The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-31
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gInlau Gets u Consular Position.
WAsnlNaroS, D. O., March 30.-The
President to-day sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Thomas T. Bayard, of Delaware, to be
ambassador extraordinary and pleni-
ipotentiary to Great Britain. 10 be
envoys extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary OF the United States:
James D. Porter, oil Tennessee, to Chile; /;
James A. Mckenzie, OF Kentucky, to
Peru; Lewis Baker, OF Minnesota, to
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador;
Pierce NJ. B. Young, OF Georgia, to
Guatemala and Honduras; Edwin
Dunn, OF Ohio, now secretary OF legation
ut Japan to Japan. .
10 be consuls OF the United States:
L. N, shader, OF West Virginia. to
stratford, Ontario; Harrison B. Will
liams, OF Missouri, to Vora Cruz; NJ. 7.
Pendloton, of Maine, to Pictou; Theo-
dore NJ. Stephens, OF Illinois, to Anna
berg; William T. Townes, OF Virginia.
10 Rin Do Janeiro; Claude Meeker, Of
Ohio, to Bradford; Newton B. Eustis, of
Louisiana, to be second secretary OF the
legation OF United States at Paris.
lntenor-John NJ. Reynolds, Of
Pennsylvania, to be assistant secretary
OF tho interior, vice Cyrus Bussey, re.
signed.
Jnstice-Lawrence Maxwell, jr. Of
Ohio, to be solicitor general, vice Chas.
p. Hall. John /. Hall, OF Missouri, to
be assistant attorney general, vice
George Shields, resigned.
First on the list OF nominations TO-
day and first in distinction in long pub
lie service and in diplomatic expert
ence was Thomas f. Bayard, and it was
by unanimous opinion declared fitting
that ho should be the first Of the am
bassadors created by the last congress.
Lewis Baker is the well-known editor
OF the 81. Paul Globe. He was chairman
OF tho state Democratic committee dur
ing the last campaign and has always
been a warm supporter ot President
Cleveland. His only previous political
Office was presiding officer OF the West
Virginia senate in 1870.
James A. Mckenzie, ot kentucky,
who goes as minister 10 Peru, repre-
senled that state in tho Forty.seventh
Congress. At the Chicago convention
he broke away from Henry Watterson's
lead and by timely and funny speech
carried numborot his fellow delegates
from Kentucky over to the Cleveland
line.
James D. Porter, who is to succeed
Patrick Egan at Chile, is prominent
Tennessee lawyer, and undor tho pre-
vious Democratic administration was
assistant secretary OF state, and from
1874 to 1870 was governor OF Tennessee.
Pierce NJ. b. Young was major gen.
eral OF cavalry in tho Confederate army
aud was educated at West Point. Under
Mr. Cleyoland's former administration
he was sent to ST. Petersburg us consul
general, but soon resigned and came
home.
Mr.. John B. Hall Is a member Of the
law firm Of Hall & Griffin, Ho Is snid
TO be ono Of tho leading lawyers OF his
state.
Edwin Dunn, nominated to DO minis.
ter to Japan, Is citizen OF London,
Ohio. His nomination is In tho nature
Of a promotion, for he is hold over
from tho previous Democratic admins.
trRtton.
Lawrence Maxwell, IT,, Of Cincinnati
stands practically at the head OF the
Junior bar OF his state. He Is q close
friend OF ex.Solicitor General Aldrlch
lIo has always been identified with the
Nnti.machine element In Ohio politics
In the nomination Of Claude Mcckor
of Ohio, to bo consul TO Bradford, Eng
land, the President Ngain acknowledge
tho services Of newspaper man. Mr.
Meeker is n young man OF not mort
than thirly.fve and cano into promi
nonce about ton years ago when ho on
tered tho profession rs newspaper re
porter in Columbus Mr. Meeker wal
tho private secretary Of Governor
Campbell during his incumbOncy o
that office and In every way has Away
bcun an ardent Democrat.