The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
OF FriendlineSS to South
ern Democrats.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. I2.-(Specia3.
The Federal appointments for Mis-
sissippi, announced from Washington
last night were subject of much com
ment in Jackson today and it seems
that the state went through exacil,
as arranged by the patronage referees
The Hon. +. w. Collins, who stems
out the government land Office to tase
the Office OF collector of customs for
the Pearl river district, personally
arranged this change, having REQUEST
ed the president for a transfer Of Office.
His headquarters will be at Gulfport.
Local officials regard the selection
or the Hon. l.. Q. G. Lamar, FOR reg
lister OF the land office as another dis
play or frlendliness by the presidents
toward Southern Democrats. Mr.
Lamar is son Of the late Associate
Justice l.. q. @. Lamar of the Ua5tea
States Supreme Court and has been
connected with the department. Of
justice at Washington for several
years.
The Hon. ". A. Montgomery. Fea-
eral district attorney for the North
ern district, who is succeeded by
Judge W. ID. Frazee, was not an an
plicant for re-appointment. He Was
recently married to Nashville
lady and intends to make his fp-
{; ture home in that city.
The re-appOintment of limited
States Marshal E. S. Wilson, Posi-
master r. o. Edwards of Jacksfm-
District Attorney r. q. Lee and Pexl-
master M. ]. Mulyihill of Vicksb,uy
has been generally conceded for soue
time.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 13.-(Special.s
In the list Of appointments for Mis-
SisSippi announced by Presideus
Roosevelt, the cOlored brother is esx,-
spicuouSly absent, quite in contras,
10 the regime that prevailed a few
years ago. when the Republican paT-
ty in this State was dominated by
two negro leaders, James Hill and
John r. Lynch.
Ii the president has any love fns
the negro, he is not manifesting it By
appointing members OF that race Il,
public Offices in this state. Tie par
ronagO referees L. B. Mosely and r.
W. Collins. almost Invariably reccxp-
mend white men for the offices, asa
the president invariably indorses their
recommendations
Ffiere is only one negro Office. hnhs.-
er in the Federal building in this cts,
T. V. McAllister, receiver Of public
McAllister's namc wass nca,
IN the batch or appointments as-
nounced by the president Monday
night because his term has not ye1 eE-
pired. He was appointed for rnal
[0ur-year term to succeed |. II. Mont
gomery, the we'll known negro isa5eS.
who resigned because some Official
up in Washington wrote him a
sassy" letter.
McAllister is The only negro id Mis-
'lSSlPpI holding an important EedeEas
)ffice and scrutiny of theft SHOWS
hat the number OF negro poStmaSs,-
rs has been decreased over so per
'ent, since President Roosevelt neoG
nto Office. Even as factor ip Isse
Republican party, the Mississippi negro
S no longer in evidence. Even NJ
AlliSter may lose out, if the rec0Ds-
nendatiOn Of the secretary of the is,-
eriOr for the ab9litiOn of the office Of
eceiver OF public meneys is adopted
" congress.
A singular and somewhat sfgni6-
ant feature OF the retirement of sbe
lego as Federal Office holder in Mis-
isSippi is the fact that it has nearly
ii been accomplished during the aes-
OF President Ro0Se yelT..
The policy followed in the selectiexs
# poStmaSters is also in striking epu-
raSt to conditions that prevailed Il
ew years ago. President Roosevelt
las, by actual count appointed ss
nany Democrats as Republicans to
ostmasterships, and, rs a genera7
an office nf this cliarat-
er never goes To negro il it cal .o
yoided.
The number OF ladies, widows of ey-
veterans, appointed by
he president to postot,iceS is not zsfx-
irge, and there has been 10 less. tJesSl
dozen instances during the pas, Ees-ss
1eekS where ladies in needy cS8xzEas-
tanceS, and who are thoroughlg 1ena-
etent for the work, have been KY
ointed to Offices of this caaracteE.
We direct attention fo The ,.aEs