Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16
SOUTHERN WHITES
TO GET TAFTS JOBS
PRESIDENT WILL REMOVE TIE
BLACK AT SAVANNAH AND AP-
POINT WHITE POSTMASTER AT
DARIEN-NEW POLICY.
By Ralph Smith

WASHINGTON, March 12.-As soon "a
he can find suitable white man for the
place, President Taft is going to appoint
him collector of the port at Savannah
to succeed J. H. Deveaux. Deveaux's
term expired some time ago. but Presi-
dent Roosevelt was prevailed upon by
Representative Edwards not to REAP
point him, but to leave the Office to Mr.
Taft. He has held on in the meantime,
and will continue to draw the salary I'M
til he is relieved by President Taft
Representative Edwards, who remained
in Washington during the recess to see
the president about the Savannah col
Iectorship and the Darien postoffice, has
called at the white house. He congraru-
lated the president on his inaugural ad-
dress, and remarked particularly upoh
the presidents reference to the negro
question and policy of the acm1nfstra-
ton relative to the negro appointments
And / came to see you to especially
protest against the reappointment OF j.
H. Deveaux to be collector of the port at
Savannah" added Mr.. Edwards, noting
the smile that his illusions to the presi-
dents inaugural had challenged.
ut Is hardly necessary for me TO say
more. since you heard my inaugural ad-
dress President Taft said to Mr. Ed
wards.
The Georgia representative left the
white house not with impression that
Deveaux is to be relieved. but that Fer
dipand NJ Mann, postmaster at Darien,
is to be replaced by a white man, de-
spite that Mcintosh county, OF whicn
Darien is the seat was represented by
a negro in the legislature for years, IN
fact until Hoke Smith was elected gov
ernor and disfranchised the negro.
1t is the strongest negro county IN the
state. the blacks outnumbering the Whlees
by about five to one.
WHITE REPUBLICANS
SLATED FOR "BIG OFFICES"
CHICAGO. March 1.-THE passing Of
the professional negro politician as FED
eral Office holder by right OF color mas
been made an essential feature IN the
proposed policies of President Taft, says
the Tribune today in a news article.
,'TJereafter southern white Republicans,
will receive the utmost consideration In
filling the big places in the federal SER
vice below the Mason and Dixon line. the
places which have been allotted to the ne
gro Republicans, as a matter OF custom
will go to northern negroes rather tnan
to the southern black men.
News of this complete change in ad-
ministration policy arrived in Chicago di-
recf1y from the white house. The infor-
nation was disclosed in connection with
the candidacy of Col John R. Marshall
commanding the Eighth infantry, Illinois
National Guard, the negro regiment, for
the post of receiver of deeds of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Colonel Marshall's candidacy has the
tentative backing of Senator Cullon, and
he is seeking the support of the Repub-
lican leaders in Chicago as necessary
step to taking up the matter ofncialiy
with President Taft.
1.-The statement is made with authority
that Senator Cullom had discussed the
proposition with President Taft, and that
the president disclosed his views on the
negro Republicans to Senator Culloms a.
has been indicated"