New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-06
FEW NOMINATIONS SEMI in.
,.urs 8 EWING NAMED FOR MINISTER TO
BELGIuM
Hx WAS vIcE-pRE,IDENT sTEVENsoN's FART
xrp-rx.covERNoR CRITTENDEN FOR
CoysULGENERAL TO MEXICO.


CoNsULGENERAL TO MEXICO.
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBUNE1
Washington April Tile hoh"h'lo''' sh' 70 u'o
Senate this afternoon were lew III h'".er' anu "i'nou'
mnc, uoI,,icol significance. foreign Minister.
,.,r.noral ,vo Governors of Territories and q
,nyovor of customs filed out the list whose pancity
s.cmed IN emphasize the waning encrg, oil the Pre'i-
dent I'm the matter Of appointments ana 10 point 10
e.dv termination OF the extraordinary session. The
nominees were us ioho"s'
,omes s. Ewing. Of Illinois, to be Envoy EXtraor-
binary and Nuh's"' i''p''"""'' - ''e ~
States TO Belgium
,rnon1as r. Cri,tcnden. OF Missouri, 10 BE- Consul
,;cnenl OF the United states at the City Of Mexico.
Louis c. Hughes, Of Arizona. to be Governor OF
Arizona: william T. Thornton, of New-Nexico, TO be
Governor Of New Mexico.
william NJ. Maize. OF Ohio. TO be surveyor OF
Customs for the port Of Columbus. OHIO.
The nomination Of James S. Ewing. OF Illinois. as
Minister 10 Belgium. Is taken here graceful COM
pment TO the Vice President, whose cousin and law
partner Mr. Ewing is. This notable favor bestowe1
now on his associate the Presidential ticket Is
In marked contrast to the Presidents action during
his first term when Vice President Hendricks found
himself unable 10 obtain anything IL the way OF patron
age and thrown finally into an attitude OF bitter
ness and hostility toward the Administration. Mr.
Ewing Is "a wellknown lawyer In Illinois. and has been
active Ill democratic politics in that state. He Is
no doubt we'll equipped for diplomatic post such
as that at Brussels.
The new Consul Generl at Mexico is an ex-Gov-
enor OF Missouri. who was also Representative in
Congress for term. lie Is said to depend largely
Tor his reputation the fact that lie extirpated the
James family OF outlaws in Missouri and on one occa
sion kissed Nine. Patti the singer, during one OF her
visits beyond the Mississippi. Mr.. Crittenden was
a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army In the War Of
the Rebellion, and now pracscs law in Kansas city,
the home of Senator Vest whose other contribution 70
the consular service under this Administration IS
Max Judd the st. Louis chess player, sent rs Consul
General 10 Vienna, whose appointment mas alreany
drawn a protest from the anti semitic element AT inc
The new Governors Of Arizona and New-Mexeo
are both apparently actual aS ha o. thew e nom
mated against the protests of Delegates smth ana
Josephs which is probably rather to their credit than
to their discredlt.
James 6. Ewing. of Illinois, who is nominated to
be Minister 10 Belgium is a law partner and cousin
Of Vice-President stevenson, the firm consisting OF
Stevenson and Ewing. He Is about fifty years old
and lives IN bloomington, Ill. He Is OF the old
Ewing family Of Kentucky, where he was born and
educated and has represented Mclean County. ILL.,.
In the State Legislature and figured considerably IN
politics. having been several times delcgate-athrge
TO Democratic National conventions. 'hougn ne mas
never held public Office.
Thomas T. Crittenden, OF Missouri. who Is named
ne Consul-G to Mexico is perhaps best known
TO the public through his pursuit and destruction OF
the celebrated brothers. who had the state IN
t.rror for MANY years He achieved this feat while
Governor of Missouri. He lives at Kansas CITY and
represented that district In Congress In 1880 lie
wes a lieutenant colonel in tie Union Army during
the late war; Mr.. Crttenden is lawyer about
fifty five years Of age
Louis C. Hughes who becomes Governor OF An
IONA Is one OF the political powers In that TERRITORY
and is a newspaper man. editing paper at Phoenix
I is about fifty four years old and delegate TO
the Chicago Convention. ,.. o.,
william 7. Thornton. the newly appointeo gov
in tie territory ana pacses law at Santa fs IND Of
The Council in 1881 and 1892. Mr. Thornton Is
largely Interested mining properties ana opsra ,
one OF the richest mines III southern NJ"
himself.