The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-10
GEORGIA COLLECTORSHIP.
Collector RucIxer Not by Any Means
Safe in His Place.

SAFE IN his fiace.
Washington, D. c., Nov. AT the
White House and the Treasury De-
partment the statement is positively
made that the President has no inten-
ton of making any immediate change
in the Office of collector of internal
revenue of the northern district of
Georgia. This does not indicate. how
ever, that Henry A. Rucker, the pres
ent collector, is to be re-appointed. On
the contrary. it is probable that after
the Christmas holidays there will be
several changes in the Federal offices
in Georgia, and a successor to Tony
Rucker may be chosen.
There are several avowed candidates
for the collectorship, and their appli-
cations are on file in the Treasury De-
partment. G. H. Wynne of Atlanta,
has filed his papers, and has also made
a personal application to the Presi-
dent on the strength of an introduce
ton by Representative Livingston.
Those who are supposed to be ac-
quainted with the Presidents inten-
lions regarding Georgia appointments
are under the impression that he is
ANNOA oOAJ aAopOSC0 ION oil 10 NIL l. IL
Martin, one of the most influential Re-
publicans in Atlanta Upon inquiry at
the White House to-day. learned that
the name of Mr.. Martin has been
brought to the attention of the Presi-
dent in connection with the internal
revenue collectorship and his friends
are encouraging his appointment at one
are encouraging his appointment as one
people of the state.
Although President Roosevelt has
not fully considered the subject of fed
eral appointments in Georgia, nor has
he committed himself on the subject of
replacing negro federal officeholders
with reputable white men, it is under
stood to be his desire to eliminate the
race problem from the contest over
these offices whenever it is possible to
do so. In the meantime, however, the
Republican sponsors of Collector Ruck-
er are striving to impress upon the
President the fact that, al
though Mr.. Fuckers skin may
be dark, his administration of
the collectors Office has been pure
white. In support of this claim, they
refer to the records of the office OF the
Commissioner of Internal Revenues to
show that Collector Rucker is regarded
as one of the most efficient officers
in the internal revenue service. Sew
eral months ago, when his four years
term had expired, Col Buck, Judson
Lyons and other prominent Georgia
Republicans filed with President Nc
Kinley numerous Endorsements in favor
of his reappointment. Without reap
pointing Collector Rucker, he was con-
tinued in office and allowed to file a
new bond. His friends at once con-
c1uded that his reappointment was as
C11raA Ginpa the COMING of President
Roosevelt to the White House the
movement in favor of white collec-
tor of internal revenues has been re-
newed and the indications are that
Collector Fuckers official days are
numbered.
The Georgia politicians have not been
as ravenous in their demands for spoils
as some of the Republicans in other
states, notably South Carolina, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
So persistent have been some de-
mands made on the President by the
Office seekers and their friends that on
yesterday and again to-day ne emphat-
ically announced to several of his CALI
ers that he will make no further civil
appointments, except to meet emergen-
cies, until after Congress assemblies. 1t
is understood that the President has
been greatly annoyed by the persistent
offers of some of the place-hunters
from the states named, although he in
timated that he has no fault to find
with either Georgia or Florida Repub
licans in that direction.
Judson Lyons had a brief visit with
the President to-day and he left the
White House under the impression that
the President is not yet ready to give
serious consideration to the Federal ap-
pointmentS in Georgia