The morning news., 1897-07-27
C0L0RED COHORTS CHEERFUL.
RUCkER AND PINK MORTON IN
HIGH SPIRITS.


The Collector Calls at the Treasury
Department. 10 Arrange the Pre-
liminnries For Filing His DOnd.
He In Required 20 Give One For
$4,000 ana Another For sIJ.OOO.
Morton Likely to he Made Post-
master at Athens Despite the Sen.
nte's Failure to COnflrm His Re-
cent NOminatiOn-The Macon POsts
mastership Fight Lively.
Washington, July 26.-Internal Revenua
Collector Rucker called at the treasury de-
partment to-day to arrange the preliml-
naries for fling his bond. Under the law
he Is required to fle penal bond of SIC, 900
and also a bond of $4,000 as dIsbursing
officer The bond of the collector of In.
ternal revenue for the state of Georgia
was formerly 100000, but owing to a fall
ing off In the internal revenue receipts the
bond has been reduced to $4,000.
Collector Rucker was accompanied by
Judson Lyons and PINK" Morton, and
he seemed to be on excellent terms with
himself as the result Of his confirmation.
He will give bond and prepare to assume
control Of the office at once Several loan
and trust company agents were on his
trail to-day anxious to furnish the neces-
sary bonds Judson Lyons says Rucker
can give bond for $4,000 IL necessary,
and he will not have to go outside of At
lanta TO get IT,
Collector Rucker will have the selections
Of twenty deputys If the secretary
removes deputy collectors of internal
revenue and customs from the classified
service, as he Is expected to do within a
few days.
Collector Rucker declines to speculate
upon the deputy question: for at presena
he Is not allowed to appoint his deputies.
"Pink' Morton says he will be reap-
pointed postmaster at Athens notwith-
standing his failure to be confirmed by the
Senate last Saturday. He says IL is pretty
rough on a fellow to have the pie knocked
out Of his hands, just as he is about to
stick his tooth into IL. At the postofiica
department IL was said that no official no.
tice Of Morton's failure OF confirmation
had been received from the secretary of the
Senate, and until due notice Is received the
President Is officially in ignorance of Nor
tons rejection. A number of the other
nominations failed in the same way. Ic
Mortona confirmation, pending an answer
from telegram sent to Representative
Howard, who left for home Saturday af-
ternoon.
Il Is understood the President has prom
ised to re-appoint Morton during the re-
cess, although he may conclude that tha
objection Of Senator Clay should delay the
appointment until next winter.
w. W. Brown and r. d. Locke of Macon.
accompanied by Representative Bartlett,
called upon the President to-day and had
a long talk about the Macon postohice.
Messrs Brown and Locke pretended that
they simply called to congratulate the
President upon the passage of the tarifn
bill, but II was learned that they urged the
appointment of Walter Corbett, who Is a
son-in-law of Mr.. Brown. In this con-
nectlon II Is said that the President has
promised Mai Hanson that he shall name
the postmaster al Macon, and Harry Ed
wards, the story writer. has been selected
as the majors choice. Senator Hanna
who Is familiar with the situation in Ma
con, contends that Walter Corbett should
be appointed. Senator Hanna says Mai
Hanson could serve the party better by
naming Mr.. Corbett, who has seen servics
in the party ranks. 1t Is possible that
Senator Hanna may intervene In behalf OF
Mr.. Corbett and throw Mai Hanson down
as he did In the Rueker case.
Audnlhs ia July Ex-senator Clay, as
he sped through Atlanta on his way home
from Washington thus expressed himself
In regard 10 Fuckers appointment. "Ir
was due TO Mark Hanna" said Senator
Clay. ''Hanna's support of Rucker was
brought about by the fact that he him
self has big political fight on his hands
in Ohio and one In which he wants the
negro vote. There Is a big negro vote In
Cincinnati and Cleveland. and the negroes
IN those cities have organized. They were
becoming dissatisfied because the admin
istraton was not giving them recognition.
In order to pacify them Hanna secured
this place for Rucker. I was surprised
how many strong Endorsements Rucker
had from the very best citizens Of At.
lanta," continued the senator. "A sur
prsingly large number Of prominent men
had given him strong Endorsement. / never
heard OF him until week ago, and I
don't think he stood any show for the
appointment until Hanna took up his
cause. His Endorsements, however. In my
opinion, had nothing whatever 10 do with
his appointment. IL was generally un-
derstood that Mai. Smyth was 10 get the
place but Senator Hanna's need OF the
Ohio negro vote cut him out Of H."
Senator Clay expressed himself as be-
Ing strongly opposed 70 lynchings. He
was convinced that the practice was all
wrong and strongly opposed to the Amer
lean form OF government
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