The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
WEEKLY 2-TIMEs- SAWYER 81 A YEAR
BOSS BUCK HAS COME BACK.
TALKS OF GEORGIAs SLICE OF THE
REPUBLICAN PIE.

Gen. james LOngstreet Endorsed For
Pacific Railroad Commissioners 10
Succeed Gen. Wade HamptOn-3oss
DuclS StiII Ambitious to serve i'm
the Diplomatic SeFvice-FaiIing fn
That He VIII Probably he United
States Marshal For the Northern
District of GeOrgin.
Atlanta. Ga, March 81. - Arrange
ments have been made to land
Gen. James Longstreet, the ven
cradle Georgia republican and confad-
crate war horse, in the shoes OF Gen.
Wade Hampton, the veteran South Caro-
lima democrat and soldier-statesman, as
commissioner of the Pacific railroads.
This Is the Information given out to-
night by Col Alfred E. Buck, the oc-
credited representative of the Mckinley
administration for Georgia. who returned
from Washington this afternoon. He has
been at the capitol since the inaugura-
ton, arranging the states for the new
regime in these parts, and after few
days at home to put into effect certain
plans not yet ready to announce. he VIII
so back to the capitol the last of the
week 10 finish the business.
Gen. Longstreet" said Col. Buck, when
interviewed at his comfortable home on
Peachtree street tonight, sis one of the
men whom we are bound to provide for.
lie was republican in times when it
meant something to be on that side. He
Is poor man, too, and this gives him
an additional claim. The Pacific railroads
commission is a good place for him, and
/ believe he will get II. Before leaving
Washington l called upon the President,
In company with Maj. Hanson. and had an
interview with him on the subject. The
place is entirely acceptable to Gen. Long
street"
Col. A. j. West of Atlanta has been an
applicant for the place. but Col. Buck and
the other powers would not indorse him,
ana Gen. Longstreet's appointment will.
OF course, count him out.
Col. Buck is still shy on his own des-
tination in the new administration. You
can say" he said, that there Is nothing
settled In reference to myself. / do not
know whether / shall go abroad or not
There has been a good deal said about
| Japan, Mexico and other missions, but ii
| Is too soon yet to say anything. There
are other matters which must be looked
| after first. l will say, however that am
| inclined TO prefer some foreign appoint
| ment 1t would afford me a rest and
| change of sceue which would be greatly
| beneficial to me.r
| If Col. Buck does not get a foreign mis-
| sion, he viii probably land IN his old office
as marshal OF the northern district II has
been stated that he has offered the posi-
ton Of secretary, if he goes to Japan or
| other foreign court, to Walter Corbett OF
Macon, but the colonel says this is not so.
The only things that have taken def
| mite shape" said Col. Buck, ARE the dis
| trict attorneyships for the northern and
southern districts and the marshalship OF
| the southern district. f. A. Angler has
| been endorsed for the attorneyship for the
northern district and Marion Erwin for
| the southern district. j. M. Barnes Of
| Thomson has been endorsed for the mar
| shalship of the southern district"
This means, of course, that these three
places have been fixed and that these gem
| tlemen will be the winners. The two at
| torneys will go into office the first OF
| May, but the new marshal of the southern
| district will not be inducted for a year
| yet, because the term Of the present in
| cumbent does not expire.
I'VE have not come to the postmasters
| yet" said Col. Buck, when asked II II
| was true the populists were to be given
| some of the fourth class offices. Tho
colonel replied that he thought that
| something of that sort might happen.
report came from Washington recent
| ly that the edict had gone forth that those
| democrats who deserted Bryan in the
| campaign and went over to the republi-
| can camp--such men, for instance, as DIR.
| l. s. Hopkins Of this city-would not be
| given any of the pie. Col Buck was quo
| ted here as having said that these men
| would not be in it--that there we're not
enough offices TO go around among the old
| lirers
"You say for me-" said the colonel to-
| night, that that Is not So No such POSI-
| ton has been taken. On the contrary
would like very much TO see DR.. Hopkins
| appointed TO some good mission II he
wants II. cannot say, however, whether
| he will get such a place or not. The
| places might be exhausted you know be-
| fore all are placed The number Of such
| appointments that will come this way
| will, of course. be limited"