The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-08
THE COMMISSIONERS.
CLEVELAND APPOINTS FlVE MEN TO
JUDGE ENGLAND'S CLAIMS.

Their Public Service and High Position,
Must Command Confidence at Home and
Respect AbroaG--Three Republicans.
Two Democrats.
WAsHISGToN, Jan. 1.-The. Presi-
dent tonight announced the compost
ton Of the eneZuelan commission,
which will consist of FIVE members as
follows: David J. Brewer, of Kansas,
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States; Richard
H. Alvey of Maryland, chief justice of
the court of appeals for the District of
Columbia; Andrew D. White of New
York: Frederick r. Coudert Of New
York; Daniel G. Gilman of Maryland,
president of the John Hopkins uni
versity.
Judge Brewer, the leading member
of the commission was born in Smyr-
ma, Asia Minor, 1887. his father at that
time being one of the American mis-
sionaries in that part of the world.
He is graduate of Yale and nephew
of David Dudley Field, in whose office
in New York city Brewer was a law
stuGa, t. In the year 1858, Judge
Brewer removed from New York city
to the West where he engaged in the
practice Of his profession iu Kansas
City, Mo, and afterwards in Leaven-
worth, Kan. He has also occupied
various important positions, including
those of judge of the first Federal
court of the State of Kansas, and from
1870 until 1881, filed the Office of
Judge of the Kansas supreme court.
| Judge Brewer has also taken great IN
terest in educational affairs and was at
one time president of the Kansas board
of education. In politics he has been
Republican. He was appointed as
sistant Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States for the eighth cir
cult by President Harrison in 1889.
Daniel G. Gilman is distinguished
as an educator He isa graduate OF
Yale college and has been an exten-
sive traveller in Europe, where he gave
great attention to the several political
and educational conditions of various
countries. In 1875 he was elected the
first president of the Johns Hopkins
university in Baltimore. Among the
many works that he has written is a
memoir of James Monroe, which was
prepared for ''The American States
men" His fame as scientist and his
torian is world wide. Mr.. Gilman is
said not to be affiliated with any pollt-
ical party, but his tendencies are In
clined to the Republican organization.
He is native Of Connecticut and ISM
his 65th year.
Andrew Dickson White of New
York is also distinguished as an educa-
tor. He is a native of New York, hav-
ing been born at Homer in that State
in November, 1882. He is of New
England parentage and graduate OF
Yale university. He was president OF
the Republican State convention IN
: New York in October, 1861, and was
United States Minister to Germany
from 1879 till 1881. Mr.. White was
also one OF the United States comrls-
sioners to Santo Domingo and aided
in preparing the report OF that com
mission.
Judge Richard Henry Alvey is a
native of Maryland. He was on the
judiciary committee of the constitu-
tional convention of 1867 and was
elected chief judge of the Fourth cir,
.. cult under the new. constitution. and
was re. elected in 1882. He was desig:
mated by Governor Hamilton as chief
Justice of the court of appeals of Mary
: land to succeed Judge Bartol. This
place he resigned to accept the Office
: of chief Justice of the federal court OF
appeals in the District of Columbia.
: This court had just been created by
act of congress, and President Cleve,
land strongly urged Judge Alvey to
take the place of chief judge and Or
ganize the new court.
: Upon the death of Chief Justice
Waite, during Mr. Clevelands first
+. term, some of the justices of the su.
preme court who had been impresse d
with the opinions delivered. by Judge
Alvey on theappellate bench of Mary,
land, urged the President to appoint
him chief Justice of the United States.
: This the President was disposed to do,
but, it is understood, was deferred by
| by the fact, so it has been said, that
Judge Alvey is a southern man, and
| it was feared that for that position to
60 to the south might create anlmosl-
: ties.
Frederick R. Coudert of New York
: is a lawyer of great eminence and
high character. He is a Democrat.
President Cleveland has not yet no
titled the appointaes of the Venezuelan
commission of their selection, but he
has the assurances from each that they
would accept the high offices if ten
dered to them, It is stated that be-
. cause Mr.. Justice Brewers name ap-
pears first on the official list, given
!, out tonight, it does not necessarily
mean that that gentleman will be
chairman of the commission. The Sc
, lection of the presiding officer will be
left to the commission itself when an
organization is effected. It is the
Presidents intention to have the COM
mission meet as soon as possible, but
information received tonight is that
he has not yet decided when to call
, the primary meeting.
Mr.. White was for brief period
under Mr.. Harrison's administration,
the American minister to St. Peters
burg.
Frederick R. Coudert is the head of
the law firm of Couderl Bros, OF New
York city. He has a worldwide rep
utation as an advocate and an author
ity on international law. He served
with distinction on the Bering sea com
mission and was complimented by the
president of the French republic for