Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-11
Missouri, Cornelius N. Bliss of New York,
Charlea r Flint of New York Clement

Missouri. Cornelius N. Bliss of New York,
Charles R. Flint of New York, Clement
of Indians, 7. Jefferson Coolidge |
Of Massachusetts,, William Henry Prescott Of
South Carolina, Andrew Carnegie of PENN
sylvania, Henry g. Davis Of West Virginia,
Morris n. Estee OF California and John +.
Hanson of Georgia.
The list is a strong one. When all the
delegates met in Washington they selected
Mr.. Blaine for president of the conference and
Mr.. John B. Henderson president pro tenn.
He will preside in Mr.. Blaine's absence. In
1884 he was permanent chairman of the ma
tional convention which nominated James g.
Blaine. General Henderson is wealthy and
social favorite. Recently he built, fine
house in Washington.
Mr.. Bliss is the leading dry goods merchant
of New York city and a director of several
banks. He was strongly urged for Secretary
of the Treasury under President Harrison;
but he was an importer, and besides, the
Office, it was thought, must go West.
Mr.. Flint is at the head OF the firm OF
Flint & Co., New York city, which does an
immense business with the South American
countries.
Mr.. Studebaker ia member Of firm of
carriage makers in Great Bend, Ind, and was
Harrison delegate at-large at the Chicago
convention.
Mr.. Coolidge of Boston and Beverly Farms,
Mass, is one of the ablest and wealthiest mill
managers in New England. He is an old
time Democrat.
Mr.. Trescot is best known as a diplomat.
President Pierce made him secretary of lega-
ton at London. Under President Buchanan
he was assistant Secretary of State. In 1880
President Hayes made him a commissioner
to negotiate treaties with Canada, and in
1881 he was special envoy to Chilli and Peru.
In 1883 he was a commissioner to help ne
gotiate reciprocity treaty with Mexico.
Mr.. Carnegie is well known as the great
iron manufacturer.
Mr., Davis, ex-senator from West Virginia,
is Democrat, and neighbor of President
Harrison's at Deer Park, and an old friend
of the Senate. He was brakeman once out
among the railroads which he now controls.
He IL several times a millionaire, and devotes
his matured resources to the development of
the mineral and manufacturing resources of
the South. Stephen B. Elkins married one
of the daughters of ex-senator Davis.
Mr.. Estee is one of the leading lawyers,
politicians and farmers of the; Pacific shore.
With the exception of Leland Stanford, he
is the largest fruit grower on the coast. He
presided over the last Chicago convention
end was one of the committee to notify Gen.
eral Harrison of his nomination.
MI adusOu represents tu0 uoW iuuu6tIlhl
South. He has long been identified with
Southern interests.
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
Vincente Quesada is the minister to this
country. He has been member of the ma
tional Parliament several times and of the
provincial legislature. He has represented
his government as minister to Brazil. He is
quite litterateur and has written several
books in reference to diplomatic matters, and
was chief of the Library of Buenos Ayres.
Senior Rogue Saenz Pena has been chair
man of the provincial legislature. assistant
secretary Of State and chief of registration of
properties. He was delegate to the con-
gress at Montevidio in 1888 and is a trained
diplomat and good lawyer.
Senior Manuel Quintana Is one of the most
prominent men in his country. He has had
considerable diplomatic experience and WAS
chairman Of the constitutional convention
which met at Buenos Ayres. He has been
vice president Of the national Senate and a
member of Parliament. He was delegate
to the congress at Montevidio to adjust Ger
tain differences
Councillor Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira is
one of the most distinguished men in Brazil
and is a noted jurist Gurisconsult). He has
Council, and was also president of the
Arbitration court having jurisdiction of
claims growing out of the late war between
Chill, Peru and Bolivia. He is trained
diplomat, with much experience in internal
tional affairs.
DR.. Salvador de Mendonea was for many
years Consul General in New York and is
well-known there. He married an American
wife.
DIR. J. q. de Amaral Valentine has long
been prominent as a gentleman who has
taken the deepest interest in international
questions.
Judge Emilio G. Varas is the minister to
this country and has made quite reputation
in his own country as 3 jurist, statesman and
diplomat, newspaper man, and AS professor
in the school of public instruction. In May,
1887 he was appointed minister to Brazil and
was transferred to this country in 1888. He
has recently been decorated by the Emperor
of Brazil with the Grand Cross of the Order
of the White Rose.
Senior Jose Alrhonso ia graduate of law
at the University of Santiago and Is a distin-
guished magistrate. He was Secretary of the
Treasury under President Anibal Pinto in
1861.
COLOMBIA.
Senior J. NJ. Hurtardo is the representative
of the Colombian government in the United
States. He was for many years in business
in Lima, Peru, with the brother-in-law of
Vice President Morton. He has been a resi-
dent of this country for several years.
Senior Colombia Silva is the secretary of the
treasury at Bogota, is a very eminent man and
takes special rank as financier.
Senior Climsco Calderon was for many years
consul general to the United States.
HONDURAS.
Senior Jeronimo Zelaya has been for several
years minister Of foreign affairs. He was
delegate to the congress of the Central Amer
lean States, which held its second session in
Costa RIGA last year.
COSTA RIGA.
Senior Manuel Aragon is one of the leading
merchants of Costa RIGA and has been presi-
dent Of the municipal government of the
capital. He speaks English fuently and is a
ine orator. He has the rank of Minister
Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary In
special mission to the Congress.
ECUADOR.
Senior Jose Maria Camaano attends the
Congress as Minister Plenipotentiary and
Ecuadorian delegate. He Is Governor of
the Province of Guayaquil, and has been
granted three months leave of absence for
this mission. He has served in both houses
of Congress, was for elk years president of
the republic and is a man of considerable at
tainment In the field of literature.
GUATEMALA.
DR.. Fernando Cruz is the delegate from
Guatemala. He has been on the bench of
the highest court of his country, and under
commission from the government of Guate-
mala wrote commentary on the laws of
that country under the title of ''Instituciones
de Dereioh." He has been a member of
Congress and has occupied successfully the
position of secretary of the interior, secretary
of foreign affairs, secretary of public instruo-
ton and secretary of state.
NICARAGUA.
DR.. Horacio Guzman Is the well known
minister at Washington. He is graduate
of medicine from Philadelphia college, and
was educated at the Georgetown college and
married an American lady.
Senior Matias Romero, the minister to this
country, is man of high rank in his country
and is well known in this, where he has rep
resented his government in one capacity or