The sun., 1893-03-31
BAYARD FIRST AMBASSADOR
THE FORMER SECRETARY OF sTAxB
GETS THE BRITISH MISSION.

THE FORMER SECRETARY OF s1A18
GETS THE BRITISH MISSION.
Editor Lewis Baker OF ST. Paul NonisateS
for Minister TO Nicaragua, and Jsnes -.
McKenEie or Kentucky for Minister -
Peru "A Newspaper Reporter Nssea -
Consul TO Eradregd, England = kaxv~m
Appoints 1ss Fourth-ci.-s rostnssterss
WASHINGTON. March 3O.-First on the list %
nominations to-day. and first In distinction. In
long public service. and in diplomatic sxperi-
ence. was Thomas +. Bayard. and It was ~
unanimous opinion declared fitting that he
should be the first bf tho Ambassadors crsatsd
by the last Congress. bIr. Bayard is descended
from o race OF statesmen. and HE history durs
ing his lifetime is closely interviewer with tn
history Of his country. Hc was born In Wiz
minRton. Del. on Oct 90 1928. and although
his early training was for mercantile life. be
later studied and adopted the profession Of
law. and was admitted to the bar In 1881.
In 1853 he FIRST assumed ollce. that Of
United States District attorney for Delaware,
but resigned In 1854. lie succeeded his father.
James c. Bayard in the United States Senate
In 1855. and served three consecutive terms
with great distinction. holding places on lead.
ing committees and being one OF tho rscog-
nized heads OF the Democratic party in that
body. In 1885 he resigned his seat in the Senate
to become Secretary Of State in President Cleye-
lands Cabinet and while acting in that canao.
ity was called upon to deal with some extreme-
ly knotty and difficult diplomatic problems.
among which was the BehrinG Sea question,
which for the first time became an issue dur-
ing his administration. Since his retircment
from the Cabinet Mr.. Bayard has engaged in
the practice OF the law. $50
Tho nominations sent in to-day were as fols
lows:
Thomas Bnyard OF Delaware. to be Ambassador Exr
traord,nary aud rsnipoten,isry.t to Great Britain
To be Envoys Extraordinary aud ministers Psnipo.
tentiarynncs D. Porter of Tennessee to Chilli James
Mckenzie o: Kentucky. to Peru: Lewis Baker OF Mn<
nesota to Nicaragua Costa Rca and Salvhdor Pierce
NJ B. founs Of Georgia. to Guatemala and Hondurass
Edwin Dun OF Ohio now Secretary OF Legation ~
Japan to Japan
To be Cor isL NJ shaer OF West virginia to STRAIT.
ford. ontarlo Harrison H. Williams OF Missouri to Vera
Cruz; NJ. +. Psndic;on OF Maine 10 Pictou: Tkeodors
stephan OF Illinois to hnnabetg; william Townss Of
rrgiuia to RIO de Janeiro: Claude Meeler OF Ohio 70
Bradford &gas
Newton Eusts OF Louisiana to be Second Secretary
OF the Legation at Paris. ttN
John N. Reynolds OF Pennsylvanta. to be Assistants
Secretary Of the Interior vice Cyrus Bussey. ressnod
Collectors OF Customs-ienry J. Hathaway o; Maine.
for the district OF Aroostook, Me- Walter Goddard og
Connecticut. for the district of Fairne!d. Conn.
Lawrence Maxwell. JE. of Ohio. to be soioitonGsnp
eral Vice Charles II. Aldrich resigned. GeEA
John Hall OF Georgia to be Assistant Attorneyaen
eral. vice George II. Shields. resigned. tfE
Lewis Baker. Minister to Nicaragua. Is sdi-
tor of tho st. Paul Globe He was born in Bsl-
mont county. o.. Nov Z. 1882. Hc was sssos
ciated with the late S. s. Cox in the conduct Of
the DAILY Ohio Statesman in Columbus for .
brief period. Afterward he studied law under
Judge Allen G. Thurman. In 1885 he secured
control OF the st. Paul Globe. He was .
delegate at large from West Virgins IN
the Democratic National Convention. and was
a strong advocate Of Sleveland's nominatioa
in 1884: was delegate nt large from Minnes
sofa in 1852 as an advocate OF ClevslAnd'S
nomination He was Chairman Of the Demo
cratic State Committee OF Minnesots during (
the last campaign. and rendered most smcient
service. His only previous political once wa
presiding officer OF the West Virginia Senate
in 1870. which was at that time Rspub Mcan.
James A. Mckenzie OF Kentucky. Minister -
Peru. was one OF tho coterie OF Kentucky hu-
morists. which included Proctor Knott and Joe
Black burn. who represented that State In the
Forty seventh Congress. He is IS years OF
age. and wlilo he was educated IS lawyer.
saw 1T to follow the primitive occupation Of
n farmer. Besides representing his State IN
Congress. he has been . delegate to the last
two National Democratic Conventions. It was
"ChcuEic WHO tuo ceI0OtLIou uumOIOUD
speech at tho ST. Louis Convention wherein
he likened Cleveland to q thoroughbred Ken-
tucky race horse ready for victory. At the
Chicago Convention he broke away from
Henry Watterson's lead, and by another hue
morous speech carried n number Of his fellow
from Kentucky over to tho Cleve- 4
land line. I
James D. Porter Minister to Chill. to suo.
ceed Patrick Eeau. is u resident OF PArs.
Tenn. where he is engaged in the pract % OF
Dspc hs and hHS Se yn sS
p; was Assistant Secretary Of State under
Pierce N. Il Young OF Georgia. nominated to
be Ministsr IL to Gu1temela ,t WIS Maor,den
was distinguished for his services In that
cause. Hs was the COMMANDING ofllcer at the
cipal cavalry Sattes Of the war T and IN .Res s. en-
in which Con. Butler was wounded, 4
Sd al his M IL
Clovessnd'st99rmer AdpinistEra!ion H he Was sent
liking tho place. resigned and came home. He
succeeds Gen. Pachsco. formerly u kepresent- &
Tine nomination Si. Mr. Lawrence Maxwell
Of Cincinnati to be Solicitor Con eral Is looked
Ior his uaiiAcations for: the place. Mr. Maxwell
has ,a never H, Lesn . partisan. and Inany mem
Of %as h1y ssSu
nient has been used by some who were op-
posed to his selection. He is IL metn Dor at the
law arm In Cincinnati Of knnsey,
counsel for the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Day y
ton system OF railroads; M; Maxwell isA
hsad s SSsf sIs I:
prominence in the Rociety Of the Queen City: I
In the nomination nf Claude Meelsr OF Ohio. q
dent again acknowledges the services OF 8 81
newspaper man. Mr.. Meeker is not moro than 81
80 years Of age. and about ten years ago y
he became n n.wspaper reporter In Columbus.
he went to Cincinnati whore he 81
Mr.. Meeksr was the private secretary OF Gov,
Sampbel and has always been an ardent
Democrat. 49, {.
ThsodSIs NJ. Stephan. appointed Consul at
imherg, Germany Is Lutheran minister q \
Austln, Ia nntiye h OF ln6hna - ~ % yssss old