Evening star., 1897-02-24
GEORGIA OFFICE SEEKERS.
Three Train Loads Are Coming to the
Inauguration.

Three Train Loads Are Coming to the
Innagurntfon.
special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ATLANTA, Ga, FEBRUARY 24-Three
tram loads of office seekers will go from
Georgia to the inauguration T. ii. Mar
Tin. president of the Atlanta Mckinney
Club, Is arranging for one special train.
This will carry the candidates for such
omces as consulshiDs, assistants to secre-
tdrles OF departments. first and second-class
pest offices and collectors of customs.
Jim Bledsoe. who used to be a dep
uty collector of internal revenue. is
getting up another excursion party to
travel on special train His party
Will comprise candidates for such Jobs
as deputy marshal, third and fourth
class post offices. and 81, 900 to 81 800 places
around the departments in Washington In
audltion to these, some parties in south
Georgia are getting up an excursion which
Will be composed chiefly of the faithful
coiored brothers This element wants rec
ognition under Major Mckinley, and will
invade the capital to ask it.
COL A E. Buck, the republican leader
IN Georgia. antagoniZed the colored wing
OF the party last year, but he picked the
winner and carried the state for Mckinley,
Whlie the negro leaders were chiefly for
Reed and Morton. Major McKinleys nom
nation put Col Buck on top, and no doubt
Is entertained here that he will practically
name the men from Georgia who will get
tne ofnces. The colonel has been in Canton
himself, and this has raised him immense
~ in the eyes of his party associates. He
Is the only Georgian who has been invited
to visit Canton
Col. Buck is understood to be an appli-
cant for the position of minister to Mex
ico- He has been marshal of the northern
district under two or three Presidents He
was one OF the real original Mckinley
leaders. and figured with Mr.. H. H. Kohl
saat and Mr. Hanna at the famous Thorn
asvilie conference two years ago
IL Col Buck goes away Walter Johnson
of Columbus may be marshal of the north
ern district; There are two applicants for
collector of internal revenue for Georgia,
Major w. H. Smythe and H. L. Rucker
Both are from Atlanta
Ed. Angler of Atlanta, S. A. Darnell of
Plckens county and man named Jen-
kins are applicants for appointment as dis
trict attorney of the northern district
Darnell has been attorney here under Pres
ldent Harrison. In the southern district
the candidates for district attorney are w.
X. Leaken of Savannah, Marion Irwin of
Macon and F. G. Boatright of Tifton Err
win has been assistant district attorney
under both republican and democratic Pres
idents, and was district attorney under
Harrison.
Tom F. Johnson of Savannah wants his
old office He was collector of customs
there under Presidents Arthur and Harri-
son. He has been in Office under every re-
publican administration for twenty years
He is a son of Ex-Governor Herschel V
johnson, who was a candidate for Vice
President on the ticket with Steshen A
Douglas in 1880.
The Atlanta post Office Is one of the bes
places in the state. having recently been
raised to the first class. Ex-Postmaster
J. R. Lewis, A. N. Wilson. who was post
master at Savannah; W. II. Smythe and
]. c. Hendrix are after this place. Hem
dirk was the republican candidate for Con-
gress in this district last fall. The Savan-
nah post Office will probably go to ice
Doyle. who had it four years ago. Doyle
was candidate for Congress in Colonel
Testers district last November.