The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-05

lie ""y Dc Pat in the Late Secretary c,a.n
ans pac

" -AoiiINGTON, ID. c., June 4-prasi-
| oen1 Cleveland has not selected g..
,''' "'eshams successor as vet bn+
"o 4s much more likely 10 apnoint a,
o'.'y ,'eneral Oiney 20 the vac5r-,- 80,
nls otnef man. lie Will defermt1.. tb
ana nrn,.t'li,e me Goes 10 Gray Gables.
"cch. ne mas been in no haste.ahnuf D..
1850 thefe was no occasion Tor in
| anu because he preferred % wait 49,
! No.. ,"i! Hitsndm death vas much
.tv4c OF "a shock 10 President Ciav..ig,,t
lhah IS generally understood. Tne a,,'i,.
.Hino. SNOW, cf course how tender ana
thoughtful his mlnstratlous L. The -
ii d. i e. iainiiy OF ms friend have been. but
| 10 Is known 90 a lew here fu kVa-bfll 80.
! that an elder brother could nor NO.
Dech more anccuOnate and htlnful a.
! s"ch a time OF s0rrOW. la such rirrtt,0
1'"nSt- thc president could not, of course
| De thinking OF appointing a 81. ,,.e-o.'
and since his return from chicago h.. h..s
'vl determined 10, dei-Iling action DO
hheiately FOR some days after the funeral
of his friend.
The President feels that he must max
tne appointment before be leaves for
gray GABLES, ana has. therefore. post
Iuicu DIS departure and Mrs Cleveland
ana the children VIII 80 ahaaI OF him
Miln-n 4 day or TWO. accompanied Dy
Although the President has not deter
mined the matter 10 is understood that
Ar is inclined 20 appoint attcrn-s-ticr-
cral olney. ana this because Of Attorney
General oiney fitness. lie has not only
MADE great reputation as Attorney
General, ana "a deep impression ON public
men or poth parties as "a strong and we'll
equipped man, but be has been "a constant
ADVISER OF Secretary Gresham and OF the
President as 10 questions OF !nte-na-
tional law
The Attorney-General is. Of course
alWa. the legal adviser OF the Cabinet
but sir. olney has been more ihan IS
conveyed IN That phrase, fer he has been
consulted constantly ana informally. not
only as 10 the law. but as 10 the policy
OF applying ~ in every international case
which has arisen in this administration
II really would not be a serilIs chang.
Of duties for the AttJrney-General 10
leave the Department and 70 10 the De-
partmert Of Stale. and he wOult be uni
Nersally recognized as every way quail
fed 10 III the most difficult as We'll as
The most distinguished, pest IN the Cabl-
net.
Tho office of Attorney-General can be
more easily filled, especially fust row,
than the Office Of Secretary Of State.
, II can L. stated positively that there
is no likelihood that any OF the other
men mentioned IN competition with the
Office OF Secretary of state Will be APP
pointed 10 H. Ambassador Bayard will
not he recalled from London. nor Am
bassadOr Eustis from Paris. William q.
Whitney and Don NJ. Dickinson. both Of
whom refused Cabinet appointments at
the beginning Of the administration. viii
not be appointed now. Neither VIII James
{. Csrter, Of New York, nor Freder., X.
Coudert. nor Benjamin ii. BristOw.
Mr. Edwin r. Uhl viii remain just
where he Is. as First Assistant Secretary
Of State and Acting Secretary OF State
during the illness OF Secretary Gresham.
Mr.. Ihl has earned and received the APP
rTOval OF the President and all of the
members Of the Cabinet. and they are
known to regard him as the r-gnt man
In the right place: but Mr.. Tn! would not
himself expect TO succeed Secretary Ores
ham, and there is no probability that he
would succeed Attorney -Gensral Oiney. II
the latter could be transferred 10 the
State Department
In fact speculation as 10 the successor
OF Acknowledgement Olney must wait
until che President determines 10 appoint
MIR Ciney Secretary OF State.