The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-12
THE OFFICE ExPECTERs.
A Fight Against L. NJ. Peasants for the
Revenue Service-The Other Ohces.

A Fight Against L. NJ. Peasants for the
Revenue Service-The Other Offices.
There is a fight against L. N. Peasants,
the colored candidate for deputy collector
/ CT internal revenue under Collector Walter
johnson. Peasants held position in the
revenue Office under a former republican
administration, and the fight is now being
waged upon him because, after ne was
dropped from the service, he was charged
| with violating the revenue laws by selling
| liquor without having paid the government
| license.
Peasants was indicted by United States
/ grand jury in December, 1886, for the Of
fente committed May Is of that year, but
the case did not come on for hearing until
| March, 1887 when Peasants was acquitted.
] A prominent republican said yesterday
that Peasants is being pushed for his sup
| posed influence with the colored voters,
| but that it would be very humiliating II he
should be appointed. 1.-THE colored repub-
licans will vote the republican ticket any
how, he added.
1t is said that a prominent republican
recommended Peasants in letter TO Col
| lector Johnson. at Atlanta, which the latter
paid no attention to, while on tue other
| hand the facts connected with Peasants
Gaze in the United States court
have been brought to the attention of
Collector johnson, whose silence is taken to
i mean that he does not care to take Pleas
ants away from his present occupation.
+ eaSants is said to have had the promise of
the place if Mr.. Arnold had accepted the
appointment of collector, and is said to
have been ia Atlanta this week TO urge his
candidacy for the deputy ship in person.
Collector johnson has made no change in
the gaugers or stamp collectors of the state
thus far, and w. w. Osborne, stamp col
leotor under Mr. Crenshaw at Savannah,
has been reapp inted by Mr.. Johnson. 1t
is believed that Capt. A. A. VIM, United
States gauger, will also be retained.
Col j. II. Deveaux still thinks he has a
chance for appointment as collector of Gus
toms at Brunswick, but Brunswick repub-
lcan said yesterday, 1--WE don't have to come
to Savannah to get a collector for our port,
and we have white republicans who are
competent enough"
The appointment of collector of the port
of New Orleans is taken here by the repub-
hcans that the presidential ak will soon be
swung here,s and the two candidates for
customs collector are each confident of the
office.
1t is known that special examiner has
been here and has made a rigid examina-
ton Of the customs department, but
whether he will recommend a change be-
fore Capt, Wheaton's term of office ex-
pires is problematical. Those in a position
to know appear to think that he will not
suggest any change; others who
talked with the inspector here and
at Charleston say that he will
recommend turning the democrats out and
putting the republicans in, and they claim
that the change will be made before the
regular session of congress in December.
The claim is made that the delay is due to
the fact that it was thought that an extra
session of congress would be called, and the
appointment was held to go before the Sem
ate for confirmation at the. extra session.
Ii is pretty well understood that the post
Office will go into new hands, and that Mr..
David Porter will get the office, at the same
time that the change is made IN the customs
department