The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-09
NEGRO PosrMAsrERs IN THE SOUTH.
National Committeenau Lyons Still waiting
for His appointment at Augusta. Ca.

for His Appointment at Augusta. Ca.
WASHINGTON. Oct. s.-JudsonL Lyons, tho col
ored National Committeeman from Georgia. who
has been waiting around the White House since
the advent Of the Mckinley Administration
with the expectation OF being appointed Post
master at Augusta, has gone home without OBJ
tanning his anticipated reward for his fidelity to
Mckinley at st. Louis. Although Lyons has
waited long and patiently for the recognition
promised him, he has not uttered a complaint
against the Administration, nor has he threat
ened to bolt the Republican party If he is not
appointed. He has for several months past
acted as political referee in connection with
minor appointment Ia Georgia, and he has had
occasion to confer with the President on several
contested cases. He says the Augusta Post Office
has not been mentioned during these inter-
views, and as there appears to be no prospect of
an early solution of that problem, he proposes to
go home ard look after his law practice, which
has been somewhat MISUNDERSTANDING his pro-
longed stay In Washington. Lyons is far above
the average colored oficcseeker who comes up
from the southern States, and he insists that the
appointment would not be- objectionable to the
majority OF the citizens of Augusta He is a
bright, intelligent man, ranking socially and in
ability with ex-senator Bruce of Mississippi,
J. VI. Langston OF Virginia, and Congressman
White OF North Carolina, who are regarded here
as Representatives OF the advanced cOiorcd race.
Before leaving for home Lyons would not ad-
init that he has abandoned all hopes OF securing
the Augusta Postmastership, but while at tho
PoSt Ofhce Department recommending a few
fourth.ciaas Postinasters for appointment, he
remarked that he could lind out all he wanted to
know about other political matters in Georgia,
but he could not obtain any satisfactory infor.
NATION concerning his own case.
II cannot be said that the President objects
TO appointing colored men TO Federal office in
the south, notwithstanding the excitement
oecasioned by the attempted assassination of a
colored Postmaster at HOgansville, Ga. Only
last Wednesday II colorcd man OF the name Of
Bamteld was appointed Postmaster at Beau
fort, 5. c.. and not a word of protest has been
ralsed against MIN. The Beaufort Office comes
under the Presidential grade and pays nearly
$4,000 a year. Tho Hogansville office Is of the
fourth class. and the compensation OF the Post
master Is about 5000 II year. Bamtield il the
bon'in.iaw OF Gen. Robert Smalls, one of the
co!Orcd leaders OF the Palmetto State, who has
Icryed several terms in Congress from the Beau
Tort district. Gen. Smalls has been in Wash
ihgton Tor several months seeking an appoint
ilent as Collector of Customs for tho port OF
beaufort for himself, and at the same lime he
has been urging the claims of his son.in-law TO
;hlaw,s appointnent Smalls succeeded in
throwing down his hated rival, G. W. Murray,
also a colorcd man and leader of the anti.
Snails faction in that vicinity. Murray had
/. vowed that Bamfeld should not be appointed
applicant.