd
their desire to join hands with the Repub.
lican protecti0nists, making that the
issue, If they Can coma into the party
with the proper recognition. The men
who belong 70 this class are wealthy and
intelligent--the active, progressive men
q ~ sertsa tns't X
ittri4ga PROPOSES Ia ae the way for
then IN toe itspnblicsn party ~ aradi-
eating the race question as an Issue and
recognizing eminent pfottctignists former
Democrats as well as Republicans.
puDLSY's ALLEGED DISCOVERY.
Chattanooga dispatch to the New
fprk World says: The results OF Colonel
DudleS 3 n.poli,icRi trip south will be
exceedingly sensational, according to a
leading Republican and Office holder. Il
Is said that the Republican national com
nlttee sent ont coupon ballots which
were distributed to trusted workers and
members OF the party. At one poll, it il
claimed, 500 q these coupons were cast
and only 200 counted. 1t is further
Claimed that enough Of these ballots
alone wsre cast and not counted to have
carflad the htate by good majority on a
tar count. Besides having made these
discoveries Colonel Dudley is credited
with the elaboration CT q plan by which
me kepu6l'ean Congress will redistriet
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