New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-05

question, delivered Dec. Is, 1876. i'll the Senate,
will be read with interest:
SIR: II time that We become infused with more OF
mat charity ,gic thinketh no evil and Is kind. II Is
time that should have that conhienge WITH Wu"I
to- MAKE our government one of law instead OF force
II time thar offenders he tired ana pun % hue cr,
fuusr WHO are innocent The Wlc6cd shuilu no con,
demnei and not communities or states because "cAe"
men are ia them
In regard to the Presidential candidates Senator
Kew in the same speech, said
Before the people OF my own state, in the canvass
lately ended on all occasions Endorsed thc cih"''cS
o The Republican party IS pdllioc ana ron st V" VI
whom auJ part, or country might DC justly Piouu'
GEORGE W. MCCRARY.
FEY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIMMED
WAsuINGrov. March 4.-Gco. W. McCrary Of
Iowa WIS one Of the earliest selections made by the
President. He received the solid support of his
STATE and NAV be considered the most prominent
representative man Of the Republicans of the North
West. HIS abilities have long made him rank
among the foremost men in the House. lie has
served upon the Judiciary Committee is recognized
A. a sound lawyer, and has the credit of ORIGINATING
the plan for the settlement Of the Presidential DIS
pute by a commission. lie will be assigned either
TO the Attorney or the Interior Depart
mcnt. for either of which he has special fitness.
WILLIAM NJ. EvAITs.
William Maxwell EVarts, who viii succeed Ham
iton Fish rs Secretary OF State born III Boston
Feb. 6. 1918. lie is The son Of jeremiah EyariS'
who was graduated at Yale College in lSO2, anu was
afterward wei! known As a writer, editor, teacher
and LAWYER. Following the example OF his father,
Nr. Evarts selected Yale the place Of ms college
studies, and was graduated in Che class Of 1897, At
the age Of - years. After obtaining ms degree ir
went to Cambridge and entered The Harvard
Law School to prepare himself for that
profession of which he has long been
brilliant ornament. Admitted to the bar Of this
city in 1871. his eminent abilities logical
thinker and an eloquent advocate soon placed him
in the fore 'front.' OF the profession. In 1897 Union
College conferred upon hn the degree OF Doctor 81
Laws ana the same honor was paid him By I'ic IN
1866 and by Harvard in 1870. Though Al ac-
knowledged leader Of public OPINION, he has
avoided seeking Office, and he has never
been in!ucnoed by partisan feeling III any
position - which he bias been called.
Mr. Eyart. accurate and extensive knowledsoof the
lawsof thisa othcrcounties AMI his power inar--
mcnt were spicuoua elements j. ms oucccssas conn
sci for Andrew Johnson duringtlr great Impeachment
case in ISIS From july - 1865, unii he close Of
President Johusou's administration Nr. Eyarts hllcd
the Office of Aforementioned with signal ability.
In that most delicate ana important question, IL
volyng the peace and pr, prrity Of England and
America. MI Eyars acted counsel for the United
States and hi. powerful presentation Of the Amer
lean case had marked ,flrc, upon Tie tribunal OF
arbitration al Geneva, and add. il largely in reach
ing a just a8d equitable decision in regard to The
settlement of The Alabama claims. A. the
senior counsel for Tie Rev Henry Ward B4rchcr,
in his famous trial in Brooklyn in 1919. Mr.. EyaTs
won new laur,s and the character Of his lahors and
their result to all are familiar Last year he was
appointed by GOV. WlGcn 10 serve on thc Charter
Commission, whose report It j, expected. viii br
made public soon, and viii cary with il gIcat
weight in securing reforms in citJ government.
In the course of his long and brilliant career
at the bar Mr.. Eyarts has conducted many
cases of the greatest importance. Ills ser
vices have been most eagerly sought in suits
Involving the rights Of great corporations,
and ne has been engaged in many famous
Hallway actions. HIS opinion the Brrdeil mort
cage upon the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad
attracted great attention from the gravity Of thc
interests involved and from the report that Mr..
Eyare received for If Of the l1rs s. fees ever
paid lawyer for an opinion Mr. Eyarts has taken
a conspicuous part in the recent rapid transit liti
CATION. Since Tx retirement of Charles O'Conor from
active practice Mr.. Eyarts Ia, been looked upon
the leader of the American bar, and tin" eXpecta ton
was LARGELY entertained that b. would be made
Chirf-Jastiec If the Supreme Court OF the United
States, when the place Was made vacant by The
ta,ion for thorough familiarity with constitutional
law, his prominent position in the Republican party
and his convincing cCqucncc made HIM the man 10
whom all Republicans turned auIiousiy when it was
decided that the questions which the Presidency
depended should be argued before he Electoral
Commission. lis loraiblc and impressive pleading
before that Tribunal is fresh in The minds of every
reader.
The anticipation has been general for several DAYS
that the great lawyer would occupy tho lead
ing position in The Cabinet Of President Iiayrs
and in every part Of the country public oIn-
ION has appauded the selection. Ia England
and OH the Continent also, where the fame OF
Mr. Eyarts is hardly exceeded BY that Of any
American statesman, his appointment Secretary
of State vii be regarded as adding to the dignity
and increasing the strength Of the new Administra-
ton. -
Carl Schurz, who has been prominent III public
affairs was born at Liylar, near Cologne, Pruss H.
March 2, 1929. lc was educated at the Gymnasium
of Cologne and the University of Bonn, which be
entered at the age OF II. At the outbreak Of the
revolution OF SIS lie conducted a liberal newspaper
but being concerned in unsuccessful attempt to
promote an insurrection 1t Bonn, lie fled TO the
Paiatinate and took part in the defense OF Easadt
On The surrender of that fortress he escaped 30
Switzerland. In 1850 he returned secretly TO Ger
many and effected tho escape of his comyatri0t
Gottfried Kinkle. Mr. SchuIz came TO tins country
in 1852, and soon after took an active part i'll the
auti-slavcry movement in the northwest He was
I'D influential member Of the Republican Convention
of 1860, and spoke both in German and English
during tie canvass which followed President Lin
coin appointed Mr. Schurz Minister To Spain, but he
returned therefr0m in December, 1861, i'll order 10
enter the army He took part in the battles of the
second Bull Rum Charlottesville and Gcttys-
burg and retired at tho close of the war with the