The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-08
TNE SAVANNAH JOBS
uArED TO SUCCEED DOYLE
BlVN At POsToFFIcE.
.,xep AT THE WHITE HOUSE
NE SHOULD HAVE A VOICE
M IN WANING APPoTNTEEs.

wants Good White Republican
p tinted, but Predicts neVeauxs
wv .,Dtment Unless All Fac
.oree Upon Another Man
-, nc,IeIs Charged with Fiih"g
w.. rostomce With undesiraD'e
%. from other Parts of the
N rue Florida ofhcehoiders
sto,v on the Scene.
,,,..b;rgton. y. c., Jan. 7.-South-
We. hunters of the Republican
fT" ro Incoming quite numerous in
,.1snirqton with the advent OF the
voar. In anticipation of early ac-
=. tho President in some of the
anpointments in Georgia,
rorolina and Florida the office
and their friends have renewed
Il ~. aid upon the White House.
,,,r1tam Ridgeley Leaken, Assistant
-,,od states Attorney at Savannah,
Of the White House again to-day.
Ieaken claims that as consist
/ psnublican. he should have a voice
4 ..oormending some of the men who
/ 70 he appointed to Federal office,
residential elector in 1896 and
~. an unsuccessful candidate for
Ec.no,,ass in the Savannah district, he
!. ustified in making suggestions In
~. interest of his party, he claims, in
-.s.rance to men who have recently
s,,rt into the Republican fold. He
,ors there are good white men in Sa-
r.nnah capable of filling the office of
,ollector of the port, and he urges
President Roosevelt to give the place
ia consistent Republican. Mr.. Leaken
.ovs he does not believe the President
noe decided upon Collector Deveaux's
snccessor. but predicts that Deveaux
NAV be reappointed unless the con-
tending factions agree upon a desira-
ble man.
If is understood that Postmaster
Dovle will probably have to give way
IN Henry Blum, who is said to be slated
as the next postmaster of Savannah.
II is claimed that the Doyle faction
Besides he is accused of filling the post
office with undesirable negroes from
other parts of the state. as reward
for party services to the Doyle fac
ton,
q In South Carolina the contest over
W No
"A Hewed and several of the numerous
4 aspirants for that office are here look
4 Ing after their respective interests.
Florida Republicans on Hand.
Florida, where no appointments or
4 nominations have yet been made, is
\ probably best represented in the city.
Among those here, and some of them
4 were at the White House to-day, are
" B. MacFarlane, collector of Customs
at Tampa; w. G. Robinson. register of
4 the land office at Gainesville; John z.
4 Stman collector at Pensacola; John
4 NJ Cheny and Dennis Eagan, postmas-
ter at Jacksonville The Florida ma
chine, headed by Judge John G.
Long United States Consul General
at Cairo. and M. B. MacFarlane is
united and harmonious, and sees no
reasons why it's recommendation
should not go through
There are only two offices in Florida
Where 1t is proposed to make, changes
and the incumbents are naturally OPP
posed to this. These offices are the
United States district attorney for
Florida, now held by Joseph w. Strip
Ing, and the collector of customs at
A@achcola held by w. B. Sheppard
Mr. Stripping was not the choice of
NE Republican leaders in Florida when
originally appointed, and it is now pro-
posed TO put John Nj. Cheny in his
pace Mr.. Cheny is an old time Re-
publican and failed to receive any
suitable emoluments in 1897 or since
Inal time. Collector Sheppard is OPP
poSed by Dr.. Warren.