The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-05
TIE APPOINTMENTS DELAYED.
n,srRICT ATEoRNEYsHIP COMMrS-
SION NOT YET ISSUED.

Mr.. MARION Erwin's Friends Thought
ue Mould Receive the Appoint
,e,t n week or Ten Days Ago-A
rrport That Judge Speer Was
waiting For Lyons to Get Out of
.no why Before Recommending an
,.sistant-NO Apparent Reason,
uo,vcveP, For Changing Former
,.,ouucements With Regard to
,bese Omces-The Local Talk.
There seems to be some delay about
.,,.sral Georgia appointments. of which it
q hard to get an explanation. Republi-
,,ors here expected the. appointment of Mr..
MARION Erwin as district attorney for the
..optbern district a week or ten days ago.
.bpt for some seemingly inexphcable cause
il has been delayed.
There are rumors of another applicant,
whose entrance has caused a complication,
but there is no report of who it is, and
nobody seems to know seaything about it.
II is well known that Mr.. Erwin was def
n.telv determined upon for this position,
and reports came from Washington on
several occasions that his appointment
Was expected at once.
Judge Emory Speer is now in Washing
ton. but his mission is presumed to be in
connection with private business matter.
1t is well known, however, that he is fav-
orably inclined toward Mr.. Erwin for the
district attorneyship, and it may be that
incidentally he will look into the matter
Judge Speer Of course takes no active in
terest in politics, but it is well known that
his word in matters of this kind carries
great weight, and while there may be
some temporary delay, it is firmly believ-
ed that there will be no permanent trou-
bic in connection with Mr.. Erwin's ap-
pontment
Another report comes from Washington
with regard to the assistant district at
torneysh;p for this district which has
been so much talked about. 1t is said
that a good deal of pressure has been
brought to bear on Judge speer to have
him recommend the creation of an assist
ant attorneyship for his court, but he
holds the matter up and says nothing.
Advices from Washington say his reason
is that he sees the possibility of the ap-
pointment of Judson Lyons of Augusta,
and he does not propose to have colored
man in that capacity. If it is decided
that Lyons is to take the Augusta post
office, as is possible, it is understood that
the recommendation viii be made al once,
and Mr. W. R. Leaken of this city will be
appointed. The report states, however,
that the recommendation will not be made
until Lyons is out of the way.
These reports, however, do not seem to
have caused any apprehension so far as
local republicans are concerned. 1t was
announced sometime ago that the appoint
ments Of the district attorney and assist
ant district attorney had practically been
determined upon, and that these positions
were to go respectively to Mr.. Erwin and
Mr.. Leaken. This statement was made in
the Morning News from the best authority,
ana mere does not now seem to be any
reason Tor contradicting it or even qualify
ing IT, 1t is practically settled that these
gentlemen are to have the appointments,
named and, it is said, it will take very
SERIOUS and unexpected Complications to
pfng about any change at all. Perhaps.
the causes mentioned, however, are re-
Spo1sole for the delays in giving attention
70 'hese appointments but Maj. ]. f. Han
son. VINO is looked upon now as the leading
utofgla republican does not appear to have
any apprehension as he is on the point
VI eavlng Washington to return to his
nome in Macon
may be said too that the policy of
no' disturbing those democrats now in Of
nee whose commissions have NOT exnired
VII PROBABLY be adhered to- That an
nouheement has been made, and there is
every indication that the announced noIi-
~ IS being adhered to- This is resnonsi-
Die Tor the fact that practically ali taIlx
""H regard to the custom house and
poS'oiilce has subsidized, exceDt in q cuie+
way and II is not expected that ANYTIME
come sumo honths 10
a., ne duterent candidates for these posi-
.o,.9 are Dusy among their friends irving
Keep the upper hand Mr.. II r John
son mas strong Endorsements from bust
~ sSs men, including about IS per cent of
Je nieln pership of both the cotton ex-
S na"se ana the board of trade and all
W, one Oh the bank presidents of the citv.
vi Joseph f. Doyle Is said to be doing
S %ne WORK along this line as well. and it
an no uouDt be interesting to see how
rh n'a'ler OF Endorsements is regarded
' NE, II comes to dividing out the spoils.
/ - mg candidates for the postoffice are |
4 ,5 P.ns very quiet. II looks as If they |
4 hled their applications and let |
4 ,oi ~ az that. 80 far as can be learned |
m %,ner Mr.. William Pease, Mr.. Henry |
sun nor Mr.. y. E. Sholes is making any |
buedh EFFORTS toward the goal of his |
4 -uDiCIoh' one can never tell. however |
Mu II may be that they are ali quietly |
ulGng in good work. Or, on the other |
anG they may be waiting to see what
1 Dlgger fight is going to amount to.
nr, whether one of them cannot slip in |
'uring the confusion.