The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-27
BUCK MEANT BUSINESS.
HOW He HARMoNIzED MANY DIS
CORDANT FACTIONS

CORDANT FACTIONS
johnson, Doyle and Atkins shsR
Hands and They are All for Hs'
mony and Joe Doyle for Postmss
ter-Rumors Flying Thick and Fas
in the Republican Camp That
Change in the Postof1ce is Immi
nent- Porter Adrift Because 81
Went TO Sea, and His Friends Thinl
Il ia q Put Up Job on Hin-CoL Bucl
Takes Tea With Collector 7. F. John
con and Then Returns TO Atlanta.
Col. A. E. Buck. the autocrat Of the Re
publican party in Georgia, spent a bus.
day In Savannah yesterday, and left las
night well satisfied with bis work. He cam
TO Savannah to find that there were ele
ments Of discord among the local part,
leaders, and he left them tumbhng all owe
themselves in very ecstacy of harmony.
DR. BUCK PREsCRIBEs HARMONY.
There was little il any show OF conceal
ment as 10 the object of Col. Bucks mis-
sion TO this city. From sources which are
deemed reliable il is learned that the object
of Col Bucks visit 10 Savannah was TO fin.
ish up the work which Col. A n. Wilson OF
Atlanta left undone on the occasion OF Mr..
Wilson's visit to this city two or three
months ago.
Col. Buck Immediately went 10 work on
the party leaders yesterday morning. his
object being first TO harmonic the oppos-
ing factions, second to bring them together
and get them TO renew their friendship,
and third to remove oil opposition among
them for Joseph +. Doyle for postmaster.
Col Bucks first labor was with T. +.
- nd in a oh ~
time he succeeded in bringing Capt.
Doyle and Mr.. johnson together and
they shook hands and buried all past
differences. The next step was 10 bring
Col. Atkins and Capt. Doyle together,
which was done yesterday, and they shook
hands and wondered why they should ever
have fallen out
Before Col. Buck left for Atlanta last
night it was an open secret that he had
fixed upon Joseph F. Doyle for postmaster,
and that early steps will be taken to effect
change in the Savannah postottice.
PoRTER's FRIENDS SUSPECT JOB.
The absence of Mr.. David Porter from
the city yesterday is thought by his friends
TO have been arranged before hand, so that
Col Buck would not be embarrassed by Mr..
Porter in fixing things for the appointment
of Joseph F. Doyle It appears thae Deputy
Collector Porter, who is a candidate for
revenue cutter Boutwell, and it is be-
lieved by Porter's friends that
Col. Buck timed his visit so as to be here,
effect his purpose and get out of town be-
fore Mr.. Porter could return.
An official of the custom house, in dis
cussing Col. Bucks movements here,
remarked that MIR. Porter will be very
angry on his return to learn that Col. Buck
has been here and shaped matters as they
are at present, and the official added
that it would be very difficult to make Mr..
Porter's friends believe that il was not
set-up job to get Porter out of town, so
that Col. Buck could slip to Savannah and
have Porter's hackers withdraw their re-
Communications for Porter, substituting like
recommendations for Joseph +. Doyle.
COL BUCK LOOKING BADLY.
Col. Buck has been in bad health since his
return from Boston a month ago, and his
ill-health has tended to reduce his flesh,
while dark lines under his eyes show how
severe spell of sickness he has been passing
through. This did not prevent him from
making the entire rounds yesterday, calling
on the party leaders, urging the Johnson
Atkins crowd to bury the tomahawk aud
the Doyle party to throw away the shilla-
lab. Col. Buck was called on at his rooms
at the Pulaski by Collector johnson, Dick
Dow, Capt, Doyle and his son, Joe F.
Doyle, Col. Atkins and several Of the col
ored leaders of the party.
In the afternoon Col. Buck returned all
the calls, and also. visited the office OF the
party organ and the republican headquar-
tiers in the Doyle block, at st. Julian and
Barnard streets. He had accepted invita-
tlons in two directions to go out for a drive
about the city and to the suburbs, but hfs
contract to bring together oil the discordant
clements here was task requiring a great
deal more of time than he rad bargained
for, and so he had to cancel his
engagem ents. promising to return to Sa-
vannah before the close OF the congressional
campaign and spend day or two in visit
ing the city and suburban resorts.
CHANGE IN THE PosToFFICE IMMINENT.
1t is believed by the republican leaders
here that as a result of Col. Bucks visit a
change will be made in the Savannah post
office in very short time and it Is under
stood that Joseph f. Doyle has the personal
assurance of Col Buck that his appoint
nent will be made at an early date. Before
taking the train for Atlanta Col Buck
accepted an invitation TO take tea at Col
lector Johnson's and left last night for At
lanta.
The Republican party is showing consid-
cradle activity in the district as their
printed circular, appealing for money,
MORNING News, attests. It is under-
stood that while they recognize
the hopelessness of any effort to elect a legis-
lative ticket, yet l.. NJ Peasants, J. K.
Whiteman and c. A Wylly, all colored,
will remain In the field as candidates for
the House, and an effort will be made to
poll the full republican vote of the county
next Wednesday.
THEIR RALLYING COMMITTEE.
In order TO insure a full turn out, Chair
man Whiteman Of the executive committee
has appointed large rallying COMMITTEES
for the polls next Wednesday. The rally
ing committee is wholly composed of col
ored republicans, and is as follows:
John Aston, chairman; R. r. Jackson,
John f. Andrews, James Atkinson, Sol G.
johnson, II. NJ. johnson, Isaac Charlton, l.
III. King, John H. Coffee, G. w. Lawson, j.
Maxwell, Isaac w. Cooper, James Middle
ton, Maurice A. Erwin, York NJ. Milledge,
Dennis Farley, A N Mordecai, William r.
Fields, c. Nichols, Thos. E. Ferrebee, Lucius
Porter. Edward Fox, L. NJ Peasants, Jr.,
A. II. Castor, w. II. Royal, Honor Grant,
Richard Butler, John NJ Holingsworth.
John Sneed R. Spencer. Thomas Walker.
Samuel Elliott, Lymus Green, William
Dolly, William Grant, John Styles, Green
Moon, r. F. Grant
RURAL ACTIVITY.
The same activity is reported from vari.
GUS portions of the First district. The
Liberty county republicans have met and