The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-04
puDLEY,s PRoGRAMMs.
he Talks About Being q ConGre
sional Candidate Against Crisp.

He Talks About Being a Congress
sional Candidate Against Crisp.
AMERIcUs, GA, Aug. 3.-This proud
city has had bitter pill IN its mouth for
long time.
She has refused to swallow it so far. and
from the present indications she will not
have to swallow it.
This bitter pill is the much-talked-of Dave
Dudley. ths colored nominee for the Ameri-
Gus postoffice.
Dudley was nominated six months ago
| upon the recommendation Of Col. Buck,
and has been showed along by Col Buck
ever since. but 1t appears that Col. Buck
| has been pushing the nominee against a
| brick wall
| GOOD OUTSIDE APPEARANCE.
While everything is mist before Dudley's
vision, he appears calm and serene, bu: in
wardly be is writhing in DEEPEST agony of
defeat He realizes that his political sun is
setting on day lost to him, and
he is reaching out in every direc-
ton to upturn something before night
over axes him. His latest scheme is to beat
Judge Crisp out Of his seat 10 congress.
Looking to this end, Dudley has called the
district convention for Aug. 25 here, when
he will be nominated. l saw him to-day.
He impressed me as being a scheming poll
tlclan, full OF vanity and without convic-
| tons.
HIS GOOD DAY GONE.
There has been good day, when Dudley
might have prospered here, but that day
has passed
The moment he put his foot into politics
he necessarily allied himself against his best
! friends here and brought woe upon his head.
de counts to foes now where he once found
friends | was told when l made inquiry
| about Dudley that he was of very little &C
| count and that he might be found as well
10 one part of the town as another. If the
same question had been asked of him a
while ago, the answer would have BEEN that
| he was a thriving young colored man,
honest and respectable. So he was.
BEING HoNORED MAKES HIM VAIN.
Since Dudley returned from the Chicago
convention, it is said that he has become
pulled up with vanity, and when he became
the nominee for the postoff1ce he abandoned
| all LABOR and became an eyesore to the
| working class. He denies that he enter
| tanned an idea of abandoning all efforts to
secure his confirmation as postmaster here.
| On the contrary, he says that he will be
| confirmed within a month He says that
Col. Buck Is standing up for him.
WHO DUDLEY IS.
Dudley was born and reared in Americas,
| His parents are both colored, and live in
| this county. Whom he reached the age of
| Is he went into a blacksmith shop and
| learned the trade. He earned a comfort
| able living for MS family and won the
| esteem of his colored friends aud the re-
| spect and good will of the white citizens.
Until the 2ast presidential campaign
Albert Head, an aged and highly respected
| colored man, was recognized as the repub-
lican leader in this district, but some differ
ence sprung up among the younger men,
bers and they put Dudley in Heads place.
He was sent at once as delegate to the last
| natl nj in
and, at the same time, he was elected
chairman of the republican district con-
vention of Americas These compliments
set him up.
A SHREWD MANIPULATION
From his shrewd management of men in
the local conventions it developed that he
could lead them about and weld them to-
gether as he did iron in his shop, and this
inspired confidence in him. He was put up
as an applicant for the postoffice here and
received the nomination easily.
The success of these times flushed the fol-
lowers, and their respect for their new
leader amounted almost to worship.
They were confident that he was equal to
anything, and when he offered they thought
it meant great sweep of the country.
Dudley watched his way through closely,
and long ago he saw mist rising before
} him. His confirmation seemed doubtful
He began at once to impress upon
his followers the necessity of having
some shrewd republican in congress
next time from this district. Twelve
; months ago he couldn't have preached into
the heads of the republicans here that Con-
gresham Crisp could be defeated, and tn at,
too by a colored republican. But their
, unparalleled successes"wlth Dudley leading
aroused the widest enthusiasm for their
party, and they followed as far as the stand
, ard bearer dared go.
, THE DAY OF NOMINATION..
Their district convention is called for
Aug. 25 in Americas. Dudley told me that
, he had the men better organized than they
have ever been, and he is working a plan
by which the whole strength of the republi-
cans in this district may be known. He
said that while he is not an aspirant for
congressional honors he was not pre-
pared TO refuse to serve the party
If asked. He recognized, he said, that
Judge Crisp'S ability and the esteem in
which he is held here will make it difficult
to defeat him; at the same time, he believes
that the republicans are the strongest here
and that they are able to accomplish what
ever they undertake. Those who have kept
up with Dudley more closely apprehend no
further trouble from the republicans of this
district. They have played out.
Dudley knows that it Is utterly impossi-
BILE for him 70 defeat Congressman Crisp,
but to have it said that he opposed that dis
tinguish statesman and leader will be food
for Dudley's vanity.
HE WILL BE DROPPED.
, When his party finds out that he has been
} too weak to accomplish anything it will
cast him aside and drop their nets for an
ADLER leader. Just who will receive the APP
} pointment of postmaster here is not known,
, but it is doubtful if change will be made.
, j. e. Rooney is the present incumbent, aud
he has given satisfaction to all. Dudley
said that if he were out of the way Roney
would get the office. He said that the col
ored people prefer Roney after himself, and
, they represent the Republican party of this