The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-17
NOW ALMOST CERTAIN THAT H.
CLAY EVANS WILL BE APPOINT
ED TO SUCCEED MINISTER
sToRER AT MADRID.
STATED THA, STORER MAY GO
TO BERLIN OR RoME-RocK
HILL WILL PROBABLY SUCCEED
CONGER.

Washington, April 16.-President
Roosevelt has made some progress in
his consideration of applications for
appoint1tSsnt to high diplomatic posts
now vacant or certain to become so
soon. He has been, or will be, called
upon to fill no less than five import
ant missions, two of them Embas-
sizes, an unusual situation in view of
the fact that there has been no change
in the political complexion of the ad-
ministration. 1t may now be stated
definitely that the president has Sc
lected the new ministers to Madrid
and Havana and that before very
long +here will be vacancies at Ber-
lin, Rome and Madrid. Bellamy Storer
o. Ohio, will resign the post of Min
lister to Spain. and will be succeeded
by H. Clay Evans OF Tennessee. Some
other mission will be given Mr.
Storer, probably an embassy. The
president has decided on the man to
fill the new mission to Cuba, but is
not ready to make the announcement.
All doubt as to the reported inten-
tion OF george on Leer Meyer, Oh
Massachusetts, to resign the office ot
ambassador to Italy has been removed
by the receipt OF letters from Mr..
Meyer, saying that he will run for CON
gress. So the presiue... feels no hes
ltation in giving consideration to the
appointment of his successor. va
cancy in the China mission will occur
as soon and perhaps sooner than that
at Rome. Edwin H. Conger, of Iowa,
the present minister 20 Peltin, will
Whether Mr. Conger wants to give mp
his place or has been asked to do 50
is not disclosed, but it is known that
he will return to the United States.
While no official information has
been received to confirm the under
standing that Andrew d. White will
retire from the Berlin Embassy when
he reaches the age of 70 years on
Nov. next, it may be accepted as
fact that nis office will become va
cant about that time. The selection
of successor to ambassador White
has apparently narrowed down to two
candidates, Mr. Storer and Or. David
Jayne Hill, of New York the present
assistant secretary of state While at
one time it seemed that Mr. Storer
was sure to get this important mis-
sion, it is, now believed that DIR. Hills
chances have improved Should DR..
Hill be appointed to succeed Mr..
White, .he prospects will b. that MT
Storer will go to Rome to succeed Mr..
Meyer, for Mr.. Storer is ankious II re-
main in the diplomatic service and
President Roosevelt is said to be
viking to carry out promise made to
MT. oIotef fy President Mckinley
to promote him to an embassy at The
first opportunity.
Should Mr.. Storer be appointed to
the Berlin embassy the most promis-
ing candidate for the Italian mission
is Henry White, of Rhode Island, now
the secretary of the United States en-
bassy in London.
No definite information is avallable
to help determine the name Of the
man selected by the president to 90
to Cuba as the first minister of the
United States. -.e president was re-
ported to have been favorably in
clined toward the candidacy of Her.
bert G. squires, of New York, tor this
mission, but the prospective retire
ment of Mr.. Conger has brought ip
the consideration of Mr. Squires' s.
name for the China mission. Mr..
Squires has had much diplomatic ex-
perience and is now accredited to the
Chinese government as secretary Of
the American Legation at Pekin.