The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-04
HARRY BLUM A CANDIDATE.
ENTERS THE LIST OF ASPIRAs!Ts
FOR THE POSTMASTERSHIP.

His Friends Say He Comes of Good
Republicans stocks. II. Morse, the
COIored Politician, Out For the
CoIIectOrShip-A Petition Hein.s
Circulated by Mr.. JOhnson's
Friends Around the Cotton Ex-
change and Board of TTade-Thcse
the only savannah Offices That are
Being Discussed.
Candidates for republican appointments
are springing up almost every few hours.
The most recent acquisition to the ranks
is Mr.. Harry Blum, Jr,, who will, it is
announced, make application for the ap-
pointment Of postmaster Mr.. Blum is one
of Savannah's best known and most popu-
lar young men, and as one Of his closest
friends puts it. he comes of good republi-
can stock
How Mr.. BUNS entrance into the field
will complcate the race has not yet been
made apparent. Before his name was
mentioned there were only two avowed
candidates for the position Mr.. William
Pease, formerly of Ohio, and Mr.. A. e.
Sholes Nevertheless it has been believed
that there are other prominent republi-
cans who are playing for other game, but
who are willing to take the lower bird if
their shot falls short of the mark.
1t is a sort of a game of chess that is
being played with the postoftice and the
custom house as the black and white
kings, and it may be said very frequently
a checkmate is accomplished with a pawn
as well as with a knight or a bishop,
The custom house plum is keeping pace
with the postoflce in the number of apph-
cants and has even gone it one better. S.
b. Morse. prominent colored politician,
messenger of the custom house, under
Collector T. F. johnson, delegate to the
McKinley-Hanna convention at st. Louis,
and at present teacher of music and one
or two other things at the colored college
near Thunderbolt, is the new Richmond
in the field. Morse asks for all his good
works that the custom house appointment
be bestowed upon him.
IL was reported yesterday that Mr.. T.
f. johnson was circulating a petition
among business men, or that a petition
was being circulated in his behalf for the
custom house appointment, but Mr.. John
son denied this, saying he had never yet
circulated a petition of this kind There
was petition, however, in circulation
among members both of the board of
trade and cotton exchange, indorsing him,
and the report probably grew out of this
fact.
Mr.. Joseph F. Doyle still maintains his
stand and is holding up his end of the
fight with his usual determination. MIR.
johnson and Mr.. Doyle were seen on the
street together during the day, discussing
the situation in the most pleasant and
agreeable manner. and to all appearances
II seemed that they were ready 20 divide
the pot, rather than continue opposing
each other Mr.. Doyle has some strong
supporters in the fight, and the fact that
ne numbers many friends was evinced in
MS race against Col. Lester for congress.
Col. J. H. Deveaux is the only other can
didate so far. and he too is still in the
night. He has been talked of at times IN
connection with other positions, but
from all accounts the Savannah custom
house is the only one that will suit him.
No information as to the much talked of
surprises has yet come to the surface. but
those who made the predictions have not
taken off one iota from their positive as
sertions. Unless the fight is stopped they
say there is strong probability of dark
horse being rung in.
These are about the only two appoint
ments with which Savannah politicians
are very seriously concerning themselves
at the present time, and discussion does
not turn TO any others except in an Occa-
sional general conversation. 1t is pretty
well settled that the district attorneyship
and the assistant district attorneyship
are to go to Messrs. Erwin of Macon and
w. r. Leaken respectively, and the poll
ticians are not bothering themselves any
further about these plums
The colored element is still hoping that
something will be done toward relaxing
the stringency of the civil service rules
so that appointments to minor jobs will
be open to more of their number, but as
yet they do not appear to have been
given any substantial encouragement. 1t
is another case of there not being enough
offices to go around, and there will be
sorrows and disappointments here as well
as elsewhere.