The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-03-23
THE DlrLomArlc POSITIONS.
The appointment of Ministers to
England and France-The Best
Places I'm the Diplomatic Service.

| hn&ionu ana FranCe-Ihe Best
Places I'm the Diplomatic Service
The President has made the follow.
Ing nominations to be ambassadors ex-
traordinary and ministers plenipoten-
tiary OF the United States: John Hay,
OF Washington, ID. O., to Great Britain,
and Horace Porter, of New York, to
France, and Henry White, of Rhode
Island, is to be secretary OF the en-
Porter receive salary OF 81, 500 a year.
John Hay is native of Indiana, SO
years Of age, aud graduated at Brown
University in 1858, and began the prac-
tice OF law in Illinois in 1861. Presi-
dent LincolS appointed him assistant
secretary and kept him In that capacity
throughout his administration. He
also acted as Lincoln's adjutant and
aide.de-camp and was breveteG lieu.
tenant colonel. Entering diplo-
matte circles in the sixties, he was
at various times 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 him
self to editn"'n' work or ,cao;ng New
rk seLper.
In 1875 he entered politics, taking
an active part in the presidential cam
palgns of 1876, 1880 and 1884, being
then resident of Cleveland. Presi-
dent Hayes appointed him First Assis-
tant Secretary of State, which post he
filled for nearly three years. Since his
retirement from Office Colonel Hay
has resided chiefly in Washington city,
where he occupies palatial home on
Lafayette avenue and has devoted
himself to literature with the greatest
success, some of his best known works
being "Pike County Ballads" Gas
lillian Days." and a history of Lincoln
written in collaboration with John
Nicolay
Colonel Hay has also been frequent
contributor to the highest class of
periodicals, and to him has been
ascribed the authorship OF the anony-
NOUS novel, "The Breadwinners,"
which caused such agitation in labor
circles.
General Horace Porter comes of rev
olutionary stock, his grandfather,
Andrew Porter, being one OF Wash
ington's most valued officers.
General Porter's father was David
Rittenhouse Porter, at one time Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania and q prosperous
manufacturer. Horace Porter was
born just sixty years ago in Hunting
don, Pa. He was we'll educated in his
own State, at Harvard and finally at
West Point. Soon after his gradua-
tion from the military academy he was
assign d to duty in the South. He was
an ordinance expert,-sO most of his
work was in the military service on
the STATS of Mcclellan, Rosecrans and
Grant, where he earned the reputation
as gallant and fearless fighter, as is
shown by his brevets. He served in
the Chickamauga and Wilderness cam
paigns and was in the first assault on
Charleston, where he was wounded.
General Grant was greatly attached
to General Porter and made him Assis-
tent Secretary of War while he him
self filled the secretaryship. He sur
rendered his army commission in 1873
and plunged into active business, be-
ing first president of the West Shore
railroad, vice president of the Pullman
Car Company, and associating himself
directive capacity. He Is we'll known
In the field of literature, being an
author of repute and much sought for
as public speaker.
The appointment OF Mr.. Henry
White to be secretary Of American
Embassy in Great Britain is practically
reappointment, as Mr.. White had
held this office for eight years pre-
vious to Mr.. Cleveland's last admins.
tration. He has been in London most
of the time since his displacement and
the fact was brought out after his NOM
ination that he had rendered Mr.. Olney
important service in the recent Vene-
zuelan negotiations. The present Sec
retary, Mr.. Roosevelt, resigned somo
time ago.