The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-20
PLUMS NOT FALLING FAST
CLEVELAND ANXIOUS TO SHAKE
THE OFFIOz-sEEKERS.

The Georgia Colonels Depressed by
the Prolonged Absence of Secretay
Smith and the Adjournment of the
Senate-Pod Dismuke Still Skirmish-
ing for the Marshslship.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Just about now
there is an evident desire all round 20
"shake" the office-seeker, and the delay at
the white house in making recess appoint
ments is thought to Indicate tho executives
yearninR to have the place hunters jump
the town and give him a rest. Georgia
political circles are unusually quiet just
now. The prolonged absence of Secretary
Hoke Smith and the adjournment of the
Senate has had q depressing effect on the
colonels, aud nearly all of them have had to
draw on their home resources for
means to enable them to hold
| their bases. Although it is generally known
that Secretary Smith is absent for an in-
definite period, bis ante-rooms are thronged
each day by people who have political
pulls, great and small long and short. Not
q few of these callers are ladies, and Private
| Secretary Bennett has vast and varied
field in which to display his gallautry.
! Pod Dismuke is still sticking TO business
and has an eye single to the marshelship.
| Lindsay johnson Of Rome has no inten-
tion Of abandoning his foray for tbs Antwerp
consulate, and Bascom Myriclk is by no
means discouraged, although it was semi
| officially announced to-day that n. ..
Owens of Kentucky, tho temporary chair
| man of the national democratic convention,
had been offered the Berlin post, for which
Mr.. Myrick is an aspirant.
FRANK RICHARDSON'S DESIRE.
The latest arrival from Georgia ia F. II.
Richardson, editor of the Atlanta Journal, =,
| who wants to go to Dresden. lie called at
the white house to-day with Senator Cor
don and stated bis wants to the President.
Mr.. Cleveland announced that there were
many applicants for Dresden, Whereupon
Mr.. Richardson quickly replied that he was
aware of it and that he wasn't hankering for
any post that no one else would have.
This repartee amused the President and be
graoiously remarked that red-heade1 men
as rule were up TO snuff. Representative
Moses left for home last night without hav
ing secured Mr.. Redd's commission as post
master at Columbus. Mr.. Redd will re-
main here some days, as he has information
that one or his democratic opponents, MIR.
Etheredge, emboldened by Postmaster Gen
eral Bissella delay is on the road here to
look the field over
Representative Cabaniss will leave for
home tomorrow night. He has failed to
smooth out the snarls in the Milledge~
vile postotiice case and the new
incumbent for the Griffin Office, Butler Hud-
son, has not as yet been commissioned.
Mr.. Cabsniss made his closing round of the
| departments to-day and acquainted the
cabinet people with his wishes as to his dis
trict matters.
COL. CRENsHAW IN TOWN.
The unexpected reappearance OF ex-
| Collector Tom Crenshaw in Washington
| has set the colonies to speouating. Some
express the opinion that he has come to
| measure steel with Col. Pod Dismuke in the
marshalship fight. but the sbrewder Kuessers
declare that he wants u government place
| in order TO be able to surrender his railroad
| inspectorship TO his present assistant. Mr..
| Crenshaw himself is as dumb as a clam.
The application OF Hon. Thomas W.
Lamb for the collectors place at the
port of Brunswick was received at the
| treasury to-day and placed on file.
Seventy-eight fourth-cleSs postmasters
| we're appointed to-day but Georgia was not
in il.
Ex-Congressman Hemphill has about
| abandoned all hope of securing Il foreign
appointment Just now. This lull in the
business of making officers will send him
home tomorrow, there to await results. He
called on the President to-day to say good
by and while there met Judge Morris, one
or tne successful appHcanLs IOr tDe district
bench, position he coveted. OF course he
seized the OPP ortunity Of extending his con-
gratulatlons.
South Carolina dew a single small prize
in the lottery of fourth-class postmasters
to-day. J. g. Barker got the little office q
OIar, in Barnwell county.
Hampton II. Robinson of Port Orange,
Fla, has fled an application in the treasury
department. for the office of superintendent
of life sa wing stations on tire eAstarn cOaat Of
that state.
Hon. A. G. Berry Of Pensacola has made
application for the position Of internal rev.
enue collector, and T. d. Riobow of Pensa-
cola wants to be shipping commissioner at
that port.