The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-01
THE NEW POSTMASTER.
PRESIDENT HARRISON APPOINTS
Mr.. JOS. r. DOYLE

MR. JOS. F. DOYLE.
How the News Was Received at Re-
publican Headquarters Last Night.
Some Fine Pulling Of the Wires Put
the Doyle Faction In the Ascendant.
Clean Sweep OF the Father and Son
in the Republican Camp-How Col
A. e. Buck Climbed Down the Tree
When the Wind Began TO Blow Too
HiRh-The New Appointee Out OF
Town When the News Came
President Harrison appointed Joseph F..
DOYLE postmaster Of Savannah yesterday.
This was predicted by the MORNING NEWS
on the occasion of Col. A. E Bucks visit to
this city last week, and is the outcome OF
a general conference among the republican
leaders here, white and colored.
Originally the candidates were Mr.. David
Porter, now deputy collector Of customs;
r. E Cobb, at one time superintendent OF
the Coast Line street railway, and, for the
season of 1889. superintendent Of the Tybee
railroad A. E. Sholes was talked Of, as
was Col G. Taggart, but the race mar
rowed down until it was thought that Mr..
Porter would surely obtain the appoint
ment.
PORTER CRIPPLED ii THE RACE.
When T. F. johnson was appointed col
hector of customs and associated Mr.. Porter
with him as deputy collector, the wiser
friends Of Mr.. Porter at once saw that IL
would cripple him in his candidacy for the
postofice. This did not strengthen Mr.;
Cobb's candidacy, as Mr.. Porter still had
the Endorsement OF the republican organiza-
ton Of the county and the First congress
sional district
The defeat Of Capt. II. J. Doyle for col
lector Of customs led to the realignment OF
the party. The friends of Capt Doyle felt
that he had not been fifty recognized, and
began the work of changing the personnel
of their organization. The plan was con-
ceived of nominating Capt. NJ. J. Doyle for
congress, and after Withdraw wing the in
dorsements for Mr.. Porter TO transfer them
TO Joseph f. Doyle for postmaster. The
shrewdest politicians in the party under
took the work of carrying out this pro-
gramme
WILSON THE PIONEER.
Col. A. n. Wilson came down from At
lanta and began the work on Mr.. Porter's
intrenchments, which by the time the re-
publican congressional convention met at
Wayoross had been pretty thoroughly bonn
barded.
The first breach in the walls was made
when the republican county convention
took the county organization out OF the
hands Of L. N. Peasants, aud followed it
by passing resolution indOrsing Joseph f.
Doyle for postmaster. At Waycross the elder
Doyle was nominated for congress,
another gaping breach in Mr.. Porter's hue
of defehses, and last week Col. Buck came
down from Atlanta with articles of capitu-
latfon and MIR. Porter's hackers surrendered
Internationally, while their chief was of
on the revenue cutter angling for black fish.
and his youthful opponent was fishing on
shore for the postofflce.
COL. DEvEAUX AN ALLY.
Col. Bucks visit was followed by visit
last Sunday from Collector Deveaux. The
latter finished up the work inaugurated by
Wilson, with James Mcbride as his lieuten-
ant, who, on the departure of Wilson for
home, became generalissimo. IL was his
fine Italian hand that planned tie cam
paign, made Whiteman chairman of the
county committee, and sent an almC 81 solid
delegation from the district to Waycross
for the elder Doyle. Having routed the
enemy, Buck, who was in the background,
came to the front to make peace
between the factions and to persuade the
anti-Doyleitcs to consent to Joseph f. Doyle's
appointment. Collector johnson, true TO
his guns. He saw the futility of further ag-
gressiveness. Dow, Peasants and Morse had
gone to Waycross TO side-track Doyle, but
Peasants having been reelected chairman
of the congressional committee, and seeing
the lay of the land, FASTENED to second the
nomination of Doyle.
OFF TO WASHINGTON WITH BUCK.
Meantime the republican county conven-
ton having Endorsed Joseph F. Doyle for
postmaster, his father went on to Washing
ton, where he met Col. Buck, and the APP
plication Of Joseph F. Doyle for postmas-
ter was duly lodged with the postoffice de-
partment. Later, the son went on, and he
met Buck there, and supplemented the work
OF the elder Doyle. Buck was not
a volunteer. He saw the Doyle fac
ton uppermost in the district 1t
meant division in the next republican
delegation to the national convention.
with Buck possibly left off the delegation
as johnson, Atkins and Peasants had been
left off on formar occasions, and Capt.
Doyle as the next chairman of the repub-
hcan slate committee. Confronted with
this danger MIR. Porter was sacrificed, his
friends alienated. and the son of Capt. Doyle
promoted.
The new appoiDtee was not in the city Inst
night, having gone out to Thunderbolt, six
miles distant, to spend the night with the
family. MORNING NEWS reporter
dropped in at republican headquarters at 10
o'clock last night to inquire for the coming
postmaster, and when the twenty or twenty
five colored republicans who were pres emit,
learned that their candidate had been ap-
pointed they gave three lusty cheers.
THE NEW POSTMASTER.
Joseph r. Doyle. the new appointee, is
native of Savannah, and In his Doth year.
AT the age OF Is he graduated from Chat
ham Academy high school, since which
time he has been the bookkeeper and cash
Ter in his fathers store on st. Julian street
in this city. He has never taken any very
active part in politics, but has voted the
republican ticket.