The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-08
OLNEY SUCCEEDS GRESHAM.
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT 4AS
 SECRETARY OF STATE.

Judge HarInan Has Been Selected as the
 Attorney General of the United States by
 the President--5e Has n Most Noble
 Record and Has Accepted the Offer by
 Wire.
 Washington, June 7.--There was no surprise in amy quarter when the an nouncement was made to-day that At torney General Olney had been trans ferred to the office of secretary of state. Since the death of MT. Gresham it was said in circles impressed by nearness to the administration that no member of the cabinet had been more in accord with the views of the president than Mir. Olney.
 MT. Cleveland In deciding to appoint MT. Olney to the charge of the state de- partment has only carried out an inten- tion resolved on very shortly after the death of General Gresham and his con- sultations with leading democrats as ta proper appointment have been very meagre His determination was ex- pressed at a cabinet meeting last week, and while there were rumors floating about that MT. Olney would not step higher in the official family, review of his services in the few but vastly important cases laid before the justices of the supreme court in the session just closed impelled a strong sentiment in administration circles that the presi- dent would be apt to demand his ser vices in higher station
 Assistant Secretary Jul would un- doubtedIy have been appointed to a cabinet position save for the fact that the president would not dispense with his services in the department. The appointment of Judge Harmon was a veritable surprise and had not been con sidered in the discussion of probable changes in the cabinet. But when Judge HarfnonAs name and career were looked into general endorsement were in evil dence everywhere.
 Cincinnati, June 7.-Judge Judson Harmon, who was to-day appointed at- torney general of the United States, is the senior member of the firm of Har- mon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadley, who probably have the most lucrative practice in Cincinnati He is one of the young men" of the city, though forty nine years old He is about six feet two inches in height athletic in appear ance and well preserved, though his hair is slightly tinge with gray. He is regarded by bench and bar of Hamilton county as an able, broad and learned man, and one of the soundest lawyers lin the state. Personally Judge Harmon lis a charming man. Judge Harmon, 4comes of old New York stock, and mem- bers of his branch still live in and around Jefferson county, in that state. Others more remote live in Suffield, EConn.
 The father of the new attorney. gen. Neral, Rev B. F. Harmon, moved to 1 NOhio in the early 40s Judson was born | &n Hamilton county February 3, 1S46. | He was graduated from the Dennison university, a Baptist school, at Gran i Iville, O., in 1868, and three years later | he was graduated from the Cincinnati | j law school. He then formed a partner Bhip with R. T. Durrell and practiced | aw till 1876, when he was elected judge | bf the common pleas court. He served | bn the bench for four months, when he 'was unseated In favor of Judge Cox by | +he Ohio senate, before which the con- lest was made. He returned to his WpTdCllCcb LOIlilIll6 pIl IAlesi SAiP Wllli Nudge S. N. Maxwell In 1878 he was lected a judge of the superior court II Cincinnati and in 1883 was reelected. No March, 1887, he resigned, when ex- Governor Hoadley and Judge Edgar
 . Johnson went to New York and prmed the firm of Harmon, Colston,
 oIdsmith & Hoadley, as successors to [oadley, Johnson & Colston.
 Tn June, 1870, he was married to Miss
 live Scobey, daughter of Dr. W. H. &cobey- of Hamilton county. He has E Eo children.
 When seen this afternoon Judge Har-
 on was engaged upon letter to the resident. He had accepted the offer
 wire. He stated that until this
 orning he had not the remotest idea
 at he was being considered The first
 timation he had was a message from e president received at 10 o'clock ask g if he would accept the position. He i ' nsulted his partners and his wife and :
 lis afternoon accepted. I T consider the offer call to duty" ,
 said this afternoon. q will go to darlington in few days and will as-
 nne charge as soon as practicable"
 Fudge Harmon will not sever his con
 ctfon with his firm.