McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-09
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A Batch of nominations Sent to the Senate
Who and What They Are.

A Batch of Nominations Sent to tho Senate
Who and What They Are.
On the Both, the president sent large mum
Der of nomin stlons to the senate, OF which th'
following are some Of the most prominent:
Alexander X. Lawson, nominated Tor the
mission to Russia, is a prominent lawyer o.
Savannah. He was educated at West Point
served in the army a number OF years, then re-
signed and studied law In Savannah. lie Il
now engaged in the practice OF his profession
When the civil war broke out he entered the
confederate service as brigadier general, ane
became quartermaster of tho confederacy. Al
the close of the war he returned to the practice
of his profession at Savannah, and soon after
was appointed attorney for the central ran
road and banking company Of Georgia. lie Il
described as lawyer of distinction, gentle
man of Quiet and affable manners.
A. M. Kelley nominated as minister 10 itaty
IA LAWYER in successful practice at Richmond
Va. He has been mayor OF that city. was Iol
several years chairman OF the democratic
flinders committee, taking an active and prom
inent part against the readusters anu ,h Is 1r
ginia bondholders in their prolonged litigation
Edward Parker Curtis Lewis, nominee 1ol
the mission to Portugal, is resident OF HOBO
ken. N. j. He is said to be distant relation
of Secretary Bayard, and has been member
of the legislature.
Isaac Bell, DR., nomlnat"u as hinis.Ii " 'ne
Netherlands is wealthy citizen OF Newport,
Rhode Island, and prominent democrat, ana
has several times been the democratic cahai.
date for governor. He is Drotner-ln-law Vi
James Gordon Bennett g..
Ruins NcGee, of Indiana, nominated for
minister to Sweden and Norway, Is resident
of Logansport, Indiana. he Is d lawyer anu
state sef, ator an active politician, anu Close
noIitical friend of ex-senator Mcdonald.
Raamus A. Anderson, of Wisconsin, nomi-
mated as minister resident to Denmark, is an
eminent Scandinavian scholar, anu Is autuor
of a number of books on Scandinavian 1olk-
lore and mythology. He is a professor IN .
Wisconsin university, and "ell-kIo"h aiiiohs
literary men. He is q man OF VIDE lnnuence
among the Scandinavians in the United STATES
and prominent defender OF the American
school system against those who desire 10 SUD-
stitute for il q system OF Sectarian SCHOOLS.
He has always taken deep interest III tne
formation of Scandinavian Immigration 10 this
country. He is not only fine Latin and Gree
scholar. but knows German, French and Hun
oarian and all the Scandinavian languages.
The nomination is generally regarded all ex-
tremely good one.
Thomas Waller, nominated as consul gen
eraI at London, is well known as the governor
of Connecticut.
Frederick Paine, of Maryland, the nominee
for the Berlin consul generalship, is editor OIL
the Baltimore Correspondent, a German DEM
ocratic paper.
Edmund Jussen, of Illinois, nominated as
consul general to Vienna is leading member
of a prominent firm in Chicago. He mas De
come somewhat prominent in politics OF that
state.
Evan P. Howell, of Georgia, nominateu as
consul at Manchester, is one OF the euitors
and proprietors of the Atlanta Constitution,
and man of high standing.
Lewis McMullen, nominated as appraiser VI
the port of New York, is at present employed
in the appraisers office there as an examiner
in the hardware division. He is a democrat
and one of the oldest employees in the depart
ment, having served continuously In the APP
praiser's office about twenty-three years. ins
nomination is regarded as good one anu
strictly in accordance with the civil service
reform principles. The treasury department. IA
officials hesitate to express any opinion IN re-
gard to the reasons for the removal OF ketch-
um, whose place McMullen is to take. lhere
are, they say no charges against him, anu NE
has not, as far as they know, done anything u
render himself obnoxious to the present ad.
ministraton. 1t is intimated that taef :
is likely to be a contest in the senate over tnis
nomination unless it can be shown ketcnuiD
was removed for cause.