Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-08
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TuE CABINET APPOINTMENTS
Tho Selection Of Iudse Harmon, Of
'ineiHnRtt',a Surprise.
WAsHtNGGON, juno 7.-The On.
nounoement IT the transfer OF Attor-
ncy General Oluey 10 tho head OF the
stale department created no surprise
here, n Il hos been well Understood for
teysral days that Mr.. Olney would
succeed to the fret place III the cabinet
made vacaag by the deaih o. 4 screlafy
dteaham. liis probable that tomsf.
row MI. Olney will take tie oath o.
the head n' tue state department.
Tho President at ono lime ooutem.
plated other changes 10 his cabinet,
aud rgagfauEvnoht pf sovarAl port.
iOliSs, aud Ia this clnneotlon consider.
alton wnH given 10 the transfer Of Doc.
retAty smith to the department Of
Justice, but this o If other ttanliets
were hnAlly nhan ionedi ani the Pres.
ldont concluded tho simplest plan
would TO merely TO oil The vacancy
Caured by Mt. Oinoy'. promotion.
The nppoluimcnu Of Judge JuJson
Harmon OF CiuCinualti A. attorney
N'h'A" AhhAN w AhN hAIhIN % NNf-
pfiae. His name had not oven been
canvsssed a. among thu probabilities.
There Il. the test authority Tor the state.
ment tlai tue President had several
mes under consideration, and that i've
portfolio OF Justice might have teen
hau by Mr.. James G.. Carter Of New
YORK. who was counsel Tor the govuru-
moni IN tho Bsrng suA tribunal aud
tho Income tax custs, and ~ Sir.
Ffodouck IL COudeft Of New YOig,
mad they been ii-puoed 70 accept.
Secretary Carlisle know Judge lar.
mon personally, and admired and 10.
specsui his ability. IL was he, prsb-
sply, who ht,t prosenteI his nome ~
President Ciuvslauj. Ek.Goygrulr
Campbell Of Ohio, close ifirnI o.
Juige Harmon, glsr watmiy suppoftuI
him. aud tile Pfrsilelt also SECURED
from Ex-Governor Hoaiioy Of Ohig,
WHO Ia nov liylnG IN Now Yak, AMI
Whole law partner Mr.. Harmon wac,
moti favorable reports ~ 90 his ability
hnd atandiag. After oauvAssing tue
situation thoroughly, the President
offered tho portfolio to Judgs H,rA0u
by wire this afternoon, BuI imme u.
niuly upon receiving favorable Toply,
announced the app lutmanit.
itNCtSNATt, Jgno when the
appJin,msut Of Judge Juduou Has.
mOu became known hero this aboJ.
noon, u.tJfueys tom tho courts aul
their OlicsH rushed 10 the lllca 4
Harmon, COlsion, Goldsmith 4 HoaI.
Icy to co graduate tho new attorney.
general, rnd Hsk for date for iate.
well dinuOr from tho bar. Judge
Harmon aald he received letter from
President Cleveland today, aui re.
piled 10 It by wire. He had no kuowl.
edge VI his appointment tiil advised
by the Associated PEGS. lilo went u
Columbus iOnighi uu business, aud
docs not know when hs Will gO to
Washington.
judge Harmon IL not only rucog-
niZed as one Ot the foremost lawyers
sud iuflsls Of this state, but also ~
one OF the most popular citizens Of
Ohio. lie was born near this city
iOtty-niao years ago, has always lived
hute aud IN known by oil. His father,
Rev. -. r. Harmon, was u Baptist
minister well known throughout the
ONO valley.
Juice Harmon graduated a. Deni.
sou University, Baptist Institution
at Granville, o., In 1853, and began ihu
practice Of law In Cincinnati IN 1860.
He was n Republican uutii 1872, when
he Greoluyizsi. As - Democrat he was
elected common uleA- Judge on the
lildou ticket In 1875, He was elected
superior Judge Ia 1875, ro.eisctsl ia 1853
ana when Ex-Governor Geo. HJadlsy
wcntto New York 10 1857, Judge HaT.
mon resigned from the bench 10 be-
o5mo tho head OF the lrm Of Harmon,
C0iston, GOLDEN "a * Hoadioy, whinh
represents many railroads And O.htT
large csfpOtntinpt, Aud with which
firm no will continue his connection.
When JuIgo Harmon Te,igueI Ia
1857, Governor Foraker uupllulsI
Judge William Tat, now UnuuI
states circuit Judge, anu f.rn1tly
solicitor general, 60 tnS vacancy. MfS.
Harmon l. an accomplished lazy, the
daughter Of tue lalo Df. SrObey OF
Hamilton. They have three uRu liter,
Mn. Eiman Wright it,, OF PhiiAuoi.
Ihia, Miss Elizabeth, n FouoXnIZsI
society leader, nui MslgTlr, the
younges, oiiho family, who is ii yeas
Old.
COLUMBUS, o., juno 7.-Judgc Har.
mon, TIE anew attorney general, IL IN
tho city tonight with tx.Gjvsrnor
Foraker aud Judge Warrington Of
Cincinnati.
III anyone had told me yesterday"
he 6aii, "thgt WIS 10 TO RDpOinted 10
UaOIuet position, | would have
though no WAS taking through hin
hat The las, tins | saw Cleveland
WIS In Cyldm Gus at tue lime " the
Thurman banquet, six years uy9, This
morning received a letter FROM him,
atki.g aIo n | would accept the posi.
ton Ui attorney general. A. did not
want 10 reply without consulting my
law parIn6T, Jud 20 C0lst0u. VINO l. VA
Now YgIE, / immediately teirgTaphgd
nin, anu seturiug MIA consent, at twl
o'siUck l tolesraphGd President
Cleveland that would agcepi.
InynTv and neoessity ara pnfnbinau