The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-03
BLoUNT'S SUCCESSOR.
The Hawaiian Mission Seems to be
Going a Begging.

Going a Begging.
Washington specials to the San
Francisco Examiner, under date of
June 18th, have the following in regard
to the appointment Of successors to
Minister Blount and Consul General
Severance
Proctor Knott of Kentucky will
probably succeed James H. Blount as
| Minister to Hawaii. There is no longer
any doubt that President Cleveland has
received Mr.. Blount's resignation and
that 1t has been on file in the State
Department for some days. 1t leaked
out here to day that early this week
President Cleveland telegraphed Proctor
Knott to come to Washington so he
could have a conference with him.
Mr.. Knott fastened to the Capital
City, and since his arrival has had con
ferences with President Cleveland, both
ut the White House and at his summer
home at Belvoir. 1t could not be
learned to-day whether Mr.. Knott had
as yet decided to accept the mission,
but his friends in Washington are of the
opinion that he will do SO.
These KeRtuckians, at any rate, have
no doubt whatever that Mr.. Cleveland
has offered the famous eX-Congress-
man from the Blue Grass State this
position, and has urged him to accept
| it. Rumors have been in circulation
for the past two or three days in con-
neCtion with the selection Of other
men for this position, but the most
recent one is that which connects ex
Governor Knott as the successor OF
Mr.. Bount, who is anxious to get away
from Honolulu.
There is no doubt, whatever, that
had the Georgian had any idea he would
be kept on the islands SO long he would
not have accepted the position as
the rowing representative of the Gov
eminent He accepted it with the
idea that he would be sent on diplo-
matte missions of this kind to very
many sections of the world, and had no
idea then that the irksome position OF
| Minister would ever be his, 1t is
stated that he accepted it under duress
and now absolutely refuses to continue
1t is believed that Secretary Carlisle
has had a good deal to do with the
tender by the President of the mission
to Knott The Consul General tc
Honolulu will also be appointed in a
very short time. This position wa:
rendered to John Sharpstein of Walls
Wala and afterwards to Frank Logar
Of Spokane Falls, through Hugh C.
Wallace, National Committeeman o
Washington. AS both declined the
appointment it will now go to New
York.
The Evening Meas says that Proc
tur Knott of Kentucky will probably
succeed Blount as Minister to Hawaii
1t is pretty well understood now tina
the Georgia man has gubernatorla
bee in his bonnet, and has resigned
from the foreign service to dabble once
more in local politics.
The question which has been agl
tating the State Department seem
about to be solved by the choice o
Knott Knott was in the city Tuesda,
and Wednesday and spent the create
part of the second day with the Presl
dent at his country home. Severa
members of the Kentucky delegation
gave the tip yesterday that he would b
sent to finish the work Blount had be
, gun. Mr.. Caruth of Kentucky said h
: had not heard of the rumor, but othe
members of the delegation stated thei
belief in its truth Proctor Knott is al
ex-Congressman and ex Governor {
Kentucky. When in Congress he mad
himself famous by his celebrates
humorous speech on "DIluth." Thi
Y was his first and last speech that al
\ tracted any attention, and at the tim
S it was delivered his enemies charge
that it was written by newspape
] man.
The dispatch from Tennessee sayin
d Judge Sneed of that State would b
# appointed to succeed Blount as Consu
y General evidently meant that Snee
+ would succeed Consul Severance.
i Inquiry at the Department of Stat
d discloses the fact that no appolntmer
e has yet been made of successor
: United States Consul General SIEVE
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