The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-18
MEYER DECIDES TO STICK.
M fJkES THE HONOR or BEING
tUBtSS tDOR TO ITALY.
va. appointed h, Mctinle, on Condition
Ihst Tic Resign NJ the End Of Year
Mad n. "A Hornet over Reports That
u.was Ia IBc Nuccrcde,iby Henry White.

W,-HlSGrON. oct. II Private advices
,,.....I here from Europe indicate that
..-s. \ l.. Meyer Of Massachusetts.
I,t.I states Ambassador 10 Italy. il
.. n.,I t- hornet over reports sent out
r.r. N,-hiugtun that he was to he sue
.,.Ua rs Henry White of Rhode Island,
.r. .n...rt FIRST : 'cretary of the United
,.,.- Imha--v in London. The state
u..r.,- N.r" absolutely correct and were
..rrrel-I today, but much confusion has
.r.-.. over NJ" announcement of Mr..
NH...- ~-l.ciIpu for tn. Italian mission,
ir ,i., .f Nlr Meyer's expressed intention
r, r.. r"-'gulng To explain away this
-..r'.-.ur n i necessary 70 tell the story OF
VI N-,ar- appointing
o. rpN Mr. Never applied TO President
II k!nIov Cor tho Italian mission, from
Winch ,r.u William r. Draper of Massa-
-,u..,,- had ro'lred Mr. Mckinley agreed
r.-.r. nv Mr. Meyer, hut made the condi-
.... rar - should ign ~ the end Of a
,s4. VI Meyers appointment was made
,. rac Il. iDno When the wear expired
n. Mckinley was dead and Mr. Roosevelt
W. 700 busy with Congress 10 take mp the
rr-r'o~ # selecting a new Ambassador
a. Rome Just before he was assa-sinated.
r.0e,or. Mr. Mckinley. in the understand
lrg 'nlt VIZ Meyer had agreed 70 serve
for = voar only. offered the Italian mission
o. ,u. Nyrou i HerriCk of Cleveland,
OH, col Harrick declined. and the dea,h
~ VI Mckinley occurred before he could
r.,. tf'cution 10 the selection Of another
Whom Nr Roosevelt was made aware Of
Gle. ,.,nuari that had eyisted bet waen lis
Predecessor ard Mr.. Meyer, he reneNed
49,. tender If tho mission to col HerriCk
49,. ...,,,, a,,,,n,d 20 ,c,ar, I,,ar,,,
'' Ai''' -, 49, ~
whom u h"'afh" SHOWN 'h"' thu'e" ~
White of New York intended To retire
f,,r. rba German mission on Nov Of this
,.,,, p,lIar,v S,orer of Ohio tho I'pi,ed
,,,,,-,,r,Soa;r ,,,,,,aa ,,o,.ro,
i'',,, ~ ',eu ~ H., ,'a'.o
'0 Berlin Pr"Hlden' M"hlnley mad prom
i-"d hun that il" should have tn" first va
,srrv ,u an important embassy, and Mr..
'R..ssr.l' va, willing to stand by this
promise. which no had recently carried on,
is APPOINTMENT Of Mr. Storer a. Aniba--
.sdor a. vienna
Nh. ~'orers appicat ion and the desire IF
Tre. don't Roosevelt to find good diplo-
tr,,lc post for n CLAW Evans of ranncssee.
rtan Commissioner Of Pensions. brought
a.alr 80 his attention the agreement 81
Vi Never and President Mckinley. and
consideration was given to the matter Of
..I.,tfrg mon 20 fill the expected yacancis,
ir ,ha German and Italian missions No
,utt. Was felt that Mr. Meyer intended
T., r.Iir.Ii.h his diplomatic Office, not only
ur account Of his arrangement with MIR
Nukirl.v hut because II was tInderst God
'hl' he would enter the contest for the
Republican nomination for Congress IN
'r. sixth Massachusetts district A, this
time ~, President contemplated appointing
IL Ntor,r 10 the German mission, or 10
some embassy whose incumbent would I've
transferred 70 Berlin: Mr. Evans 10 the
Spanish mission Ia succeed Mr. Storer.
All NJ Henry White 10 the Italian mission
o. succeed Mr.. Never
Rui Mr.. Andrew ID. White did not then
t.rde, hi. resignation or officially confirm
tho belief thai he would retire on Nov. I,
suI -nme doubt arose as to whether Mr.
Never really intended to enter the contest
for tho nomination for Congress Then
William Mckinley Osborne Of Massachu-
sets tho Consul General in London, died
suddenly. and Mr. Evans was appointed To
sl,oeed him. Mr. Storer returned to
Spain aud Henry White remained in Lon.
don. while the Administration waited for
some word from Andrew y. White and Mr.
Never a. 10 what they intended TO do.
l. soon became apparent that Mr.. Meyer