The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-29
A SHOT AT DEVEAUX.
Continued from Twelfth Page.

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remote it is to the detriment of bust
ness here.
AS reports have it that the President
is likely at any time to send in. his
Savannah appointments to the Senate
for confirmation by that body. it was
suggested that it would be well to tel
egraph the resolution to him, in order
that it might, possibly, forestall any
action he might have taken before the
mail could have reached him. Many
of the members of the Exchange SEEM
ed to think that the resolution might
be fraught with the desired result,
and that white man might be APP
pointed to the position.
with such pressure eXerted upon
him." said one gentleman, lit would
not surprise me in the least If the Pres
ident should not appoint Deveaux.
do not believe, however, that he will go
out of the Republican ranks. He may
appoint Blum postmaster and Doyle
collector. Now there is very happy
solution of the difficulty for him, if he
cares anything about what the white
people of Savannah think about the
appointment of colored man."
Another gentleman took a different
view. You may rest assured that the
President is going to appoint De-
VeauX," he said. Il have been con-
WINGED of that for long while, and
l believe the Presidents mind has
been made up to that course. l do not
believe anything the business men of
Savannah can say will weigh. against
DeVeauX. Do you know what l heard
that the President had said about De-
veaux? l got it straight, too. 1t was
this: The only thing that is urged
against Deveaux is his color. Leav-
ing the question of color out, do not
think that the Endorsements of any
applicants are so strong as DeveauX's.
That his skin is black is nothing
against him, in my estimation. 1 do
not believe that race prejudice should
exist. l have none myself. That's
what the President is said to have
said. 1t seems to me, though, that
he has race prejudice, and that 1T is
prejudice in favor of the colored man.
His statement would seem to show
this, when he talks about Deveaux's
references and compares them with
those of other applicants.
The President and Col. WyIly.
when Col. Wylly was in Washing
ton he thought he had the appointment
cinched. Why shouldn't he have
thought so? After Wylly had a talk
with the President, then later said to
him, patting him on the back with an
evidence of great good will: Now,
you may go home and rest assured
that you will be the next collector of
the port at Savannah. You need not
worry yourself about it, for you will
be the man. Don't get any more in
dorsements and don't write any more
letters. for you won't need them l
get this straight, too"
With Blum and Doyle making their
strenuous efforts to get the postmas-
tership and with business men pound
ing Deveaux so hard, it would seem not
improbable that such a step as sug-
gested might be taken by the Presi-
dent and that the division of spoils
might be between the rival aspirants
for the postoffice.
Mr.. Cuyler Gordon, who also wants
the postofTice said yesterday that he
has not, by any means, given up hope,
but that on the contrary, his chances,
he believes, are stronger than they
ever were. What he hears from Wash
ington does not discourage him, by any
means. His reports are contrary to the
newspaper dispatches that have come
out from Washington, and he takes
them to mean that he has splendid
chance to lead in the coveted position
of postmaster.
Not a little talk has been heard as
to whom the business men on the Bay
want for collector. 1t is insisted, how
ever, that the meeting, as the resolu-
ton shows, was not held in the interest
of any applicant for the position. Col.
Wylly and Mr.. T. F. Johnson, however,
have been persistently mentioned. Col.
Beirne Gordon, Maj. j. r. Shelton and
Mr.. II. Lloyd Owens are the other APP
nlicants