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STILL LETTING OUT
NEGRO OFFICEHOLDERS

Democratic Administration Very
Busy last Week—Ralgh W. Ty-
ler and Joseph Lee Removed—
White Men Replace Them.

Special to THE NEW YORK AGE.

WASHINGTON, D. C, April 30.—Pres.
ident Wilson and his cabinet broke their
own record last week for removing Ne-
groes from office Both Hon. Joseph
Lee of Florida, and Hon. Ralph W
Tyler, the Auditor for the Navy De-
partment, were ousted. In each case
white man was designated to take the
place vacated. Thus far there seems to
be no intention whatever of the Presi-
dent and his cabinet to appoint colored
men to fill positions formerly held
Negroes under the Republican adminis-
tration.

The gratitude of the Democratic pa
toward the Negro who voted the Demo-
cratic ticket is being exhibited now
nearly every day in the nations capitol
in the foregoing manner.

News reaches Washington from At-
lanta that even the Negro messengers
who hitherto delivered the special de-
livery letters and packages in the city
of Atlanta are to be replaced by white
messengers.

It is said that Messrs. Carr and Mor-
ton of the United Colored Democracy
of New York, visited President Wilson
last week and urged the anmointment of
a New Yorker to the Liberian post.
made vacant by the resignation of Fred
R. Moore. Rumor has it that President
Wilson informed his visitors that he did
not intend to appoint any one to a
diplomatic position who was an active
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