The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-05
BLUM CARRIES OFF THE BUN.
HIS NOMINATION For POSTMASTER
SENT TO THE SENATE.

President Informs Joe Doyle That
He Cannot Appoint Him Collector
of the POrt-Dcvenux's Appoint
ment Now Looked Upon as Certain.
Doyle Now After Something Equal
Iy as GOOd-White POstmnSters APP
pointed Mt Bainbridge and VAL
dosta.
Washington, Feb. 4-Henry Blum, Jr., has
been appointed postmaster at Savannah.
and Joe Doyle has received from the lips
of President Mckinley notice that he cam
not be appointed to the collectorship.
That, in brief, is the political history
made to-day. in connection with the con-
test the Georgia Republicans are making
over the distribution of the federal offices.
The appointment of Mr.. Blum causes no
surprise. as it was predicted with the
greatest condolences in these dispatches.
His selection is the second hand played In
the Lyons-Hanson deal, and is in accord
ance with the programme which leads up
to the appointment of Deveaux to the col
lectorship. The administration hopes, by
appointing Stallings and Blum, both white
men, to postmasterships, to allay the
prejudice and opposition to the appoint
ment of Deveaux.
Joe Doyle has practically abandoned the
fight for the collectorship. and is casting
about for something equally as good 4"
He had another short interview with the
President this morning, before the cabinet
assembled, and the President frankly in
formed him that he could not see his way
clear to give him the collectorship. The
talk was conducted in the most friendly
manner. and the President intmated that
he might find some other way of reward
ing Doyle's devotion to the Republican
cause and the Mckinley standard. The
President is to take the subject under con-
sideration, and Doyle is to see him again
tomorrow.
The President also appointed white post
masters at Bainbridge and Valdosta. this
indicating that he does not propose to have
a repetition of the Hogausville incident
in relation to the distribution of Presiden-
tial postoffices. John O'Donnell is ap-
pointed at Bainbridge, and T. NJ. Ray at
Valdosta. Both are regular organization
men. who had the Endorsement of Judson
Lyons. and the other members of the Buck
faction.
ExAConsul James Dobbs just back from
Chile, is here settling his accounts with
the department of state.
Senator Bacon has been suffering from
an attack Of grip for several days past.
He fought it off until to-day, when he
succumbed to its vigorous grasp. and to-
night Is confined to his bed by well de-
veloped case of that generally prevailing
disease.
1t is understood that the next collector of
customs at st. Marys, Ga, is to be a col
ored man by the name of Coffee. His ap-
pointment has been settled upon by the
regular republican organization and his
nomination will go to the Senate shortly.
The position is a good one, and when the
Republicans have been in power, hereto
fore, 1t has always gone to q white man.
This will be the first time in the history Of
st. Marys, that 1t has had a colored collec-
tor of the port. 1t is facetitiously suggest
ed that by a strange coincidence a coffee
colored politician of Coffee county, whose
name as Benjamin Coffee Is to be given
the st. Mary's collectorship, which pays
81 500 a year. His home is in Camden, and
there is considerable opposition to him at
st. Mary's on the ground that his selection
is in violation of the spirit of home rule.