The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-26
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS.
The New Associate Justice and tn
Ambassador to Italy.

Ambassador to Italy.
The President last week sent in the
nomination of William b. H]ornblower,
of New York. to be Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, vice Justice Blatchford. deceas-
ed, and also Of James Van Allen, of
Rhode Island, to be Ambassador Elk
t~raordinary and minister Plenipoten-
tiary to Italy.
Judge Hornblower is u prominent
and widely known New York lawyer,
who has for many years had a very
large practice before the Supreme
Court, in which he will soon become
a member. Senator Mcpherson, who
knows him passonally, says he is u
man Of strong mind and of great
judicial attainments, with u natural
aptitude for constitutional subjects.
He of a family of ~iurists, his
father having been the late Chief
Justice OF New Jersey, while his grand
father was a leading practitioner at
the Bar of his day. Mr.. Hornblower
was for u number of years the law
partner of Ex-Governor Chamberlain,
of South Carolina, and is a relative by
marriage of the late Justice Bradley,
who married q Miss Hornblower. In
stature Judge Hornblower is small.
reminding one very much of the pre-
sent Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. He is a trustee of the New
York Life Insurance Company, of
which VIM. r. Grace is q director. 1t
is evident that the appointment OF
Hornblower will not be received with
pleasure by all the politicians of New
York. Senator Hill declined to dis
cuss the nominee, but said that the
Democrats of New York would be dis
appointed. "The Democrats of New
York." said he, preferred the nomi-
Of the present Court of Appeals" Nc
one will say. however, so far as the
qualifications of Mr.. Hornblower are
concerned, that it is not a strong ap,
pointment.
Mr.. Van Allen is one of the connec.
tions of the New York Astors, being a
son-in-law of VIM. b. Astor and the
possessor of great wealth by inheri-
tance, which will enable him to main.
tain the costly office of ambassador tc
Italy with becoming state. He is
about 40 years of age, and is credited
with Rhode Island citizenship through
his possession of a princely establish
ment at Newport, where part of his
time is spent, although he is almost as
well-known in European capitals as in
Rhode Island, Mr.. Van Allen never
figured prominently in politics in the
sense of active personal participation
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-The World
this morning comes out in q three
column story, in which it intimates
that j.. j. Van Allen, of England ant
Newport, who was chosen by Cleve
land to be the first American ambassa
dor to Italy, secured his appointment
through a liberal subscription to the
campaign fund.
Van Allen is, to use his own words
one of the gentry, and says Amer
lea is no fit place for ladies and gen,
tlemen to live in"
The World says: cleveland Ger
tainly doesn't know the character o
the man who he sends to Rome-send
ing q secondhand Englishman who viii
be despised by the Americans ant
ignored by the English. This appoint
ment is an insult to every citizen who
does not share the conviction that thi.
country is unfit for ladies and gentle
men an insult to every worthy Ameri
q who has represented this country
abroad from Franklin to Bayard."