The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
WILL REAPPoINT DEvEAUx.
PRESIDENTS MIND SEEMS MADE
Up ON THIS SCORE.

Pink Morton Not to BE Reappointed
mt Advertisements Delegation
Gets Credit for Knocking Athens
Out aud Not the New Republicans.
Col. LRwton Recommended Col.
Wylly for the COIIectorship. but
Deveaux seems to stand the Best
Chance Columbus Delegation
Gets Assurances of Improvement
of Chattnhoochce River.
Washington, Jan. 21.--It is settled
that Pink Morton is not to be reap
pointed postmaster at Athens, but it is
practically assured that Deveaux will
be re~appointed collector at Savannah
Wimbush the negro surveyor of GUS
toms at Atlanta, is also practically as
sUred of appointment. Morton will
probably be taken care of by being
given a place under some one of the
departments. either here in Washing
ton or elsewhere.
This looks like a complete knockout
for the Republicans who have been
fighting the Republican machine es-
pecially in View of the fact that these
gentlemen are not at all responsible for
the defeat of Morton. The credit for
this belongs to Senator Clay and Mr..
Howard. At the instance of Mr.. How
ard, Senators Bacon, Clay and all the
members of the Georgia delegation
signed strong paper asking the Pres
ident not to re-appoint Morton and TO
give the Athens office to some white
man. Senator Clay took this to the
President The President likes Sena-
tor Clay, and asked him for a full
statement concerning conditions In
Athens. AS the result of this confer
ence. the appointment of Morton, which
had then been ordered, was held up
and to-day the definite announcement
is made that he will not be appoint
ed
There are five white applicants for
the office, Robt. Hodgson. j H. boot
son, Miss Fairbrother, DR.. II. H.
Carlton. and w. c. Reynolds. Hodg
son has the support of Maj. Hanson
and of many of the Athens people
and may win. Neither Congressman
Howard nor Senator Clay are support
ing any one of these candidates, their
fight having been made simply against
Morton. Col. Al. Lawton has recon-
menueu Col. II. >. Wyily Tor DeVeauX
place. but tonight it is understood
Deveaux stands the best chance.
Messrs. Chappell and Gordon of Co
lumbus and Grady of Apalachicola adj
dressed the House Committee on Riv-
ers and Harbors to-day, on the subject
of Appropriations for Southern Riv-
ers and Harbors," paying especial at
tention TO the needs of the Chatta-
hoochee and of Apalachicola pass.
After the Georgians had said their say
about Columbus and the Chattahoo-
chez. Chairman Burton said 1t was
hardly necessary to impress upon the
committee the value of such improve
ments there, as they had been to Co
lumbus and had themselves been i'm
pressed by the city and the good that
could be done by comparatively small
appropriations there. He added that
MIR. Adamson took pains to remind the
committee every day or so about this
matter, and they were not likely TO
be allowed to forget it.
Warden Hawk announced the ap-
pointment to-day of Capt. T. ]. Howell
of Atlanta to be steward and store
keeper of the Southern federal prison,
and former Sheriff Black of Early
county to be farmer and superintendent
of transportation. Col. Livingston has
supported Capt. HOWELL for the posi-
tion he gets. and Mr.. Black is appoint
ed through the influence of Congress-
man Griggs. The Attorney General
and his party will go to Atlanta on
Friday to inspect the new prison there.