Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-13
MAINE SECOND
IN the Matter d Diplomatic Appointments BY
This Administration.

A Washington special to the Lewiston
Journal has the following relative to thu
position Maine occupies in the matter O
diplomatic appointments:
| Another foreeful story. Of Maine's power
at the national Capitol il told IN sum
mary OF diplomatic appointments. issued
here this week by the bureau OF Ameri-
| can republics. Senators and representa-
| tives from other states have been con-
testing for few consular appointments
with small net results generally. In the
| list published, Ohio seems TO come first,
with Maine close second.
An interesting thing about the list IL
the compensation received by the new ap-
pointees. Maine legislators at Washing
ton have secured for their CONSTITUENCIES
since last March. diplomatic and consul
lar appointments that pay an aggregate
salary of almost $4,000 an amount equal
to that which the four Maine represent
a tives receive From this financial stand
point the Second District appointments
are far in the lead Hon. Harold NJ. Sew
all of Bath. appointed April % last. as
envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
potentiafy 10 Hawaii, receives a compen-
sation OF $1,000 The two other appoint
ments Tor the Second District Were that
OF Horace ". Metcalf to be consul at
Neweastle-on- made June 25. at a
salary estimated to be slightly over $1,000
a year, and that Of Harry r. bin OF Phil
nus, 10 he commercial agent at Port
ilhl'Ft N'uAttifp. iUdGt, May a., DS Inc state
department, al a salary of almost $780,
The bureau estimates tito he exact--at
Slls9, Some of these officers receive fees
foI compensation and 1t is impossible 10
tel exactly what the compensation for
any one year viii be.
Speaker Reed secur-,- the appointment
OF two full-Hedged consus from his dis
uict, both being from the city OF Bidde-
tord IFnaln J. Ledaux. that enterpris-
!nG young Frenchman and political work
er whose application papers rivalled
those Of ex Minister Thomas of Portland
In neatness and volume. gets $223s year
IN the eonsulshlp at Three Rivers. He
was appointed, July N. Mr. Radcliffe II.
Ford formerly consul at Leghorn, Italy.
Nho wanted to go 10 Halifax but was APP
painted for Yarmouth. Nova Scotia. re-
c'tyes an estimated salary Of s22l3.5o.
But one consular appointment was
made from the Fourth Distrct-that of
Af. Charles a. Mccullough TO be consul
y ST. Stephens, y. b. He was named. |
juiy u. and receives an estimated salary |
~ sl5S6.5o Ne consular appointments |
we're made for the Third district How |
eyer. more appointments may be expect |
ed for both these districts under the two |
eonsuls-for-a district arrangement en-
tered into by the Maine legislators early /
an the administration. All the Maine del /
egatio Will support the candidates Then I
II Is known, as the Journal has stated. /
mat cx-Minister Thomas win enter into I
ting inheritance Of Thomas H. Ferguson /
at Stockholm. paying ss51 year. as soon
a. that gentleman has been rewarded /
sufficiently for his loyalty To Mckinley /
ia the last campaign. Mr.. Fsrgusoa'a
commission Is dated Feb. II. 1894. and by
The same time In 1898 Mr.. Thomas will
be appointed
From the Third District ii should he
remembered that Mr.. Chandler Hale re-
celFed the appointment of secretary or
embassy AZ Rome, the place paying Il |
salary of $3.50. Besides. there is quite a |
long list ~ appointees. vino We're born in
Maine first among whom being minister
10 japan. Alfred e. Buck. His position
pays Sl2.oo0 Consul lam r. Dickey
10 Callau. Peru. appointed from Louisi-
ana, June :, but a native Of Maine re-
reives S3g23. Is A year.
Not Democratic minister from Maine
remains tn the diplomatic service or the
country but there are still several con-
suls. George Clifford. The consul at Basel.
switzerland. receives $i00 4 year He
was appointed. Jan. H. leeS. but il does
not appear that ne was Democrat
Other Maine men on the consular HIST
not appointed by the present administra-
3on. are: William Morey. appointed CON
sal at ceylon. india. Aug. 9 lS77 with a
salary of Sl320 a year; Joseph A. Springer
made vice and deputy consul general at
Havana. July "a. 1896. and consular clerk
Ian. s. 1876 receiving $1,000 for the latter
position: Frank C. Dennis. made consul
ar agent at Livngton. Guatemala. Feb
y, 1871, ~ q compensation of 2i rs: and
FRANK ". Roberts. consul at Cape Town,
1t Il salary of $230A