The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
L1NCOLN'S FORMER SECRETARY
NAMED BY M'KINLEY AS AM
BASSADOR TO LONDON.
PORTER GOES TO FRANCE.
THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE two
MOST IMPORTANT DIPL OMATIC
POSTS MADE.
SKETCHES OF THE NEW MINISTER'S
Both Are Men Who Have Been
Prominent i'm Public Life-One
Secretary Named.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE pres
dent today sent to the senate the fol-
lowing nominations:
State-To be ambassadors extraordi-
nary and plenipotentiary Of the United
States: John Hay, of the District of
Columbia, to Great Britain; Horace
Porter, Of New York, to France; Henry
White, Of Rhode Island, to be secretary
of the embassy Of the United States
to Great Britain.
Treasury-To be assistant surgeons
In the marine hospital service: Hill
Hastings, Of Kentucky; Claude H. Law
irder. Of Virginia; Taliafero Clark, the
District Of Columbia.
John Hay is a native of Indiana,
hfty-ntne years of age. He graduated
at Brown university in 1858, and be-
gan the practice Of law in Illinois, in
1861. President Lincoln appointed him
assistant secretary, and kept him in
that capacity throughout his admins
tration- He also acted as Lincoln's ad-
Jutant and aid-de-camp, and was bre-
vetted lieutenant colonel and colonel
Entering the diplomatic service in the
sixties, he was at various times in
charge at Vienna, first secretary at
Paris, and secretary of legation at
Madrid. In 1870, Mr.. Hay connected
himself with the press, and for nearly
six years devoted himself to editorial
work on the New York Tribune.
In 1875, he entered politics, taking an
active part in the presidential cam
paignS Of 1S76,18S0 and 1884, being then q
resident of Cleveland, Ohio President
Hayes appointed him first assistant
secretary Of state, which post he filed
for nearly three years. Since his re
tirement from office, Col. Hay has re-
sided chiefly in this city, where he
occupies palatial home on Lafayette
park, and has devoted himself to liter
AZURE With the greatest success, some
OF his best known works being pike
County Ballads" "Castilian Days" and
history Of Lincoln, witten in collab
Grafton with John Nicolay. John Hay
has also been frequent contributor TO
the highest class Of periodicals, and to
him has been ascribed the authorship
OF the anonymous novel; "The Bread
winners" which caused such agita-
ton in labor circles.
Gen. Horace Porter comes of RevoIu-
uOnary stock, his grandfather Andrew
Porter. being one of Washington's most
valued officers. Gen. Porter's father
was David Rfttenhouse Porter, at one
t1.ne governor of Pennsylvania, and a
prosperous manufacturer. Horace Por-
ter was born just sixty years ago. in
huntington, Pa. He was well educat-
ed IN MS own state, at Harvard and
finally at West Point Soon after his
graduation from the military academy.
he was assigned to duty in the South
then in secession. He was an ordnance
expert, so most of his service was in
the artillery branch, on the stats of
Mcclellan, RoseCrans and Grant. where
ne earned a reputation as a gallant
and fearless fighter, as shown by his
hrevets. He served in the Chickamau
ga and Wilderness campaigns. and the
nrst assault on Charleston, where he
was wounded. Gen. Grant was greatly
attached to Gen. Porter, and made him
assistant secretary of war while he
himself filled the secretaryship. He
surrendered his army commission in
1873, and plunged at once into active
business, being first president Of the
west Shore railroad, vice president OF
the Pullman Car company, and associ-
atlng himself with other great cOrpOr-
atlons, in a directive capacity. He is
well known in the field of literature
being an author of repute and a
much-sought-after public speaker.
The appointment of Henry White to
be secretary of the American embassy
in Great Britain, is practically a rean-
potntment, as Mr.. White had held this
office for eight years previous to the
beginning of Mr. Cleveland's last adj
ministration. He has been in London
most Of the time since his displace-
ment, and the fact was brought out
after his nomination was sent to the
senate today, that he had rendered Mr.
Olney important service in the recent
Venezuelan negotiations. The present
secretary, Mr.. Roosevelt resigned some
time ago.