New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-28

snnys $4,000 o year: that to Mexico si&oeo.
fesides. IL Is 90 much nearer home, an ndyass1ass
aos 70 be sighted, decreasing, as II does IN.
expense Of travelling, Of leaves Of absence, enc
i number Of other things. Mr. Ryan had tne
unanimous support OF the Kansas Delegation
- Carrsess and Of other influential men as wea.
He has been member Of the HOUSE tof
twelve years, and had been re-eieceeo
10 the List Congress. but ne desired .
change. In the House he was conspicaoas ue-
ure As member OF the Appropriations JON
mittec be made his influence felt On more than
one occasion. Il viii be difacult for his State 70
ana a Representative as aiAe, Us conscientious,
a ussful A. Thomas Ryan proved himself TO be.
John Hicks who goes as Minister to Peru, 's
"a sriend az Senator Sawyer's, and owes his ap-
pointment to that gentlcman's influence he Is
man Of ability and standing, eminenty ntteo Ior
tina most 20 which he has been appointed. lie sue
ccsds Mr. Buck. whose studies Of :" bugs VIII be
resumed In Kentucky, where he viii now probably
NJ able to find time to make the acquaintance
OF Senators Beck and Blackburn. 1t VIII DC re-
mennbered. perhaps, that when. four years ago
Mr. Cleveland sent Dir, Books name 70 tne oen-
ate, these two worthless exclaimed with mucn us
gust: = Who the devil is BuckP'
,etary Colnan as Commissioner Of Agriculture.
He Il a man OF culture and attainments TINS
viii be his first experience as diplomat.
SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE NOMINEES.
ROBERT TODD LINCOLN.
nabsrs rndd Lincoln, OF Illinois, who has bean
nominated to be Envoy Extraordinary ana M'pis'or
pienpotentlary to Great Britain, was born at spnns
sId m ON August /, 1S43, and Is the eldest son OF
,,.sidert IIncoln He was prepared fer college at
rntlllps Exeter Academy, and was graduated al
Harvard IN 1854 He then entered the Har'arI
Law school, but after short stay he applied FOR I'D
mission TO the army. His father suggested his ape
pointment on the STAFF Of General Grant as Volun-
,ecr aide-de-camp, without pay or allowances. THIS
a,d NOT meat with General Grants approval, and at
his suggestion young Lincoln was regularly oom-
,oissonsd AZ q CAPTAIN He served with great zeal
and efficiency throughout the final campaign whioh
cnded 1t Appomattox. He was the FIRST to gve ms
father official news Of Lees surrender which ne Wit,
messed ON tho evening Of the same day tAprn
IA 1851 his father was assassinsted At the close
Of the war, Mr. Lincoln resumed the study OF law,
was admitted 70 the bar IN Illinois and pracused bis
profession with SUCCESS ct Chicago until 1ss1 VIII
an interval for visit 10 Europe in 1872 He was nrst
member of the law firm Of scammon, Mccags q Fui-
Tor. sE5,
Later he formed q partDershim with Mr., Scam
mons sou, and after HIS visit to Europe be engaged
IN partnership with Edwarl S. IshaIn. Before the
Chicago Convention OF 1880 he was an ardent ad7o-
cato Of tho nomination Of General Grant, and be
presided at tho immense Grant meeting held at that
time in Chicago. Before that time his only active
airorts in politics had been member OF the citiSen
committees formed TO cffeet publication Of Chicago
pelitics1 In 1881 he was made Secretary Of War BY
President Garfield. After the latter's death, MI
Lincoln the only Secretary President Arthur re-
auestcd to retain his portfolio, and he did 50 10 the
cad Of the Administration. He performed the duties
- "a rof4n rlnado hflff and
1894 Mr. Lincoln was spoken Of fer the Presidency
bus as President Arthur was candidate ne declined
ssgo IN 1855 and resumed the practicc e The lev.
aud has since taken active part in poiltics: Mr.
s%s Ia 1855 1t tSs bar he las won an sasb
iegalaiioa Is clsarhssdsr stTslghtfoswsrd and and
Is cheerful and entertaining companion
MURAT HALsTEAp
Mtrat HaBtead, Of Ohio, who has been nominated to
10 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenpotentiary
10 Germany, born m Psddy's Run, Butler County,
Ohio twenty miles from Oinclnnati, September Q.
1899. He spent the summers on his fathers farm
ind the winters in schoo, unt he nineteen years
old. After teaching for few months, he entered
Farmers College,, near Cincinnati, where he wss
Srzduated m 1851 lie he'd already contributed 10 the
press and IN October 1851 he went 10 Cincinnati and
became connected With aThe Cincinnati Atlss,S and
later with aThe Enquirer He after
ward established : Sunday newspaper IN that
s7hs Colombian and Great westS weekly on
March g. 1853 he obtained work on The CommercIal5
rs a local reporter and soon became news editor
IN 1884 The commerciaF reorgauisod and on
May Is Mr.. Halstoad became Ut the prpprietors.
In 1867 Its control passed into his hands. After
pursuing for time course Of independent Journalism
s. allied himself with the Republican party In 1879
his paper supported Mr. Greeley and tire Liberal Re-
pubicaa cause heartily. In 1888 The COMMERCIAL
and A7Ae Gazette were consolidated, and Mr.. Hal
stesd became president Of the new company and
continued in editorial control Although Mr.. Hal
stesd cpposed Mr. Elaine in 1876, he afterwsrd
became ono Of hs strongest supporters and In 1884
10 edited 4The New-York Kxhs,' managing The
Commercial Gazettes al the time from ths c<y.
tits said Of Mr.. Halsead that ~ reporter he was
remarkable for the variety of matters which he could
attend TO IN given time. This characteristic be re
tainod as news editor editorial writer and editor
in-ehief Few mon in charge Of q daily newspaper
the size Of hs Commercial Gazette" have fonnd time
10 40 the writing which Mr.. Halstead considers II his
duty TO perform, and few men could have attended
to the details Of newspaper oce with loss appear
anee of fatigue. Up within the last few years. hs
., wes accustomed to attend even TO the minutiae o
tho business As q news editor before the abnndan
use OF the telegraph no beeame noted for tho slflt
manner m which he made his exchanges contribute
news TO his columns As an editorial writer he ha
done As much Is any other man, perhaps, to Civ
character the paragraph, which Is now one of th'
moot marked features Of many American journals
TAs Of rctteration OF saying the same thing owe
and over In varying terms until II harmed itself mt
the readers memory, were never better exempuneS
than IN some OF Mr. Halstcad's writings. tt is SAL
that 10 his influence II due thai The COmmeyoai
sssS sns & rs s aea o SS@p
e @ q ~ TaSs ": ss & Ss. S1 .
Great Britain and the Continent several times, an
cus1ng fbe prasslaa the correspondent
IN tho field for his own paper. He walled oyer On
battle f6Id OF Gfayelotte after the conflict was ended
aasd IL was 10 him that Archibald Forbes owed n
personal description Of scenes which tho Epgish cor
Respondent embodied In famous dispatch, but whic
Re was too late to see tor himself MT Hasfea
was Earried on March 2, 1857 and be has hve son
and three daughters ii1 s1
ALLEN TH0RNDIKE RICE q
Allan Ths,rndlle Rice who has been nominated ,