New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-10
WHO WILL SUCCEED DIR. BAXTER?

, LAEGr CROP or CANDIDATES BOZ SuR'H
GDyFEAI-THBIR RECORDS AND CHAN'FN
Washington Dec. o (Spcc'all.-Ihc lresdchl ni'n
arre number Of candidates from when 10 Seie'' ~
Eaxtor.s successor as superintendent OF tho ann
, croat many medical officer, appear to nave pun ~
anplcat!ons with other intention t1ah 10 CONN.,
,heir names with The Office when 1t shall become
. - Tho fpturc Tho officer whose name appears
, Tho poad Of fc medical corps list in the army reg
is,nr NOW that Baxter IS dead. Is Colonel Chare'
Sutherland AT present on duty ~ Governors ls!dnu'
III. senior position in the corps Is an accident Oh CIT
cum dances for while he was made coohci ~
,s-c ,d C,Ioul Charles Page a colonel In 1887. the
latter entered the corps tie Scdi pcio'c
who, Or Baxter Ind created for himself IN" once
-, ,.i,iof Medical TurvcyOr h. raised frDm Junior
-rafo with him two officers one Of whom Was Coon"I
sutherland. whom he made lh' assistants. ''ioh'i
D., ,bo-,for, Is regarded IN the army. where irrcgu
lar promotion IS dScOuntcnanccd a. the senior Z" 'e
medical dcpartment. and being candidate Tor 'le
existing vacaucy i, looked upon generally as likely
Of appointmcnt. lio j, at present assistant surgeon
general on duty in II. Louis. EY->msc'nGtncral
Moore called at the White House. today to recommend
Dr. Page for the vacant Office
Colonel Basil Norris on duty in san Francisco,
(, another candidate lie entered the scrvc" IN l7'2
lie wa, active in wOr, during the war: was seward :
phy>c an. and attended President Johnson and Grant
colonel y. Valium. another candidate. entered the
service I'm 1913 from New York. his native state
His nomination as chef Medical Purvcyor Is sun
pendrg although lie is filing Tat Ollie. with station
in New FORK city. lie Wa, tie .odnder Of the Arm!
Nuiial AL Lcuteuaut-C Jl'ncl J. H. smith, on duty
at 10, Angeles Cal, a New York man; Lieutenant
Colonel Is. j. u. irwin, OF vancouver barTach'' ap
pointed from New York; Lieutenant Coonc! Anth'h'
IIoecr g. r. Alexander. on duty IN Now York j. =
Eaily, J. &. Mckee. Dallas Bachc and r. t. fT'o a'o
~, tlc LIST Of clIble, Or. John =. Bling. on dulN
in this city, is also mentioned Ills chauccs 10. llo
ogIcc ar, REGARDED extremely doubtful ~ III q VI
men ~, p-r.un ma! relations WITH the Nner can VI :"
cal A,,ocat0u disturbed Ave year af' al i'' tlic
of the Iutcrnajioial Congress, have ncve' b'''
-ufucd AID are calculated 70 present al PIP !" d"
& ~, appointment. Dr. HlAns1's ctidCa'l Hi'
produted int Il Dr George H. S,ernbcrg. VINO 'ilI"'
seniority. The latter has been nomlualy on ul'' VI
baltimore although attending lectures at |onrs iup
kin, and employed medical director oil te u "E''"'
Ial1Ia'r;y IN Er0ohlyh. .... ..,
nc GA ton 81 retirement VII p0babY eh,er , ,u,o
THO select Oh Of tho new surgeon General u h".
r.tile1 IN l-e1. D. Norris aud II. cI IN " ~.
~nt I"rlaui I'm /. =. IT. Page ~ isi'', 'T'
ltot pr. suith Iu 1-9f. pr. AleNa ar IN l"i,
paNy In l~9s Drs. Iir-.n-.. Nt"rn'err ana Ia.l'
iu 1907. The President e. SUPPOSED I" rrLlrl N''''
tr.r service .n appointments - general ONO "T 49,
tli- Instance ouj Tr. Na,lul Ia, service u ~
than NV months. from l-Go TO l-f5. Dr.. age
aai smith are represented hy short p'rou' Ia i-'-'