The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-01
NO FAT PLUMS FOR NEGROES.
M'KINLEY ADMINISTRATION GIVING
THEM THE COLD SHOULDER.

Bill FIedger In tae Dumps over the
OutIook-The Postmaster General
Informs Him That He Is Opposed
to Appointing Negroes as Postmns-
ters in Large Cities in the south.
PIcdger Cut Ont of the ConsuIshIm
at Kingston, Jamaica.
Washington. June SO.-"It looks miehtu
dark around here for the colored man,
remarked Bill Pledger. sorrowfufly. as he
left the postoffice department to-day. after
having had a talk with the Postmaster
General in behalf of some Of his Georgia.
friends who aspire to presidential post
offices.
Pledger says the Postmaster GeneraT
stated frankly after going over the polit.
ical situation that II the President an.
points colored men to any Of the large.
postoiiices in southern cities such actIo,.
VIII be done against his protest
II appears that the Postmaster c,enersn
Is wiling that the colored republicans oa
the south should be given government po-
s''ions such as deputies and postmasters ah
'ne small offices, but in the large elites
"here the citizens make the issue agaipss
coiored appointments he thinks.n 4 ourha
to be the policy of the administration IN
select acceptable white men.
Ileuser was an anxious and active annli1
cant Tor the consulship at Kingston ra.
maica, which was yesterday given 10 NJ
Dent OF the District Of Columbia. dietans
relatiVe OF the late Secretary Blaine. Ring-
So a'VH y one OF the most desirable consu.
lates IN the West Indies II Is q heantigua
Island. The climate is not severe ~ 49,.
season and the city of Kingston h nicI
turesque beyond description. PIedeer ha5x
many rivals for that place. buf he 80
gohnueht that he had influence sufficient
~ ~ potsut 70 secure the prize. He naturallv
teels mat the administration is not ''hlImr
ing itself' to give desirable places ~ ths.
oolored republican - az
Juusoh Lyons does not take such a dole.
iul view OF the situation, for he lss al.
someu 70 zeal out few minor postoficea
anu anu mus emphasize His influence as ma
t'onal committeeman. He was ~ IN
postofiice department to-day with puS
hucker' who has just come back Ia Town
| noplng TO get the Internal revenua col.
iectorshlp. he says he has brought wifi.
MN q number of additional endorseroentss
| safely " '"o Sauuie
accompanying Lyons and. Rucker Uers
zoe Doyle Of Savannah, Pink Morton u,hc.
- cohhdent or capturing the Athens post-
once and Jim Bagget, who a. Wales
,Ynhsoh ehief OF staff. This combina.
ton OF five labored with the cIork y,
| charge of the Georgia desk for more ira.
an hour' and as a result Of their efrorts-
| corded: "s'e icr
| The establishment OF a new postosy,c.
IN IRWIN county, to be called EXCHANGE
| with Joseph L. Bass as postmaster. ana
one, also, In Dooly county. to he caiIed
herhs with A. s. Harris as postmaater'
Nanhle J. Davis was recommended fo,
appointment as postmaster at Hewassee-
IN Towns county, to fiji vacancy caused
| by the recent death of her husband
Prof r. n. Wright OF Savannah Il hero.
making a still-hunt for the registershin az
the treasury. He claims that the place
belongs to the colored republicans ans
ne cites the former appointment Of sem
ator y. K. Bruce OF Mississippi as preee-
aent Tor his selection by President Nc
Representative Bartlett went to the m.
terior department to-day to try and pre-.
vent the removal of D. s. Sanford fron,
clerkship In the land Office at Enid. Okla
Young Sanford Is a son OF ID. u. sanfora
OF Mliledgeville, Ca, and he has been re-
commended for removal Mr.. Bartletr
also called at the postonice Department "A.
enter a protest Of the citizens of Locust
Grove Ga, against f. G. Peak. who ha.
Just been appointed postmaster there.
NepfssehthtiVe Livingston visited the
war department to-day TO petition for the
pardon OF Private Callawav. who -
confined in the Mcpherson barraclxe os.
the charge of deserfion.
william E Henderson OF DeKalb county,
william u. Henderson OF DeKalz connfx-
and Charles Thomas OF waycross. Roth
members OF the Georgia legislature. were
at the capitol to-day, visiting member -
the Georgia delegation. II II undersfoo|1
they have been over 70 Virginia to sIften.l
me wedding Of their colleague, Mr.. Dick
inson.