The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-09
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.
Virginia, kentucky and New Jersey
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An Editor Selected For Hayti-The
Envoyship to Hawaii Given to
Kentuckian Who at One Time Was
Department Clerk-Story of His
Fortuitons Rise to the Present I'M
portant Trust-Gen. Theodore Run
Won as the First Ambassador
Ever Appointed From This Govern
rnent For Germany.
Washington, Sept S.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the following
nominations Theodore Runyon of New
Jersey, ambassador extraordinary and
minister plenipoteutiary of the United
States to Germany; Albert S. Willis of
Kentucky envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary Of the United
States to the Hawaiian Islands; Henry
NJ. Smythe of Virginia, minister and con-
sul-general of the United States to Hayti.
Ellis Mills of Virginia, consul general at
Honolulu. NJ S. Carroll of Maryland,
consul general at Dresden, Germany.
United States Consuls-G George J.
Willis, Georgia, at Port Stanley, Canada;
John K. Mobley, Texas, at Acapulco,
Mexico; Henry Il. d. MacIver, New
York, at Denia, Spain; George Keenan,,
of Wisconsin, at Kehl, Germany; Henry
c. Eastwood, New York, at Calais,
France; Leopold More, New York, at st.
Christopher, West Indies. Also nineteen
postmasters, collectors of revenue and
appraisers, all recess appointments,
MINISTER TO HAYTI.
Henry NJ. Smythe of Virginia, nomi-
mated to be minister to Hayti, is a we'll
4 #lFy .ss- l.
some time been the editor of the Graham
Headlight, a democratic newspaper.
Some time ago he was appointed consul
to one of the Chinese ports, but tho nom
nation, at the suggestion of the state de-
partment, was held up by the Senate
pending an effort on the part of the ad-
ministraton on to get Smythe to. consent
to go to Hayti. He is very highly spoken
of by the senators and members of the
lower house from his state.
MINISTER TO HAWAII
Ellis Willis Of Virginia is a citizen of
Lynchburg and went with Mr.. Blount to
Hawaii when he undertook his mission as
the special commissioner of the President
Mr. Willis has become conversant with
the affairs of the islands, and his nomina-
ton as consul general appears to be in the
line of promotion. He was a state depart
ment clerk before he went abroad, and
had acted as private secretary to Secre-
tary Bayard, and the department thought
his experience would make him the best
man for the place,
AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY.
The nomination of Theodore Runyon of
New Jersey TO be ambassador of the
United States to Germany is Simply the
elevation Of his present>raik of minister
plenipotentiary to correspond with the
change in this country of the German le-
cation to an embassy.
The nomination of eX-Representative
Willis to be minister to Hawaii revives
an interesting story, showing upon what
slender threads sometimes hang political
success.
INTERESTING STORY OF WILLIS RISE.
Mr.. Willis was retired from political
life as an outgrowth of an appointment
made by President Cleveland during his
first term When Gen. Garfield was Pres
ldent he appointed Mrs. Thompson,
widow of w. r. Thompson and daughter
OF Rev. Alexander Campbell, founder of
the Campbellite church, to be postmaster
OF Louisville, Ky. She was retained by
the Arthur administration and when MIR.
Cleveland came into power the question
OF the removal or retention of Mrs
Thompson came to the trout in Kentucky
pohtlcs as one of the burning questions of
the hour
GALLANTRY DULY REWARDED.
Representative Willis, backed by Sena-
tor Beck, favored the retention of Mrs.
Thompson, and Senator Blackburn op-
posed it. This caused a split in the party,
and, the nominating campaign for the
Flttieth congress coming on, the Courier
journal took up Asher Caruth and sup
ported him as its candidate in opposition
to Willis, who was charged with not being
consistent in his democracy in supporting
the widow of a republican for preferment
under democratic administration. This
became the paramount issue fn that dis
trct and upon it Mr.. Caruth came to
congress, where he has since remained
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