The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-21
ALL AFTER BUCKS SHOES.
RenlrOG Still Hopeful That He Will
be Marshal.

Sam Dunlop of Gainesville Also on
the Ground-Livingston Very Happy
Over the Outcome of the Fight Over
the Conyers -DuBignon in
Town-The Record of LaGrange's
| Fugitive Assistant Postmaster.
Washington, May 2O.-The fight over
the office of marshal for the North Geor-
gia district is growing warmer and the
result is very much in doubt. Col. Rem
froe, who successfully concealed his pres
ence from the newspapers for two whole
days, is now prominent figure every day
and evening at the Metropolitan hotel,
! He evidently considers his chances not by
any means upset and claims to have di-
rect information from the white house
that Mr. Cleveland has not turned him
down, but still has his application under
! advisement.
Another candidate for this Office
arrived to-day, Col. Sam Dunlop,
and he brought along his
energetic friend, ex-Solicitor Howard
Thompson, who bears the reputation of
being one of the most adroit political
managers in the mountain section These
gentlemen base their claim for the Office
on Mr.. Dunlop's thorough knowledge of
the deputy marshals service, he having
been the United States commissioner for
a long period at Gainesville, and upon the
further fact that, geographically, he is
the best located of any of the seventeen
candidates now applying.
THE sMITH-LIvINGsTON SENSATION
The Smith-Livingston sensation, if it
can be so dignifed, has about run
! its course and people are gossip
| ing about other matters. The impression
| is that Col Livingston, though he
has carried his point in beating Weaver
| for the COnyerS postoffice, will take this
| issue home embalmed and use it on the
| stump next fall. Secretary Smith de-
| clines to discuss the matter, and as it re
| qulres two to keep up a quarrel, the war
| will soon be ended and forgotten.
! Representatives Black, MattOx and
! Tate are newcomers. Judge MattoX in
! troduced a brand new straw hat into
! Washington yesterday, and to-day he has
| his imitators. Mr.. Tate has the biggest
score of any of the members
IN the matter of securing
new postmasters and propose now
up the unclassifed patronage in the sew
eral departments.
! 1t is understood that Senator Gordon
| will be in Richmond at the ceremonies
/ attending the reinterment of the remains
| of Mr.. Davis, and from that city he will
| journey to this. The report that he had
! Withdrawn his Endorsement from Pod
! Dismuke's application and given it to Col
Renfroe is probably an error.
| Judge Lawson saw the President yes
! terday and asked him point blank if he
had decided to throw Col Renfroe and
| Pod Dismuke overheard, but the
answer he received was guarded
The President said that he wished the
| Georgia delegation would get together and
| agree upon some suitable man for mar
| shal. This reply encourages Mr.. Dunlop
and may encourage others, who are can
! didates, when they learn of it.
DU BIGNoN IN TOWN.
! Hon. Fleming duBignon is here on his
| return to Savannah from New York He
| declines to take a hand in the fight for
marshal and further declined to discuss
| the prospective race for the seuatorship.
| He, however, did not decline to say that
he thought South Georgia was entitled to
| the office, whether he was the choice of
! his section or not. Asked if he did not
think the effort of certain Eleventh dis
| trict politicians to force Representative
| Turner into the race was Q scheme to
make a House vacancy he again declined
| to depose, satisfying himself with the re
mark that Mr., Turner was man of
| ability and very popular in the state.
The LAGRANGE pOstOffice defalcation
carried Representative Moses to Georgia
to-day. Miss Stella Laird, the postmaster,
is well known in this city and so is her
father, who has brought her into her
| present serious trouble Through the in
| fiuence of Postmaster Locke of Macon, Col.
Buck and w. w. Brown, Miss Laird,
who is a worthy, and very hand
some young lady, was given
had been living here for some years prior
to her appointment. Her father was al
ways a worthless sort of a fellow. He
| had various places under the government
here, but never managed to hold them j
He left Washington under a cloud, and
numerous creditors mourned his going.
He hailed originally from Alabama. Moth
ing can be said against his wife and
daughters, and they deserve the sym
pathy Of all people.
The newspaper writer's of Atlanta who
serve northern journals are engaged in an
effort to break down Hoke Smith. The
New York Sun Of to-day has
lurid editorial on the subject
of Mr.. Smiths alleged row with Col. Liv-
ingston and the Washington Post of to-
day has an unkind special from the same
quarter personal to the secretary. These
mischievous attacks on Mr.. Smith from
his home are damaging to the state and
its political interests here.
G. w. Malone was appointed postmaster
to-day at Peeksville, Henry county Geor-
gia.
j. G. Schaid was appointed to-day as
postmaster at Lexington, S. C..
PUT BULLETS IN EACH OTHER.