The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-01
To ANOTHER NEGRO
ROOSEVELT GIVES THE COLLEC-
TORSHIP AT ST. MARYS.
H0LzEND0RF is THE MAN
COFFEE Is FIRED TO MAKE WAY
FOR ANOTHER NEGRO.

There Was a white Applicant for
the Post - HOIzendOrf Had the
Backing of the Republican Organ
ization-CharSes Were Preferred
Against COfee-Senator Pritchnrd
Has Recovered and Is Again In
teresting Himself in the Vicks
Cnse-TryinG TO Get Person in.
Washington, Jan. 31.-President
Roosevelt to-day appointed John NJ.
Holzendorf, a negro, to be collector of
the port at st. Marys, Camden county.
The post is now held by a negro NAM
ed B. Coffee. There was a white ap-
plicant for the post in the person of a
Mr.. Arnold. who was Endorsed by the
white people, but Holzendorf had the
Endorsement of the Republican organi-
zation.
Some time ago Senator Clay and Rep
resentative Brantley entered a protest
on behalf of the citizens of st .Marys
against the reappointment of Coffee.
This was not based upon the color line,
but because of certain charges involv-
ing Coffee's character and standing.
Their one purpose as the representa-
tives of the citizens there was to pre-
vent the appointment of Coffee. and
not to take sides as between the differ
ent applicants for the Office.
Republican leaders Endorsed the ne
gro Holzendorf and pressed for his
appointment, on the ground that the
office does pays but $S5 or $40 month,
and that the county population is over
whelmingly colored. 1t has not yet de-
veloped whether there will be a pro-
test on the part of the people of st.
Marys against the confirmation of the
appointment.
Lily Whites May Land.
The Wilson. N. c., postmastership
controversy, better known as the Wick
case, is again before President Roose-
welt, and the lilly whites" are jubilant
over prospects of a victory now over
the "black and TAM element. Senator
Pritchard has withdrawn his former
candidate, against whom objections
were filed, and has presented the name
of a new man. whose chances of win
ming the place are regarded as bright.
Senator Pritchard to-day resumed his
senatorial duties after a long siege of
illness in a local hospital, and made
his first business call upon the Pres
ident. The last matter attended to by
the senator before submitting to a Sc
we're surgical operation last December,
was to present this same case to the
President. and since that time it has
been pigeon-ho1ed, pending the sena-
tors recovery. Accompanying the SEN
ator. Were ]. Marshall Milliken of
Greensboro and United States Attor-
ney "a. E. Holton of the district of
Western North Carolina. They Joined
with him in a recommendation of Capt
D. ]. Miner of their town for COM
mission in the Philippine scouts. He
served as an officer in the Forty-ninth
Infantry, colored. in the Spanish War.
Senator Pritchard. who has always
been confident of victory in his atti-
tude on the lilly white" question, and
who has predicted that he would still
give his political opponents the short
end of the deal" in the Wilson postmas-
tership case, said, on leaving the Pres
idents room: "Mr. Boykin's name has
been withdrawn, and have suggested
the name of B. T. Person of Wilson.
He is a strong man, formerly a Popu-
list and more recently a Republican.
who would make most satisfactory
official"