Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
VENEZUELAN COMM SIS. ON
Names Prominently Mentioned for the Po.
sition of Secretary.
All the Members Expected TO Be Pres
ent ut the Meeting TOmor-
row Morning.

The Venezuelan boundary commission
will meet in the diplomatic room of the
State Department at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for the purpose of perfecting its
organization for business, so far as pos
sible at this time. This will he in pur-
suance of the action of the commission at
| Its preliminary meeting at the State De-
partment last Saturday. At that meeting
Mr.. Justice Brewer was chosen president
of the commission and Mr.. Blandford, pri-
vate secretary to the Secretary of State
was made temporary secretary. to act until
a permanent secretary shall have been
chosen. The office of secretary is regard
ed as most important one, and the great
est care will be exercised in filling IL. lie
will act as the chief administrative officer
of the commission, and will be expected
to relieve that body Of all business of a
purely routine and perfunctory character.
He will have general charge of the force
of clerks and trar slators, and will be eX-
pecteo to keep a complete and accurate
record OF all the proceedings of the COM
mission, including the preparation and in
deXing of the correspondence and the data
compiled for the benefit and information
of the commission in the prosecution of
its work.
Applicants for the Secretaryship.
The members of the commission are be-
Ing subjected to considerable pressure in
the interests of the numerous candidates
Tor the office of secretary. All appoint
mentS in connection with the determination
of the divisional line between Venezuela
and British Guiana have been vested en-
tlrely in the commission, the President and
the Secretary of State having informed
the commission that they desired to be
relieved entirely from any responsibility
in The matter. Chief among the alleged
candidates for the Office of secretary are
Mr.. William f. Curtis, formerly director Of
the bureau of American republics, and an
acknowledged authority on South American
affairs; Mr.. Partridge of Vermont, formerly
solicitor of the State Department and later
minister to Venezuela under President Har-
r:son, and Mr.. Scruggs of Georgia, who
formerly represented the United States in
Venezuela. Mr.. K. NJ. Lands, private Sec
retary to the late Secretary Gresham. is
also mentioned in this connection.
lnasmuch as he has just heen appointed
a special assistant district attorney for
the Chicago district to assist ir the prose-
cution of tn. beef trust cases, little ere
dence is given to the report that he de-
sires the otier appointment. 1t is not GER
tain that this matter will be in shape for
settlement at tomorrow'S meeting 1t will,
however, receive the prompt consideratio
of the comp.ission in lsmuch as it is a
matter that will not admit of much fur
ther delay.
The Question of Quarters.
The selection of permanent quarters for
shS Soihui-SSioh VIII pro'AdDly De maze at
tomorrow's meeting. Mr. Justice Brewer
and Chief Justice Alvey we're appointed
special committee to CO lsider this question,
and 1t is understood that they are ready to
eport
Prof Andrew d. White of New York.
who was ure BILE to att eud the meeting last
Saturday, is expected here IL is afternoon
1t is understood that he will be the guest
of Secretary Lamont at oinner this even
ing. Mr.. Coudert of New York and Prof.
Gilman of Baltimore will also be here in
ample time to participate in tomorrows de-
hberations. Justice Brewer and Judge AL
vey are already in the city, so there is
every indication that the entire commits
sion will be on hand tomorrow