Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
NEGRO APPOINTMENTS
Number Made by Different
Presidents.
HARRISON'S WERE FEW
MCKINLEY GAVE THE RACE MORE
OFFICES THAN ANY.
Roosevelt's Colored Appointees Num-
Der Fifteen, Several Of Which Were
Reappointments.

Washington Correspondence Philadelphia LEDGE
The publication last month OF PRECEDENT
Rooseveit's letter to Clark Howell. editor
of the Atlanta Constitution, in defense Of
his appointment OF negroes In the south to
federal Office. has directed inquiry into the
relative number and character Of appoint
nents made by the immediate predecessors
of President Roosevelt.
President Harrison appointed negroes to
the Office Of register Of the treasury ana
recorder of deeds Of the District of Column
bia, two positions that have been held by
men Of that race almost continuously since
the retirement Of President Grant In 1877.
In his second term President Cleveland APP
pointed General Rosecrans register OF the
treasury. who was followed by ex-senator
Bruce of Mississippi negro. appointed by
President Mckinley.
Outside of the diplomatic and consular
service, President Harrison appointed very
few negroes. and the same is true of Presi-
dent Cleveland Harrison made six APP
pointments Of this kind in the foreign serv
ice. and Cleveland three. Those made by
Harrison were Fred. Douglass, 10 be min.
lister to Hayu. who resigned after short
service. and was followed by John 8. Dur
ham; William D. Mccoy, minister to Ii
IBERIA. and the following consuls: John l..
Waller at Tamatave. c. L. Maxwell at
Santo Domingo, and Edwin A. Berry at
Santos.
Mr.. Cleveland's appointments in the for
eign service were William H Heard. min
lister to Liberia: Henry c.. Smith. consul at
Santos. and Archibald H. Grimke. consul
at Santo Domingo. Cleveland also ap-
pointed negro from Albany n. Y, to be
recorder of deeds for the District of Co
lumbia.
McKinley's Negro Appointees.
President Mckinley made record for
appointing negroes. his appointments ex-
tending to almost every department OF the
government. His appointments Of this sort
included nine collectors OF customs. six
| teen postmasters. five internal revenue off,
GERS and nine in the Interior Department.
In addition to these Mckinley appointed
large number to be officers Of the volun-
teer army, and several in the regular es-
tablishment under the reorganization act.
Following is a partial list OF negroes ap-
pointed by President Mckinley:
Collectors Of customs-T. c. Walker. Tap
pahannock. Va; J. H Deveaux. Savannah.
Ga: 1. ]. McCotterie. Georgetown, B. z;
E. R. Belcher deputy. New Brunswick,
Ga; John c. Dancy. Wilmington. n c;
Pappy. st. Augustine. Fla; Henry Demas.
naval officer, New Orleans: John Webre,
naval officer, New Orleans.
Postmasters1M: g. Morto On Afhers' Js ok.
l.. L.
son, Dar1en. Ga; Rev. l. Dawson. EutaW.
Ala: Mrs E. M. Ramfield, Beaufort. N G;
Fred Havis. Pine Bluff, Ark; Frank * r.
Ocean Spring. Miss; Mrs. e. s. Jones
Bladen county N. c.; Colin Anthony Scot
land Neck n. C; F. J: Baker, Lake CITY.
V. E. Balm. Madisonville: La: D. L; Simon
South Atlanta. Ga: N. T. velar, Brinton'
Pa; ]. H. Jackson, --. Pa
Collectors internal revenue-H- a; Huch-
20 Florida.
There were also appointed to positions IN
the internal revenue service the IoiioW-
ing: DIR. ]. E. Shepard. North Carolln9: n.
A. Parker, Alabama; w. A. Gaines, hen-
lucky. - 1..,,s.,t
Mckinley appointed negroes to other OF
fees, exclusive Of those appointed TO tne
diplomatic and consular service anu 'i'o
army, as follows:
Miss.
H. P. Cheatham. recorder of deeds. Wash
]. c. Leftwich, receiver public money.
Montgomery, Ala.
H. v Cashin. receiver public money,
]. E. Bush, receiver public money, Little
Rock, Ark.
John p Green, stamp agent. Post Office
Department.
James Lewis, surveyor general. New Or
leans, La.
Walter I. Cohen. register of lands. New
Orleans, La.
j. w Lyons, register of treasury, Wash
ngton, D. c.
Diplomatic and consular-Rev. o. L. w.
Smith, minister to Liberia.
w. s. Powell. minister to Hayti.
And the following consuls:
John T. Williams. at Sierra Leone
DR.. L. w. Livingston, Cape Haytien.
M. w. Gibbs, Tamatave
M. B. Van Horn, St Thomas.
DIR. George H. Jackson, La Rochelle
c. L. Maxwell. Santo Domingo.
]. r. Ruffln, Asuncion.
r. I. Greener, Vladivostock.
DIR. H. w. Furness, Bahia
Liberia
T. ]. Galloway. special agent Paris expo
sition. e~p"
Roosevelt's RecoHl.
The entire number Of negrVes appointed
by President Roosevelt is fleen. and of
these several are reappointmdats. Roose
welt has made no changes in the consular
service among these negro incambents, and
all Of these officers appointed by McKin-
ley continue in Office. The only change
made by President Roosevelt in the foreign
service among this class Is in the case OF
the minister to Liberia, John R. A. Cross
land OF Missouri. having been appointed
In January, 1902, to succeed Rev. Mr.
Smith Following is complete list Of the
negroes appointed by President Roosevelt.
date OF appointment and the departments
III WHICH appointed.
state Experimentation r. A. Grassland
OF Missouri, minister to Liberia January
1e. 1902 vice Smith (negro).
Treasury Department-John H. Deveaux.
collector customs, Savannah, Ca, MAY III
1902 FeappointmenD: Robert Small. col
lector customs. Beaufort, s. c., July 2. 1902
reappointmenD; w. D. Crum, collector
customs. Charleston. s. c.. mot confirmed).
vice r. M. Wallace (white).
war Department-Edward N. Baker ir
second lieutenant, Philippine Scouts
Postmasters-Thomas s. Harris, Live
Oak, Fla, January 10. 1908 (reappoint-
meno: Charles r. Jackson, Darien. Ga.
February I. 1902 (reappointment): Louis p
Piernas. Bay st. Louis. Miss, February Z.
1902 reappointmenb: Thomas I. KEYS
Ocean Springs. Miss. December l6. 1901
reappointment.
Interior Experimentation C. Dancy, re-
corder, District of Columbia January n
1902; vice II. P. Cheatham tnegro): John q
Bush, receiver public moneys, Little Rock.
Ark. January IL. 1902 (reappointment):
Herschel w. Cashin. receiver public moneys.
Huntsville. Ala. January 20, 1902 (reap.
pointment): Nathan H. Alexander receiver
public moneys. Montgomery. Ala. january
t6 1902, vice ]. G. Leftwich (negro): Aiex.
B. Kennedy. receiver public moneys. New
Orleans. December g. 1902, vice ]. G. John
son (white): Isaiah T. MONTGOMERY. re
ceiver public mOnoYS .Iackaon Mics To-