The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-20
PROMOTIONS
TO WIN OHIO NEGROES BACK TO
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Leaders Of Race at Washington Civ
en- Retter Berths Which May BE
Coincidence, But Politicians
: y Think Otherwise.

fort, 1t is alleged, to win back to the
motherly. bosom OF the republican
party the colored vote Of Ohio, which
Is more or less disaffected, because of
the administrations recent alleged
Injustice to a part, and, therefore, to
the whole of the colored population
of the country, the party in, power is
using promotions among colored fed
eral employees as a. means or accom-
plishing the desired end
Three prominent. colored Ohioans,
iall influential among their race, and
in, the same department. of the. gov
ernment, have recently been given
liberal prom otions, two Of them hav-
ing been made within the past few
days. All three of the men were in
the treasury department, in the Of
fee Of the auditor for the war de-
partment {. &. Two OF, the promotions
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I Charles Fillmore, Of Spring
field, Ohio, a lieutenant in the army
at the close of. the Spanish=Amertcan
war, was appointed at the close of
the war to a clerkship in the audi
tors Office at $1,000. ...--.
TWO years later he was advanced
to 81 400, at which salary he remain
ed untila few days ago, when he was
transferred on examination to the
marine hospital service with an in
crease of 5000 salary.
William H. Clifford, Of Cleveland,
Ohio, twice a member Of the Ohio
legislature, and the man whose vote
elected the late Mark Hanna to the
senate, was in the treasury depart
ment for several years at salary of
$780,. and later transferred to
Cleveland as inspector of customs,
which position he held until the office
was abolished three years ago.
He was. then reinstated In the ali-
ditor's office Of the treasury, start
ing In at a salary of $840, but going
rapidly to $1,000. Several days ago
me was promoted to 81 400. -.
Robert J. Harlan, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, was promted in June last from
$1,000 to $1,40O. He has been in
the government service for the past
enine years, having been on at SAL
>ary of 1900 for four years past un-
TIL recently promoted.
That these timely promotions,
whether they have any political sig
nificance or not. will have considera-
bic effect In assuaging the ruffied
feelings OF the dissatisfied colored vo-
ters In Ohio cannot be doubted.
If it was merely by coincidence
that the three government employees,
all from the state whose senior sena-
tor has done so much to fill the
minds Of the colored voters with the
idea that they have been wronged by
the administration, it was a coinci-
dence upon which the republican
party can congratulate itself.
Good Place for Negro.
\" Employees, and officials Of the de-
partnert Of justice are worked up
over report from Boston that w.
H. Lewis, Negro, assistant United
States attorney at that place, is to be
made assistant attorney general OF
the United States in place Of Afford
w. Cooley, recently resigned on ac-
count Of i'll health.
Lewis has been assistant United
States attorney at Boston for a num-
Der Of years and has given satisfac-
tion to the department of justice in
his work. He. is a graduate Of Har-
ward college. When in that institu-
tion he was one ofrthe greatest base
ball players on the varsity team He
likewise took part in the football
games. If President Roosevelt should
conclude to make this appointment,
he would give to the Negro race the
most important Office it has ever had
under any administration. AS As
sistant Attorney General Lewis would
during the summer months become
acting head Of the department and in
charge Of its vast legal machinery
he Is a. young man about 80 years
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