Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-30

ALSO AN ASSISTANT ssShhfAhh 10 MN.
SMITH.
The President today sent the following nomi-
nations 70 the Senate:
Thomas F. Bayard Of Delaware, to be aubss-
sador extraordinary and plenipoten:isry 20
Great Britain
To be ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers
plenipotentiary Of the United States: James ID.
Porter of Tennessee. to Chile: James A. Nc
kenzie Of Kentucky TO Peru; Lewis Baker of
Minnesota, to Nicaragua. Costa Rica and SAL
vador; Pierce NJ. b. Young Of Georgia, to Qua
temaia and Honduras; Edwin Dun o: Ohio, now
secretary OF legation at Japan, to Japan.
To be consuls OF the United States-L. NJ.
shafer of West Virgins to stratford. Ont. /;
Harrison R. Williams Of Missouri 20 Vera Cruz,
NJ F. Pendleton Of Maine TO Pictou. Theodore
NJ. Stephen Of Illinois to Annaberg. William I.
Townes OF Virginia e. Rio de Janeiro. Claude
Meeker of Ohio to Bradford. Newton b. Eus,is
OF Louisiana TO be second secretary OF lega-
ton of United States a. Paris.
Interior: John VI. REYNOLDS Of PENNSYLVANIA,
to be assistant secretary Of Interior vice Cyrus
Bussey resigned.
Treasury: Henry J. Hathaway of Maine to be
collector Of customs for the district Of Aroos-
took, Maine; Walter Goddard Of Connecticut
to be collector Of customs for the district Of
Fairfield. Conn.
Justice: Lawrence Maxwell. jr, OF Ohio to
be solicitor general. vice Charles X. Aidrich.
resigned; John l. Hall of Georgia to be assist
ant attorney general, vice George II. Shields,
resigned.
THOMAS y. BAYaRD.
First on the list of nominations TODAY and
first in distinction in long public service is
Thos F. Bayard of Delaware Ii is unani-
mously declared fitting that be should be the
first appointed as ambassador, an Office author
lied by the last Congress. Mr.. Bayard is de-
scended from a race of statesmen and his
history during his lifetime is CLOSELY
interviewer with the history of his country. he
was born at Wilmington. Del. October 20. 1928.
and, although his early training was for a mer-
cantiie life, he later studied and adopted the
profession of law and entered the bar in ls5l
In 1852 he held his first Office. that OF United
States district attorney for Delaware. but re-
signed within year. He succeeded his father.
James c. Bayard. in the United States Senate in
1859 and served three consecutive terms with
great distinction, holding places on leading
committees and being one of the recognized
heads of the democratic party in that body. In
1885 he resigned his senatorial seat
20 become Secretary of State in
President Clevelsnd's cabinet and while
acting In that capacity was called upon to deal
with some extremely knotty and difficult diplo-
matte problems. among which was the Boring
sea question, which for the first time became
an issue during his administration. since his
retirement from the cabinet Mr.. Bayard has en-
gagged in the practice of the law.
THE MINISTER TO PERU.
James A. Mckenzie Of Kentucky, who goes
as minister to Peru, was one of the coterie of
Kentucky hrmorists which included Proctor
Knott and Joe Blackburn. who represent ted that
state in the 47th Congress. He is fifty-three
years Of age, and, while he was educated
as lawyer. saw fit TO follow the
occupation of a farmer, but he has found time
to dabbie extensively IN politics and besides
representing his state in Congress be has been
a delegate to the last two democratic national
conventions. 1t was he who made the celebrated
humorous speech at the st. Louis convention
when be hkened Cleveland to a thoroughbred
Kentucky race horse. made for victory. At the
Chicago convention, he broke away from Henry
Watterson's lead. and By another timely and
witty speech carried a number of his fellow
delegates to the Cleveland forces.
THE SOLICITOR GENERAL
The nomination Of Mr.. Lawrence Maxwell Of
Cincinnati to be solicitor general is looked
upon as that OF a man selected pre-eminently
for his qualifications for the place Mr.. Max
we'll has never been partisan. and many MEM
bers OF his own party did not, as
they claim, even know that he was a
democrat. This argument has been used by
some who are opposed to his selection. He is a
member of leading law firm in
Cincinnati, Ramsey, Maxwell and Ramsey.
which firm is general counsel for the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton system of railroads.
Mr.. Maxwell is a comparatively young man,
mt hes Of
JAMES D. PORTER.
James D. Porter, nominated to be minister
to Chile to succeed Patrick Egan, is q resident
Of Paris, Tenn, where he is at present en-
gagged in the practice OF the law. He has
also served with distinction upon the bench
and enjoys reputation for being one
Of the ablest LAWYERS in his state. Under the
previous democratic administration, Mr..
Porter was assistant secretary of state under
Mr.. Bayard and from 1874 to 1876 was governor
Of Tennessee.
PIERCE NJ. b. YOUNG.
Pierce NJ. B. Young Of Georgia, nominated
to be minister to Guatemala, was major gem
eral OF cavalry in the confederate army and
was distinguished for his services in that
cause. He was the commanding officer
at the battle of Brandreth's Station. one
Of the principal cavalry battles of the wa- and
the engagement in which General Butler was
wounded. General Young was educated at
West Point. but was born and has lived
all his life in the south and is a
large plantation owner. Under Mr.. Clevelands
former administration he was sent to ST. Pet
ersburg as consul general. but not liking the
place resigned and came home. He succeeds
Gen: Pacheco, formerly representative from
California.
LEWIS BAKER.
Lewis Baker, editor of the st. Paul Globe, was
born in Belmont county, Ohio. November z,
1882. His parents we're both PennsylFanians.
He was associated with the late s. S. Cox in the
conduct of the Daily Ohio Statesman.
Columbus, for a brief period Afterward
he studied law under Judge A. q. Thurman.
In 1885 be secured control of the st. Paul Globe
and placed it in the front rank of western jour
nalism. He was a delesate-at-large from
West Virginia in the democratic national
of Clevtland's nomination in 1884; was delegate
at-large from Minnesota in 1892 as an advocate
Of C,eveland's nomination. He chairman
Of the democratic state committee of Mime
sofa during the last campaign and rendered
most ef6cient service. His only previous po-
litical Office was presiding officer Of West vir-
ginia senate in 1870, which was at that time re-
publican.
JOHN u. REYNOLDS.
The nomination Of John n. Reynolds Of
Pennsylvania to be assistant secretary of the
interior is somewhat q surprise as Mr. Reynolds
L.. Il