New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
THOMAS +. BAYARD.

THOMAS F. BAYARD.
dor Extraordinary ana Plenpotentiary 70 Greas
Britain.
To be Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers
Plenipotentisry of the United Stats:
james d. Porter, of Tennessee, to Chill.
James A. Mckenzie OF Kentucky, to Peru.
Lewis Baker Of Minnesota, to Nicaragua, Costs
Rica and Salvador.
Pierce NJ. b. Young, Of Georgia. to Guatemala
and Honduras.
Edwin Dun, of Ohio tnow Secretary Of Lgs-
tion at Japan to Japan.
To be Consuls of the United States L. d.
Shaaer, Of West Virginia, to Stratford, Ontarios
Harrison b. Williams, OF Missouri to Vera Cruzs
NJ p. Pendleton. of Maine, to Pictou; Theodore
NJ Stephan, of Illinois, to Annaberg; William t.
Townes, of Virginia, to Rio de Janelro; Ciaude
Mce<er, of Ohio, to Bradford.
Newton B. Eusts, OF Louisiana, to be Second
Secretary of the Legation of the United States AZ
Paris
John NJ Reynolds, Of Pennsylvania. to be As
istant Secretary Of the Interior tvlce Cyrus
Bussey, resigned.
Henry j. Hathaway, Of Maine, 10 be Collec-
tor of Customs for the District Of Aroostook,
Me-. Walter Goddard, of Connecticut, TO be Col.
Iector of Customs for the District of Fairfield,
Conn
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr. Of Ohio, to be Solic'
itor- General twice Charles II. Adrich, resigned;
John l. Hail. Of Georgia, 10 be Assistant Atfor-
ney- General (vicc George H. Shields, resigned.
Mr. Bayard's nomination as Ambass ador to Eng.
land caused some surprise, for 1t was scarcely
thought that he would enter office undet this
Administration after failing TO return to his OLD
place at the head of the State Department. The
appointment should probably be judged rather a.
personal than political one Mr.. Cleveland no
doubt considered Mr.. Bayard's administration Of
the State Department from 1885 to 1880 pro-
found failure did every one else in the Demo-
cratic party who not blinded by prejudice to
Mr.. Bayards disastrous mistakes. Though re-
pudiafing his former Secretary an active factor
in this Administration, Mr.. Cleveland was not
disinclined, perhaps TO pay his old associate the
personal compliment Of novel and highly prized
distinction, which would satisfy his pride and yet
remove him practically from the sphere of active
politics.
As a political appointment and from the view
of partisan politics, Mr.. Bayards nomination to
the English embassy can scarcely be considered
as felictous one for the unfortunate quail.
itics of mind and temper which embarrassed him
in the State Department are likely to endanger
equally his political success abroad. 1t Il, how.
ever, probably the intention of the President to
make the English embassy ornamental rather
than practical post for the next four years.
for since Sir Julian Pauncefote's arrival in this
capital all the important diplomatic negotiations
between the two countries have been conducted
through the British mission here rather than
through the American mission in London. Mr..
Bayard's nomination was at once confirmed by
the Senate without reference to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
dor meets with friendly interest and approval in
Washington, where he is kindly remembered so.
cially II is said that he hesitated about taking
the place because of the attendant expense, a.
the new Ambassadors salary will be no more than
the present Minister'S. and that, as is well
known, is inadequate to meet the demands Of
the post.
James ID. Porter sent as Minister to Chilli u
we'll known and highly esteemed in Washington.
He was First Assistant Secretary of State under
the former Cleveland Administration, and has
been at different times Governor Of Tennessee
and Judge on the State bench.
James A. Mckenzie, nominated az Minister e
Peru. is a witty and jovial Kentuckan, whose
speeches secondlng the nomination Of Mr.. Clevo-
land at the Democratic National Conventions Of
5Ss and 1892 are among the ceverest and most
entertaining examples OF convention oratory Mr.,
NckenZe was a Representative from Nentucky IN
the XLvIIth Congress. and is we-known gen.
tleman farmer" lie has been for eight years a
ardent Cleveland Democrat, and crossed swords
with Henry WattersOn IN the last State Con.
venton, as well as at Chicago.
Pierce NJ. b. Young, Of Georgia, who Is TO 90
to Guatemala and Honduras, is an ex-Confederats
maior-general a West Pointer, who left the
Academy before graduation to go into the Con-
federate Army lie was C0nsul-General at 81.
Petersburg under the first Cleveland Administer.
ton
In nominating Lewis Baker, of Minnesota. Ed.
itor of "The St. Paul Globe" as Minister g
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador, Mr.. Clcvo.
land has again broken his selfestabished rule OK.
cuding editors from Office. Mr. Baker was made
painfully conspicuous last winter by series OF
EDITORIAL articles in "The New-York Sum- but
he seems TO have succeeded in seeing Mr. Cleye.
land" with very tangible results.
The no nepotism" precept Is also overlooked q
the nomination of Newton B. Eustis as second
secretary of the United States LEGATION at Paris.
Mr.. Eustis is the son Of the new Minister -
Mr.. Dun, of Ohio. made Minister to Japan. =
now secretary of the legation at Toxic.
The appointees of the Solicitor tieneralship ana
the Assistant Secretaryship Of the, Interior D.
partment are not known here. Both seem 10 no
lawyers Of good standing and unidentified with
politics
Thomas Francis Bayard, PRESIDENT Cleveland nQsn'
nee for Ambassador to the Court Of st. James, ~xe
born I'm Wilmington on October 30, 1928. ana wt1
educated mainly at DR.. 3. L. HAWKES. school at flnsh