The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-24
Edward ]. Phelps for Minister to England,
Robert NJ McLane to France, and George
Ii. Pendleton to Germany.
The Nominations Cause Surprise and
CONSERVATION Among Party Workers.
Progress of the Work of Reform as Under
stood and Practiced by Secretary Man
ning-Secrecy in the Senate.
SOME OF THE BIG PLUMs.
The President Makes Selections for Three
First-Class Missions.

The President Makes Selections for Three
First-Class Missions.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The President to-
day sent to the Senate the following nominations,
to be ENJOYS Extraordinary and Minister'S Pleni-
potentiary of the United States:
Edward j. Phelps, of Vermont, to Great
Britain.
Robert M. McLane. of Maryland, to France
George H. Pendleton, of Ohio, to Germany.
Henry r. jackson, of Georgia, to Mexico.
MBcenas E. Benton of Missouri, attorney Of
the United States for the Western district of Mis-
souri,.
The Senate at once confirmed the nominations.
Edward J. Phelps, nominated as minister to
England, is prominent lawyer of Burlington,
Vt, and son of ex- Senator Phelps He is about
sixty years of age and the possessor Of a moder-
ate fortune. He is ex- president of the American
Bar Association. He has practiced before the
Supreme Court in Washington, and is
highly esteemed as a lawyer and man
of culture. He has several times been
the Democratic candidate for Governor
of Vermont but so far as known here he has
never held public Office. For two years past he
has delivered lectures on law to the graduating
class of Yale College. Senator Edmunds was
his legal preceptor Mr.. Phelps is personal
friend of Justice Field, of the Supreme Court,
who speaks in the highest terms of his learning
and ability.
Robert NJ. McLane is now the Governor of
Maryland. '.Mr. McLane," says Washington
correspondent, lis considered to be particularly
fitted for such post, not only by reason of his
familiarity with the French language but be-
cause he is one of the few trained and expo
rienced diplomates available. He was under
President Pierce, sent as commissioner to
China, with powers of minister plenipotentiary,
and was at the same time accredited TO Japan.
Siam, Corea and Cochin China, with naval
force subject to his control. AS envoy extraor-
dinary and minister pleripotentiary during Pres
dent Buchanans administration he negotiated
and signed very important treaty with Mexico
under the Juarez government Goyernor Nc
Lane has represented his district in Congress-
| Georcb It Fena3eton was born at Cincinnati,
July 10, 1925 and %received an academic educa-
ton in the schools of that city. He completed
led law, was admitted to the bar, and has since
continued to practice in his native city He was
elected to the Senate of his native State in 1854
and in 1855 and served as a representative in
Congress in the Thirty fifth to the Thirty eighth
Congress, inclusive. He was a candidate for
Vice-president on the ticket with Gen. George
B. Mcclellan, in 1864, and candidate for Gov
ernor of Ohio in 1869 He succeeded Stanley
Matthews in the United States Senate in 1875,
and his term has just expired. He was delegate
to the Philadelphia National Union" convention
in 1866 He was appointed president of the
Kentucky Central Railroad Company in 1862
Henry Rootes jackson, n ,minated as Minister
to Mexico, is native of Georgia, and sixty four
years of age. He graduated at Yale College in
1889, and shortly afterwards was admitted to the
bar. He was colonel Of Georgia regiment in
the Mexican war. and for four succeeding years
was judge of The Eastern circuit of Georgia.
In 1853 he was sent to represent the United
State at Vienna, Austria, where he remained
five years. During the rebellion he was South
ern brigadier general, and had a command on
the upper Potomac. Since the war Mr.. Jackson
has practiced law in Georgia. He has of late
years held no public Office. He is a man of inde-
pendent fortune. and was highly indorsed by
prominent mon of his State. Mr.. Jackson is the
author of several poems, 'Tallullah1 being
! among them.