The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-27
FEDERAL STATES FIXED.
A LETTER SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN
DETERMINED UPON.

There Has Been No Contradiction or
the Reports About Deveaux Rnd
BIun--A Washingtonian Thinks
DeVeaux's Appointment VIII he
Made Within IA Wcek-The Stny-nt-
Homes StiII Hoping for u Change.
Talk of some designations in the
Custom House.
There is considerable anxiety on the part
of those who have nourished desires to
be federal Office holders to know definite
ly just what has been done in Washington
with regard to the Savannah appoint
Eeuts.
In spite of the fact that there has been
no denial of The announcement that John
II. Deveaux will be collector of the port,
aud Mr. Henry Blum. Jr postmaster,
there still fingers a spirit OF sceptlcism
among those who have been their polit-
zeal opponents, and they are not yet ready
to accept the situation.
A letter has been received in the city
from gentleman in Washington who has
been keeping a close watch on the Savan-
nah situation, though he has no direct
pers onal interest in it, stating that De-
veauN would be appointed collector with
in week. He was satisfied OF this, he
said, from what he heard around the
treasury department, though in CONVEX
sation, Deveaux told him that he did not
expect his appointment for two weeks He
was satisfied that this appointment had
been agreed upon beyond question, and
also that the appointment of Blum was
a practical certainty
Nevertheless it is understood the wires
and the mails have been kept working be-
tween here and Washington in the inter-
est of Mr.. Joseph f. Doyle and of Mr.. T. f.
johnson, the former being still after the
collectorship, and the latter after the post
Office. So far as can be ascertained they
have received no encouraging information
as yet, but II is said something definite
is expected to-day. Whether that some
thing definite will be a positive announce
ment of Deveauxs appointment. or will
contain hope that there may yet be a
change, Is food for speculation.
Mr.. William r. Leaken was expected
back yesterday with a full explanation of
the situation and the results but he did
not come. He may, however, arrive any
/ day, and the fact that he Is expected to-
day or tomorrow, furnishes some addi-
tional ground for the belief that things
have been settled, since he went there to
remain until they were,
A friend of Maj. Hanson, speaking rela-
tive 10 his position in the matter, said
that it was evident that in accepting the
situation as he did il was his idea that a
colored man would be preferable in Gus.
tom house rather than in a postoffice He
concluded that Maj. Hanson looked az the
matter in that way when ne gave in TO
Deveaux's appointment, though it is also
considered likely that Maj. Hanson did
so against his will and protest
Some of these gentlemen who partici-
pated in the Cotton Exchange meeting
which protested against Deveaux's APP
pointment, are taking a philosophic view
OF the situation, and say the only thing to
do is to make the best Of It. They con
slider they have done all they could In the
matter, and If the appointment is made
and confirmed that win be the end of It,
The employees of the custom house are
very quiet on the subject. There has been
some little talk on the part of one or two
of them of rendering their designations in
case of the appointment OF Deveaux but
whether this announced intention viii be
carried out, remains to be seen. These
one or two have, at one time or another
made the positive assertion that they
would not serve under a colored appointee
They are under the civil service rules, Of
course, and could hold their positions If
they desired but there Is nothing to pre-
vent their resigning at once, If they so de-
sire 1t may be that the new collector
would like to have a little room in which
to place some of his friends.