The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
A RUSH FOR BUCKS BERTH.
RenGrOe May Scoop in the Sugar Plum
After All.

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His Chances Looked Upon as Much
Better Now Than on Thursday-Rep-
resentative Moses Urging Mobley
for the Place-Atkinson May Go
West on Legal Business for the Gov
ernment.
Washington, May 10.-The cabinet be-
ing in session to-day there was lull in all
business matters about department head
quarters. There We're no callers at the
white house and only the anointed were
allowed to pass the portals of the cabinet
minister's door. Secretary Smith, as
usual, worked up to the last moment.
When he finally seized his hat and started
for the meeting his saddle horse was
missing and he struck out afoot and
walked the whole distance to the white
house. The burning questions discussed
at this meeting was the Chinese exclusion
act and how the Infanta Eulalie, who
arrived tonight, should be received.
Georgia. matters are still in a kaleido-
scOpic state. Yesterday the Georgia
members who are here, and upon whom
the newspaper correspondents must
necessarily rely for information, were
positive that Col. Renfroe was non per-
soma grata to MIR. Cleveland, and that he
had no sort of chance for securing the
marshalship for North Georgia,
A MORE FAVORABLE OUTLOOK.
To-day the talk is rather in Col. Rem
froe's favor That gentleman is here and
has been since night before last, but he
has carefully kept himself in seclusion,
so carefully indeed that not even Rep
resentatives Moses, Livingston or
Lawton knew of his presence.
It is useless to further prophesy
about this Office The fact that Secretary
Smith is backing Col. Renfroe makes him
q possibility in spite of all the agencies
that are at work against him. Speaking
of this marshalship tonight, Representa-
tive Moses said that he would urge his
constituent, Mr.. Mobley, or some Fourth
district man for the place. but it would
be before the Georgia delegation as a
whole and not the President. He rather
thought the whole delegation should be
consulted and given a chance to present
their candidates and their merits, and
then leave it to the senators and the
President to select the man.
ATKINsON's PROSPECTS.
Hon. w. Y Atkinson acknowledged to
night that the marshalship had been sug-
gested as an Office he might have and he
had declined. He wanted no Office under
the federal government, but Secretary
Smith might offer to employ him in a
legal capacity for two or three months,
and if he did he would accept it as an at
torney. Asked if the service would keep
him in Washington if given to him he said
it would not, that it would require him tc
visit the far west. MIR. Atkinson said
further that he would not be a candidate
for United States senator.
Judge Lawson will urge his constituent,
Judge Weaver, for the marshalShip. A
report was current tonight about the
hotels that Judge Weaver was the father
in-law of Marshal Everett of the South
ern district, but this could not be con-
frmed. If it is true it would, of course,
prove fatal to Judge Weaver's chances,
however excellent a man he may be.
THE La GRANGE PosToFFICE.
Postmaster General Bissell notified
Representative Moses to-day that he
would like to make a change in the La
Grange postofice. The present incumbent
is Miss Stella Laird MIR. Moses has no
man in view for this Office, but mas a long
list of applicants to select from.
The New York Sun of this date quotes
Secretary Smith as saying in an interview
that Col. Livingston, now that congress
was in recess, had nothing to do but growl
and he was simply and honestly at work
on thatline
The new nice consul general to Paris,
Claud Shropshire of George, is here. HIS
career shows what young Ameri-
can with no other capital than brains and
pluck can achieve. He is tall, with a
face betokening intellect. He is only
27 years Of age, and just
four years ago, unacquainted
with any person in Europe and ignorant
of any language save his mother tongue,
left his home in North Georgia for tho
capital of France. Mr.. Shropshire, in ad-
diUion to his government service, has
built up fine general practice and is as
sociated with one of the biggest legal
firms of France. He is not only skilled
in the law, but is an orator of high rank.
Representative Black of Augusta is a
late arrival.
Judge Mattox has not yet come, and
Representative Moses may leave for home
tomorrow night.
Miss Bertha Clark of Georgia is a re-
cent appointee in the census office.
The following pensions for Georgians
were passed to-day: Lewis King and
Joseph Walker, survivors, and Lucy A.
Sorrells and Catherine Barnes, widows.
These are what are known as Indian pen
sion cases.
Hon. Fleming duBignon is expected to
return to Washington tomorrow from
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